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Ann Laidlaw works with manufacturing and retail supply chains at ACL Color Consulting LLC. She received her BS in Textile Science from Univ California, Davis, and MS in Color Science from Clemson University. Her industrial career includes X-Rite Inc, GretagMacbeth, SheLyn, and Burlington Industries. Thoughout these companies, Ann worked to investigate innovative applications of color management for textiles and related industries. She is active in several color-related organizations, including ISCC, CORM, SPE, and DCC. She has served on ISCC, AATCC, and CORM Boards in the past, and currently serves as the ISCC Secretary. She is active in AATCC, and is a former chair of both the Color Measurement Test Methods (RA36) committee and the C2C (Concept to Consumer) Interest Group. She received the ISCC Nickerson Award and the AATCC Chapin Award for service.
Ann is a frequent lecturer at industrial short courses, conferences, and webinars. She is interested in color communication, color difference metrics, sample measurement issues, and how to leverage maximum benefit out of these solutions for retailers and their supply chains.
ACL Color Consulting LLC works with clients in various industries to manage, communicate, and control color for worldwide supply chain organizations.