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AutoCAD and Its Applications—Basics
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About the Authors About the Author s
Terence M. Shumaker is Faculty Emeritus, the former Chairperson of the Drafting
Technology Department, and former Director of the Autodesk Premier Training Center
at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, Oregon. Terence taught at the commu-
nity college level for over 28 years. He worked as a training consultant for Autodesk,
Inc., and conducted CAD program development workshops around the country. He has
professional experience in surveying, civil drafting, industrial piping, and technical
illustration. He is the author of Goodheart-Willcox’s Process Pipe Drafting and coau- g
thor of the AutoCAD and Its Applications series and AutoCAD Essentials.
David A. Madsen is the president of Madsen Designs Inc. (www.madsendesigns.com)
and an Authorized Autodesk Author. David is Faculty Emeritus of Drafting Technology
and the Autodesk Premier Training Center at Clackamas Community College in Oregon
City, Oregon. David was an instructor and department Chairperson at Clackamas
Community College for nearly 30 years. In addition to community college experience,
David was a Drafting Technology instructor at Centennial High School in Gresham,
Oregon. David is a former member of the American Design Drafting Association (ADDA)
Board of Directors, and was honored by the ADDA with Director Emeritus status at
the annual conference in 2005. David has extensive experience in mechanical drafting,
architectural design and drafting, and building construction. David holds a Master of
Education degree in Vocational Administration and a Bachelor of Science degree in
Industrial Education. David is the author of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
and coauthor of Architectural AutoCAD, D Architectural Desktop and Its Applications,
Architectural Drafting Using AutoCAD, D AutoCAD and Its Applications: Basics,
Advanced, and Comprehensive, e AutoCAD Essentials, and other textbooks in the areas
of architectural drafting, mechanical drafting, engineering drafting, civil drafting,
architectural print reading, and mechanical print reading.
David P. Madsen is the president of Engineering Drafting & Design, Inc., the vice
president of Madsen Designs Inc. (www.madsendesigns.com), an Authorized Autodesk
Author, and a SolidWorks Research Associate. Dave provides drafting and design consul-
tation and training for all disciplines. Dave has been a professional design drafter since
1996, and has extensive experience in a variety of drafting, design, and engineering disci-
plines. Dave has provided drafting and computer-aided design and drafting instruction
to secondary and postsecondary learners since 1999, and has considerable curriculum,
program coordination, and development experience. Dave holds a Master of Science
degree in Educational Policy, Foundations, and Administrative Studies with a special-
ization in Postsecondary, Adult, and Continuing Education; a Bachelor of Science degree
in Technology Education; and an Associate of Science degree in General Studies and
Drafting Technology. Dave is the author of Inventor and Its Applications and coauthor
of Architectural Drafting Using AutoCAD, D AutoCAD and Its Applications: Basics
and Comprehensive, e Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, and other textbooks g g
in the areas of architectural drafting, mechanical drafting, engineering drafting, civil
drafting, architectural print reading, and mechanical print reading.
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