Owner / President / Sales Manager
Zach was born and raised in Marshall, Minnesota. While growing up, Zach worked alongside his father at Paxton signs from 5th grade through college. Taught by his grandfather and dad, Zach learned how to hand letter vehicles and signs. In 1985, Zach installed the first version of a computer based vinyl cutter for his dad. Eventually, Zach ended up moving to Moorhead to attend MSU and pursue a degree in small business administration and a minor in accounting. Between graduating high school and attending college, Zach’s grandfather taught him how to bend neon. By bending neon in the late hours of the night, Zach was able to pay for some of his college. Eventually, Zach was recruited by his father’s cousin Paul Paxton, to work at Custom Graphics. In 2016, general manager Zach, took over the family business after the untimely passing of founder Paul Paxton. Since that time, Custom Graphics continues to take big strides to become a larger scale digital printing operation. Outside of running Custom Graphics, Zach is a husband and father of four children-three daughters and one son. Shelley and Zach have been married for 20 years. Their two eldest children are recently married, one works at Custom Graphics, and the youngest is in middle school.
Current favorite local restaurant?
- Pizza Ranch or Fryin’ Pan
What are some of your favorite hobbies?
- In Zach’s free time, he enjoys being involved within his church and is currently the children’s ministries director.
- Zach also enjoys spending time with his wife Shelley backpacking and camping.
Fun Facts:
- Zach’s birthday is on Christmas eve.
- He is also secretly skilled at drawing Looney Tunes characters.