Our Team

President, Founder, Fearless Leader When Tim founded Special-T Signs in 1979 the business entailed mostly striping cars at local dealerships. Since then the business has evolved from striping cars and hand painted signage to high definition digital printed graphics. The changes he has seen in the industry with the size of jobs and what can be achieved has…

General Manager Special-T is Dave’s family’s business, and he’s been around the industry as long as he can remember. He’s worked in every aspect of the business, and now he trains Special-T employees to be the best sign makers around. He has a BA from Hawaii Pacific University and continues to be active with community…

Sales / Account Executive Brandon is the “starting line” for our sales program. He enjoys working with customers to find the best solution for their signage needs, and he enjoys staying knowledgable and up-to-date on new products. It is his goal to get the customer a fair price and a great product. Though he gives it his all when he is at work,…

Lead Installer With 15 years of installation experience and professional training from Justin Pate (of The Wrap Institute), we were proud to have Edward join our team. He grew up in California an army brat, enlisted himself in the army for 4 years, then moved to Texas where he lived for 20 years. New to the Bellingham area,…

Lead Graphic Designer With nine years of production art and graphic design experience, Dana’s skill set includes creating quality designs quickly and efficiently. She enjoys working with a team to provide customers with a design and product that they are happy with. On her time off, Dana promotes her passion about the nutrition and power of…

Graphic Designer A graduate of the Graphic Design program at Whatcom Community College, Nick is fitting right into the professional world of sign design. With great technical abilities and a good amount of creativity, we’re always excited to see what designs he comes up with. When not working at Special-T, Nick enjoys drumming, listening to…

Installer Haans has worked in many positions here at Special-T, but is currently enjoying the variety that being an installer provides. He especially likes working on boat graphics (good thing, because we do a lot of boat graphics here!). During his time off he and his wife, Tamara, are busy with their new baby boy!…

Production Lead Paul is our newest team member here at Special-T. He moved to Bellingham last year, all the way from London. He enjoys spending time with his wife, exploring all that Bellingham has to offer, and one of his passions is photography. Here at the shop, Paul handles all the printing and preparation with…