Flexi – Onyx – EnRoute – HP – Oki – Mimaki
Mutoh – Vehicle Wraps – Shop Management
Areas of Expertise
Software:
- Flexi Design and Production Manager
- Onyx RIP (Thrive, PosterShop, RIPCenter)
- EnRoute CNC software
- EUROSYSTEMS OptiScout CNC software
Hardware:
- Printers – HP, Mimaki, Mutoh, Epson, Seiko/Oki, and various Chinese printers
- Cutters – Mimaki, Graphtec, Roland, and Colex
- Laminators – Seal, GFP, Coda, and generic Chinese laminators
Special applications:
- Vehicle wraps including design, print prep, and media selection
- General shop and workflow management
- Pricing and quoting jobs
- Graphic design
- Color management and profiling
- Custom job design and fabrication techniques
- General CNC application consulting
Expertise
Software:
- Flexi Design and Production Manager
- Onyx RIP (Thrive, PosterShop, RIPCenter)
- EnRoute CNC software
- EUROSYSTEMS OptiScout CNC software
Hardware:
- Printers – HP, Mimaki, Mutoh, Epson, Seiko/Oki, and various Chinese printers
- Cutters – Mimaki, Graphtec, Roland, and Colex
- Laminators – Seal, GFP, Coda, and generic Chinese laminators
Special applications:
- Vehicle wraps including design, print prep, and media selection
- General shop and workflow management
- Pricing and quoting jobs
- Graphic design
- Color management and profiling
- Custom job design and fabrication techniques
- General CNC application consulting
Personal Bio
I am an Electronics Engineer and 25 Year veteran of the sign industry. I came into it from repairing large format printers and electronic devices. I purchased my first vinyl sign shop in 1996 and by 1998 had done my first van wrap. I have owned and managed several shops over the years and designed, engineered, fabricated, and installed hundreds of signs including Monument signs with EMCs, Channel Lettering, Wraps, Pylon and pretty much any other type of signage.
Since 2007 I have been doing support and repair in the industry for CNC & Large Format machinery and software support & Color Profiling for most software used in our daily workflows. I have trained many in the use of Flexi, Enroute and Vehicle Wraps. I am still daily doing installs of wraps, signs, and Anti-Graffiti film. Adept at wrap design and install using multiple software programs. Currently run Xante’, Colex, Seiko/Oki, Epson, HP and Mimaki devices.
Reviews
Brendan Goers
Chris was very patient and extremely helpful in explaining how our new-to-us Mimaki cutter works. He worked through a couple issues I was having with contour cutting and I’m well on my way to getting these dialed in.
Chris is a pro and really knows his stuff. And I’m sure this won’t be the last time Chris and I have a chat via Adendo!
Brendan Goers
Chris was very patient and extremely helpful in explaining how our new-to-us Mimaki cutter works. He worked through a couple issues I was having with contour cutting and I’m well on my way to getting these dialed in.
Chris is a pro and really knows his stuff. And I’m sure this won’t be the last time Chris and I have a chat via Adendo!
Juli Weber
I highly recommend Chris. He got us a good ways down the road to fixing a major color issue on the flexi interface with our HP Z5200. He is filled to the brim with valuable color information! The solution to the puzzle we set up the session to solve is unfortunately still a mystery. If anyone has printed a sheet-fed job through flexi to a HP Z5200 I would love for you to contact Adendo. This is our first experience with Adendo and I am thrilled that we have found this support resource.
Juli Weber
I highly recommend Chris. He got us a good ways down the road to fixing a major color issue on the flexi interface with our HP Z5200. He is filled to the brim with valuable color information! The solution to the puzzle we set up the session to solve is unfortunately still a mystery. If anyone has printed a sheet-fed job through flexi to a HP Z5200 I would love for you to contact Adendo. This is our first experience with Adendo and I am thrilled that we have found this support resource.
