Chairman & Chief Client Advocate

Tim Bennett has spent a lifelong career in digital imaging and the related printing industry. Beginning in England, he earned a degree in printing while working for a leading national provider in the then-new era of digital imaging. This solid foundation lead Tim to Crosfield Electronics, the leading digital imaging technology innovator of the time as an applications instructor traveling to many countries in Europe, as well as Scandinavia and the United States. An opportunity to relocate to Orange County, California in 1981 to open a new technical center led to a deeper understanding of the paradigm shift in the printing industry that was about to occur. Armed with this foresight and complete dedication to the new technologies Tim worked with DuPont Imaging and Scitex before co-founding Image Options in 1999. With deep enthusiasm and an unwavering commitment to staying current, Image Options has seized opportunities to grow the company and build an impressive roster of clients, including Oakley, NBC, CBS Outdoor, Kawasaki, Asics, IKEA, and Walmart.

Chief Executive Officer

In 1984, Dave started his career as an apprentice at American Color while studying for and receiving a B.A. in Industrial Arts from San Diego State University. After holding multiple management positions at several locations with American Color, Dave became a co-founder of Pacific Color Connection in 1990. Pacific Color Connection was the first trade shop to have a 100% digital workflow from day one of operation. In 1996, Pacific Color’s success led to its acquisition by Vertis Communications. Dave served in many regional and national executive positions including vice president of operations, general manager and regional vice president of operations. Dave holds a Green Belt in Lean and Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma manufacturing techniques and has implemented these techniques across a wide range of print manufacturing practices. In 2011, Dave joined Image Options as Chief Operating Officer and Partner.

Chief Technology Officer

Dave has over 30 years of experience in the graphic communications industry. Currently he is the Chief Technology Officer at Image Options as well as Partner. Prior to joining Image Options in 2011, Dave held multiple operations and technology positions at Vertis Communications dating back to 1996. In 1990, Dave co-founded Pacific Color Connection with Dave Bales. Pacific Color Connection was sold to Vertis Communications in 1996. From 1985-1990, Dave was the corporate systems coordinator for American Color. Mr. Brewer attended the University of the Pacific where he was a scholar athlete graduating with a B.A.

Principal & Co-Founder

Brian Hite has spent 36 years in the exhibit, event and graphic production industries. While attending college for design and science, Brian began his career at a Southern California exhibit manufacturer specializing in electronics and emerging technology exhibitions. In 1983 he moved to a multinational exhibit company where he managed the production of many permanent museum exhibitions and tradeshow exhibits. In 1991, Brian joined the George P. Johnson Company, opening their California facility and managing the graphic design and production of their significant automotive exhibit business. A desire to build an organization dedicated to providing greater value and quality of service to clients created the opportunity to start a design and fabrication firm in 1998. Quickly growing with clients like IBM, Seibel Systems, Network Associates and Computer Associates required an expansion and evolution of the business model to include printing services in-house. In 1999, Brian co-founded Image Options with a culture built on providing exceptional quality, value and service to its clients. In addition to serving as Image Options' President, Brian participates as a thought-leader on many industry-focused trade panels and advises equipment manufacturers on new technology requirements.

Chief Revenue Officer

Barry Polan is Chief Revenue Officer and member of  the Board of Directors at Image Options.  Barry is responsible all business functions tied to strategic growth initiatives, client engagement, sales and marketing at IO. Originally from New York, Barry moved to Southern California about 20 years ago as the General Manager of the Los Angeles division of C2 Media, a national digital printing and wide-format company. Barry later became a partner and VP of Sales and Marketing for Crush Creative. At Crush Barry was instrumental in rebranding and positioning the company for acquisition and merger with a publicly traded company, NY based Color Edge. Most recently Barry was leading the commercial side of Material Bank, an east-coast startup with a SaaS based software solution tailored to the architecture and design industry. Prior to this, Barry served as Chief Revenue Officer and Divisional President of Archway Marketing, a $250,000,000 print and marketing logistics company as well as SVP at Cornerstone Records Managment where his focus on growth led to a successful transaction with Iron Mountain, Inc. (IRM:NYSE).  

Chief Financial Officer

Joseph Im is a Chief Financial Officer and member of the Board of Directors at Image Options. He joined Image Options in January 2016. Joseph Im graduated from Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea with his BA in Business Administration. Then, he received MBA degree from Oregon State University in 1989. He began his career in auditing at a commercial bank and transitioned to commercial lending where he underwrote loans for small business acquisitions, commercial real estates, and construction projects as well as business credit lines. Later he worked as an Investment Advisor Rep. and became an experienced financial professional with knowledge of financial market, stocks, bonds, options, and other securities as well as loan underwriting. Before joining Image Options, he worked as a controller at Amkotron, Inc., and served as VP & CFO of the technology start-up. At Image Options, he changed the business banking partner, which resulted in cost saving and improved terms. He also negotiated and arranged a mezzanine financing to acquire a company in San Jose, CA in 2017. After the acquisition, he has successfully managed integrating all accounting and financial activities of both companies.