SpencerLab Digital Color Laboratory
Spencer & Associates Publishing, Ltd.

Three Giffard Way
Melville, New York 11747-2310 USA
Phone +1-631-367-6655       Fax +1-631-367-2878
e-mail: david@spencer.com
web site: http://www.spencerlab.com
Spencer & Associates is a premier product marketing research and support consultancy providing services since 1989 to firms for whom printing is mission-critical: strategic support to improve print quality, cost-of-ownership, performance, and usability. SpencerLab provides leadership in quantitative and qualitative product evaluations—independent, comparative test and evaluation services and tools for the digital color peripherals industry. The SpencerLab Digital Color Laboratory is a division of Spencer & Associates specializing in the testing and analysis of Digital Color Imaging and Printing products. We are experienced in analyzing:
  • Print & Image Quality
  • Ink/Toner Yield & Cost-per-Print
  • Throughput Speed Performance
  • Ease-of-Use & Functionality
  • Reliability

    Biography

    David R Spencer, President/CEO

  • Recognized authority in computer publishing and color printing with more than 30 years experience in product development, international marketing, and high technology general management

  • Expertise in electrophotographic, inkjet, and numerous other printing system technologies

  • Previously founder/chairman of Data Recording Systems, developer of LaserScribe™, the first 1000² dpi plain paper (xerographic) imagesetter

  • Previously group director of Muirhead NA and president of Muirhead USA (now part of Fuji)

  • Previously president of Datalog, a division of Litton Industries

  • Previously leader of Graphic Engineering at EG&G, Inc. (Read David's Personal Story)

  • Led numerous product developments including computer-to-plate (for USA Today), the Laser Tactical Digital Facsimile (deployed in Desert Storm), an early 600-page-per-minute laser printer, image compression technology presaging CCITT Group III, and the UPI Unifax II NewsPicture recorder, as well as the LaserScribe

  • Nine patents in digital image processing, facsimile data compression, and printing technology

  • Board advisor of LiquidPixels, Inc.; previously a director of PixelCraft, Inc. (a Xerox company), PowerSystems International, PetAssure, Inc., the Long Island Forum for Technology, and the Long Island Venture Group; judge for Seybold print quality shootout, Xerox PIXI awards, MIT Enterprise Forum; etc.

  • MS and BS degrees in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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