technical illustrator/writer

Janice M.

Orrville, OH *****

Objective: A fulfilling career in publications, engineering, or any other challenging area.

Experience:

2007–May 2009 JLG Industries, Inc. Orrville, OH

Senior Parts Analyst/Illustrator

Edited parts manuals for material handlers (some models are produced for the military)

Updated manuals from ER’s (engineering requests)

Imported drawing files from ProEngineer

Edited drawing files in Freehand and Corel Draw

Compiled parts lists from engineering drawings, BOM’s and vendor drawings

Contacted vendors to obtain service parts breakdowns

Programs used:

Adobe Framemaker

Pro-E (limited)

Corel Draw

Freehand

Adobe Acrobat

Excel and Word

AS400 database

2001–2007 Rayco Manufacturing Inc. Wooster, OH

Technical Writer

Created operator/parts manuals for stump cutters, mini-crawlers, chippers and log splitters

Updated manuals from ECO’s (engineering change orders)

Created/edited SolidWorks drawings

Imported drawing files from SolidWorks and parts lists from BOM’s created in SolidWorks with Excel

Converted completed manuals to PDF format to be viewed by other departments, and sent on a CD to our dealers for ordering parts; and for printing completed manuals for production

Took photos of products using a digital camera to illustrate maintenance items

Programs used:

Quark X-Press

Adobe Pagemaker

Adobe Acrobat

SolidWorks

Photoshop and Microsoft Paint

MAX parts database for BOM’s

Excel and Word

1994–2001 Steiner-Brower Turf Equipment Dalton, OH

Publications Assistant

Created owner/operator manuals for tractors, attachments and sod harvesting equipment

Created/edited AutoCad drawings

Updated those manuals to reflect production changes/improvements and provided dealers with copies of updated pages twice a year

Ran copies of manuals as needed for production and assisted in preparing masters for delivery to commercial printer

Kept an inventory of manuals on hand and those sent to production

Writer/editor of quarterly company newsletter

Programs used:

AutoCad LT

Ventura Publisher

Publisher’s Paintbrush

Corel PhotoPaint

Microsoft Word and Excel

Education and Training: 1970–1973 Newtonbrook Secondary School North York, Ont. Canada

Secondary School Graduation Diploma

1973–1975 Humber College of Applied Arts & Science Toronto, Ont. Canada

Creative Arts

Classes and workshops: AutoCad, introductory and intermediate

3-D Cad Drafting

Technical Writing

Newsletter Writing

Adobe Pagemaker

SolidWorks

Strengths and Skills:

I have been working in desktop publishing for nearly 15 years. I am a dedicated worker and I place great importance on morals, manners, respect, and a strong work ethic. I have a positive attitude and I work well with co-workers. I am comfortable consulting with vendors or engineers to obtain the information I require. I have been successful in completing projects on time and with accuracy. I am willing to relocate.

References:

available upon request

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