Taylor Roger
Adendo provided excellent onsite training services in a time of need to help our company develop and grow in the right direction. Chris Kennedy came down to our office and has exceeded our expectations in helping our team be more efficient in time management on wrapping and in designing these wraps! Within a week after having Chris here, our team is more confident working with the vinyl and has shown a huge improvement with productivity!! We are very pleased and happy we made the choice to have this onsite training!
Taylor Roger
Adendo provided excellent onsite training services in a time of need to help our company develop and grow in the right direction. Chris Kennedy came down to our office and has exceeded our expectations in helping our team be more efficient in time management on wrapping and in designing these wraps! Within a week after having Chris here, our team is more confident working with the vinyl and has shown a huge improvement with productivity!! We are very pleased and happy we made the choice to have this onsite training!
Cody Munson
Reviewed a variety of topics for a HP printer, will be back to talk again after implementing some of the suggestions.
Cody Munson
Reviewed a variety of topics for a HP printer, will be back to talk again after implementing some of the suggestions.
Matthew McLain
Chris has shown us now for the 2nd time, more helpful hints and tools to get our 2DXF files cleaned up. With his help, he has opened up a much easier and timelier avenue to making our shop much more efficient. Thank you, chris!!!
Matthew McLain
Chris has shown us now for the 2nd time, more helpful hints and tools to get our 2DXF files cleaned up. With his help, he has opened up a much easier and timelier avenue to making our shop much more efficient. Thank you, chris!!!
Leangela Jones
I purchased a print and cut and didn’t have any idea on how to set it up. Chris was in town and came by to make sure the settings was correct on the print and cut. Great support and training with Chris. I will definitely use his service again. Great knowledge. Thanks again Chris for the help.
Leangela Jones
I purchased a print and cut and didn’t have any idea on how to set it up. Chris was in town and came by to make sure the settings was correct on the print and cut. Great support and training with Chris. I will definitely use his service again. Great knowledge. Thanks again Chris for the help.
Matthew McLain
Chris has steered me in the best direction on cleaning up my files. He is super informative and very polite. My first session was extremely helpful, so much so, I am booking another block of time with him again this week.
Matthew McLain
Chris has steered me in the best direction on cleaning up my files. He is super informative and very polite. My first session was extremely helpful, so much so, I am booking another block of time with him again this week.
Dean West
Thank you Chris you made this easy. Thank you for taking time to explain so it makes sense. your great.
Dean West
Thank you Chris you made this easy. Thank you for taking time to explain so it makes sense. your great.
Reviews
Great Experience
April 25, 2024
Chris was great and very helpful with the training. We all learned new tips and tricks no matter our experience level. Super knowledgeable and very helpful not only with the Flexi but also in the plotter and printer setup. Highly recommend to anyone who looking to bring their shop to the next level.
Flexi Training
April 3, 2024
We had people of all levels that uses Flexi. Chris came in to give some of us a refresher course and others a crash course. He worked half the day with the whole group and the other half with the individual. I would highly recommend Chris as an instructor he is very knowledgeable in Flexi training.
Flexi Sign training
March 22, 2024
Chris was very helpful with our Felxi-sign training. Everyone learned something no matter what skill level they started the training with. Super knowledgeable and very helpful. Thanks for everything Chris. Would definitely recommend to anyone who is looking to up their game.
Two days of knowledge.
March 18, 2024
Chris worked with on both an HP Latex printer and a Mutoh traffic jet, changing from Flexi 3M addition to Avery Flexi addition and never missed a beat. He was able to show us multiple short cuts making our job easier.
Worth-while training.
March 18, 2024
We were left holding the bag when an employee left without notice. Our plan is to get more than one employee proficient with using this software. Chris was able to get a handful of new users, on-board and comfortable with using Flexi. Definitely worth having him for a couple of days. Highly recommend.
He is extremely knowledgeable in this field.
5 out of 5 stars (based on 22 reviews)