Visionaries Lead the Team

Jim Goodwin has nearly thirty years experience in print, mail, and fulfillment outsourced process management. Mr. Goodwin’s role in working with a strong executive team has been key to implementing the Company's successful business model. Supported by his operational skills and experience, Business Ink has significantly increased its production capacity, geographic reach, staff and annual revenue.

Ted Simmonds oversees all Business Ink financial operations, including budgeting, banking, management planning and human resources. His focus is on setting and executing corporate strategy for growth, as well as acquisition negotiation. Mr. Simmonds’ extensive career experience includes total P&L responsibilities, strategic planning, M&A leadership and product development. He honed his industry expertise at Hart InterCivic, where he served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President. Mr. Simmonds has also guided companies through successful management buyouts and has effectively restructured operations to reduce costs and improve profitability.

Tom Oliva is responsible for working with Business Ink’s executive team to develop the Company’s strategic plan for long-term growth. His charge also includes developing the infrastructure to support commercial account growth. Mr. Oliva’s extensive background includes nearly thirty years of diversified experience in the commercial printing, forms, business outsourcing, mailing and fulfillment industries. Mr. Oliva also has extensive experience in corporate acquisition and integration. He consistently meets increasingly efficient revenue-generating objectives. Career highlights include full P&L responsibility for global businesses, managing global operations as President and COO of both Cenveo and Moore Wallace Incorporated, and managing national and regional sales and marketing efforts for RR Donnelley and Quebecor World (World Color Press).

Jim Clishem has more than 35 years of experience building and growing technology companies and serving in senior leadership positions. Prior to joining Business Ink, Mr. Clishem was a Senior Consultant with Gerson Lehrman Group, where he focused on data centers, managed services and cloud software services. Before that, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Transaction Wireless and served as President and CEO of Active Power, a publicly traded clean-tech industrial solutions company. Mr. Clishem also served as President and CEO of Xodiax, LLC. He earned both a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Louisville in Kentucky. He also has an MBA from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. In 2001, he was awarded the 2001 Distinguished Alumni Fellow from the University of Louisville, the 2001 KNITE Entrepreneur of the Year, and a Professional Award in Engineering from the University of Louisville. 

Mike Woods is Vice President, Operations and has management responsibility for Business Ink’s Charlotte facility. In this role, he is responsible for client services, development, and production at this site. Prior to that, Mr. Woods was Business Ink’s corporate Controller and previously worked for Royal Dutch Shell for eight years in commercial, finance, and M&A positions. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds the designation Chartered Financial Analyst CFA®. Mr. Woods has an MBA from Rice University and degrees in Business Administration and History from the University of Colorado at Boulder.