David Sparks
Autodesk Certified Instructor 3Ds Max CIA BIN Grad
Owner of Digital Animation Services Autodesk Certified Instructor 3ds Max 2010 Clients include: Homes Inc., Las Vegas, NV Felsburg,Holt & Ullevig, Engineers, Centennial, CO J.F. Sato & Associates, Denver, CO Lockheed Martin Company, Space Systems Division, Littleton, CO Southern Rockies Ecosystem Project (Non-Profit), Denver, CO Winston Associates, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design, Boulder, CO Bond Video Arts Inc., Highlands Ranch, CO 8 years teaching experience Education – MA
Walter Breakell
AIC Degree Faculty
Walter Breakell has a Master of Education degree from the College of St. Rose in New York. In addition, he has a Bachelors from the University of Colorado. Founded and developed the Boulder Media Group, which is a marketing production company based on innovative and rapidly changing technology. Creative Director Sensory Media Group, Warren Miller Entertainment Art Director Bouldertv.com, The Dot Ranch Graphic Designer Mitchell Paul Advertising Digital Media Program Director Boulder County Day School Speaker and Clinician Adobe Software 15 Years Experience Education - MA He is passionate about his craft and loves to take every opportunity to pass on his knowledge and experience.
Mark Kauffmen
Autodesk Certified
Mark’s animation career stretches back to the days of Autodesk® 3D Studio version 2 in 1992 and he has been animating ever since. In 1995, he co-founded Paradigm Ranch Animation Studios, working on movie and television projects for many clients, including Disney and Warner Bros. In 2003, he joined the Project Visualization ranks at Parsons Brinckerhoff, serving as the team’s technical lead. As lead, he manages all technical aspects of production, and oversees the group’s R&D and new technology initiatives. When not working on design visualizations at PB, Mark teaches part-time at the Art Institute of Colorado’s continuing education department. He has trained clients in computer animation, graphic design, and video production for the past ten years.
Shawna Vest
Autodesk Certified Instructor Revit and ACAD
AAS in Engineering, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL AAS in Construction Project Management, FRCC, Westminster, CO BA in Interior Design, The Art Institute of Colorado The Lee Construct, Inc: Architectural, Structural, and Civil Drafting, Residential Design and Project Coordination, CAD Management and Training, Business Administration Latitude 39 Engineering Consultants & Development, LLC: Civil Drafting, Shop Drawing, and Preparation of Construction Documents ISD AE at Avatech Solutions CAD Training and implementation as a Contractor CAD Lab Assistant and AEC Department Tutor at FRCC.
Rad Anzulovic
Final Cut Pro and Drupple
Rad Anzulovic designed and hand coded his first website in 1997 and hasn’t stopped learning since. Theming in Drupal makes him almost as happy as riding his bike, but gets frustrated when his non-tech friends don’t even understand what Drupal theming is. In addition to his strong skills in Drupal and standards based front end development, he has an extensive background in image editing spanning over two decades. He occasionally gets off his mountain bike to teach Photoshop, Illustrator, and broadcast video design with the Final Cut Studio.
Linda Moore
Adobe CS4 Design and Print
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from Missouri State University
Certified Quark XPress Expert in Print and Web
Quark XPress/Visionary software training from Scitex America
Sterling Ledet & Associates: Computer Instructor/Custom Computer Class Instructor
Compuskills (an affiliate of Colorado Free University):Computer Instructor/Custom Computer Class Instructor L.J.Moore & Associates: Computer Instructor/Graphic Designer Missouri State University: Graphic Design Technician, Adjunct Professor Ozark Technical Community College: Adjunct Professor
Doug Wigton
Apple Aperture and iLife Certified Instructor
Philosophy Major, Minors in Speech and English:
Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL
Apple Certified Trainer for Aperture Level One
Member of National Association of Photoshop Professionals
Nine years in medical diagnostic technology and hospital department manangement. Twenty five years in the field of Medical Digital Image Processing including clinical applications training, sales training, product management, sales management and marketing. Five years as freelance professional photographer and digital photography instructor.
