Frank Vyncke (HYBRID Software), Treasurer
Frank studied at the KU Leuven, and after this he immediately started as developer for Barco Graphics (now Esko) in 1989. There he learned the needs of Packaging industry, and grew to the position of Technical Product Manager. After moving to Artwork Systems in 2001, he took the lead in developing a PDF based workflow solution, and PDF Editing tools. Currently at HYBRID Software (since 2011), he is responsible for the workflow engine in Cloudflow, the most versatile and robust workflow system for the Packaging Industry.Over the years, he also contributed to the development of Adobe Illustrator plugins, some plugins to integrate high-end functionality into the software operators use in their day to day work, some plugins to bring packaging features to Adobe Illustrator. His long experience has learned him the specific all the details of the tools, file formats and protocols used in modern pre-press for the packaging industry. In 2016 he joined the GWG, being most active in the packaging subcommittee. We like to call him “patch-man”.