"Professional Instructors teaching Professionals"
The staff of the CAD/CAM Institute are its greatest resource and the main reason for its success.
The Institute's Instructors are highly trained professionals who keep in constant touch with both the Software Industry and their respective professional fields. Their CAD skills are updated annually with special in-house training seminars and with other training courses from Autodesk. They derive great satisfaction and personal pride from their work.
Mark is the CAD Coordinator and also one of the Instructors in the Institute. He is one of the full time Professors in the School of Applied Computing and Engineering Sciences, teaching in the Architectural Technology and Mechanical Technology Programs.
In addition to his work in the Institute and the College. Mark occasionally holds training seminars for Instructors and Trainers in other ATCs, Colleges, and High schools across North America.
Mark specializes in teaching AutoCAD and all its add-on applications, graphics and multimedia applications using 3DS Max, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premiere, and teaches the successful "AutoCAD Update series" (AutoCAD 2010 Update, AutoCAD 2011 Update...) in the Institute.
Our resident mechanical engineering expert, Riadh is a Mechanical Engineer specializing in 3D Mechanical Design and Manufacturing. He is a registered Professional Engineer.
Even though Riadh recently retired from his position as a full time Professor in the School of Science and Technology, he continues to teach special courses in the Mechanical Technology programs. He also specializes in MasterCAM, CNC programming and other related manufacturing and design programs.
Thea is one of the Institute's part-time Instructors.
Thea has over 10 years experience in applying her knowledge of barrier free design and universal design to architectural projects of varying size and complexity. She has also taught courses in universal design and sustainable design to design students at the Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning.
She specializes in AutoCAD Introductory and Intermediate courses. Thea is also familiar in developing educational materials and resource information, and acts as our internal course tester.
The Institute's other part-time Instructor, Edward's focus is mainly on Mechanical Engineering and AEC applications of AutoCAD. He is a Registered Professional Engineer.
Edward's endless patience and expertise contribute towards the Institute's Introductory and Imtermediate AutoCAD courses.
Wes is our CAD Lab technologist - He maintains the CAD Labs from the hardware, software, and maintenance side, and is responsible for the Lab's smooth operation. He is an Architectural Technologist.
Wes has worked with many AEC design firms using AutoCAD, and is familiar with the inns and outs of AutoCAD, including networking. He can be seen frequently assisting students practicing in the Labs.