George "Deke" Summers  - President

Deke's involvement in the mailing industry began in 1981, when he founded Valley Mail Managers, a manual presort bureau/lettershop in Roanoke, Virginia.  Valley Mail merged with Automated Presort in 1992 to become what is now Automated Mailing Systems, a totally automated, presort bureau and full service mailing facility that Deke serves as majority owner and president.

Deke was one of the first recipients of the Certified Mail and Distribution System Manager designation, a nationally recognized certification in the mailing industry awarded by the Mail Systems Management Association.

Having served as industry co-chairman of the Roanoke Postal Customer Council for ten years, Deke was selected as one of eight industry representatives to serve on the National Postal Customer Council Advisory Committee.  In this capacity, he was active as a program participant and speaker at local Mailer Education Days and National Postal Forums in Philadelphia, Nashville, Anaheim and Washington, D. C.

Deke has been actively involved in the National Association of Presort Mailers for many years.  He has spent time in Washington assisting NAPM's legal counsel in the preparation of rebuttal testimony before the Postal Board of Governors relating to the 11-digit bar code.  He served two terms on the Board of Directors of this national industry association holding the offices of Treasurer and Vice-President.

Deke has a B.A. degree in economics and a master's degree in administration.  He was previously employed as a high school teacher and football coach for twelve years highlighted by his participation as an assistant coach in the actual football game depicted in the movie "Remember the Titans."

Jay Nance - Vice President of Operations

Jay has twenty-five years of experience in the mailing industry.  He has been employed with Automated Mailing Systems for the past sixteen years where he oversees all phases of operations.  Jay is involved with quality control, scheduling, production, billing, and customer service.  He also serves as Automated's liaison with the Postal Service, staying up-to-date on the latest in postal regulations and requirements.  Jay's major focus is in determining the best way to prepare and process mailings so as to maximize postage savings for the customer while achieving the fastest and most accurate delivery possible.  Jay is also experienced in the set-up, operation, and service of all lettershop equipment as well as being a certified technician on the Lockheed MLOCR sorter/barcoder.

Linda Plunkett - Vice President of Finance

Linda has over twenty-five years experience in the field of accounting.  She has been with Automated Mailing Systems for eleven years.  Linda  supervises the data processing department and oversees equipment sales administration.  She is also responsible for all accounting functions, finances, human resources, and management of the office staff.