Lucia Miltenberger
AIC Degree Faculty
MA Education, Regis University, Denver, CO BS Art Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA Advanced Food and Wine Pairing Certification, International Wine Guild Executive Wine Sommelier Certification, International Wine Guild Wine Instructor, Starkey International School for Household Managers Instructor, Art Institute of Colorado, Culinary School Small Business - Catering and Service - focus in fine dining Instructor, Excelsior Youth Center Dining Room Manager, The Denver Country Club, Denver, CO Professional Memberships: American Culinary Federation, International Wine Guild, CHRIE-Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education Society of Wine Educators.
She has twenty-three years of experience in the hospitality industry with eleven of those years in a fine dining management position. She has worked as a dining room manager for the Denver Country Club along with owning and operating a small catering/service company that specialized in formal parties.
Sharon Freed
Apple FCP Certified Instructor
Apple Certified Trainer, Final Cut Pro 6 & Final Cut Pro 7, Apple Certified Pro, Final Cut Pro 7, Level One
Ethan Benninger
Apple FCP Certified
Apple Certified Pro, Final Cut Pro 7, Level One Apple Certified Trainer, Final Cut Pro 6 & Final Cut Pro 7 7 years production and postproduction experience Owner of Bonefire Films: -Worked with Denver based production company Citizen Pictures on webisodes and TV spots to support Ingrid Hoffmann’s “Simply Delicioso” cooking show on The Food Network. -Wrote, shot, and edited a PSA for the Boys and Girls Club of America. -Co-produced a promotional video for the American Diabetes Association. -Production Assistant on the ABC Family TV show “SWITCHED”. Four years teaching experience Clients include: Food Network, Papa Johns, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, American Red Cross, GE Education - BA Media Arts, University of Kentucky Education - Media Arts, University of Missour-Columbia 20 years production and post production Photojournalist KCNC-TV.
Brendan Boykin
Apple FCS Certified Instructor - Mentor Level
Owner Creek Mountain Media
7 years teaching experience
Apple Certified Instructor Mentor Level
FCP 7, DVD SP 4, Motion 4, Color 1.5,
Education Bachelor in Media Design
Clients include:
Production Manager for a LPTV satellite network
Newscast Director/Editor- KKTV-11 Editor/Producer for Young Life & The Navigators
Consultant for various broadcast facilities
Mentor Trainer for Apple, Inc.
Author – Peachpit Final Cut Pro 7 Quick Reference Guide
Carl Peterson
Solid Works, Earth, Sketch Up
Instructor Carl Peterson is an alumnus of The Art Institute of Colorado. He has a Bachelors in Industrial Design. His experience includes working for Google Inc. as a 3D Data Specialist. While with Google, he built SketchUp models for Google Earth and was responsible for quality assurance on 3D modeling uploads. He also helped beta test and develop SketchUp 7 and Google Earth 5.0. Carl currently teaches for the Continuing Education Department at The Art Institute of Colorado.
Charlene Seckler
MA UC Denver
Master of Landscape Architecture, University of Colorado, Denver, CO
Bachelor of Arts in French, Univerity of Colorado, Denver, CO
Registered Landscape Professional, City of Castle Rock, CO
Member of Denver Botanical Gardens, American Orchid Society and Bioneers
Countryside Grounds Maintnance & Landscape, Inc:
Landscape Architect, Project Manager
Charlene Seckler, MLA: Landscape Architect, Business Owner
More than twenty years of combined management experience in landscape architecture and the hospitality industry providing innovative leadership, creative vision and strategic planning. Technologically proficent in MS Office Suite and AutoCAD 2006.
Matt Bezark
Apple Mac OS Certified Instructor
Matt Bezark has been involved with Apple since the early days of the Macintosh. With more than 20 years of Apple related experience including programming, system administration, training and mentoring, Matt is well qualified to help people understand Apple technologies. He has been an Apple Certified Trainer since the inception of the program and currently travels from his home base in Boulder, CO to locations around the world to share his knowledge.
