Training team

Our Adobe certified training team.

Our standards are high, so you can be safe in the knowledge that the training you receive will be first class. If you're in any doubt, we can send you an authenticated email from Adobe that confirms the credentials of any of our trainers.

Steve Bell

Photoshop

Steve has been a professional photographer for over 32 years now and a user of Photoshop since 2008. Steve says "Education has always been in my blood and there is nothing better than doing the job you love and sharing your knowledge with others. Working with Certitec is my dream job as I came to them for my first Adobe certification and now I'm back as an instructor."

Jon Bessant

Acrobat, InDesign, InCopy & Digital publishing suite

Jon is our training director and manages our training team. He has been utilising Adobe software in the quick-print, newspaper and magazine print markets since 1987. He has been Adobe-certified (first accreditation was Acrobat) since 1999. Jon has presented at European Seybold Seminars and other events including Adobe Live, Digital Solutions, PIRA, Pre-Press Strategies and the Publishing Expo. Jon is a featured presenter within Adobe's Acrobat Usergroup and a senior Adobe presenter within the official UK Consultancy Project.

Richard Bird

InDesign, Illustrator & Photoshop

Richard Bird is an Associate of the Learning and Performance Institute (TAP accredited) and is an Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor. Richard has gained his 30+ years experience in the design industry, starting at the London College of Printing followed by a long career as a magazine designer and art editor. Later on switching to the advertising industry, he made a name as a freelance typographer and studio manager with several of the larger agencies. A trainer for 15 years, he enjoys bringing his wealth of knowledge and experience to others.

Alistair Dabbs

After Effects, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro & Photoshop

Alistair was a magazine production editor before launching a freelance career in technical writing within the fields of digital imaging and publishing production. For many years, he was the contributing editor for publishing tech at MacUser and went on to co-author a series of how-to books including 'InDesign Essentials' and the best-selling 'Digital Designer's Bible'. Adobe-certified since 2002, he specialises in digital and print production workflows, and was twice a finalist at the Digital Magazine Awards.

Terry Kendrick

After Effects, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro & Photoshop

A graphic and web designer and Adobe trainer, Terry has worked in the design industry for over 35 years. Building up a wide variety of design skills, his areas of expertise include: visualising, art direction, catalogues, database publishing in InDesign, and technical Illustration. He has specialised in digital graphics since 1991. Within six months he started to share his skills and soon found himself training others, alongside being a designer, and has done so ever since. Terry has since formalised his training qualifications and is a CompTIA CTT+ technical trainer alongside his Adobe-certified Instructor status. 

Donna Oxley

InDesign, InCopy, Photoshop, Illustrator & Acrobat

One of the first women in the UK to have served a traditional four year apprenticeship in the print industry back in the late 70s when it was a male dominated skilled trade. She has over 35 years extensive ‘real world’ experience as a typesetter, artworker, retoucher, designer, studio manager and technical consultant in the print and graphic arts industry and has provided training for some of the country’s largest organisations including British Airways, GlaxoSmithKline, Rolls Royce, Barclays Bank, HSBC, Ernst & Young and most national newspapers. Originally from Yorkshire - her claim to fame is that she started her career on the same local paper as Michael Parkinson!