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Utah Scientific Honors Mary Murray
for 30 Years of Service
August 8, 2007
Salt Lake City, Utah
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Utah Scientific announced
that Mary Murray has reached a milestone 30
years of service with the company, and a celebratory
luncheon was held on August 8th in her honor.
First hired in 1977 by then-President Lyle Keys,
Murray was the third Utah Scientific employee.
Murray entered into the industry at a time when
the “state of the art” was using
a light table and tape to place circuits on
film. Boards were only two layers and surface
mount technologies didn’t exist, in fact,
computers didn’t even exist. |
Murray has adapted to the changing technologies around
her over the years, even though she refuses to turn
on lights and keeps her office at a cozy 95 degrees.
Today she designs circuit boards with multiple layers
and thousands of connections. In fact, some of the
components used in current designs have more connections
than the complete assemblies she designed just a few
years ago. Through all of these changes in technology,
she continues to show us why they call PCB design
“artwork.”
Tom Harmon, president of Utah Scientific said, “Mary
has been instrumental in the success of every single
product line Utah Scientific has ever produced, and
that in itself, is a pretty significant achievement.
She truly has a grasp of what is required and how
to design boards to get the job done.”
Murray has outlasted 10 past Utah Scientific, Dynatech,
and Artel presidents, including Lyle Keys, Jerry Murphy,
Carl Champagne, Ken Schwenk, Terry Hoffman, Dave Keller,
George Merrick, Craig Soderquist, Hal Charnley, and
Earl Gray.
Jeff Levie, senior hardware engineer at Utah Scientific
added, “As a company, we have designed and built
about 1,300 different PCB assemblies and have had
revisions to almost every one of them. Mary still
maintains the information on every design still in
production, and that’s pretty remarkable.”
Today, Murray is as responsive and productive as
ever and has no immediate retirement plans. Harmon
says he is proud to have Mary on board and is confident
she’ll continue to make significant contributions
for the company going forward.
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About Utah Scientific, Inc.
Utah Scientific, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of
analog, digital, and HDTV routing switchers, master
control switchers, and related products including
a full range of software for controlling and managing
switching systems. The company has been serving the
broadcast industry for 30 years with industry-leading
products and best-in-class service and support as
recognized by Frost & Sullivan with its 2005 Customer
Service Leadership Award and demonstrated by the industry's
first 10-year warranty. |
