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␈↓β␈↓ ¬*188 SOUTH WHISMAN ROAD␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ¬)MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. 94041␈↓ ↓H
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+   Telephone:␈↓ ↓H
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+415-965-0557␈↓ ↓H
␈↓↓␈↓ ε⊃July 1,1977␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ β{LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION -MERIT REVIEW␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ε=for ␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ¬bBRIAN CARLISLE␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α On␈α∂July␈α∂1,␈α∂1977␈α∂Brian␈α∂will␈α∂have␈α∂worked␈α∂with␈α∂Unimation-West␈α∂Coast␈α∂Div.,␈α∂and␈α∂the␈α∞former␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hfirm,␈α
Vicarm,␈α
Inc.␈α
for␈α
2␈α
years.␈α
Per␈α
his␈α
original␈α
agreement␈α
with␈αVicarm,␈αhe␈αis␈αreviewed␈αannually␈αfor␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HMerit/Cost␈α∩of␈α∩Living␈α∩raises.␈α∩Under␈α∩the␈α∩terms␈α∩of␈α∩the␈α∩acquisition␈α∩of␈α∩Vicarm␈α∩by␈α⊃Unimation,␈α⊃his␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hreview␈α⊃period␈α⊃is␈α⊃unchanged.␈α⊃Brian's␈α⊃last␈α⊃rate␈α⊃increase␈α⊃was␈α⊂on␈α⊂July␈α⊂1,␈α⊂1976.␈α⊂He␈α⊂is␈α⊂thus␈α⊂due␈α⊂for␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hanother␈αreview␈αat␈αthe␈αpresent␈αtime.␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α Brian␈α⊂has␈α⊂always␈α⊂been␈α⊂a␈α⊂person␈α⊂involved␈α⊂and␈α⊂committed␈α∂to␈α∂his␈α∂tasks␈α∂and␈α∂assignments.␈α∂He␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hgenerally␈αperforms␈αefficienty␈αand␈αwith␈αminimum␈αsupervision.␈αSpecific␈αaccomplishments␈αthis␈αpast␈αyear␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hhave␈α⊃included␈α⊃planning,␈α⊃organizing␈α⊃and␈α⊃actually␈α⊃producing␈α⊂the␈α⊂Vicarm,␈α⊂Model␈α⊂M.I.T.␈α⊂and␈α⊂Stanford␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hmanipulators.␈α
Since␈α
joining␈α
Unimation␈α
he␈α
has␈α
been␈α
responsible␈α
for␈α
debugging␈α
and␈αrefining␈αalmost␈αall␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hmechanical␈α∂AND␈α∂electronic␈α∂hardware␈α∂and␈α∂actually␈α∂producing␈α∞our␈α∞prototype␈α∞test␈α∞systems.␈α∞Brian␈α∞is␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hcompetent␈α∂in␈α∂many␈α∂areas,␈α∂and␈α∂easily␈α∂capable␈α∂of␈α∂wearing␈α∂many␈α∂hats.␈α∂This␈α∂is␈α∞an␈α∞especially␈α∞valuable␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hasset␈α⊂in␈α⊂a␈α⊂small␈α∂group␈α∂trying␈α∂cover␈α∂a␈α∂broad␈α∂range␈α∂of␈α∂technologies␈α∂such␈α∂as␈α∂we␈α∂do␈α∂at␈α∂Unimation-␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HWest␈α⊃Coast␈α⊃Div.␈α⊃Brian's␈α⊃administrative␈α⊃interests␈α⊃have␈α⊃also␈α⊃been␈α⊃put␈α⊃to␈α⊂good␈α⊂use.␈α⊂He␈α⊂has␈α⊂been␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hresponsible␈α∩for␈α∩all␈α⊃our␈α⊃bookeeping␈α⊃and␈α⊃the␈α⊃day␈α⊃to␈α⊃day␈α⊃business␈α⊃dealings␈α⊃of␈α⊃our␈α⊃division.␈α⊃Most␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hrecently,␈αthis␈αhas␈αinvolved␈αplacing␈αads␈αand␈αinterviewing␈αand␈αscreening␈αprospective␈αnew␈αemployees.␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α Brian's␈α∃broad␈α∃engineering␈α∀background␈α∀has␈α∀enabled␈α∀him␈α∀to␈α∀intimately␈α∀understand␈α∀all␈α∀the␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hmanipulator␈α⊂mechanical␈α⊂and␈α⊂electrical␈α⊂systems␈α⊂to␈α⊂the␈α⊂point␈α⊂that␈α⊂he␈α⊂is␈α⊂competent␈α⊂at␈α⊂new␈α∂design,␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hdesign␈αchanges,␈αand␈αdebugging␈αof␈αthe␈αentire␈αsystem.␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α Brian's␈α⊃strengths␈α⊃are␈α⊃that␈α⊂he␈α⊂is␈α⊂an␈α⊂alert,␈α⊂interested,␈α⊂involved␈α⊂and␈α⊂fast␈α⊂learning␈α⊂individual␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hreceptive␈α
