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Photo Editor/Parts Marketing (Contractor)
CNH Industrial
Racine, WI
May 2014 - Present (10 years 6 months)
CNH Industrial is a global leader in the capital goods sector that designs, produces and sells agricultural and construction equipment, trucks, commercial vehicles, buses and specialty vehicles. * Photo editing, including resizing, cropping, color correction, clipping paths, etc. of product images using Adobe Photoshop. * Maintain multiple image files, document procedures, archive records and catalog. * Responsible for ensuring all images are properly edited, labeled, assigned, stored and made available in a timely manner. * Created illustrations from CAD files, sketches, blueprints, photos, actual parts, ideas, etc. • I created designs for catalog covers and sell sheets.
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Senior Technical Illustrator/Graphic Artist
Siemens Building Technologies Inc.
Buffalo Grove, IL
The Siemens Building Technologies Division is the world leader in the market for safe and secure, energy-efficient and environment-friendly buildings and infrastructures. As a Technical Illustrator for Siemens I drew detailed and often complex illustrations for technical documentation produced by the Technical Communicators. I worked hand-in-hand with Product Managers, Project Leaders, Technical Writers, Engineers, and the Marketing Department. * Created illustrations from CAD files, sketches, blueprints, photos, actual parts, ideas, etc. * Applied technical illustration and design principles to facilitate clarity and understanding for the document user. I depicted function, relationship, and assembly-sequence, parts and assemblies. * Produced thousands of illustrations for Technical Documentation such as Installation instructions, Specification Sheets, Illustrated Parts Lists, Application Guides, and User Manuals while adhering to strict company standards. * Revised existing illustrations to comply with software revisions, hardware modifications, etc. I always delivered accurate illustrations in a timely manner. * Maintained the illustration numbering system on a daily basis. Archiving and cataloging electronic illustration files. * Kept informed of the breadth and the depth of the company's product line and product relationships, and provided input for policies, standards, and other illustration design standards. * Performed photo retouching for Product Marketing. * Contributed illustrations and graphics used in exhibits for the yearly ASHRAE Trade Show. * Designed the program for the R & D Department's yearly "Technical Achievement Awards".
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Instructional Designer/Illustrator
Energy Concepts Inc.
Mundelein, IL
Energy Concepts, Inc. designs and manufactures quality educational training systems that prepare Grade School and High School students for technology-related careers and professions. * Worked extensively on an e-learning software package to teach the fundamentals of Electronic Circuits. I was instrumental in the look and design of the entire project and created titles, backgrounds and chapter headings using 3D software. * Created animations demonstrating various scientific principles. * Contributed illustrations and diagrams that were used in textbooks, workbooks and product packaging.
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Illustrator/Marketing Support
Kenlin Enterprises.
Highland Park, IL
Kenlin Enterprises, now "The Handy Kenlin Group", is a major supplier, manufacturer and distributer of high-quality furniture hardware and accessories. * Employed traditional hand drawn pen and ink techniques to depict all items in the product line. These illustrations were used in Product Marketing and Specification sheets. * Actively participated in the design and creation of new products. * Created Assembly instructions, determining the best way to clearly depict the assembly sequence of multiple pieces of hardware.
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Technical Illustrator
Navistar
Woodridge, IL
Sep 2016 - Mar 2017 (6 months)
Maintain multiple image files, document procedures, archive records and catalog.
Responsible for ensuring all images are properly edited, labeled, assigned, stored and made available in a timely manner.
Created illustrations from CAD files, sketches, blueprints, photos, actual parts, ideas, etc.
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Technical Illustrator
Navistar
Woodridge, IL
Sep 2016 - Mar 2017 (6 months)
Maintain multiple image files, document procedures, archive records and catalog.
Responsible for ensuring all images are properly edited, labeled, assigned, stored and made available in a timely manner.
Created illustrations from CAD files, sketches, blueprints, photos, actual parts, ideas, etc.
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Technical Illustrator
Navistar
Woodridge, IL
Sep 2016 - Mar 2017 (6 months)
Maintain multiple image files, document procedures, archive records and catalog.
Responsible for ensuring all images are properly edited, labeled, assigned, stored and made available in a timely manner.
Created illustrations from CAD files, sketches, blueprints, photos, actual parts, ideas, etc.