Kirk S.

Creative and analytical professional with degrees and 13 years of experience in Graphics and Illustration in both the manufacturing and service sectors. Mechanically intuitive individual with defined skills working in the automotive, communications and religious fields. Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills. PROFESSIONAL WORK HISTORY Renaissance Unity Church, Warren, Michigan DESKTOP PUBLISHING ASSISTANT Participated in a number of design projects for a local new-thought Christian church, including the establishment of a monthly newsletter (“Men’s Vision”) for the church men’s group. Involved in development and layout for projects using Mac OS AppleWorks, Microsoft Word, QuarkXPress, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. Other projects included the production of posters, postcards, brochures and logo for corporate identity of group. • Initiated the establishment of the monthly newsletter, including writing and editing feature articles, cross-platform translation, and entire layout. •Published an article in the Canadian magazine “Everyman Journal.” • Church men’s group is considered to be one of the strongest due in part to newsletter. MSX International, Dearborn, Michigan PROCESS ILLUSTRATOR Organized part information and designed layout of illustrations (product assembly drawings) used by engineering and manufacturing plants. Involved with electrical wire harnesses for Ford Tier I suppliers. Time Engineering Service, Troy, Michigan SENIOR ILLUSTRATOR Contracted to work directly at Chrysler Jeep and Dodge Truck Divisions. Produced and designed layout of engineering graphics (product assembly drawings) for manufacturing build manuals used in vehicle final assembly plants. Created illustrations manually and with CIMAGE from CATIA computer programs. Illustrated a variety of components from interior/exterior trim to electrical/electronic hardware. Processed part information included into graphics using EBOM (Engineering Bill of Materials), the Chrysler parts database. Consulted Engineering and Manufacturing staffs to verity accuracy of illustrations. Inspected mock-ups and assembly line operations regarding product build specifications. • Served as primary illustrator for the 1996 Dodge Viper Manufacturing Build Manual. • Reviewed the graphics work of 3-4 co-workers. Provided training and issued assignments to fellow employees. • Considered to be a determined individual who successfully researched and updated the information on the Dodge Viper going back three model years. K