Richard L. Warren
MBA, PMP, MCITP, MCBMSP
Pictures
This
photo was taken in 1997 in the reception lobby of Judd's,
Incorporated, as part of the same photo shoot that produced the
cover photo for the InformationWeek picture seen below. I was
at the time the Vice President for Information Services, the first
time Judd's had ever had an IT leader focused on something other
than accounting.
The background is covered with literally hundreds of the most recent issues of the over 180 magazines printed in the Strasburg, Virginia plant. I am holding two copies of a special issue of Life magazine, printed totally without film for the first time in production magazine printing history - made possible by an entirely new digital workflow from receipt of digital files from the publisher, through a digital prepress facility containing dozens of high-end Macs, to what was essentially a giant laser printer that printed at 2500dpi on large sheets of aluminum (press plates).
This
photo was the cover photo for the May 17, 1997 issue of
InformationWeek magazine. The machinery upon which I'm
standing is a gantry over one of Judd's Harris M1000 presses running
the special edition of Life magazine which I'm holding in the
picture. The press plates were made totally without film
which, in a complete stroke or irony, was completely at odds with
the topic of the Life magazine special edition: the history of
photography.
This
photo was used by Sky and Telescope magazine when I was elected to
their Board of Directors - one of the first external directors ever elected
to the board of the closely-held company. Shown in the photo are my two oldest
grandson, Matthew and Andrew Warren (L to R). The telescope is a simple 4"
Newtonian reflector with an early "go to" pointing system. The picture was
taken on the beach dunes at the Navy's Dam Neck facility in Virginia Beach.
This
final photo is a portrait taken when I was commissioned an Ensign
after having advanced to the enlisted rank Chief Petty Officer after
11 years of service. The year I was selected for
commissioning, there was only one Photography Limited Duty Officer
selected in the entire Navy.
One of my military career highlights was my early participation in the global war on terror - before it even was an official war. I was serving aboard USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) and attached to the staff of BATTLE FORCE SIXTH FLEET as the Tactical and Strategic Reconnaissance Officer when our Marine barracks in Beirut was destroyed in a terrorist attack. IKE spent the next 143 days off the coast of Beirut while we planned the attack against the terrorist training facilities in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, conducting tactical reconnaissance along the Beirut-Damascus highway and coordinating and exploiting strategic reconnaissance in support of our attack planning.
I had the privilege, just prior to my retirement in 1992 as a Lieutenant of swearing my son into the Navy. He is today serving as a Master At Arms Chief Petty Officer on one of dad's old ships: USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69).
And yes, there were a few years where Navy sailors were permitted full beards...
Photo Gallery
As a retired Navy photographer, pictures have played an important part of my career both in and out of uniform. These are a few more-or-less career-related photos chosen to convey more of the "who" than the "what" of my careers.
