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Kevin Siegel

Kevin Siegel

Kevin Siegel is the driving force behind ICCOTP. It is from his experience and his vision for the online training industry that the impetus has come to develop a certification program for online training professionals. Mr. Siegel has been delivering live, online training since 2000. He was an early adopter of online training, and developed his own, unique software training delivery method by trial and error. His techniques have been wildly successful, and he now shares his insights with new online trainers through his Train the Online Trainer course. His experience in the training industry runs deep. He is the founder and president of IconLogic, Inc., a training company specializing in classroom and online training, courseware development, technical documentation, and eLearning development. He has written and published hundreds of step-by-step computer training books on applications such as Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Presenter, Adobe Technical Communication Suite, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, QuarkXPress, and TechSmith Camtasia. Mr. Siegel’s background as an award-winning photojournalist in the U.S. Coast Guard and his nearly three decades of experience as a technical writer, instructional designer, and eLearning developer power his contributions to the training field. He is a frequent speaker at trade shows and conventions.


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Jennie Ruby

Jennie Ruby

Jennie Ruby has been delivering online training since 2001. She is the president of EditorialTraining.Net and delivers both classroom and online training on writing, editing, eLearning development, and eLearning software. She teaches courses on how to write voiceover scripts, how to write step-by-step instructions, and how to create effective quizzes and tests. She is a published author and co-author of numerous training books, including Essentials of Adobe Presenter, Editing with Microsoft Word, and Writing for Curriculum Development. She does instructional design and courseware development for clients ranging from financial institutions to healthcare and insurance to professional training organizations. But her first love is online and classroom course delivery. She has more than 20 years of experience in training delivery, and is much loved for her enthusiasm and energy in the classroom setting, whether online or in person.


AJ Walther

AJ Walther

AJ Walther is the Chief Creative Officer of a training company that delivers online training to a worldwide audience. She was selected as one of Elliot Masie’s 30 Under 30 for 2014. She specializes in graphic design for eLearning and has completed design projects for clients from a wide range of industries, including Hagerty Insurance, Heineken, ADP, KLA Tencor, the DC Taxi Commission, Vantage Systems, Canadian Natural Resources, and the World Bank. She has been delivering online training since 2012. She is a skilled online instructor, teaching design and eLearning-related courses on Microsoft PowerPoint, design concepts for eLearning, and how to manage the online classroom. She is the author of PowerPoint 2007: The Essentials and PowerPoint 2008 for the Macintosh: The Essentials. She also delivers in-person fitness classes and is a co-manager of the DC-Maryland-Virginia Adobe eLearning User Group.


Lori Smith

Lori Smith

Lori Smith worked as a software engineer for more than 15 years before transitioning into eLearning development and training. She graduated from M.I.T. with a degree in Electrical Engineering and obtained her master’s degree at George Mason University. She has been delivering live, online training since 2010. She is an Adobe Certified Expert in Captivate, and she has written and contributed chapter content to numerous training books on Adobe Captivate. She provides both development work and consulting on higher-end Captivate projects, including programming with Advanced Actions and advanced quizzing techniques.


Barb Binder

Barb Binder

Barb Binder is the owner of Rocky Mountain Training in Denver, Colorado. Barb is an Adobe Design Master on the Creative Cloud publishing applications, and an Adobe Certified Instructor on FrameMaker, InDesign CC, InCopy CC, Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC and Acrobat Professional. In her spare time, she stays busy supporting the local Adobe community: as a member of the Adobe Certified Professional program she is an active volunteer answering questions on the Adobe forums, and she runs the Denver Adobe Creative Cloud User Group in Denver. Barb started in the publishing field in 1986 with Pagemaker's first release for Windows. She has been delivering corporate training since 1987, starting out in the Washington, D.C area. She moved to the foothills west of Denver to escape the congestion and the craziness of life “inside the Beltway” in 2005. (Access to the fabulous skiing and living the outdoor life may have had a little something to do with the move, too.) Barb has been an Adobe Certified Instructor on multiple programs since the inception of the program in 1997 and has been hired to teach "train the trainer" courses to help other instructors pass the rigorous Adobe Certified Expert exams and a Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+) exam.


Kal Hadi

Kal Hadi

Kal Hadi is a Certified Adobe Instructor with CTT+ credentials. He has over 15 years of experience in the field of computer graphics, imaging, and electronic publishing. He was recognized by Adobe as one of the top five trainers worldwide in 2009. He is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology Electronic Publishing graduate program. He is also the author of many books and papers in the fields of graphics and web publishing.
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Willam Van Weelden

Willam Van Weelden

Willam Van Weelden is a technical writer and functional designer from the Netherlands. After studying to become a teacher, Willam made the switch to technical documentation. Willam is a RoboHelp, Captivate and FrameMaker expert specializing in automating RoboHelp and HTML5. 


Matt Sullivan

Matt Sullivan

Matt Sullivan is the founder of Tech Comm Tools, and has trained over 1,000 individuals to effectively produce content using various Adobe software products, video, and mobile technologies. Matt helps groups refine their content creation techniques, often saving them more than 30% of the time it takes to produce and manage content. He regularly produces Adobe-sponsored webinars, video series, and speaks on Adobe's behalf at national conferences like the STC Summit, LavaCon, and WritersUA. With the exception of Adobe Illustrator '88 (version 2 of the product) Matt's experience with Adobe software goes back to the initial beta version of most products. He holds (or has held) Adobe Certified Trainer/Expert/Professional certifications in FrameMaker, RoboHelp, Captivate, Connect, Presenter, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, and others. Having created and owned an Adobe Authorized Training Center (GRAFIX Training) for about 10 years, Matt is an accomplished classroom trainer, online trainer, and now focuses on developing and delivering proctored online learning courses. He currently runs 6-week workshops on FrameMaker Authoring and a FrameMaker Template Design, and will soon be launching an immersive 6-week Screencasting Workshop as well.