Tek Engineering Circa 1962-1964: Difference between revisions

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All of instrument design from July 1951 until March 1966 was in [[Building 81]]
All of instrument design from July 1951 until March 1966 was in [[Building 81]].
   
   
The location of personnel in this document is primarily in the productive years of 1963 and 1964.
The location of personnel in this document is primarily in the productive years of 1963 and 1964.
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The following picture is of the east-facing wall looking NW with the  
The following picture is of the east-facing wall looking NW with the  
Building 81 (Sunset South) entrance in its NE corner (center).
Building 81 (Sunset South) entrance in its NE corner (center).
[[File:Tek building 81.jpg|frameless|Building 81]]
[[File:Tek building 81.jpg|frameless|Building 81]]


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The first engineering bay was [[Bob Rullman]]’s group working on the [[544]], [[546]], and [[547]].
The first engineering bay was [[Bob Rullman]]’s group working on the [[544]], [[546]], and [[547]].


Conventional Scopes ([[544]], [[546, [[547]]):
=Conventional Scopes ([[544]], [[546]], [[547]])=


Bob Rullman-Group Manager-horizontal sweep, sweep switching
[[Bob Rullman]] - Group Manager - horizontal sweep, sweep switching
* Gene Kauffman-trigger
* [[Gene Kauffman]]-trigger
* Al Allworth-1A4
** [[Al Allworth]] - [[1A4]]
* Tom Beach
** [[Tom Beach]]
* Keith Taylor-main vertical amplifier
** [[Keith Taylor]] - main vertical amplifier
* Jack Rogers-sweep (also apparently was also Engineering manager)
* [[Jack Rogers]] - sweep (also apparently was also Engineering manager)


John Gates-running the 545B project
[[John Gates]] - running the [[545B]] project


Possibly Dave Barton, a very good engineer who left in about 1964
Possibly [[Dave Barton]], a very good engineer who left in about 1964


Oz Svehaug West of Rullman’s group was 647 group. After September 1963, Oz left Tek for health reasons and the group was run by Oliver Dalton:
[[Oz Svehaug]] West of Rullman’s group was the [[647]] group.  
* Gene Andrews-10A2 Gene probably had numerous other contributions
After September 1963, Oz left Tek for health reasons  
* John Larson-technician
and the group was run by [[Oliver Dalton]]:
* Les Larson-10A1 (no relation to John)
* [[Gene Andrews]] - [[10A2]] Gene probably had numerous other contributions
* Larry Mayhew-10B1 (Larry Mayhew disclaimed any role, but he may have taken Jim Godwin’s 11B2 and cut it down to single time base)
* [[John Larson - technician
* Vaughn Weidel- technician-probably environmental testing  
* [[Les Larson - [[10A1]] (no relation to John)
* Carl Battjes-main vertical amplifier
* [[Larry Mayhew]] - [[10B1]] (Larry Mayhew disclaimed any role, but he may have taken Jim Godwin’s [[11B2]] and cut it down to single time base)
* Jim Godwin-10B2
* [[Vaughn Weidel]]- technician-probably environmental testing  
* R. Michael Johnson (later known as Bob Johnson)-Z axis, Xtal controlled calibrator, high and low voltage supplies
* [[Carl Battjes]]- main vertical amplifier
* Larry Dillard (left about mid 1963 to form Argonaut Electronics, making Electrometers, later other ventures mostly in optics)
* [[Jim Godwin]] - [[10B2]]
* [[R. Michael Johnson]] (later known as Bob Johnson)-Z axis, Xtal controlled calibrator, high and low voltage supplies
* [[Larry Dillard]] (left about mid 1963 to form Argonaut Electronics, making Electrometers, later other ventures mostly in optics)


Joe Burger
[[Joe Burger]]


Dan Delano
[[Dan Delano]]


Jack Sterett  
[[Jack Sterett]] 


Jim Knapton-horizontal amplifier-also manager of Digital Systems Group
[[Jim Knapton]] - horizontal amplifier-also manager of Digital Systems Group
 


Russ Fillinger next bay west of the 647 group was Low Frequency & Bio-medical Systems:
Russ Fillinger next bay west of the 647 group was Low Frequency & Bio-medical Systems: