I'm an experienced senior designer and illustrator with a passion for transforming ideas into visually compelling artwork. I specialize in graphic design, illustration, patent illustrations, and production management, collaborating with teams to deliver high-quality marketing materials, websites, and CAD-based artwork. I'm adept at leading art teams, coordinating projects from concept to delivery, and blending traditional drafting with CGI/CAD techniques. I'm eager to work with talented teammates to achieve common goals and bring creative concepts to life.

Rance E. Elliff

I'm an experienced senior designer and illustrator with a passion for transforming ideas into visually compelling artwork. I specialize in graphic design, illustration, patent illustrations, and production management, collaborating with teams to deliver high-quality marketing materials, websites, and CAD-based artwork. I'm adept at leading art teams, coordinating projects from concept to delivery, and blending traditional drafting with CGI/CAD techniques. I'm eager to work with talented teammates to achieve common goals and bring creative concepts to life.

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I’m an experienced senior designer and illustrator with a passion for transforming ideas into visually compelling artwork. I specialize in graphic design, illustration, patent illustrations, and production management, collaborating with teams to deliver high-quality marketing materials, websites, and CAD-based artwork.

I’m adept at leading art teams, coordinating projects from concept to delivery, and blending traditional drafting with CGI/CAD techniques. I’m eager to work with talented teammates to achieve common goals and bring creative concepts to life.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Patent Illustrator/Graphic Designer
January 1, 2006 - Present
Creating artwork related to marketing, advertising and re-branding, including websites, literature, brochures, signage using CGI/CAD techniques; illustrating artwork for figures in design and utility patents.
Production Manager at RDK Design LLC
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2006
Duties included delegating patent projects to art team members, quality control, client interaction, hiring/terminating employees, troubleshooting and resolving problems, training art team.
President/Owner at Dahl Drafting Inc.
January 1, 1993 - January 1, 2000
Serviced the Oil and Gas Exploration industry, produced full color oversized artwork for investment purposes, CAD, digitizing, plotting, printing, illustrating and other graphic related services.
Production Manager at Paramount Petroleum Inc.
January 1, 1990 - January 1, 1993
Managed art department (15 employees), responsible for exploration packaging (seismic, logs, mapping and cross sections).
Graphic Illustrator at Dahl Drafting Inc.
January 1, 1984 - January 1, 1990
Serviced the Oil and Gas Exploration industry creating full color oversized artwork for investment purposes using manual drafting techniques.

Education

at Texas State University
January 1, 1979 - January 1, 1985
at University of Houston
January 1, 1979 - January 1, 1985
at San Jacinto Junior College
January 1, 1979 - January 1, 1985
at HCC
January 1, 1979 - January 1, 1985

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Energy & Utilities, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics, Other