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Center Executive Committee and the Autodesk Leadership Council. J.C. has been the
coauthor and principal investigator on two National Science Foundation grants. He
has won numerous awards, including: Drafting Educator of the Year by the Illinois
Drafting Educators Association; the Instructor Quality Award by Autodesk; Autodesk
University Instructor Award; Professor of the Year, Co-Innovator of the Year, and
Co-Master Teacher awards at Moraine Valley Community College; and the Illinois
Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year awarded by the Illinois Community College
Trustees Association. J.C. was also one of the recipients of the Top 10 Most Popular
Autodesk University Classes Ever for his class Compelling 3D Features in AutoCAD.
J.C. is an Autodesk Certifi ed Instructor (ACI) and an Autodesk Certifi cation Evaluator
(ACE), and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education and a Master’s degree in Industrial
Technology from Illinois State University.
Craig P. Black is an instructor in the Mechanical Design Technology department and
the former manager of the Autodesk Premier Training Center at Fox Valley Technical
College in Appleton, Wisconsin. He has been teaching at FVTC since 1990. In 2009, Craig
created the CAD Management certifi cate program at FVTC. Craig has served two terms
on the Autodesk Training Center Executive Committee (now known as the Autodesk
Leadership Council) and chaired the committee in 2001. He has been working with
Autodesk software products for more than 25 years. He has presented on various topics
at a number of Autodesk University annual training sessions and has been contracted
to teach training sessions on Autodesk products across the United States. In addition to
teaching, Craig also does AutoCAD customization and AutoLISP and DCL program-
ming for area businesses and industries. Prior to his current position, Craig worked in
the civil, architectural, electrical, and mechanical drafting and design disciplines.
Acknowledgments Acknowledgments
The authors and publisher would like to thank the following individuals and
companies for their assistance and contributions.
Autodesk, Inc.
Fitzgerald, Hagan, & Hackathorn
Laser Design and GKS Services
Bill Strenth, Pittsburg State University School of Construction
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