AGI Management & Instructors
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Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith is president of American Graphics Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. He is the creator and series editor of the Digital Classroom book series, an imprint of Wiley publishing. He was instrumental in making the series among the first books available on Apple's iBooks store, Amazon's Kindle, the nook, and other e-reading devices. At American Graphics Institute, Chris has provided strategic technology consulting to some of the largest catalog, book, magazine, and newspaper publishers. He is the author of more than 10 books on electronic publishing software, including the Adobe Creative Suite for Dummies. He has served as a consultant to technology companies including Adobe and Microsoft. Chris studied Journalism at the University of Minnesota, and then worked for Quark prior to joining American Graphics Institute where he has worked for more than a decade. He is also a partner of Avlade, a marketing and technical communications company. Read Chris's contributions to the AGI Blog.
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Jennifer Smith
Jennifer Smith is a noted web and graphics technology expert. She is the author of more than one dozen books on digital imaging and Web publishing, including her recently published Photoshop CS5 Digital Classroom, and the Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium for Dummies. She has been hired many times by Adobe systems to develop and deliver training content to Adobe employees, and to write books for Adobe Press. She is the co–founder of American Graphics Institute. Read Jennifer’s Blog.
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Jeremy Osborn
Jeremy Osborn has more than 15 years of experience in web and graphic design, filmmaking, writing and publication development for both print and digital media. Jeremy recently served as the program director of Graphic & Web Design at the Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University. Jeremy has contributed to several of the Adobe Classroom in a Book series including Adobe Acrobat 6 & 7 Professional, Adobe InDesign CS & CS2, Adobe GoLive CS2, and was the co author for Adobe Audition and the author of Adobe Premiere Elements.
At AGI, Jeremy has provided in-depth training and custom consulting for students and corporate clients. Jeremy holds a MS in Management from the Marlboro College Graduate Center and a BFA in Film/TV from the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. Read Jeremy’s contributions to the AGI Blog
Chad Chelius
Chad has a formal education in publishing technology, and has the trial-by-fire production experience that makes him a valuable contributor to every project on which he works. He’s served as the lead consultant for major InDesign migrations and Digital Asset Management implementations for clients such as Rodale Press (publishers of Prevention Magazine, Runner’s World, and multiple other magazine titles), and the publishing group of the National Geographic Society. He’s skilled in all aspects of print production, working with automation and XML. Chad holds professional certifications from both Adobe and Apple, which he uses in his role as a consultant and instructor for American Graphics Institute.
Greg Heald
Greg Heald has more than 20 years of practical design and production experience in both Web and Print environments. He has served as a contributing author or editor on a number of books, including the recently-published Dreamweaver CS5 Digital Classroom, Real World Adobe Acrobat, and several in the Classroom in a Book series for Adobe Press. Greg is an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop, and has contributed to the development of Adobe’s certification exams. With over a decade of experience as a professional software instructor, he has provided in-depth training for such prominent clients as Verizon, L.L. Bean, and Reebok. Greg holds a degree in Advertising Design from the acclaimed College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University. Read Greg’s contributions to the AGI Blog
Glenn Hodgkinson
Glenn Hodgkinson is an instructor for AGI Training where he teaches a variety of design and web development classes. For over 15 years, he blurs the line between traditional and digital media. He has successfully designed, implemented and managed projects for prestigious clients such as Kodak, Nikon, Microtek and many more world leading brands. Over the last several years he has focused on education. He enjoys teaching others how to combine design and development skills into a cohesive and marketable asset. He has co-authored Photoshop Elements 10 Digital Classroom.
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AGI supports CTT+ for Instructor Qualifications
The CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+) certification identifies excellent instructors. CompTIA CTT+ is an international, vendor-neutral certification that covers core instructor skills, including preparation, presentation, communication, facilitation and evaluation in both a classroom and virtual classroom environment. AGI is joined by companies such as Adobe, Dell, Microsoft, Novell and Ricoh that recommend their trainers be CTT+ certified.