Rob Schwartz is an award-winning teacher with over 20 years of experience in Technical Training and Education and the founder of BrainBuffet. He is a popular speaker at local, state, and national conferences; and often presents for Adobe on Photoshop, Illustrator, creativity, and teaching strategies. Rob's focus on helping people find their purpose, gaining industry skills, developing creativity, and solving real-world problems are the secrets to his success. Rob is an Adobe Certified Instructor, Adobe Education Leader, and won the prestigious Impact Award from Adobe in 2011. Rob was also recognized as the #1 Educator WorldWide in 2010 for the Certiport Adobe Certified Associate Championship.
Teaches:
- Adobe Illustrator Certification Course
- Adobe Photoshop Certification Course
Joe Dockery is an Adobe Education Leader and has inspired educators coast to coast as they integrate technology tools and resources into the arts and media curriculum. He's received the Washington State Golden Apple Award, Radio Shack's Technology Teacher of the Year Award, both the "Best of the Best' and "Making IT Happen" awards from ISTE, and the Adobe Education Leader "Impact" Award.
Teaches:
- Adobe After Effects Certification Course
- Adobe Premiere Certification Course
Besides teaching English, Journalism and Social Studies over the past 29 years, Jonathan has taught Digital Media Technology and Computer Applications for both secondary and post-secondary students. Though specializing in the Adobe Suite, he has taught Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Web Design. Jonathan has been the recipient of the Sun-Sentinel Journalism Teacher of the Year as well as the Florida Scholastic Press Association District 7 Teacher of the Year. Jonathan is also an author and technical editor for several Adobe InDesign publications.
Teaches:
- Adobe InDesign Certification Course
Jess is an Adobe Educated Leader and computer science and digital multimedia teacher who specializes in the entire Adobe suite. She loves introducing kids to digital skills that will help them be creative and get awesome jobs. She also loves to cook and dreams of one day writing a book.
Teaches:
- Adobe Dreamweaver Certification Course
Joseph Labrecque is a creative developer, designer, and educator with nearly two decades of experience creating expressive web, desktop, and mobile solutions. He is an Adobe Education Leader, Adobe Community Professional, and member of Adobe Partners by Design. Joseph has authored a number of books and video course publications on design and development technologies, tools, and concepts. He has spoken at large design and technology conferences such as Adobe MAX and for a variety of smaller creative communities. He is also the founder of Fractured Vision Media, LLC; a digital media production studio and distribution vehicle for a variety of creative works.
Teaches:
- Adobe Animate Certification Course
Mark Shufflebottom began his media career in 1996 and since then has been honored with the Europrix Top Talent Award for an interactive installation ‘Isolation’, and the Best of Festival Award, BEA Festival of Media Arts, 2006, in recognition of an experimental approach to game narrative. In 2011, Mark was presented with the Adobe Impact Award "in recognition of outstanding services to higher education”. In 2013, Adobe nominated Mark as part of the advisory board for Adobe Education Leaders. Mark has been invited by Adobe to several speaking engagements over the years, and taught their cutting-edge online training course. He also writes for a leading trade magazine called Web Designer, and has been a contributor to several web design textbooks. Mark has also created training videos for HTML5 animation.
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Kevin is a 20-year design educator and the award-winning creative mastermind behind DesignDojo.org. He is a 10-year Adobe Education Leader, a contributor to the Learn Adobe book series, and a frequent Adobe Generations Pro “guest expert” presenter. Kevin’s freelance work ranges from logo branding to character design to web design. His clients include: Adobe Systems, USA Track and Field, Trader Joe’s, Z Shoes, and Stanford University.
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Tommy Demos is a Professor of Film, Television & Digital Production who has been an active design professional and educator for over a decade. He holds an MFA in Film Production, a PhD in Leadership & Computer Information Security, and specializes in teaching video editing and motion design to students of all ages. Dr. Demos is a managing member of Wise Up Digital, a creative agency that provides digital production services to clients as well as design technology education to students and faculty across the nation.
Teaches:
- Adobe Premiere Pro Level 2