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Craig P. Black is an instructor in the Mechanical Design Technology department
and the former instructor and manager of the Autodesk Premier Training Center at
Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, Wisconsin. Craig has been teaching at FVTC
since 1990. In 2009, he created the CAD Management certifi cate program at FVTC. In
2013, he created the Mechanical CAD Drafting Technical Diploma at FVTC. Craig has
served two terms on the Autodesk Training Center Executive Committee (now known
as the Autodesk Training Center 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 customiza-
tion and AutoLISP and DCL programming 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.
City & County of Denver
Fitzgerald, Hagan, & Hackathorn
Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
Laser Design and GKS Services
Bill Strenth, Pittsburg State University School of Construction
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