William Bates

William Bates has extensive experience in the printing and graphic communications industry, with a career spanning from 1987 to the present. Bates currently serves as a Buyer/Planner at Graphic Village since February 2022. Previous roles include Account Manager at bpt communication solutions from June 2018 to February 2022, and various positions at SGS & Co from 2006 to 2018, including Retail POP Buyer/Planner, Estimator, and Scheduler. Earlier experience includes working as a Bindery Manager, Prepress Scheduler, and Production Planner at RR Donnelley from 1997 to 2006, a Digital Press Operator at Uarco Impressions in 1996-1997, and several roles focused on offset printing at S. Rosenthal & Company and Berman Printing during the late 1980s and early 1990s. William Bates holds an Associate's Degree of Applied Business in Graphic Communications from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, obtained from 1986 to 1988.