Richard has been working for QA for over 15 years and has been a trainer for over 30. An Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator, as well as a Microsoft Office Master (MOS) in all versions of Microsoft Office, Richard has a wealth of experience in not only teaching the software, but also as a user.

Specialising in Photoshop, InDesign, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, and Copilot, Richard has experience of many aspects of training, including designing courses and course content, writing courseware manuals, delivering training, providing post-course support, floor-walking and drop-in sessions.

Outside of work, Richard is an accomplished amateur photographer having shot the images for his local theatre and is a photographer at two main local annual events (check out his website).

Qualifications

  • MOS (Microsoft Office Specialist) Office 365, 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003, XP, 2000
  • Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate
  • Microsoft Certified Trainer
  • Adobe Certified Expert: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator
  • ECDL Advanced Tester (AM3 – AM6)
  • ECDL Authorised Tester (M1 – M6 and Image Editing) 

Specialist areas

  • Microsoft 365 Copilot
  • Microsoft Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word
  • Microsoft Power BI Desktop
  • Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, and Photoshop