Owner-installed · Greensboro, NC
Hi - I'm Chris Fivecoat.
I run Adhere Studio out of Greensboro. It's just me - I design, plot, weed, mask, and install every job that goes out the door. No account managers, no upsell pipeline, no junior rep guessing at your truck.
I focus on the work that actually pays back: fleet lettering, decals, spot graphics, and DOT / OSHA / NFPA compliance markings. I don't push partial wraps or full wraps - most fleets don't need them, and I'd rather earn your next truck than oversell your first one.
How I work
A few things I won't compromise on.
Real communication, first and always.
If I'm quoting your job, I'm the one texting you back. No account managers, no "someone will reach out." You ask a question, you get a straight answer from the person doing the work.
Uptime first.
Your trucks earn when they're rolling. I install nights, weekends, and overnight so you don't lose a workday to graphics.
Honest scope.
If your job is better as a self-install kit shipped to your door, I'll tell you. If it needs a partner to scale, I bring them in by name and stay on the install.
Background
A decade of hands-on across design, print, and install.
The short version: I've been around large-format printers, plotters, CNCs, and vehicles long enough to know what fails - and how to keep it from failing on your fleet. Here's the resume in plain English.
Owner, designer, installer
Adhere Studio - today
I run the whole shop. You text the same person who quotes your job, draws the proof, and squeegees the vinyl onto your truck at 6am.
Why your fleet doesn't get handed off mid-project.
Ran the floor at a big commercial print shop
Greensboro, NC
Production lead on Roland printers, plotters, and a CNC router. Quoted, scheduled, and shipped real jobs for real businesses every day.
Why your timelines and material choices actually pencil out.
On-site vehicle graphics installer
Greensboro, NC
Full wraps, perf, cut vinyl, and hauler graphics - including rigs that ended up on national TV. Outdoors, on the clock, no second chances.
Why panels line up and decals don't peel at the car wash.
Sign tech for a PGA Tour contract
Winston-Salem, NC
Full-color, cut vinyl, banners, wraps, and event graphics on two HP latex wide-formats. Coordinated install crews around the country.
Why big-deadline jobs don't rattle me.
Civil & electrical drafter
Remote
AutoCAD drafting for infrastructure projects against tight specs and tighter budgets.
Why your layout is measured twice before anything gets cut.
Web Design & Interactive Media
Associate's, Art Institute of Charlotte
FAA Part 107 - UAS Pilot
Plus Google UX Design Professional Certificate
What's in the toolbox
The skills behind the install.
Design & branding
- Adobe Illustrator
- Photoshop
- Typography
- Layout & wireframing
- UX (Google UX cert.)
Production & install
- Large-format print (latex / eco-solvent)
- Plotters & RIP software
- CNC routing
- Vehicle install
- Pre-press / prepress
Technical & operations
- AutoCAD drafting
- IT support / troubleshooting
- Linux & VMware
- Training & development
- Customer service / upselling
Off the clock
A little about the human you're hiring.
Husband. Dad to a daughter about to turn three.
Music lover. Used to play piano - still tinker.
Outdoors when I can. Tech junkie always.
FAA Part 107 drone pilot.
Get in touch
Talk to the owner. Get a real answer.
Text or call my cell - I'll either pick up or get back to you the same day.