About Liberty

Liberty Difference

Flexible, Responsive and Ready for Your Most Difficult Labeling Challenges.

Liberty Marking Systems offers in-depth expertise, comprehensive capabilities and extensive production capacity, as well as being very flexible and responsive to your particular label needs. We offer innovative labeling solutions from solving the most difficult high-temperature challenges to supplying stock labels off the shelf. Our support begins with assistance in selecting the right material and process for optimum performance.

However, the real difference is our responsiveness and service that has kept our customer retention rate at an extremely high level. Liberty maintains a 99% customer approval rating and a 98% on-time delivery record on a consistent basis. Our total commitment to customer satisfaction means we deliver on our promises. You can count on it!

Our Core Values

Our Team

An Experienced Team of Dedicated Professionals

From the management team to the craftsmen on the production floor, the team at Liberty Marking Systems is committed to delivering the highest quality labels at competitive prices. From the most difficult applications to stock labels, we want to exceed our customers’ expectations.

Meet the Liberty Team

Tim Beam

FOUNDER | CFO

Tim is the founder and CFO of Liberty Marking Systems. While Tim has taken a step back in the management of Liberty, he is still very much involved in the daily operations and enjoys the challenge of finding new ways to exceed customer expectations. His door is always open for employees when they need a collaborator in providing the right solution.

Tim takes great pride in maintaining an environment our employees enjoy being a part of. This is proven by the low employee turnover the company has experienced in its 30+ years. We are truly the Liberty Marking family.

He is married and has two wonderful children and FIVE glorious grandchildren. Tim enjoys traveling with his wife and is an avid Xavier University basketball fan.

Brian Beam

President

Brian has been with Liberty since 2007. With a BS degree from the University of Dayton, he spent his first seven years in Sales, before becoming Vice-President of Sales and Marketing in 2015, and President of the company in 2019.

Brian has been working on the company’s infrastructure over the past few years, implementing IT based programs that are beneficial to the Liberty Team and our customers. His hope is to make it is as easy as possible to do business with Liberty, and to continue focusing on customers’ ever-changing needs.

“My title is not indicative of what I do or how I view my role within the organization. Leading the team and serving our customers is what I am here to do, and it’s one of the greatest joys of my life to have this opportunity.”

Brian loves spending his free time doing outside activities with his wife and their 2 daughters.

Stan Berger

Production Manager

Stan has been working in flexographic label production for over 41 years, including 25+ years with Liberty. With our main focus being on servicing the customer, Stan is constantly juggling the workflow of each press to ensure customers’ needs are consistently being met.

He works very closely with the account executives and customer service to ensure that everyone is informed on the status of individual orders which is then communicated to the customer.

He has two sons that he spends time with and also enjoys driving his Mustang with the top down whenever he gets a chance

Matt Morandi

Operations Manager

Matt brings 15 years of experience in people and process management to the Liberty family. He holds a BS in Management and Leadership from Franklin University in Columbus, OH.

Matt’s goal is to maintain standardized processes and procedures to surpass all regulatory requirements and to ensure that all aspects of our business run smoothly, and Liberty’s response is quick and effective.

Outside of work, Matt enjoys spending time with his wife, 2 daughters, their dog and extended family.

Kevin Hardin

Sales Director

An employee of Liberty for over 15 years, Kevin primarily handles customers in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and corporate accounts. He has dealt with virtually every application in every industry during his many years with Liberty. His experience and knowledge allows him to bring valuable assistance to our newer reps within the sales department.

Kevin graduated from the University of Cincinnati and is a staunch Bearcat fan. He is married with two children and enjoys spending his spare time with sports and activities with family.

Patrick Starvaggi

Regional Account Executive

Patrick joined the Liberty Marking family in 2021 and brought a wealth of label industry experience to his position covering Ohio and Kentucky. He has been involved with printing, packaging and labels in the Tri-State area for over 30 years. With experience in all types of label applications, he prides himself on providing optimal solutions for his customers.

A graduate of the University of Akron, Pat holds dual degrees in Business Management and Transportation/Logistics. He played football as a strong safety at UA after a stellar high school football career. Patrick also coached for Moeller High School for 7 years.

He and his wife live in Loveland. His adult children and their families live in Cincinnati, allowing them to spend time with his grandchildren. In his free time, Pat stays active and enjoys golfing, hiking, fishing and just about anything outdoors or sports oriented.

Eric Woodall

Inside Sales Representative

Eric joined Liberty Marking Systems in 2023. He has a background in estimating, project management and sales. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Cincinnati.

He will be working closely with existing customers and generating new business. His goal is to provide excellent customer service and proactively work to provide customers with the best solutions for the challenges they face. Liberty Marking takes great pride in being responsive, flexible and committed to customer service. Eric will be focused on maintaining that tradition.

