TNT SHIRTS & Embroidery

1. TNT SHIRTS & Embroidery Sarah Buschlen

2. History • John Buschlen started the company out of his apartment in 1986. He would burn screens in the sun and cure them in his oven. • The first shirt he ever made was TEXAS PRIDE • In 1989 is when he moved the company into its now location • John died in 1994 • The company is now run but Peter, Johns brother, and Brian.

3. Products/Services Provideds • TNT Shirts offers high quality, custom Screen Printing, Embroidery, and Heat Transfers. • Cozies • Hats • Blankets • Shirts • Art Work • Any Thing that can be printed on or embroidered.

4. Employees • Brian & Peter- owners and head artwork designers • Ashley- Manager • Julio- runs machine and burns screens • Ramon- run machines and burns screens up front • Silvia- Printer Assistant • Kaylin- Designer, printer, Customer (what ever needs to be done) • Sarah- Designer, printer, Customer Service (what ever needs to be done) • Juan- Printer Assistant • Joyce- Embroidery • Nick- part time student (U of H) • Colby- Part time student (U 0f H)

5. Organization Chart

6. “Up Front Crew” & Embroidery

7. Hiring Procedures • TNT shirts generally hires people we know, or family members. We here at TNT shirts are high believers in nepotism.

8. Working Conditions • Generally safe. • Things only get dangerous when someone stands to close to the machines or they cut/burn themselves

9. Employee Benefits • Discounted Shirts • Having a place to come into work • Social Interaction

10. Advantages & Disadvantages • Disadvantages • Can be slow at sometimes, and the bosses can get very irritable when that happens • Advantages • Paid • Learn how to use artwork programs

11. Qualifications of the job • Being a nice person or related • Having some knowledge in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

12. Layout • Main Area • One office area, where peter and Brian work • The embroidery room • A screen cleaning room • Outside wash area • Screen storage • Second office/vinyl room • Bathroom • Pin wholing room Up Front Open layout with one bathroom and a screen room outside.

13. Office Layout

17. Descriptions of Duties • Update social networking for the company (Marketing) Like promotional adds, etc.. • Make sure the screens are all taken care of • Most importantly do what ever peter of Ashley needs. • Complete art work for my fellow employees when it is needed. • Customers are a priority. If they come in take and order, this applies for over the phone and or in person.

18. Flow Chart of Main task

19. Equipment, tools and supplies • Phones • Power washer • Chemicals • Acetone • Screen cleaner • Ink out • Screen opener • Glue Vinyl • Computers – for artwork & ordering • Ink- for printing • Film • Screen printing machines • Exzacto knives • Screen burner • Dryer

22. Forms used • A lot of online forums. Mostly used to order shirts from • Customer order forum

23. Important Vocabulary • Press- Machine we use to make shirts • Weaving- for heat transfers, The material we have to take apart to put on a shirt. • Burner – what we burn screens on • Film- artwork on clear paper • Strapper – tape • Screens – the things we use to get the artwork on the t-shirt • Heads- part of the machine

24. Rules & Regulation • Meet Deadlines • Be nice to customers • Get everything done that needs to be done • Put things back • Use gloves on chemical items

25. Transfer of Skills • Communication • Deadlines • Work Ethic • Use of Adobe Illustrator • Use of Photoshop • Customer Service • Networking https://www.facebook.com/TNTShirts