Complex sentence: Siler has unusual credibility in the corporate community as in addition to being a successful artist and scholar, he holds a number of patents on a wide range of inventions, including a widely-used computer-graphics input device and textile printing machinery.
Split into simpler sentences: Siler has unusual credibility in the corporate community, in addition to being a successful artist and scholar. He holds a number of patents on a wide range of inventions, including a widely-used computer-graphics input device and textile printing machinery.