Eric lives with his wife in Cincinnati. He has one stepdaughter. He enjoys hiking, camping, gardening and cooking. He loves being outside, even if it’s just a lawn chair in the back yard.

Kelly Wilson

Accounting Department

Kelly Wilson has been a valued member of the Liberty Team since 2019, contributing in various functions, including our finishing department, shipping/receiving, inventory control and simply serving his fellow team members and our customers in any way necessary or possible. Kelly has recently taken over as the primary contact in accounting, while also assisting with other Customer Service Requests.

Kelly is conscientious, committed and a man of great character, who just happens to be one of the friendliest people you will ever meet. His passion is his lovely wife and kids while also has a love to hunt and fish play Basketball…all things INDIANA. Kelly states “My goal is to be the best co-worker and person anyone has ever known”.

Brooke York

Customer Experience Team

Brooke began her career with Liberty Marking Systems in our finishing department working on a rewind/inspection machine. When we wanted to expand our Customer Experience Team, Brooke showed interest in moving to the front office and now is an integral part of our team supporting our customers in a variety of ways. Outside of work, Brooke spends most of her time studying for her Bachelor’s degree in Health Science with a minor in Business Administration. One of her hobbies is being able to adventure anywhere and do anything in her Jeep Wrangler.

Jenny Greber

Customer Experience Team

We are thrilled to welcome Jenny Greber to the Liberty Marking Customer Experience Team. With over 25 years of experience in customer experience, human resources, and project management, Jenny brings a wealth of expertise to our team. As a dedicated member of our Customer Experience Team, Jenny will play a pivotal role in ensuring exceptional customer satisfaction. She will handle incoming orders, provide expert guidance, and embody the Liberty Marking Customer Service Way. Jenny's commitment to delivering outstanding service will help us build lasting relationships with our customers.

History

An American Success Story

Founder, Timothy Beam, started Liberty Marking in 1986. While working in the product identification and label business for 14 years, Tim often felt the companies he worked for were not totally committed to meeting customers’ needs. He saw an opportunity to provide customers with what he thought they really deserved, so he started his own business to meet this need in the basement of his home. He brokered labels and sold one of the first barcode label printing systems, which was a small NEC computer and a Okidata dot matrix printer.

As the business grew, Tim spread into the living room and dining room, then eventually into a small office park. He would sell labels and printers by day and run labels on nights and weekends. Always trying to respond to customers’ needs as fast as possible, Tim invested in a hot stamp label printer when his suppliers could not handle “hot-rush orders” as fast as customers wanted delivery.

In 1992, the company purchased a three-color, Mark Andy flexographic label printer to again meet customer requirements his suppliers were not able to handle. In 1994, the company purchased a four-color, 13” Roto-press, so it could manufacture some of the labels being sold.

Liberty rented additional space for growth every few years in two more buildings to provide room, until they were able to purchase their own 16,000 square-foot building in 1997. This is Liberty’s current home, but another 8,000 square feet were added in 2016 to accommodate additional capabilities and an additional 5,000 square feet in 2022. Liberty now has five flexographic presses and is able to print up to eight colors, a service bureau with eight thermal-transfer printers and a digital ink jet printer to produce variable data and short-run labels. In addition to investing in equipment, Liberty understands the importance of its employees and the valuable role they play in the company’s success.

In 2007 Brian Beam, Tim’s son, joined the business after graduating from the University of Dayton with a degree in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. Brian began his career at Liberty out on the road selling labels. After seven years of successful selling, he took over as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and is now the current President.

Tim believes what has made Liberty successful is his philosophy to “Always treat the customer fairly, pull out all stops to take care of a customer’s needs and meet emergency rush orders with whatever it takes.” Brian plans to carry on this philosophy to guide Liberty for years to come.

“Always treat the customer fairly, pull out all stops to take care of a customer’s needs and meet emergency rush orders with whatever it takes.

Sustainability

Liberty Marking Systems is committed to environmental and sustainability practices that minimize our negative impact on the planet while maximizing our positive contribution to society. To achieve our sustainability goals, we are continuously reviewing our production processes, minimizing waste, and decreasing energy consumption. We work closely with our suppliers to source sustainable materials, promote eco-friendly manufacturing practices, and encourage responsible product disposal and recycling.

One of our primary goals is to remain up to date on national and international standards and source products in compliance with REACH SVHC, RoHS, California Prop 65, Conflict Minerals, Ozone Depleting Substances, and other initiatives around the world.

We are committed to continuous improvement and innovation in our environmental and sustainability practices, and we welcome feedback and suggestions from our customers, partners, and stakeholders. Together, we can make a positive impact on the environment and ensure a sustainable future for generations to come.