diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3cb58e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Build and build artifacts
+_build/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49f00ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Mostly blank makefile
+
+all: prepare build
+
+
+prepare:
+	mkdir -p _build/aux
+	mkdir -p _build/pdf
+
+build:
+	pdflatex --enable-write18 -aux-directory=_build/aux -output-directory=_build/pdf my_pres.tex
diff --git a/my_pres.pdf b/my_pres.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..965739a
Binary files /dev/null and b/my_pres.pdf differ
diff --git a/my_pres.tex b/my_pres.tex
index 6e14d8c..8b78bf9 100644
--- a/my_pres.tex
+++ b/my_pres.tex
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
 
 % Special Build Variables
-\immediate\write18{describe > _build/artifacts.tex}
+\immediate\write18{git describe --abbrev=4 --always --tags > _build/artifacts.tex}
 
 \title{Lab 1}
 \author{Joe Sedutto\\
@@ -25,10 +25,14 @@
             \vspace{0.5cm}
                 Lab 3
 
+            \vspace{0.5cm}
+                Revision: \input{_build/artifacts}
+            
             \vspace{2cm}
-            \input{_build/artifacts}
-     
-            \textbf{Author Name}
+            \textbf{Joe Sedutto}
+
+            \vspace{0.1cm}
+                Michael L, Ronan D, Samuel F, Arthur A
      
             \vfill