ADOBE CERTIFIED EXPERT / INSTRUCTOR

Richard Bird is an Associate of the Institute of IT Training (TAP accredited) and is an Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor in Photoshop CS, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, InDesign CS, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, Illustrator CS, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5 and InCopy. Richard has gained his 30+ years experience in the design industry, starting at the London College of Printing followed by a long career as a magazine designer and art editor of many well-known titles. Later on switching to the advertising industry, he made a name as a freelance typographer and studio manager with several of the larger agencies. A trainer for 7 years, he enjoys bringing his wealth of knowledge and experience to others with patience and understanding.

ADOBE CERTIFIED EXPERT / INSTRUCTOR

Andrew Devis is an Adobe Certified Instructor in Premiére Pro (video production), Encore (DVD, Blu-ray and Web-DVD production) and After Effects (Motion Graphics/FX et al) and involved in both training and production. Andrew has been working in media for the last 15 years and started in radio production and then moved into video production and motion graphics/animation. Andrew also uses and can train Adobe Soundbooth and Adobe Audition as well as specific plug-ins for After Effects and Premiére Pro such as Mocha for After Effects, Zaxwerks ProAnimator, Red Giant Particular and others

ADOBE CERTIFIED EXPERT / INSTRUCTOR

Tony Harmer is a qualified teacher of adults in the lifelong learning sector (City and Guilds 7407 Stage I and II) and an Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor in several products. Tony currently holding over 80 certifications from Adobe. He is one of only a few worldwide Adobe Masters in the Adobe Creative Suite. With a background in illustration and design, he has over 28 years industry experience in print, online and onscreen projects and is also the chapter leader for the London and South West UK InDesign User Groups.

ADOBE AND APPLE CERTIFIED EXPERT / INSTRUCTOR

Jerry Leer is an Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor in After Effects, for over 13 years. He also holds certifications for all of the Apple Final Cut Studio applications as an Apple Master Trainer including the new Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5 releases. He has presented seminars in post production for the BBC and SKY and is often seen at production shows, 'IBC' and 'Broadcast and Video forum' running training sessions. He has worked in post production for 18 years as a freelance video editor and compositor and still works in this area when not training. Jerry provides support for clients before and after training or independently in person and online.

ADOBE CERTIFIED EXPERT / INSTRUCTOR

Sean Mitchell comes from a design and print background and has more than 10 years' experience working within the industry. Sean is an Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor in Acrobat 8, 9 and 10 (X) and InDesign CS2, CS3, CS4 and CS5. He also leads print production training using InDesign, Acrobat and Photoshop. Sean loves mastering new programs and learning new techniques so he can share his knowledge with others to improve their working lives. Sean is also rapidly developing his skill-set in the digital market with Adobe's Digital Publishing Solutions (DPS), Dreamweaver and Flash.

ADOBE CERTIFIED EXPERT / INSTRUCTOR

Marek Mularczyk is an Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor in Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Contribute, Flash and Lightroom. Established as a professional photographer for over 10 years, Marek enjoys using all aspects of the Adobe Creative Suite to enhance his photography. Winner of numerous awards in his native Poland, Marek travels Europe in search of that perfect picture. With a very gentle disposition Marek is the newest addition to the Certitec team and has already acquired many emails of commendation.

ADOBE CERTIFIED EXPERT / INSTRUCTOR

Mark Waterfield is our eLearning and Adobe Captivate Certified Instructor who started designing and developing web sites in the mid 90s. He initially started working as a (then) Macromedia Flash designer/developer for a variety of blue-chip clients and Mark added to his multimedia skills in 2005 by becoming Adobe certified in Adobe Dreamweaver. Mark now focuses exclusively on the Adobe eLearning suite and travels throughout the UK and Europe providing certified training and consultancy services to companies large and small. His projects have included Lloyds of London, BSkyB, Pepsico, GCHQ, the Royal Air Force, Random House Publishing and Thames Valley Police. He has also recently developed eLearning content for Cambridge Diets and is about to start a major content creation project for the Open University

CUSTOMER DEVELOPMENT

Samantha Harris is the Customer Development Manager at Certitec and the longest serving member of the support team. After many years experience in the newspaper and magazine publishing section, Samantha now fronts customer development interacting with clients from the UK and Europe. Samantha mentions the best part of her role is enabling clients to fully understand the different learning and development packages we offer under the Adobe branding and seeing how this can affect people in business. You might have already met Samantha at various seminars and events such as Adobe Live, Publishing Expo and MAX!

TRAINING CONSULTANT

Vanessa Pearce is our Training Consultant here at Certitec. After many years of controlling large web and print accounts across the UK, Vanessa finds her role as Training Consultant very rewarding, speaking to both new and existing clients. Fully conversant with many publishing applications on both platforms, Vanessa enjoys meeting and discussing courses with our many clients, which she states is extremely rewarding.

TRAINING CONSULTANT

John Espirian is a former software tester and Quality Assurance manager. He has a strong background in IT, has been a website administrator for over a decade, and was also a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) in the Consumer Macintosh group for 4 years. As an editor, proofreader and technical author, John's strengths are an unrelenting eye for detail and a passion for improving standards of communication. Whatever your skill level and requirements, John will be able to match you to just the right course.