Claudia McCue

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Claudia is the author of the book Real World Print Production with Adobe Creative Cloud, and the presenter for a number of print-related Lynda.com courses.

After more than 20 years in real-world print production, she now teaches creatives and production professionals how to use Adobe products without hurting themselves (or their printers). Claudia is a Certified Technical Trainer, and an Adobe Certified Expert for Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator, and InDesign.

She has delivered training for a wide range of clients, including Aflac, the Centers For Disease Control, The Home Depot, Lowe’s Home Improvement, MTV Networks, and World Wrestling Entertainment.

When not chained to the keyboard, she can be found riding country backroads on her motorcycle. She swears it’s the best possible cure for writer’s block. You can find her on her website, or @claudiamccue

Claudia’s sessions:

    Roberto Blake

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    Roberto Blake is a Creative Entrepreneur with a background in design and advertising and is the owner of Create Awesome Media.

    When working with clients Roberto helps them develop content marketing strategies for video and social media the prioritize both creative and conversions.

    Currently his creative education based YouTube channel helps over 200,000 creatives, with tutorials, guides and career advice. He has been featured in publications such as Forbes, Huffington Post and Advanced Photoshop Magazine. He is currently a contributor to CreativePro and How Design.

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      Diane Burns

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      Long on the bleeding edge of design and publishing technology, Diane Burns is an author, trainer and consultant. She is founder of San Francisco-based TransPacific Digital, a leading print and digital localization company. An Adobe Community Professional and an Adobe Certified Instructor in InDesign, she provides custom training and consulting services to a wide variety of corporations and publishing companies. She is the author of several InDesign courses for Lynda.com, including Publish Online with InDesign and Creating Animations with Adobe InDesign CC. For more information, visit dianeburns.com.

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        Theresa Jackson

        Theresa Jackson

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        Theresa Jackson is an instructional designer at EOS Worldwide where she oversees training content for EOS Implementers (business coaches) and their clients. She also teaches Adobe Illustrator for MiraCosta Community college students. Outside of her employment, Theresa is a photography and graphic arts industry leader. She teaches workshops, speaks at conferences, and is a member of the Adobe Community Expert community. Theresa has multiple courses on LinkedIn Learning, including Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dimension and Capture.

        Website | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn | Behance

        Kim Converse

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        Kim is a partner at Codify Design Studio, located in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Specializing in design and code, Kim works with clients to achieve their communication goals through design and technology. She has worked in the graphic design industry for over 23 years. Kim was on the team to design and develop the first online web presence for both the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Independence Blue Cross. Since then she has worked in all types of media for many national and international brands, including Adobe Systems, Nova Nordisk, Cegedim, Johnson & Johnson, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

        Currently, she and partner-husband, Chris Converse, design, develop and produce two weekly series for Lynda.com/LinkedIn Learning: CSS Shorts and Creating Web Media.

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          Justin Putney

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          Justin Putney is a perpetual learning machine. He is the self-taught designer and programmer who runs Ajar Productions, a software company that helps designers and publishers reach a larger audience.

          Through his company, Justin brings developer tools and know-how to visual thinkers—helping his customers publish interactive HTML sites and apps using Adobe InDesign.

          Justin is a frequent speaker and has been an author with Lynda.com and Adobe Press. He’s an avid trail runner and likes to run bare-chested with those silly toe shoes (yes, even on rocks).

          Erica Gamet

          Erica Gamet

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          Erica Gamet has been involved in the graphics industry for over 35 years. She is a speaker, writer, trainer, and content creator focusing on Adobe InDesign, Apple Keynote, and varied production topics. She is a regular presenter at CreativePro Week, regular contributor to CreativePro Magazine, and has spoken at Canada’s ebookcraft, Adobe MAX, and Making Design in Oslo, Norway. Find Erica online at the CreativePro YouTube channel, CreativeLive.com and through her own YouTube channel. When she isn’t at her computer she’s probably daydreaming about travel or living in a Nordic noir landscape.

          Website | CreativeLive | YouTube

          Sean Harrison

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          Sean Harrison has been designing, implementing, and training people to use better publishing systems since 1999. These include systems to better integrate editorial and typesetting, print and digital production, ebook development, and content marketing. Sean has a special love and expertise for complex non-fiction, database-backed publishing projects, content-based web applications, and study Bibles. After Sean had served with Tyndale House Publishers for 18 years, he launched Black Earth Group in 2015 in order to help a wider variety of publishers and authors. Sean loves publishing, he loves the technologies of publishing, and he loves helping his colleagues learn to enjoy doing their work better. He also enjoys photography, writing, and playing music with family and friends. Find him on Twitter at @saharrison.

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            Keith Gilbert

            Keith Gilbert

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            Keith Gilbert is a design consultant, developer, educator, speaker, and author. His work has taken him throughout North America, Africa, Europe, and Asia. During his 37-year career his clients have included Adobe, Apple, Target, Oracle, and the United Nations. He is the author of several popular titles for LinkedIn Learning, Adobe Press, and CreativePro.

            Website | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn

            Russell Viers

            Russell Viers

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            Russell has been doing this a long time. This year he celebrates 41 years as a professional in, and around, the publishing world. He also celebrates 25 years as a public speaker and trainer. “When I started as a reporter/photographer we had typesetters and darkrooms,” Russell laments. “I don’t miss either.” Russell started in the “desktop publishing” world with PageMaker in 1987 and has used all of the industry tools extensively since. In addition to training, he is hired to work on projects that allow him to push the limits of the software so he gets to practice what he preaches. “I don’t show anything to an audience that I haven’t used on a real project,” Russell said. “It allows me to know the nuances of a feature…the things you don’t know until you really push it.” You can catch Russell’s live stream, which he does with Julia Zieger, regularly on Behance: https://www.behance.net/digiversitytv/livestreams.

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