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Art Seto

Associate Professor
OfficeHEI 303
Phone416-979-5000 ext. 554844

Biography

2021 marks 40 years for Art Seto working full-time in print; 23 years in industry and 17 years in academia. He is passionate about quality education, with a high level of enthusiasm directed at assisting motivated students achieve career goals.
 

Education

  • PhD University of Lincoln (UK), Faculty of Business and Law, all coursework completed - not completed
  • British Columbia Provincial Instructor’s Diploma VCC King Edward Campus, completed all seven 30 hour courses 2004
  • Certificate in Internet Publishing University of British Columbia, three month full time program completed 2002
  • MBA ITM (Information Technology Management) Athabasca University, completed 2001
  • Certificate in Business Simon Fraser University, completed 1996
  • University Transfer VCC Langara, completed two years of undergraduate courses – transferred to third year of SFU BBA degree program
  • Prepress apprenticeship training Graphic Communications Union Vancouver,  completed all GCU training courses as part of Indentured government/union/company/employee Prepress apprenticeship
  • Bindery I apprenticeship training Graphic Communications Union Vancouver, completed all GCU training courses as part of Indentured government/union/company/employee Bindery I apprenticeship, promoted to journeyman status
  • Graphic Arts program Vancouver Vocational Institute completed courses on production planning, estimating and others
  • Public Companies: Financing, Governance and Compliance courses  Simon Fraser University Completed two-day training for public companies

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Professional Memberships & Industry Activities

  • COPA Awards Judge Canadian Online Publishing Awards 2021 to present
  • Board of Directors MacKenzie Printery and Newspaper Museum 2018 to present 
  • IAPHC Print Excellence Awards Judge International Association of Printing House Craftsmen 2012-2017
  • CPISC HR study committee member Canadian Printing Industry Sector Council 2012
  • CBBAG Board of Directors Canadian Bookbinders & Book Artists Guild – Publications Committee 2010-2012 
  • Invited task force member BC Premier’s Technology Council on eLearning 2004
  • Conference Co-Chair Western Canada Printing Industry Conference 2002
  • BCPIA Board of Directors BC Printing Industry Association – Education committee 2001-2004
  • NAAAP Board of Directors North American Association of Asian Professionals 2000-2003
  • Participating company member Impressions 2000 Canadian Printing Industry study
  • IAPHC Board of Directors Vancouver International Association of Printing House Craftsmen – Education committee 1997-2000
  • GCI Member of committee tasked with creating a log book for indentured printing industry Prepress Apprentices Graphic Communications Institute

Honours & Awards

  • Professor Who Makes A Mark Citation - Ryerson 2014
  • Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award - The Creative School Ryerson 2012
  • CBBAG Volunteer Of The Year Award - Canadian Bookbinders and Book Arts Guild 2012
  • IEEE Senior Member Designation - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - awarded 2009
  • GCI Citation for committee work done in assisting the printing industry in creating a prepress apprenticeship training logbook - Graphic Communications Institute

Employment

  • Associate Professor Toronto Metropolitan University 2004 to Present
    Internship Coordinator 2003 to 2008, Continuing Education Coordinator 2003 to 2007.

  • Instructor BCIT 2001 to 2004
    Ten semesters as instructor for 2nd year Marketing Communications course taught online using WebCT.

  • Instructor Dorset College 2003 to 2004
    Three semesters teaching Organizational Structure & Theory, Computing 100, Computing 200. Two-year articulated university transfer program with International students from Asia and Europe.

  • Consultant Tuxseto Ventures 2001 to 2003
    Self employed consultant (operations management, development of SOPs, KPIs, BHR charge out rates, production standards, business strategy, cost estimating, MIS systems implementation, business plan writing, financial consulting and training).

  • Environmental Management Program Coordinator CleanPrint BC 2001 to 2003
    Assisted BC printing companies in implementing the CleanPrintBC EMP environmental management program. Provided outreach and educational services. Over three years, successfully applied for hundreds of thousands of dollars in project funding from Industry Canada, Environment Canada and The Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD).

  • Chief Operating Officer & Interim Chief Financial Officer Printlux.com Online Print Services 2000 to 2001
    Helped transform and take this dot-com company public on the VSE. Responsible for the successful completion of  the business plan and prospectus and provided ongoing liaison with the brokerage firm and Analysts. Assisted in raising several million dollars through private investment and concurrent public financing. Successfully applied several hundred thousand dollars in government research and technology grants for the development of innovative IT technologies to build this early print ecommerce company. Responsible for day-to-day manufacturing operations.

  • General Manager & Part Owner The Printers Graphics Inc. 1999 to 2000
    Local Managing Director reporting to the public company head office in California. Local business owner and responsible for all aspects of Operations, Sales & Marketing and Finance. Implemented a PrintSmith MIS system.

  • Instructor BC Printing Industries Association 1998 to 2003
    Instructor of printing Cost Estimating course, 5 sessions over 5 years. Eighteen hour course taught in different formats and in different cities.

  • Estimating Manager Blanchette Printing (previously H. MacDonald Printing) 1994 to 1998
    Recruited, trained and supervised the Estimating team. Implemented a Covalent MIS cost estimating system, established standards, BHR cost rates, and standard operating procedures. Tendered annual materials purchases.

  • Chief Estimator Metropolitan Fine Printers 1990 to 1993
    Recruited, trained and supervised the Estimating team. Assisted in structuring production standards, cost BHR rates, operating procedures and implementing a Profits MIS system.

  • War-on-waste Coordinator, Estimator, Prepress Apprentice Quebecor World 1983 to 1989
    As a Cost Estimator I created price lists for large magazine contracts and performed post mortems on jobs. As War-on-waste Coordinator I was responsible for reporting and analyzing data regarding waste, spoilage, productivity, efficiency and other key performance indicators. And as the assistant to the Director of Manufacturing I was tasked with many special projects, including technical troubleshooting, training and quality control.

  • Bindery Apprentice College Printers 1980 to 1983
    As an indentured (employer, employee, union, government) apprentice I became competent in running the saddle stitcher, guillotine, folders, inserters, and ran my own crew on the midnight shift with a mandate to produce a large quota of magazines each shift.

  • Photographer Art Seto Photography 1978 to 1986
    Self Employed utilizing Hasselblad cameras, over the course of eight years I shot many weddings, sports teams, portraits, fashion shows, and business events. Operated from a studio I rented.