{"id":1148,"date":"2011-09-09T12:21:31","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T12:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theweekinimaging.com\/?p=1148"},"modified":"2011-09-09T12:21:31","modified_gmt":"2011-09-09T12:21:31","slug":"meet-the-movers-shakers-nevill-imaging-solutions-reed-melnick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/the-week-in-imaging-twii\/movers-and-shakers\/2011\/09\/meet-the-movers-shakers-nevill-imaging-solutions-reed-melnick\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Movers & Shakers: Nevill Imaging Solutions’ Reed Melnick"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reed Allan Melnick<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Reed Melnick<\/p><\/div>\n

Title:<\/strong> President \/ CEO<\/p>\n

\u00a0Company:<\/strong> Nevill Imaging Solutions \/ Nevill Financial Leasing<\/p>\n

Years in industry:<\/strong> 31<\/p>\n

Best thing about your current position:<\/strong> Being able to designing our business plan built around unique\/ innovative idea and technology and leading the company\u2019s execution like a well-oiled machine.<\/p>\n

Worst thing about your current position:<\/strong> Having to terminate people who have become family because it\u2019s in the best interest of all the employees.<\/p>\n

Worst job you ever had:<\/strong> Working in a warehouse in New York in the winter with no heat getting paid by the piece to build pallets. I think I am still cold from the experience.<\/p>\n

Best business decision:<\/strong> Expanding the operation to multiple locations and investing in the company\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Toughest business decision:<\/strong> Firing people who have become your family because it is in the best interest of all the employees.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The dumbest decision you ever made in your life: <\/strong>Not buying 250 acres of land for a very reasonable price that had a lake built on the property next to it three years later. The value increased over ten fold.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0First Car:<\/strong> 1966 California special Mustang<\/p>\n

\u00a0\"\"<\/a>Favorite song:<\/strong> \u201cBillionaire\u201d by Travie McCoy<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Song you turn volume way up on whenever it comes on the radio while driving alone in the car:<\/strong> \u00a0\u201cStairway to Heaven\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0Favorite sport:<\/strong> Fishing<\/p>\n

\u00a0Favorite sports team: <\/strong>Dallas Mavericks <\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0Favorite movie:<\/strong> Hook <\/em>with Robin Williams<\/p>\n

\u00a0The one movie you hate to admit that you enjoy watching again and again: <\/strong>Over the Top <\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Favorite book:<\/strong> From Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap\u2026and Others Don\u2019t <\/em>by Jim Collins and Spin Selling <\/em>by Neil Rackham<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Best place you ever lived:<\/strong> Dallas, Texas<\/p>\n

Best vacation ever (location and year): <\/strong>Spain \u2013 multiple cities 2011<\/p>\n

Favorite restaurant in the U.S. (Name and location):<\/strong> Babe\u2019s Chicken in Sanger Texas<\/p>\n

If you had to pick a last meal, what\u2019s on the menu?<\/strong> Sweet tea, ribs, mashed potatoes with gravy.<\/p>\n

Person who has had the biggest influence on your life: <\/strong>Nick Maimone with KMA, his level of support and mentorship has gone beyond the call.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>If you could switch places for a day with anybody in history (world leader, sports figure, movie star, etc.) for a day, who would that be? <\/strong>The President of the United States; I would make great headway into the process of turning this country around.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the one expression that drives you crazy every time you hear it?<\/strong> \u00a0It is what it is, that\u2019s just the way we do it.<\/p>\n

What one thing are you good at that people you work with or friends and peers in the industry would be surprised to hear? \u00a0<\/strong>Palm reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reed Allan Melnick Title: President \/ CEO \u00a0Company: Nevill Imaging Solutions \/ Nevill Financial Leasing Years in industry: 31 Best thing about your current position: Being able to designing our business plan built around unique\/ innovative idea and technology and leading the company\u2019s execution like a well-oiled machine. Worst thing about your current position: Having to terminate people who have become family because it\u2019s in the best interest of all the employees. Worst job you ever had: Working in a warehouse in New York in the winter with no heat getting paid by the piece to build pallets. I think I am still cold from the experience. Best business decision: Expanding the operation to multiple locations and investing in the company\u2019s future. \u00a0Toughest business decision: Firing people who have become your family because it is in the best interest of all the employees. \u00a0The dumbest decision you ever made in your life: Not buying 250 acres of land for a very reasonable price that had a lake built on the property next to it three years later. The value increased over ten fold.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0First Car: 1966 California special Mustang \u00a0Favorite song: \u201cBillionaire\u201d by Travie McCoy \u00a0Song you turn volume way up on whenever it comes on the radio while driving alone in the car: \u00a0\u201cStairway to Heaven\u201d \u00a0Favorite sport: Fishing \u00a0Favorite sports team: Dallas Mavericks \u00a0 \u00a0Favorite movie: Hook with Robin Williams \u00a0The one movie you hate to admit that you enjoy watching again and again: Over the Top \u00a0Favorite book: From Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap\u2026and Others Don\u2019t by Jim Collins and Spin Selling by Neil Rackham \u00a0Best place you ever lived: Dallas, Texas Best vacation ever (location and year): Spain \u2013 multiple cities 2011 Favorite restaurant in the U.S. (Name and location): Babe\u2019s Chicken in Sanger Texas If you had to pick a last meal, what\u2019s on the menu? Sweet tea, ribs, mashed potatoes with gravy. Person who has had the biggest influence on your life: Nick Maimone with KMA, his level of support and mentorship has gone beyond the call.\u00a0 If you could switch places for a day with anybody in history (world leader, sports figure, movie star, etc.) for a day, who would that be? The President of the United States; I would make great headway into the process of turning this country around. What\u2019s the one expression that drives you crazy every time you hear it? \u00a0It is what it is, that\u2019s just the way we do it. What one thing are you good at that people you work with or friends and peers in the industry would be surprised to hear? \u00a0Palm reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[84],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1148"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1148\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}