The Evolution of Office Printing Presented by John Stoffel, R&D Director, Hewlett-Packard Significant changes are occurring in the office as printer and copier companies innovate to bring improved printing solutions to customers with both inkjet and laser technology platforms. Learn about HP’s technology innovations that are helping to improve printing in the office, and of the joint efforts of paper and printing companies around the globe to help establish a new standard for printing. Space is limited for this session! Email events@risiinfo.com to secure your place or RSVP during the online registration process. Lunch will be provided. Attendees of this lunch session will have the chance to win an HP iPAQ 910 Business Messenger phone (quad band phone, works worldwide). Attendees simply need to drop their business card and attend the lunch to be entered to win it. The phone will be given away at the end of the session.

Stoffel's career at HP began in 1983 with projects involving plasma enhanced vapor deposition of silicon carbide, silicon design, printhead construction, and ink formulation for PaintJet, HP’s first color ink jet device. Some highlights of his work from this time period include a design in the silicon layout to eliminate corrosion, a process to enable the use of uncured photopolymer for lamination, and work on the team that eliminated capped storage issues in the black ink.
After PaintJet was successfully introduced, Stoffel directed his efforts primarily to ink formulation, becoming a Senior Member of the Technical Staff in 1991, a Project Manager in 1993, and the Hewlett Packard Ink Jet Ink Technology Manager and Master in 1998. As a member of special product development teams at HP, he took part in the creation of the first color ink jet inks for HP printers; the first pigmented black ink jet inks, the black ink used in the HP 45 cartridge, and, the first six color set of ink jet photo inks.
John Stoffel holds over 25 patents relating to ink jet ink, media, and printhead design. In addition, he has authored articles published in the HP Journal , has delivered several lectures at imaging industry conferences, and has given numerous interviews to the newspaper, magazine, and television press.
In 1998, John Stoffel was promoted to Master Chemist and in 2005 he was promoted to Distinguished Technologist. His responsibilities included managing Hewlett Packard’s inkjet ink technology roadmap and investments. In 2005, John led the HP team that worked with International Paper to introduced ColorLok media across HP Everyday Paper. In April 2007, John moved to MSS to the position of Director of Research and Development.

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