Michael Horta:

Michael Horta has been training architects and draftspeople in CAD software since 1986. After managing an Autodesk® Authorized Training Center for almost ten years, he started his own training center at Computers In Design Inc. He an Autodesk Certified Instructor.

Michael also teaches CAD at Pratt University, and at New York Institute of Technology, and has lectured at Columbia University and at Autodesk University.

Michael feels strongly that a software training class must focus on how the student can apply the program to their design profession. He loves the challenge of adapting his training methods to each individual personality.

Bettina May:

Bettina May has been involved in corporate in-house training programs for over 15 years. She is a certified Frontline Leadership Zenger-Miller trainer.

She has worked as an Internet professional for the last six years, and for the last five years has been training students in Adobe Photoshop®, Macromedia Dreamweaver®, Web Design, HTML and Web Programming.

Bettina enjoys examining complex structures to find the simple principles which underlie them, and then looking for clear ways to explain and document them. She finds that she usually learns as much from her students as they learn from her.

You can view some of her digital art on her personal web site: www.ravenstudios.com

Laura Boutwell:

Laura Bootsy Boutwell is a designer, editor, and musician. She received a Bachelors in Art and LIterature from the College of William and Mary and a Masters of Architecture from the University of Illinois. She has worked for I.M. Pei, received a fellowship to study Tibetan architecture in Asia, and has practiced information architecture and web design for 4 years. Her website is www.equatorial.tv.

Liberation Iannillo:

Liberation has been working as a graphic artist for 5 years and is founder of the design firm, Liberation Multimedia.

“When I teach, I get people to focus on the excitement and fun of learning a new program and help them to overcome being intimidated by the technology. I want their classroom experience to be enjoyable, not a task.”   Liberation

Carmen Rodriguez: Architect and CAD Manager

Chris Deckwith: Architect, Renderer and Animator

Mark Fiedler: Architect

Gil Santiago: Senior Archtectural Designer

Paula La Roche: Senior Architectural Designer

Len Dankner: Sofware Designer, Facilities Management Software Consultant