Stefano Virgilli

Photo and video editor, course instructor

Adobe® Video Specialist (ACI)

Adobe® Video Specialist (ACE)

Adobe® Certified Instructor (ACI) Photoshop CS4
Adobe® Certified Expert (ACE) Photoshop CS4

Adobe® Certified Instructor (ACI) Photoshop CS3
Adobe® Certified Expert (ACE) Photoshop CS3
Adobe® Certified Instructor (ACI) Photoshop CS2
Adobe® Certified Expert (ACE) Photoshop CS2

Adobe® Certified Instructor (ACI) After Effects CS4
Adobe® Certified Expert (ACE) After Effects CS4

Adobe® Certified Instructor (ACI) After Effects CS3
Adobe® Certified Expert (ACE) After Effects CS3
Adobe® Certified Instructor (ACI) After Effects 7.0
Adobe® Certified Expert (ACE) After Effects 7.0
Adobe® Certified Instructor (ACI) After Effects 6.0
Adobe® Certified Expert (ACE) After Effects 6.0

Adobe® Certified Instructor (ACI) Premiere Pro CS3
Adobe® Certified Expert (ACE) Premiere Pro CS3
Adobe® Certified Instructor (ACI) Premiere Pro 2.0
Adobe® Certified Expert (ACE) Premiere Pro 2.0

Adobe® Certified Instructor (ACI) Illustrator CS4
Adobe® Certified Expert (ACE) Illustrator CS4

Adobe® Certified Instructor (ACI) Illustrator CS3
Adobe® Certified Expert (ACE) Illustrator CS3

Adobe® Certified Instructor (ACI) InDesign CS4
Adobe® Certified Expert (ACE) InDesign CS4

Adobe® Certified Instructor (ACI) InDesign CS3
Adobe® Certified Expert (ACE) InDesign CS3

Adobe® Certified Instructor (ACI) Photoshop Lightroom
Adobe® Certified Expert (ACE) Photoshop Lightroom

Adobe® Certified Instructor (ACI) Photoshop Lightroom 1.0
Adobe® Certified Expert (ACE) Photoshop Lightroom 1.0

Adobe® User Group Manager

 

PERSONAL DETAILS

Born: December 2, 1978
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Nationality: Italian
Singaporean EP
Marital Status: Married

WORK EXPERIENCE

Current
Ultimate Video FX Pte Ltd
Owner and director
Job description: Video post production and training.

Vox Lab, School of Visual Arts
Owner and art director
Job description: Course management, training, web design, graphic design.

2003 - current
Freelance course instructor
Adobe softwares: Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Encore, Illustrator, InDesign, DreamWeaver, Flash, Acrobat, Lightroom.
Job description: preparing class outlines and giving courses from basic to advanced level.

SINGAPORE:
Adobe > Adobe.com
AV8 Media Pte Ltd > Adobe Authorized Training Center specialized in video > http://www.AV8.com.sg
3D Sense Media School > Adobe Authorized Training Center specialized in video > http://www.3Dsense.net
Adam's Apple > Adobe Authorized Training Center specialized > http://www.AdamsApple.com.sg
Temasek Junior College > http://www.tjc.edu.sg/
SPH (Singapore Press Holding) > http://sph.com.sg/

ITALY:
IFOA > Training and Consultancy Centre of the Chambers of Commerce > http://www.Ifoa.it
CNA > National Confederation of Crafts and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises > http://www.Cna.it
Inside SRL > Adobe Authorized Training Center > http://www.InsideSrl.it
Form.Art. > National Association of Crafts' training department > http://www.formart.it/

2006
Confcommercio
Magazine Editor
Job Description: contents planning, publishing, printing of the magazine Il Commerciante.

2004 - 2007
Digital Works
Owner and art director
Job description: marketing, creation of advertisement campaigns, graphic design, human resource management.

2001 - 2003
Freelance graphic designer
Job description: specialized in fashion photo retouch and digital make up

 

EDUCATION

Carlo Cattaneo Institute
Certification: Diploma in Accounting
Period: 1997

Università  del Progetto
Università del Progetto's scolaship in 2001/03
Certification: Private degree in communication design
Score: 29/30
Period: 2003

Lucas Film (Singapore)
Certification: Introduction to Visual Effects
Period: October 2008 - February 2009

Form.Art. (Reggio Emilia)
Certification: Problem solving
Period: May - June 2006

San Zeno School (Verona)
Certification: Certificate in Print Integrated Color Management (by Dr. Pietro Chasseur)
Period: March - April 2006

Dr. Mauro Boscarol (www.boscarol.com)
Certification: Expert Color Management Course
Period: January 2006

Form.Art. (Reggio Emilia)
Certification: Costs supervisor
Period: October - November 2005

Futus Corporation System
Certification: Communication, Leadership, Public speaking, HR Management. (Perugia, Riccione, Treviso, Cyprus)
Period: January 2000 - June 2001

SOFTWARES

Adobe Photoshop * * * * *
Adobe After Effects * * * * *
Adobe Premiere Pro * * * * *
Adobe Illustrator * * * * *
Adobe Flash * * * *
Adobe Encore * * * *
Adobe InDesign * * * *
Adobe Lightroom * * * *
Adobe DreamWeaver * * *
Adobe Acrobat Professional * * *
Apple Aperture * * *
Apple Final Cut Pro * *
Macromedia FreeHand * *
Maxon Cinema 4D * *
Quark Xpress * *

ACHIEVEMENTS

February 2009 (http://www.digipen.edu/)
Guest Speaker at Digipen Singapore
Topic: Adjustment Layers in Photoshop

October 2008 (http://www.dmfest.com/)
Speaker in Digital Media Festival Singapore
Topic: The future of the video on the web (TV 2.0)

November 2007 (www.actionscript.it)
Speaker in Mobile camp Adobe PageMaker Room
Topic: Photoshop for mobile

November 2007 (www.adobe.com.sg)
Speaker at Photoshop World
Topic: Photoshop for fashion

September 2007 - April 2008 (www.AdobeSoftwares.com)
Creator and administrator of the Italian Adobe Unofficial Support forum, official Adobe User Group. Editor of tutorials, contests and news. About 10'000 visitors per day before to close the forum