Patrick Gallagher
Apple Mac OS Certified Instructor, Apple Certified Instructor, Mac OS 10.6
Patrick is an Apple Certified Systems Administrator and Apple Certified Trainer with more than 15 years of system administration and development experience. He has been architecting and developing software for 12 years, including a variety of complex web-based applications. Patrick also has a background in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. He was a main contributor on the Apple Training Series: Advanced Server Administration Workbook.
Sandeep Kulkarni
Autodesk Certified Instructor 3Ds Max and Maya
BS in Physics and Electronic Instrumentation, University of Mumbai, India
MFA in Electronic Arts, University of Cincinnati, Ohio
Autodesk Certified Instructor (ACI) in Autodesk Maya and Autodesk 3Ds Max
Autodesk Certification Evaluator (ACE) in Autodesk Maya and Autodesk 3Ds Max
Prior to his migration to the United States for graduate study, Sandeep worked for a well-known advertising in Mumbai as a graphic artist, product designer, as well as a 3D modeler. Later, he focused his attention on various aspects of computer graphics, animation and visual fx related to commercial cinema and worked at several animation/fx studios in Bollywood, the world’s largest center of movie production.
He teaches a variety of 3D classes in the Media Arts, Animation and Visual Effects and Motion Graphics curriculum. He has been an active freelance artist outside of AIC and often applies his industry and freelance experience directly to his classes.
Jared Rodriguez
AIC CE Faculty
M.F.A. Special Effects and Animation, Digital Media Arts College, Boca Raton, FL
Colorado State University, Pueblo, CO:
BA Digital Media, BA Liberal Arts Music, Minor Business Administration
Freelance/Graphics Animation - Lakewood, CO
Photo/Graphics Technician, Santa Barbara Photography - Boca Raton, FL
Lena Gordon
ID BA Grad
Bachelor of Arts, Interior Design, Art Institute of Colorado
Senior Designer:Design Divas, Denver, CO,
Burk Design Group, Littleton, CO
Design Intern: Design Works, Denver, CO
Assistant Kitchen Designer and Sales: Heritage Home Improvements, San Diego, CA
Executive Assistant: Fresenius Medical Care NA, Denver, CO
Lena believes that space planning is the most critical element of design, and she puts faith in the conviction that form should follow function. She’s enlivened by contemporary works of art, Asian painting, and sculpture, and she finds herself incorporating bursts of bliss into her designs by way of wall coverings, pillows, and art pieces. Both personally and professionally, she operates from the perspective that the visually pleasing and the seamlessly practical are simultaneously attainable.
Cecilla Tanoni
MA AIC Degree Faculty
Interior Design BA, Design, Art Institute of Colorado
MA English Language and Literature, English, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo
Owner - Cecilia Tanoni Interior Design Studio
March 2008 — Present
Interior Designer, One Home LLC: In charge of the Interior Design Studio, managing high-end residential projects.
Tracy Schmidt
Web Marketing Graphic Designer
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from the University of Kansas
Memberships & Association Affiliations Include: The Art Directors Club of Denver, American Institute of Graphic Artists, various Home Owners Associations and Non-Profit Organizations.
SOL Design: Website & Graphic Design + Sales and Marketing Consultant
Arabian Horse Association: Ad Sales, Design & Publications Manager, Graphic Designer
By Jeeves: Marketing Director
The Art Institute of Colorado: Assistant Director of Admissions
Technical: Cross Platform, Mac, PC, Desktop Networks, Computer Graphics Software, Web development
Operations: Management, Budgets & Accounting, Organization & Restructuring, Policies & Procedures
Web Site Design and Development
Kelly McCormack
Apple CS4 Web Adobe Certified Instructor
Macromedia Certified Professional/Instructor
Adobe Certified Expert/Instructor in Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago: Webmaster, Graphic Designer
Motorola (EDP Contract Services/Vanstar): Network Technician
Division of Information Technology: SysAdmin, Technical Support Specialist, Webmaster
Taught over 100 2-3 day classes on the top professional-level software programs for web designs and graphics. GT Alliance: Primary Rocky Mountain region instructor for Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, Photoshop from August 2003-2008. Boulder Valley School District Lifelong Learning Program, November 2004-Present. Development and instruction of Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks classes.