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Harper Burnham & Associates Certified Trainers

Who we are:

(formerly cimdi 1996 - 2005 - cimdi is a registered trade name of Harper Burnham and Associates)

Cheryl Harper and David Burnham founded the company under the name cimdi (Centre for Interent and Multimedia Development) in 1995. This company operated in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal until 2005. In 2005, due to some negative behaviour of former staff of that company, they renamed the company Harper Burnham and Associates Certified Trainers to reflect the integrity that they have brought to their clients over the past 13 years. However cimdi remains a registered trade name of Harper Burnham and Associates.

Cheryl Harper is an Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) in:

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Adobe Premiere Versions 4.1, 5, 6, Pro 1.5, Pro 2.0
Adobe After Effects Versions 3.1, 4, 5, 6, Pro 6.5, Pro 7.0
Adobe Illustrator Versions 6, 7, 8, 9 10, CS, CS2
Adobe Photoshop Versions 4, 5, 6, 7, CS, CS2
Adobe InDesign Versions 1, 2, CS
, CS2
Adobe PageMaker Versions 6, 6.5, 7
Adobe FrameMaker Version 5.5

Cheryl holds the Adobe Video Specialist Certification.

Cheryl is also a Adobe Certified Instructor in:
Adobe Freehand MX, MX2004
Adobe Fireworks MX, MX2004, 8
Adobe Flash MX2004

David Burnham is an Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) in:

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Adobe Acrobat Versions 3, 4, 5, 6 Pro, 7 Pro, 8 Pro
Adobe FrameMaker Versions 5.5, 6, 7
Adobe GoLive Versions 4, 5
Adobe Dreamweaver Versions 4, MX, MX2004, 8
Adobe Flash MX2004
Adobe Authorware Versions 6.5, 7
Adobe Contribute 4.0


Rene Lessard is a Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) in

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Adobe ColdFusion - Versions 5, MX, MX2004, Version 7, Version MX7
Adobe Flash - Versions - 5, MX, MX2004, 8
Adobe Dreamweaver - Versions 4, MX, MX2004, 8
Adobe Contribute 4.0

He is an instructor in JavaScript, ASP, PHP and XML

 

Harper Burnham & Associates Certified Trainers (formerly cimdi 1996 - 2005)brings a unique persepective to computer training. The partners of Harper Burnham have more than 20 years computer training experience as Certified Trainers and more than 50 years of business experience. Their backgrounds in business and public education position them to offer unique insights which they pass on to their students. As well, their staff are hand picked for their expertise to ensure quality training for their students.

Canada’s Premier Adobe Experts

The partners of Harper Burnham & Associates (formerly cimdi) enjoy the status of being the first Adobe Certified Instructors (ACI) in Canada and the only ones offering a full range of Adobe software training since 1996. They are Certified Technical Trainers and Adobe Certified Experts (ACE) as required by the ACTP program. Only Adobe Solutions Network, Adobe Certified Training Providers can display the Adobe Certified Training Provider logo on their web site or in training information brochures.

Canada’s Premier Macromedia Specialists

Harper Burnham & Associates (formerly cimdi) is a long standing and Premier member of the former Macromedia Authorized Training Program, (MATP), since 1996. All Harper Burnham & Associates instructors are Macromedia Certified Instructors (MCI) in the software they teach.

Web Development Training

Harper Burnham & Associates provides expert training in many cutting edge web development technologies including ASP, JavaScript, XML, HTML, SQL.

Why Harper Burnham & Associates Certified Training - Our Philosophy

Certified training by Harper Burnham & Associates professionals ensures a positive return on your investment in training. It also allows you or your staff to move ahead of the pack by preparing you for vendor certification exams which can demonstrate your skills.

Building Partnerships

Harper Burnham & Associates believes that the time, money and energy you expend in getting trained has to be matched by increased productivity and business success as a result of the training back in the workplace. This relationship between investment and success is one of the strategic goals of Harper Burnham & Associates training. Your success is our success. Our focus on building long term customer relationships with you is critical to our success.

Class Sizes

Class size is one of the key factors that influence the success of your training program. At Harper Burnham & Associates we keep our class sizes for our public and open enrolment classes at 8 participants and for some applications as few as 6 class participants. By limiting our class size we believe that we are providing you with the best quality training. Many of our competitors teach 10, 12 or more students which although satisfying a financial imperative, does not provide for quality training in the applications we teach.

Instructor Certification

This is a key ingredient in your success with your own training program. Instructors have to be not only capable of manipulating software, but they need also to be able to communicate their knowledge to the student. Harper Burnham & Associates instructors go through a certification process which prepares them to train adults in an adult learning environment

Equipment and Our Facilities

Harper Burnham & Associates's training facilities our spacious and modern. Our equipment is top of the line with MacIntosh and Windows environments. Our comfortable learning environments keep you focused on your learning activities.

Passion and Committment

Harper Burnham & Associates is focused on being the best at what it does - technical software training in a limited number of high-end applications. To this end our full-time instructors have both a passion for the applications they teach, and a committment to service and quality in their training programs. They are attentive to your learning needs.

Value Conscious

Clients who select Harper Burnham & Associates as their software training provider, get what they pay for. We provide top-notch training delivered with integrity at a fair price. While it may be possible for you to shave a little off the price by going with a lower-end competitor, in the long-run the difference in the return from best-of-breed and second-tier training will more than compensate for any initial difference in price.

Our Training Mission

Harper Burnham & Associates's mission is to provide superior hands on training in a professional training environment by:

  • Only using certified trainers in the software they teach
  • Ensuring evaluation and feedback by our clients

"Because we employ professional trainers there is consistency in the delivery of all of our programs."

All Harper Burnham & Associates's professional trainers are part of our staff. This means your instructors are subject to daily evaluations from students and are always available to support clients after the class has been taken. All our trainers are certified professionals with industry experience teaching cutting edge techniques in all Adobe software.

Certified Technical Trainers

Our trainers must demonstrate a thorough knowledge and ability to train adults in technical and software subjects. Each trainer must pass an intensive written exam on training techniques and concepts based on the Instructor competencies manual of the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance, and Instruction. A panel of judges evaluates each trainers ability to teach while watching them in a classroom setting. If candidates successfully complete both parts of the certification process, they become Certified Technical Trainers (CTT).

Our Guarantee

If you don't complete your educational objectives for a course, you may repeat the course without charge within a six month period - one retake permitted per person (does not apply to custom group training or to a software version change).

We provide 100 percent client satisfaction. Our small class hands-on learning environment ensures quality training. Ongoing support is available through e-mail and telephone access.

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