Alexandria, VA. - Idealliance, the communications industry association representing all facets of the global omnichannel media value chain, is pleased to announce that Steve Anzalone has joined its staff as a Partner in its Ideadvisors™ business advisory group.

“We are very happy to welcome Steve to our Ideadvisors team,” says Mike Philie, Managing Director of the Ideadvisors group. “He brings more than 33 years of experience in graphic arts business and operations management, team building, process improvement, and compliance in support of Fortune 500 customers. His industry knowledge and his passion for improving results by seeking out the intersection of employee engagement and operational excellence will serve our members and clients well.”

Founder of Anzalone Advisors, LLC, a management consulting firm serving small and medium sized manufacturing and graphic arts firms, Anzalone previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of HardingPoorman Group of Indianapolis, Ind., where he led an operations team in printing, mailing, fulfillment, and wide-format production while building a state-of-the-art facility and overseeing ISO and quality assurance activities.

Prior to joining HardingPoorman, Anzalone founded Full Court Press, an early digital printing firm in the Indianapolis market and a leader in print-on-demand production, and served as Chief Operating Officer at The Printing Company, an award-winning commercial printer. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Printing Management from Western Michigan University.

As a member of the Ideadvisors consulting group, Anzalone’s areas of special interest will include:

• Change Management Strategy & Planning
• Interim C-level Operations Management
• Financial Analysis
• Business & Operations Process Assessments
• Planning, Budgeting & Costing
• Post-Merger Planning & Communications
• Peer Group Facilitation