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technical illustrator
Lexington, MA
May 2001 - Feb 2014 (12 years 9 months)
Design and produce technical illustrations, informative posters, presentations, books, and official reports for research/development group (~100 staff, primarily PhD);
Generate deliverables appropriate to audience from internal staff to academia, private sector sponsors, DoD personnel, and high level military commanders/officers;
Manage tight deadlines for multiple clients with varying levels of priority;
Collaborate with other artists and departments as needed;
Brainstorm visual concepts with electrical engineers, physicists and RF hardware technicians relying on verbal explanations, rough sketches, differing data output types, and raw text;
Format and electronically merge tables, data, and graphics into graceful and concise formats;
Generate animations depicting radar technology within tactical theater of operations;
Edit video footage and sequential data captures from field tests:
Prepare all public distribution materials in compliance with official formatting and security marking requirements;
Identify opportunities to introduce and apply data visualization solutions;
Maintain Top Secret security clearance