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Work Experience
March 1999--Present
Vice President for Imaging - Acme Bookbinding - Austin, TX and Charlestown, MA
Acme is a leader in the library binding and trade edition binding fields and assumed much of the imaging business that was formerly BookLab's.
Setup and design workflow for Acme's imaging department and train staff on the required hardware and software
Develop prototypes and create production methodologies for new and challenging projects from Austin-based office; oversee handoff and completion by Charlestown team
Complete selected specialized projects in Austin
Conduct hardware and software research and testing to continually improve imaging methodologies used in Charlestown
Co-develop imaging workflow systems in collaboration with Elan-GMK, a California technology company
Also with Elan-GMK, conduct on-site installation and training of imaging systems and assist with the production of client-focused technical documentation
Work closely with clients to develop new product concepts and cost-effective production techniques, thus increasing Acme's service offerings and client base
Conceptualized, designed, and continue to develop acmebook.com which has helped position Acme as an active, dynamic player in the library, book arts, and publishing arenas
April 1988--Decemeber 1998
President and CEO - BookLab, Inc. - Austin, TX
September 1984--April 1988
Owner and President - Jensen Bindery - Austin, TX
BookLab (and its precursor Jensen Bindery) was a widely acclaimed and successful company that grew to annual revenues exceeding $1.2M and 25-30 employees. The company provided photocopy and later digital facsimiles of brittle library books, fine limited edition book binding and custom box making and archival housing construction services to libraries, museums and small press publishers world wide. Noteworthy projects include the Ellesmere Chaucer facsimile edition binding for Yushodo Publishing and the Huntington Library, digital imaging and facsimile printing of the States Codes Project for Georgetown Law Library, and numerous edition binding projects for W. Thomas Taylor, Publisher. Descriptions of these and other projects can be provided upon request.
Founded and grew company from 8 to 25-30 employees and increased annual revenues from just under $200,000 to over $1.2M
Provided strategic vision and stable leadership resulting in repeat business and a sterling reputation among libraries, museums and small press publishers worldwide
Oversaw all aspects of product design and development, including establishing BookLab as the first company to offer imaging services to libraries
Led management group in supporting production teams resulting in timely delivery
Developed unique production methodologies and trained staff to ensure work of consistently high quality in all production areas
Designed, developed, and in many cases manufactured equipment and tools to streamline production and maintain BookLab's distinctive quality of hand-style work
Worked closely with software developers and equipment vendors to design systems that supported BookLab's highly specialized imaging and printing services
Pioneered small business web presence by designing, developing, and maintaining booklab.com, which provided timely news items, informative essays and treatises, standards and technical documents, and product information and pricing
August 1981--September 1984
Book Conservator - Conservation Department, HRHRC, University of Texas - Austin, TX
Designed the book conservation facility
Specified equipment and furnishings
Supervised and trained book conservation staff
Performed conservation treatments to collection materials
Taught various conservation courses in annual seminars
August 1981--September 1984
Operated part-time private book and paper conservation and consulting practice out of home studio
January 1977--August 1981
Library Conservator - Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University - Provo, UT
Head of Preservation Department
Conservation Advisory Committee Chair
Developed and wrote conservation policy for library collections
Supervised and trained book repair and conservation staff
Performed conservation treatments to important materials in the libraries rare book collection
Related Experience
2000--Present
Member of Preservation and Conservation Studies (PCS) Advisory Committee, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Texas at Austin
1998--Present
Treasurer and board member of Abbey Publications, Inc., publisher of the Abbey Newsletter: Preservation of Library & Archival Materials and Mold Reporter (a newsletter covering environmental mold issues)
Spring 2000
Guest lecturer on preservation duplication, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Texas at Austin
April 1988--December 1998
Hosted several exhibitions and tours of BookLab's Austin bindery during American Library Association meetings in San Antonio
April 1998--December 1998
Hosted numerous local book arts workshops at BookLab
1990--1991
Chair of Physical Quality and Treatment Discussion Group, ALCTS, ALA
1990-1991
Member Copying Committee, Preservation Photocopy Guidelines subsection. Responsible for developing and publishing Preservation Photocopy Guidelines for Librarians
Summer 1987
Taught edition binding course with Richard-Gabriel Rummonds as part of Guild of BookWorkers Standards Seminar
May 1983--May 1985
Secretary/Treasurer, Book and Paper Group of the American Institute for Conservation
May 1983--May 1985
Editor, Annual Publication of Book and Paper Group of the American Institute for Conservation
March 1982--August 1983
Taught various one to two week subscribed conservation workshops sponsored by the HRHRC
January 1981--August 1981
Steering Committee Member, Utah State Conservation Association
June 1980--December 1980
Advisory Committee Member, Western States Materials Conservation Project
September 1980
Speaker, International Conference on the Conservation of Library and Archive Materials and the Graphic Arts, Cambridge, England
BookNote 5 - Advantages of Protective Enclosures: The Drop-Spine Box. BookLab, 1990
Contributed to "Binding It Right: A Survey of American Craft Binders," Bookways Number 4, July 1992
"Craig Jensen Thoughts on Binding," A Bookbinders' Florilegium. The Press at the Humanities Research Center, 1988, pp56-58
"Developing a Conservation Policy," Conservation of Library and Archive Materials and the Graphic Arts. Butterworths 1987, pp. 287-289
Jensen and Brooks, Connie. Polyester Book Jacket Construction. Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, June 1984
Editor, The Book and Paper Group Annual, American Institute for Conservation, Volume 2, 1983 and Volume 3, 1984
Jensen and Tweedy, Patricia. "The Phase Box: A Construction Procedure," Conservation Notes, No. 4, April 1983
"Review of Conservation Treatment Procedures: A Manual of Step-by-Step Procedures for the Maintenance and Repair of Library Materials by Carolyn Clark Morrow," for The Journal of Library History, Volume 18 Number 3, pp. 362-364
Harold B. Lee Library Disaster Preparedness Plan for the Preservation Department of the Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, March 1981
"Preservation of Library Materials in the Harold B. Lee Library," The Conservation of Fine Art and Printed Material. Brigham Young University, April 1980, pp. 9-14
Education
September 1977--September 1988
Interned with Book Conservation Section, Library of Congress Preservation Office, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Answered to Peter Waters and Don Etherington. Most training and direct supervision was from Tom Albro.
January 1974--December 1976
Student, Asian Studies, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
September 1971--December 1973
Studied Cantonese and lived in Hong Kong
September 1970--May 1971
Student, Fullerton College, Fullerton, California
Interests
History of the book and the future of the book in the Digital Age. Weblogging. Texas music. Guitar making. Blues guitar playing.
