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Kerri Badura
Kerri Badura has been a certified SketchUp and Google Earth trainer since March of 2007. Kerri's passion for SketchUp was sparked in 2003 while pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Design and Psychology at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. As an Interior Designer, Kerri used SketchUp in combination with AutoCad, 3DViz and Photoshop to create effective visual presentations. Kerri is knowledgeable of how to integrate SketchUp and Google Earth to enhance visual design, and she is capable of transferring that knowledge to her students. With 50+ training sessions completed in 2007, including public and private personalized sessions, she understands many learning styles and the core knowledge needed to unlock the potential in both pieces of software.
Kerri currently lives in Phoenix, AZ with her husband Joe. She enjoys traveling, hiking, and being creative. She spends as much time, as possible, with family and friends doing all of the above.
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Daniel Brown
Dan served as a contract trainer on assignment at Google, Inc. where he taught SketchUp & Google Earth to over 400 students in 25 cities and in 3 countries in 2007. Currently, Dan is owner of db-3d (www.db-3d.com) where he provides 3d modeling services.
Dan was selected as an outstanding graduate from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he received a Bachelors of Science in Architecture. He is a former National Director of the American Institute of Architecture Students where he now serves as a Legacy Member. He is also a member of the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter. He resides in the beautiful neighborhood of Park Slope in Brooklyn, NY.
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Jodi Lane
Jodi received her Masters Degree in Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin and has worked in the realm of architecture for seventeen years. She has been a certified Google-SketchUp trainer since 2005 and during that time, assisted in the development of SketchUp courses for Landscape professionals as well as helped train new instructors.
Jodi resides in Austin, Texas where she runs her design firm, 4th D Modeling and Design, but her heart can also be found on the other side of the Earth. She is a Board Member for Providence Children's Home in Kenya www.providencekenya.org and has been aiding in the master-planning of their AIDS orphanage and school there since 1998.
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Nate Logston
Nate is a graduate of Ball State University's College of Architecture and Planning. He became a certified SketchUp Instructor in 2005, and has since taught more than 2000 people how to use Google SketchUp more efficiently.
In Nate's current role as a LEED, AP Architectural Designer, for Igloo Studios, he is able to exercise his extensive knowledge of professional digital workflow solutions that include software such as AutoCAD 2008, Autodesk Revit, Piranesi, and Photoshop.
Nate's expertise with Google SketchUp and Google Earth are also greatly utilized in his position as the lead modeler for Blue Marble Project - Igloo's computer modeling services division.
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David Morong
David Morong was first introduced to Sketchup while working as an Art Director on the HBO series "Carnivale". He has had a long career as a Production Designer and Art Director in both New York and Los Angeles, has worked extensively for HBO, MTV, and in feature film production, and was nominated for an Emmy for his work. In the Fall of 2006 he accepted a faculty position at San Diego State University where he currently teaches Design for Television and Film.
A desire to become a Sketchup master lead him to connect with Mike and Alex at School, and that association has lead to certification in Sketchup and extensive training and consultation experience on the west coast. He has trained dozens of top Film and Television designers in both Sketchup and Vectorworks, and has extensive experience with the camera tools and rendering plugins. He lives in Los Angeles with his family of 5, including the loudest 4 year old girl on the planet.
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Alex Oliver
Alex is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley. Alex spent nearly 4 years as the Director of Research and Education at the mutual fund firm Marketocracy, which prepared him for his current role as the CEO and co-founder of Igloo Studios.
Alex brings to the team an extensive background in creating and delivering interactive education through video and over the web. As the director of School, he focuses on implementing the latest technologies to produce The SketchUp Show, The School Series SketchUp Training DVDs and re:Source (School's latest video series which focuses on information about Sustainable Design + Construction).
In 2006, Alex earned his certification from Google to teach AIA/CES SketchUp courses and has since had the opportunity to present on various SketchUp related topics around the world.
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Nic Stanislao
Nic Stanislao taught SketchUp and Google Earth for Google, Inc. to more then 500 students in 2007. Previously, Nic worked in the architecture field in residential and commercial design in Celebration, FL and in Zoo design in Seattle, WA; where he used Sketch Up extensively with AutoCad, Photoshop, and Illustrator to create client presentations. Nic graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in Architecture in 2003.
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Mike Tadros
Mike studied Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley, and practiced architecture while employed at design firms in Berkeley and Los Angeles. Mike's work experiences were intensely focused on the uses and implementations of CAD applications and digital media, throughout all stages of the design process. Mike continues to practice architectural design as the principal and co-founder of Igloo Studios, an architectural and graphic design firm which was established in 2004.
Mike is also the Lead Instructor for Igloo's educational division, known as School. He was certified as a Google SketchUp trainer in 2005 and has since had the opportunity to teach thousands of people in AIA/CES accredited seminars all over the world.
As President of the Blue Marble Project, Mike leads a team that is considered one of the premier developers of content for the Google 3D Warehouse and Google Earth.
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