Imagine overseeing a fundraising event and needing hundreds of custom printed materials — everything from banners and vehicle graphics to t-shirts and golf balls — and not knowing where to start. Enter Tim McCarthy, owner of Silverado Printing.   

 

Tim has been exceeding his customers’ expectations as the go-to expert on all printing projects since 2015. He offers high-quality craftsmanship and impeccable service on every job. Tim’s business is a one-man, one-stop print marketing shop that can put a logo or design on anything you can envision.

 

Tim has over 20 years of experience in the industry, starting with a paper printing company before opening Silverado Printing in Chantilly, Virginia. When many of his clients followed Tim to his new business, he quickly realized they had a lot of printing needs besides paper.

 

Silverado Printing now completes approximately 700 to 1,000 jobs per year, averaging 50 projects per month. His clients print everything from clothing for conferences, business cards, signage and window lettering.

 

Tim says seeing a customer’s excitement when a finished project is delivered is the most fulfilling part of his job. “The joy on a client’s face is one of the best parts of being in this business,” he says. He also likes the daily variety in his schedule and the diversity in the type of clients he gets to work with.

 

Tim was born in New Jersey and moved to Vienna, Virginia, when he was 3 years old. After graduating from James Madison High School, he went on to earn a marketing degree at Messiah College in Pennsylvania. He spent one year in Dallas before moving back to Northern Virginia, just in time to meet his wife, Aundria.

 

Married for 36 years, Tim and Aundria have three adult children — two sons and one daughter — and three grandchildren, all living within a few miles of each other. Aundria is a regional manager for Caliber Collision and, like Tim, works long hours throughout the week. Their free time is mostly spent as a family, visiting local breweries and other area restaurants.

 

Tim intends to keep Silverado Printing as a boutique-style business, creating a unique buying experience for each customer and earning trust for a lifetime of partnerships.

 

“Success, for me,” Tim says, “is defined by how much I can give back to small organizations and nonprofits, offering discounts on printing projects to those in need.”