Instructors
Students at Full Sail University have always benefited from the extensive industry experience that our instructors offer. Here's a small sampling of the instructors teaching this degree program.
Edward Almeida
Course Director | Principles of Production Process
Edward has spent over a decade working within the entertainment industry. He began his career at Warner Bros. and continued on to become Sr. Producer for Disney ABC Cable Networks. As a Producer, Edward led many high-profile projects for Disney, including the development and deployment of websites in support of original television series, movies, and special events. He led projects for the Walt Disney Internet Group, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online, Sales and Travel Operations Worldwide and Disney Channel.
Gus Hernandez
Course Director | HCI and Usability
Gus has worked in the Design Industry for 11 years and has created interface systems for notable Fortune 500 clients such as Nokia, Saab, Honda, Avis, Hertz, Pitney Bowes, and Compass Bank. His focus on form and function to facilitate the user experience has helped define him as a sought-after consultant for various UI web/application integration projects. In addition to being a designer and usability consultant, Gus is also a mixed media artist as well as an avid cyclist.
J. Robert Knight
Course Director | Networks and Server Structures
Robert is an eight-year-plus veteran in the Web/IT industry and has held positions within several Fortune 500 companies, most recently at the Walt Disney Company and Siemens AG. He is CompTIA A+, Network+ & Security+ certified as well as a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. Robert graduated from the University of Central Florida and has previously been an English instructor in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. He enjoys all things tech-related and is excited to convey that passion to his students.
Jason Madsen
Course Director | Concepts of Object Oriented Programming
For the past seven years, Jason Madsen has developed for the Flash Platform, originally with the Flash IDE, and now with both Adobe Flash, and Adobe Flex. Jason has written curriculum for several of the Flash-based courses at Full Sail University including Flash Fundamentals and Concepts of Object Oriented Programming. Jason maintains a personal blog with his latest ActionScript inspired thoughts and projects at:
http://www.knomedia.com/blog