John Locke

John Locke has a wide range of work experience in the printing and manufacturing industry. John started their career in 1980 as the owner of Universal Color Corporation, a company specializing in POP displays, banners, and large format printing. John sold the company in 1998 and then worked as a Technical Support Specialist at Sericol from 1998 to 2000. John then joined Autotype Americas, Inc. as a Sales representative until 2003, when they were hired by Nazdar as a Territory Sales Manager. John worked at Nazdar for 11 years before retiring in August 2014. However, they continued to actively seek employment in the printing/ manufacturing industry and eventually joined Polymeric Imaging, Inc. as a Territory Sales Manager in March 2015, where they currently work.

John Locke attended Shawnee Mission West High School, where they studied Fine/Studio Arts, General. After graduating from high school, they went on to attend the Kansas City Art Institute from 1968 to 1970. There, they studied Graphic Design, sculpture, and photography. Following their time at the Kansas City Art Institute, Locke enrolled at Kansas State University in 1970 and studied Print making general liberal arts for one year. Throughout their education, Locke did not earn any degrees.