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Jack began his career at Herman Miller in 1966 and served there for 20 years. Next he was at SunarHauserman for over 2 years. This year he completed 20 years of service at Steelcase. He has served on the national board of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), and he is a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council. He has been a speaker at AIA, ASID, IIDA, Corenet, NeoCon and many universities.

Industry People

Tanis Reloading

Tanis doesn’t like the word retired. Tanis is “refocusing,” or better yet, “reloading” for what’s next.

BY ROB KIRKBRIDE

Jack Tanis is the type of worker who has his head con- stantly buried in his Blackberry, focused intensely on his job as Steelcase’s director of applied research. So it is hard to imagine the industry veteran retired. Though his last day at Steelcase was October 30th, Tanis doesn’t like the word retired. Tanis is “refocusing,” or better yet, “reloading” for what’s next.

Tanis said he isn’t straying far from his office furniture roots. He plans on consulting, teaching and doing a little writing as well. His management experiences have given him an idea for a book. So while Tanis may not be in the office furniture industry full-time, chances are you’ll still see him around the industry, sporting the latest technology and keeping track of the prog- ress of the industry he helped build.