Nancy Brown, Public Relations Manager, DRG
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DRG hires information technology manager

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BERNE, Ind. -- DRG, nationally-known publisher of special-interest magazines and books, with divisions in publishing and fulfillment, has hired Robert Grabowski Jr. as the company's information technology manager.

Grabowski has more than 20 years of experience as a professional manager. He most recently was senior telecommunications manager for Essex Group Inc. of Fort Wayne, where he worked to develop voice and data communications systems that serviced the entire global enterprise network and implemented an enterprise wireless strategy to contain and reduce costs. He also was instrumental in evaluating users and coaching process improvement skills.

Prior to that, he was director of communications at Midwest Truck Center Inc. of Fort Wayne. At Midwest, he implemented staff computer training programs, designed and implemented new infrastructure for company-wide communications, led customer-service team support functions and developed extended customer communication solutions.

Grabowski also served in the United States Navy, trained as an electrical operator responsible for the operations of the electrical power plant aboard a nuclear-powered submarine.

He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Indiana Institute of Technology and master's degrees in business administration and management from Indiana Institute of Technology.



About DRG: DRG (www.DRGnetwork.com) is in its third generation of Muselman family ownership in Berne, Ind. The company consists of a direct marketing division, featuring craft and nostalgia products, and a marketing services/fulfillment division in East Texas. DRG publishes magazines and books, and also offers kits and supplies under consumer brands that include House of White Birches, Annie's Attic, Clotilde, The Needlecraft Shop and American School of Needlework. Most print products are also available for download via the Internet. The fulfillment division, Strategic Fulfillment Group (SFG), in Big Sandy, Texas, offers database marketing and Internet services alongside traditional subscription and product fulfillment.