She's very direct, focused, personable and explains concepts very clearly. She's impressive! Shirley has the technical background and teaching skills to help me pinpoint what I need to know to finish my book. Greg, 1 lesson with Shirley Vast knowledge and excellent teaching skillsĭo read Shirley's bio - it is impressive.

She really knows her stuff! I hope to book more lessons soon. There's so much to learn with InDesign and Shirley got me started in the right direction, adding images to areas of my novel and in general showing me around and revealing a few shortcuts. Interests: Art (especially computer-generated), photography, hiking, health and nutrition. As such I keep up to date on their software and completed their 'Train the Trainer' course in 2018.īelieving in an immersive, hands-on experience for the learner, I find instructing through Wyzant to be a unique opportunity, and have an open-door policy when it comes to answering student's questions.Īpplications: Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Animate), iBooksAuthor.Ĭoding languages: AppleScript, JavaScript, ActionScript 3, XML, HTML5, CSS3, AppsScript. I appreciate being honored as an Adobe Community Professional (ACP). My greatest challenge is in staying at the forefront of a technology that is changing almost daily. I have written articles for magazines, published books on the subject of using scripts to automate applications, and often contribute to user groups on the web.Īs I look back at over 30 years of experience I know my greatest sense of accomplishment is in helping students hone their skills and go on to fulfill their dreams. I have been invited to speak at seminars, participate as a leader in user work groups, and conduct side-sessions for user conferences. As the information age shifted from print to web and mobile devices, I added cross-publishing and User Experience (UX) with emphasis on ePub. From there I have worked on specific projects such as catalog and book production.

From 1997 to 2007 I worked for a software development company, traveling extensively teaching automation techniques and programming for the newspaper industry. As fate would have it, I became an early-adopter for using computers in the graphic arts and printing industry, and ended up teaching in the industry rather than in the classroom. My goal as a young student was to become a teacher.

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