Watchfire
Bob Sechriest has extensive experience in both the private sector and military, currently serving as a Senior Business Process Analyst at Watchfire Signs since January 2002, focusing on the ERP system INFOR Cloud Suite Industrial (Syteline). Prior roles at the same company include Operations Special Project Manager, overseeing data collection and evaluation for projects, and Manufacturing Manager, where production processes and a team of 80 staff were managed. Bob's military career spanned from January 1983 to October 2012 as a Captain in the US Navy, where the role involved commanding Navy Reserve Units within the US Submarine force. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, completed in 1987.
Watchfire
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Headquartered in Danville, Ill., Watchfire has manufactured electric signs since 1932 and LED signs, using meticulously sourced components from around the world, since 1998. Our products include indoor and outdoor LED displays, fixed digit and video scoreboards, gas price signs and digital billboards. Every aspect of our products and service is focused on giving our customers the greatest advertising tools available for developing their business and increasing sales. Our partnerships with respected, knowledgeable sign company professionals are the foundation of our collective success. Watchfire LED signs are known for their legendary quality and reliability. We test our outdoor displays to withstand whatever nature throws at them, all to guarantee our customers years of worry-free performance. The excellence in every Watchfire sign begins with our outstanding engineering team designing a quality product. In production, we choose quality over expedience or expense. We use the best performing components available from a global market and invest the time and expense needed to evaluate and verify every aspect of our products’ design, function and serviceability. Our reputation depends on our displays looking and performing great not just on day one, but for years to come. We developed our proprietary Ignite software to create and manage messages from design to scheduling. Whether the sign is large or small, color or monochrome, the suite of Ignite software helps create head-turning messages through easy-to-use interfaces. Watchfire has over 65,000 LED signs in operation at convenience stores, gas stations, retail outlets, banks, schools, places of worship and other locations worldwide. We also have more digital billboard customers in the U.S. than any other brand.