I have a B.S. in Graphics Communications from Minnesota State University Moorhead with an emphasis in Multimedia Development.

  I have two main areas of expertise: Reverse engineering of existing parts and assemblies and the creation and labeling of raster and vector art based on the models and assemblies gained in the first area. My concentration has been on the ease of future changes in the assemblies and needed changes to existing illustrations that may arise from continued development.

  In late 2003 I entered into a two-part contract with Midland Garage Door of West Fargo, ND. The first was comparatively simple: to recreate the existing illustrations in the residential garage door manual. The existing illustrations had been created piecemeal on an as needed basis over the years by people who were not necessarily artists, and the result was an inconsistent manual that had failed to serve adequately. This goal was accomplished in early 2004. The second was much more complex: to create from scratch extensive illustrations for six commercial doors, many of which are in constant development. This project required many meetings with the company point man Brett Nordick. Aside from creating the illustrations themselves, which required reverse engineering all the parts and creating 3D assemblies, Brett has relied heavily on my inexperience with installing garage doors to debug the text and illustrations and help decide the creative direction of each. This project was completed in November 2006.

  At this point in my career I enjoy the challenge of communicating absolutely essential information to the end user. I am gratified by the knowledge that both the safety of the installer and the quality of the assembly are directly improved by my work.

  Two areas of continued research of mine include:  

1. Developing 3D interactive content for technical manual use with new software from Adobe Inc.

2. Developing custom real-time 3D content to enhance MS PowerPoint presentations using innovative new software.

  The recent development of these software products and the current rate of hardware growth paint a very bright and exciting picture of the future. I am looking forward to sharing this excitement and future with clients.