About Art Graf

Art Graf is a St. Paul, Minnesota based Product Development Engineer with 14+ years experience in embedded hardware, and 25+ years experience in communication/ entertainment systems. Additional interests lie in software development to support embedded hardware and improving design processes.

After hours, Art currently focuses time on lighting design for stage and house of worship.

He also has extensive experience in live and recorded sound, technical theatre, video production, live broadcast and studio engineering, as well as facility design.

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Professional Experience:

Hardware Engineering and LabVIEW Development – Contract (Dec 2022 – present)

Entertainment Technology Consulting – Lighting, Sound/Recording, Theatre – Self-Employed (Dec 2002 – present)

Lighting Designer @ Celebrate Dance Academy and North Heights Lutheran Church – Arden Hills, MN (August 2019 – present)

Adjunct Faculty Instructor – Engineering Dept. @ University of Northwestern St. Paul – St. Paul, MN (2023)

Hardware Design Engineer, Technical Specialist @ Cummins Inc. (Cummins Electronics Business Unit) – St. Paul, MN (Oct 2021 – Sept 2022)

Senior Electrical Engineer @ Graco Inc. – Minneapolis, MN (Jan 2010 – Sept 2021)

Lead Sound Engineer (contract) @ Frank Rog Amphitheatre – Roseville, MN (Jun 2014 – Aug 2016)

Broadcast/Studio Engineer @ KTIS AM 900 – 98.5 FM – St. Paul, MN (Jun 2001 – Jul 2009)

Adjunct Instructor of Television Production, Broadcast Technician @ University of Northwestern St. Paul – St. Paul, MN (May 2001 – Aug 2003)

Lighting Designer, Sound Engineer, Stage Hand @ Maranatha Hall, University of Northwestern St. Paul, MN (Oct 1998 – Jul 2001)

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Education:

Bachelors of Science, Electrical Engineering – University of Minnesota (2010) – Minneapolis, MN

Bachelors of Science, Broadcasting and Electronic Media (2001) – University of Northwestern St. Paul – St. Paul, MN

Certificate of Broadcasting Technology, Television/Film Emphasis (1998) – Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts – Detroit, MI