Subject Matter Expert

Thomas Benner

**********@***.*** 512-***-**** LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasbenner/

TEACHER/TRAINER:

A position where I can use my innovative Adobe and Apple training, development and public relation skills to provide high quality teaching and promote the effective use of technology.

10+ years teaching experience developing innovative courses to promote mastery of creative software

Command of Adobe and Apple software and ability to instruct all ages effectively.

experienced manager; excellent written and oral communication skills.

technical expertise in troubleshooting and the effective use of operating systems, applications & utilities

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE

Adobe Community Professional; Adobe Education Leader

Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, Indesign CC, Animate CC, DreamWeaver CC, Premiere Pro CC, After Effects CC for 8 years

Adobe Subject Matter Expert and Certification Exam Writer for ACA (Adobe Certified Associate) and ACE (Adobe Certified Expert) Certification Exams for Pearson Certiport for 8 years.

Design applications: Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Bridge, Behance, Portfolio, Illustrator, InDesign, FrameMaker, Dreamweaver, Animate, Acrobat Pro, Premiere Pro, After Effects, XD.

Computers: Macintosh OS X; Windows 98 to Windows 11; cross-platform integration.

Languages: ActionScript 3, Object Oriented Programming, algorithm design.

Productivity applications: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook), WordPerfect, Pages, Numbers, FileMaker Pro, Quicken, QuickBooks Pro.

Beta tester for the Adobe Creative Cloud.

TEACHING AND TRAINING

Adobe Creative Cloud: Taught 16 courses at the Art Institute of Austin for nine years: Digital Imaging [Photoshop], Advanced Digital Imaging [Photoshop], Digital Presentation [Illustrator], Digital Visual Composition [Muse], Digital Illustration [Illustrator], Advanced Digital Illustration [Illustrator], Introduction to Authoring [Animate], Intermediate Authoring [Animate], Advanced Authoring [Animate], Animation Graphics [Animate], Web Animation [Animate], Advanced Motion Graphics [Animate] and 4 different Portfolio classes [Behance & Portfolio].

Adobe Creative Suite: Taught a 3 month (220 hour) Texas Work Source course for two years

FileMaker Pro (tips, tricks & shortcuts): Taught a monthly class of 40-50 students each month for 3 years. All levels.

ClarisWorks/AppleWorks (installation to advanced techniques): Taught a monthly class of 40-50 students each month for 3 years. All levels.

Hardware/Software Troubleshooting Clinic (weekly hands-on clinic for 20 users)

Customizing Your Mac for Efficiency (computer lab summer school)

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

MACinTUTOR, Apple consultant, Adobe trainer & FileMakerPro developer/designer, 1992 to Present

Member of Apple Solutions Provider Network; Apple Product Professional; Associate member of FileMaker Solutions alliance; National Association of Photoshop Professionals

Advised clients on hardware and software purchase and provided training and support. Trained students and clients in the use of operating systems, applications, utilities, database solutions, browsers & internet tools. Developed and maintained various database applications and web sites for several clients.

Pearson Certiport October 2010 to October, 2022

Created ACE (Adobe Certified Expert) and ACA (Adobe Certified Associate) exams for Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Animate, Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro, and After Effects.

The Art Institute of Austin Austin, Texas, October 2008 to March, 2017

Designed and taught classes in Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Muse, Dreamweaver, Flash [Animate], Acrobat Pro, Premiere Pro for Web Design and Interactive Media, Graphic Design, Animation and Interior Design departments.

Consulting Solutions.net Austin, Texas, 2005 to 2008

Multimedia Specialist classes in Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Flash, Acrobat Pro, Premiere Pro

CompUSA North Austin, Texas, 2001 to 2002

Apple Product Professional, Technology Sales Specialist for Apple store and Trainer for Mac classes

Apple Computer, Inc. Austin, Texas, 1999 to 2001

Servers and Applications Technical Support Specialist Level 2.5

FileMakerPro database manager for Apple support center

B.M.U.G. Macintosh users group Berkeley, CA, 1995 to 1999

Claris SIG coordinator, hardware/software troubleshooting clinic instructor

Trained new users in Macintosh basics, hard drive setup and organization, maintenance, prevention, and repair. Handled challenging software/hardware problems. Conceptualized and directed the Claris special interest group teaching databases, word processing, font management, spreadsheets, graphics (drawing and painting) in ClarisWorks/AppleWorks and FileMaker Pro.

Macs of Marin Macintosh users group in San Rafael, CA, 1996 to 1999

Help clinic coordinator, Internet SIG instructor

Developed courses, identified resources to train all levels of users in the effective use of software.

University of California, Los Angeles

Research assistant and technical translator in the design and implementation of computer applications for a comparative Semitic language project.

EDUCATION

M.A. Near East Languages & Cultures University of California, Los Angeles

B.A. Anthropology; B.SC. Math & General Science University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

LANGUAGES: English, German and Modern Hebrew.

PUBLISHED WORKS Technical editor for “Beginning Adobe Animate”

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