I'm a freelancer who specializes in technical illustration from Champaign, IL, USA. I am currently working with publishers such as Pearson, WW Norton, and Human Kinetics and others as well as corporate clients creating scientific and technical illustration for textbooks and product instruction manuals. I also worked for Horizon Hobby for two years creating art and design for their instruction manuals of radio-controlled hobby equipment. My resume: 2016 - present Self-employed freelance illustrator creating technical and/or scientific illustrations for textbook publishers and corporate clients creating complex, unique, pedagogical artwork to client specifications for chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy, and anatomy textbooks as well as technical manuals. Technical Illustrator / Writer 2017 - 2019 Horizon Hobby - Champaign, IL • Created art, design, layout, and writing for instruction manuals of a variety of radio-controlled hobby products such as aircraft, vehicles, boats, and associated radios, controllers, and electronics. • Exported line art from 3D models created in Solidworks to create exploded views and detail drawings. • Created custom art and cover designs using Adobe Illustrator. 1995 - 2016 Senior Illustrator and Art Director Precision Graphics - Champaign, IL. The business was acquired by another company in 2014 and that company decided to close the office in 2016. • From rough sketches or written description manuscript, created press-ready digital illustrations for publication in grade school through college-level textbooks. Subjects include mathematics, general science, physics, engineering, architecture, anatomy and physiology, chemistry, health and fitness, biology, nursing, and encyclopedias. • Used industry standard software including Illustrator, Photoshop, SketchUp, ChemDraw, Chem 3D, and Maya to create art as well as InDesign, Acrobat, and Excel to create proofs and track art. • Served as lead artist on several simultaneous projects, overseeing multiple team members. Responsible for organizing and developing style sheets, bidding manuscript, maintaining schedules, proofing, marking up corrections on team members’ work, creating final files ready for printing, and maintaining open communication with internal project managers and external clients. • Worked with publishers such as Pearson, Glencoe Math, McGraw-Hill, WW Norton, and Wiley. • As art director, in addition to my lead artist duties, I supervised a staff of 10 illustrators. Tasks included determining appropriate artists for different projects, assigning work, conducting annual reviews, advocating for my staff in reporting to senior management, and conducting post-project evaluations.…I'm a freelancer who specializes in technical illustration from Champaign, IL, USA. I am currently working with publishers such as Pearson, WW Norton, and Human Kinetics and others as well as corporate clients creating scientific and technical illustration for textbooks and product instruction manuals. I also worked for Horizon Hobby for two years creating art and design for their instruction manuals of radio-controlled hobby equipment. My resume: 2016 - present Self-employed freelance illustrator creating technical and/or scientific illustrations for textbook publishers and corporate clients creating complex, unique, pedagogical artwork to client specifications for chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy, and anatomy textbooks as well as technical manuals. Technical Illustrator / Writer 2017 - 2019 Horizon Hobby - Champaign, IL • Created art, design, layout, and writing for instruction manuals of a variety of radio-controlled hobby products such as aircraft, vehicles, boats, and associated radios, controllers, and electronics. • Exported line art from 3D models created in Solidworks to create exploded views and detail drawings. • Created custom art and cover designs using Adobe Illustrator. 1995 - 2016 Senior Illustrator and Art Director Precision Graphics - Champaign, IL. The business was acquired by another company in 2014 and that company decided to close the office in 2016. • From rough sketches or written description manuscript, created press-ready digital illustrations for publication in grade school through college-level textbooks. Subjects include mathematics, general science, physics, engineering, architecture, anatomy and physiology, chemistry, health and fitness, biology, nursing, and encyclopedias. • Used industry standard software including Illustrator, Photoshop, SketchUp, ChemDraw, Chem 3D, and Maya to create art as well as InDesign, Acrobat, and Excel to create proofs and track art. • Served as lead artist on several simultaneous projects, overseeing multiple team members. Responsible for organizing and developing style sheets, bidding manuscript, maintaining schedules, proofing, marking up corrections on team members’ work, creating final files ready for printing, and maintaining open communication with internal project managers and external clients. • Worked with publishers such as Pearson, Glencoe Math, McGraw-Hill, WW Norton, and Wiley. • As art director, in addition to my lead artist duties, I supervised a staff of 10 illustrators. Tasks included determining appropriate artists for different projects, assigning work, conducting annual reviews, advocating for my staff in reporting to senior management, and conducting post-project evaluations.WWWW…