to␈α
new␈α
ideas␈α
and␈α
capable␈α
of␈α
efficiently␈α
implementing␈α
them.␈α
He␈α
has␈α
a␈α
friendly␈αpersonality␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hwhich␈αmakes␈αhim␈αan␈αeasy␈αperson␈αto␈αwork␈αwith,␈αan␈αcommunicate␈αwith.␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α Brian's␈α∩weaknesses␈α∩are␈α∩few.␈α∩The␈α∩ones␈α∩which␈α∩come␈α∩to␈α∩mind␈α∩are␈α∩that␈α⊃he␈α⊃could␈α⊃be␈α⊃more␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hagressive␈α⊃in␈α⊃business␈α⊃dealings.␈α⊃Also,␈α⊃his␈α⊃limited␈α⊃big␈α⊃industry␈α⊃experience␈α⊃limits␈α⊂the␈α⊂scope␈α⊂of␈α⊂his␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hthoughts␈α∂with␈α∂respect␈α∂to␈α∂concepts␈α∂such␈α∂as␈α∂assembly␈α∂line␈α∞production,␈α∞mass␈α∞production,␈α∞design␈α∞for␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hlarge␈α⊗scale␈α⊗manufacture,␈α⊗etc.␈α⊗He␈α⊗came␈α∃directly␈α∃from␈α∃Stanford␈α∃(MSME)␈α∃to␈α∃Vicarm,␈α∃and␈α∃thus␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hprototype␈αVicarm␈αand␈αUnimation␈αrobot␈αsystems␈αare␈αhis␈αonly␈αexperience.␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α Brian's␈αlong␈αterm␈αobjectives␈αare␈αunclear.␈αA␈αyear␈αago␈αhe␈αtalked␈αof␈αreturning␈αto␈αschool␈αfor␈αhis␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓HMBA.␈α∩He␈α∩also␈α∩mentioned␈α∩a␈α∩planned␈α∩3␈α∩month␈α∩summer␈α∩trip␈α∩to␈α∩Europe␈α∩last␈α∩summer.␈α⊃Nothing␈α⊃has␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hbecome␈α
of␈α
either␈α
of␈α
these␈α
plans␈α
at␈α
the␈α
present␈α
time.␈α
He␈α
studied␈α
for␈α
and␈αpassed␈αthe␈αEIT␈αexam␈αthis␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hspring.␈α∞He␈α∞also␈α∞bought␈α∞a␈α∞house␈α∞close␈α∞to␈α∞work.␈α∞He␈α
has␈α
said␈α
that␈α
he␈α
is␈α
happy␈α
with␈α
his␈α
position,␈α
and␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hsatisfied␈αwith␈αhis␈αwork␈αsituation.␈αI␈αfeel␈αthat␈αthis␈αis␈αtruly␈αthe␈αcase.␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α I␈α⊗see␈α⊗promotions␈α⊗for␈α⊗Brian␈α⊗in␈α⊗the␈α⊗area␈α∃of␈α∃project␈α∃organization␈α∃and␈α∃management.␈α∃His␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hengineering␈α∩competence␈α∩is␈α∩good,␈α∩but␈α∩his␈α∩experience␈α∩is␈α∩still␈α∩a␈α∩bit␈α∩limited.␈α∩With␈α∩time␈α∩and␈α⊃more␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hexperience␈αI␈αsee␈αhim␈αtaking␈αon␈αlarger␈αand␈αlarger␈αproject␈αresponsibility.␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ α Per␈α∂my␈α∂conversations␈α∂with␈α∂Ted␈α∂Lindbom␈α∂and␈α∂Brian␈α∞and␈α∞based␈α∞on␈α∞West␈α∞Coast␈α∞pay␈α∞scales,␈α∞I␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hrecommend␈α∂a␈α∂merit/cost␈α∂of␈α∂living␈α∂pay␈α∂raise␈α∞of␈α∞about␈α∞11.5%␈α∞to␈α∞$1620␈α∞per␈α∞month␈α∞from␈α∞his␈α∞current␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓H$1456.␈α∂This␈α∂increase␈α∂to␈α∂be␈α∂effective␈α∂with␈α∂the␈α∂first␈α∂pay␈α∂period␈α∂in␈α∂July␈α∂1977.␈α∂I␈α∂feel␈α∞that␈α∞this␈α∞new␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hsalary␈αis␈αcommensurate␈αwith␈αhis␈αcurrent␈αposition␈αand␈αcapabilities.␈αI␈αhave␈αexplained␈αto␈αBrian␈αthat␈αthis␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓His␈αnormally␈αabove␈αthe␈αUnimation␈αstandards,␈αand␈αthat␈αnext␈αyear␈αthere␈αis␈αno␈αassurance␈αthat␈αa␈αsimilarly␈↓ ↓H
␈↓ ↓Hfavorable␈αreview␈αwill␈αresult␈αin␈αthe␈αsame␈αhigh␈αpercentage␈αraise.␈↓ ↓H
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