• 2005 - Graphics Designer – Interactive Design Group/Channel Readiness & Customer Advocacy
• 2001 - Graphics Designer – Visual Design Dept/Information Design (now exempt)
• 1999 - AV Photography – Graphics Dept/Product Information - (this job description didn’t fit what I was actually doing which was that of a graphic designer, but was it was the only way they could keep me in a non-exempt position and on a time clock allowing them to continue to pay overtime which I was still doing quite often)
• 1989 - Sr Illustration Specialist – Graphics Department/Product Information
• 1982Nov - Illustrator Specialist – Graphics Dept/Product Information
• 1982Jul - Lead Illustrator Grade 19 – Graphics Dept/Product Information
• 1977 - Commercial Illustrator Sr – Graphics Dept/Product Information
• 1974 - Commercial Illustrator, II – Graphics Dept/Product Information
• 1972 - Commercial Illustrator, I – Graphics Dept/Product Information
• 1970 - Detailer-Keyliner – Graphics Department/Product Information
• 1968 - Records Clerk Typist – Specifications Department – Jun 3 1968

In essence , I got my foot in the door at Univac/Unisys because I was a good typist. I started as a Records Clerk Typist in the Specifications Department of Product Information. [Sketch at left: 1st Supervisor, Arnold Berkland]

When an opening came in the Graphics Department a couple years later, I jumped at it. [My first manager in that department was Dean Vietor - well-known cartoonist for New York magazine.]

Since then, my job titles have changed slightly. But, for the first 15 years, my job [along with 4 to 10 other artists] was to provide graphics support for the entire Roseville site, and occasionally for the Eagan site. Gradually, our focus changed to product information and technical documentation support.

Over the years, my tools evolved from rapidograph pen and pencil on a drafting table to gaining extensive experience in a wide variety of computer graphics applications including some early Macintosh. Coupled with my computer skills, my ability to emulate other artists drawing styles allowed me to tackle just about any project that came in the door. My specialty was getting out the short-deadline projects.

• Maintenance of the department photo file and clip art library including developing a large library of Unisys equipment drawings for use in business presentations
• Taking in projects and dealing with customers
• Developing and documenting new department hardware and software processes
• Training other artists in the updates & use of graphics applications & MS PowerPoint templates
• Upgrade installer for all graphics applications
• Development of templates for business presentations and customer visit pieces – agendas, signage, badges, placecards, table tents, lobby monitors, etc.
• Marketing Proposal Package art (covers, CD labels, disk labels, flyers, brochures)

• SafeGuard30m Stylebrief (J. Whipple – 2006) – A user interface was designed by my department. In order for the team of JavaScript programmers to make the many interface pieces work together correctly, they needed a key or system by which they could easily place, size, and identify hundreds of files.
  Another artist and I developed a Stylebrief document which gave them all the needed information. We organized the interface files, named, numbered, and grouped them, so that the programmers could more quickly do their job saving time and money. Involved working with Adobe CS2 which was just out.
  
  

• Multimedia Training Materials for SCMS II Training CD which included recording and editing audio, bringing MS PowerPoint and Camtasia files into Macromedia Flash and combining all into a RoboDemo user interface available, both online or on CD. I’d never used Camtasia or Robodemo before. Project had a short deadline. (T. Sherren 2005). I worked the weekend downloading, and getting familiar with the applications and what was required, and the project was done on time. An update 1 year later involved a new version of Camtasia which I learned for that job. MORE ...
  
  

• New Product Introductory Transfer NPIT interface creation: JAVA/J2EE NPIT (T. Keiffer 2005-6) – First version included shooting video, recording and editing audio, editing script, editing the video in Adobe Premiere and bringing it into a Flash interface. Later revisions involved adding Camtasia captures as well as combining versions for 4 different operating systems into a single interface. The final version went to OPEN SOURCE.
  
  
• MQ Series Training CD (H. Schultz) which included bringing video into Adobe Premiere, MS PowerPoint and Camtasia files into Macromedia Flash and combining all into an html user interface on CD. Recorded, edited and synchronized the audio track.
  
  

• Unisys ClearPath and Aquanta Hardware Configuration application (for R. Chennery 1998). Drawings were requested for a Configuration Application to help simplify ordering interchangeable components for this equipment. I suggested using photos pieces of the actual equipment instead which I proceeded to provide. [See EXAMPLES]
  
  

• Marketing Support – creation of templates was necessary for short turn-around. They often did not know more than a day ahead that someone was coming. I provided subject and logo-customized agendas, name badges, limo signs, place holders, and other items. I also provided PROPOSAL PACKAGE GRAPHICS which included matching cover & spines, CD/diskette labels. I provided a website for online proofing-before printing to speed things up. As the proofsite grew, I alphabetized them by visitor and my customers then used this proofsite to choose a "style" for other proposal package art.
• Environmental Health & Safety displays involved taking the work of an outside artist and adapting it to something our in house print shop could print and make into large displays. Later it evolved to moving the art into a format which both the artist and printer could work with without my intervention.
• United Way Campaigns involved coordinating the entire look of the campaign signage for both Roseville and Eagan. My proof site worked well for this project and became a record of what was done for the last campaign and also provided me with a place to archive project notes and more.
• ROSEVILLE TECHNOLOGY HISTORIC HALL DISPLAYS involved both the repair of old displays some of which more than 15 years old - finding a company which would match wood, style, paint colors, and fabric AND creating the art to add 3 new displays.
• Unisys “ITASCA” line of equipment walk-through customer display pieces (1995)
• MN State Fair Technology displays and signage and collateral for the Unisys booth
• Business presentation support requiring original artwork, re-formatting to corporate standards, simplification, animation and cleanup. Was lead designer when it came to producing business presentations and the methods used to create them:
  • Coordinated several large conferences (USE 1992, UNITE 1994) including hundreds of presenters and a team of artists and graphics designers
  • Creation of corporate templates for several different applications was required so they would all match
  • Developed the "Who Is Unisys" (1996) presentation to be used by upper management and anyone talking to non-Unisys people about Unisys in Roseville
  • Developed a "Technology Roadmap" presentation, booklet, and poster for marketing [G.Morton-1997] versatile enough to be used for several years
  • Was asked to train artists in Philadelphia site on business presentation software

• Simplify documentation/instructions to make the Unisys ES7000 Server customer installable. These servers entailed a wide variety of components and configurations. Current manuals were thick, cumbersome, and awkward to use and required a Unisys Customer Engineer to understand and do the installation.
• I was teamed with a technical writer who provided copy and some digital photos. I did the illustrations and designed the layout into a simple, large foldout. Saved installers & customers time and money and worked well enough that we did it for several other similar systems.
  
  PDF OF ONE PAGE later compressed to even fewer pages - also shows samples of my technical equipment illustration style.
  

2002, 1999 - Appreciation Awards

Sep 1998 - Lump Sum Recognition Award

1996, 1994, 1991, 1989, 2-1988* - Achievement Award for Excellence


*Feb 1988 - Achievement Award for Excellence: overtime hours worked on exhibits required for in-court work in prosecuting the company's multi-million dollar errors and omission claim against Ellerbe and Company.


Bill Reynolds, Manager, 1991 Achievement Award

April 1976 – Achievement of Excellence Award


Curt Bute, Group Manager
Ron Roth, Supervisor
Barb Harvey, Recipient
Harold Smuda, Roseville Plant Manager