AGI Management & Instructors
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Christopher Smith
Christopher cofounded AGI in 1994 after leaving Quark, Inc. Christopher recognized that creative, marketing, and communications professionals needed assistance with adapting to rapidly changing technology. He grew AGI to become the leading technology training and consulting resource for advertising, media, publishing, and marketing firms in North America. Christopher is widely considered one of the foremost industry experts regarding electronic publishing software. He has authored or coauthored more than one dozen books relating to electronic publishing technology, including the Adobe Creative Suite for Dummies. Adobe Systems has entrusted him and the team at AGI with managing all content, creative, and production for the vast majority of the Adobe Classroom in a Book series published by Adobe Press and he is now Series Editor for the Digital Classroom series of books published by Wiley. 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 CS4 Digital Classroom, and the Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web 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 contributions to the AGI 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
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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.