Our Training Staff

Geoff Bagnall

Geoff Bagnall has more than ten years experience in commercial print reprographics and pre-press engineering, developing a high level of skill in most desktop applications related to print graphics such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Corel Draw. Geoff has also had a career in professional photography and photo-journalism, working as a press photographer for Fairfax staple, the Sydney Morning Herald, and continuing to operate freelance to this day. He has formal qualifications in teaching and brings a unique combination of skills and an engaging manner to the training room. Geoff works from our Canberra facility.

Stephane Bowker

Steph teaches teaches InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat and print production techniques from our Melbourne facility.

Marco Cattaneo

Marco has extensive experience in information management and business process spanning more than two decades. His extraordinary skill base includes HTML, CSS, Flash, video and 3D animation, and he is Adobe Certified in many related applications. Marco is also the founder and managing director of DIGANO, a consultancy developing ITIL certified service management courseware and training modules used throughout the world. Marco works from our Canberra facility.

Benjamin Dudding

Ben teaches Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro and audio production from our Melbourne facility.

Mahdi Ghafourian

Mahdi teaches AutoCAD from our Melbourne facility.

Tom Gillan

Originally from Hamilton, Scotland, Tom Gillan has lived in Australia for almost 20 years. After studying Psychology at the University of Wollongong and Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, Tom moved into the areas of Fine Arts and Design. Tom has been using Graphic Design programs like Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign for the last 10 years, and has worked for several companies, including a film and multimedia company, Kwik Kopy Printing and lately as Graphic Designer for a large designer furniture company. Tom has travelled widely, and is also interested in 3D computer modelling, Autocad and traditional drawing techniques, exhibiting his graphic work every two years. Tom has been training Graphic Design and Publishing courses with Fearless Media since January 2007.

Gary Hegedus

Gary teaches Adobe Premiere, video editing and media production from our Melbourne facility.

Mark Linton-Smith

Mark is a qualified teacher with 6 years experience teaching English and Music and 15 years of training work with clients such as the Australian Taxation Office, Puma Australia, Ansett Airlines, Country Road, BHP, Ernst and Young, and many others. From 1991, he worked as a freelance trainer for a variety of training organisations and computer companies. From 1992 he was employed by Pilgrim Script as their Senior Training Consultant. During that period, he was responsible for conducting training needs analyses, seminars, and many courses. All courses were evaluated by the trainees, the majority receiving enthusiastic reviews. Since 1993 he has operated as a professional trainer including 6 years with Ernst and Young who secured his services as their preferred trainer. He holds a Bachelor of Education from the University of Melbourne and is an Adobe Certified Instructor.

Claire Moine

Claire teaches Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS and PHP/MySQL from our Melbourne facility.

Marte Newcombe

Marte Newcombe has spent the past 23 years studying and teaching in Washington DC. She has had 19 years of teaching experience at the tertiary level, teaching both undergraduate and post-graduate students at Georgetown University, George Washington University and the Corcoran College of Art and Design. She completed a BFA degree at the Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington D.C. She graduated with a B.A.Dip.Ed from the university of Tasmania and also did post-graduate courses at ANU. She was was awarded 2 faculty research fellowships at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland where she undertook research in computer animation, digital enhancement of satellite imagery and the crossover of art and science. She worked with NASA Goddard in their scientific visualization studio with a team of animators and scientists for the past 9 years. Her digital work for NASA has been published in scientific and design magazines, broadcast on television on a regular basis throughout the USA and the world, and made cameo appearances in movies such as Star Wars and An Inconvenient Truth. She has won several awards and had her work selected for exhibition for the past six years at the prestigious SIGGRAPH International Digital Art and Animation Conference.

Annette Rays

Prior to completing her Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication with First Class Honours from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Annette juggled a love of computer technology in the corporate sector with a passion for painting, design and sculpture. It was a moment of serendipity that lead her to combine the best of both passions into a Design Degree. While Annette was studying at UTS, her tutors recognised her technical and communication talents. She has taught there part-time since 2001 in subjects as diverse as typography, motion graphics, fashion illustration, digital illustration & presentation, interactive portfolios, magazine projects and specialist technical presentations. Annette has also given extensive training to designers in the corporate, broadcast and design sectors. One of her greatest joys is demystifying and simplifying the world of computer design so that students can continue to learn when they leave the classroom. Annette is currently completing a Master of Animation at the University of Technology, Sydney.

David Urbinder

David teaches InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat and Photoshop from our Melbourne facility.

Dikla Vitkin

Dikla teaches InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Captivate from our Melbourne facility.

Adrian Wood

Adrian teaches InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat and Photoshop from our Melbourne facility.