10 SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2018 COVER STORY Tim Overmyer Providing service and signage to IBA banks Tim Overmyer, president of Vanadco Signs Inc., Argos, joined the company in 1980, hired by its founder. The late Bruce VanDerWeele had set up the company 25 years earlier, drawing its name from “VanDerWeele Advertising Company.” After some training, Overmyer served in sales, and in that capacity noticed that a recurring challenge was chasing delinquent accounts. He also noticed that one type of client could be counted on to consistently pay on time: banks. Overmyer began focusing his efforts on banking customers, and soon forged a bond between Vanadco Signs Inc. and the Indiana banking community. The timing was fortuitous, as interstate banking, introduced to Indiana in the ’80s, resulted in a marked increase in signage changes. The savings and loan crisis in the 1990s would continue the need for new signage for financial institutions. In addition to banks, Vanadco Signs continues to work with multiple business types. Services provided by the company include design, fabrication, installation and maintenance. Hoosier Banker spoke with Tim Overmyer about his career path with Vanadco Signs Inc., an associate member of the Indiana Bankers Association. What are your responsibilities with Vanadco Signs, and what does the company do? “My main responsibility is sales. As president, I get involved in everything, but mostly I focus on sales. It can be a struggle in the winter, so I plan ahead to have work lined up. “We do everything from small advertising posters to large-format printing for billboards to digital print. We also can provide electronic message centers, the ones that are programmed to flash different messages, since we are a dealer for a large company called Daktronics, which specializes in message centers. “Daktronics builds the electronic messaging part of message centers, which is highly technical. Vanadco
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