Marc took advantage of an excellent opportunity by taking a job with the Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF).

PIA is a trade organization for the printing industry that represents its interests in Washington and provides information to printers around the world.

GATF is an educational foundation that tests presses, paper and ink to set standards for the printing industry. They also consult with large printing plants to help them produce better looking documents.

These two organizations joined forces several years ago and last year decided to move their headquarters to the Pittsburgh area. They also have an office in Alexandria, Virginia.

PIA/GATF's web site is http://www.gain.net.

Marc is the Network Systems Manager; in this capacity, he has devoted a lot of time to consolidating the computer networks for the two organizations.