Milwaukee InDesign User Group

James graduated with a degree in graphic design from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 2003. After beginning his career designing catalogs and collateral, he started working as a freelance designer for C2 Graphics Productivity Solutions. Soon he was promoted to full-time instructor/designer and subsequently became a Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+), Adobe Certified Design Specialist, Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor (Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, InCopy), and Quark Recognized Instructor. In addition to teaching, he is a contributor at InDesignSecrets.com. James has spoken at a variety of conferences, including the InDesign Secrets Print & Electronic Publishing Conference, AIGA, and multiple InDesign user group meetings. Currently James is a Content Manager of the Design Segment at lynda.com.

James Wamser, Adobe Certified Instructor at Ripon Printers, has been working in the graphic arts industry since the early '90s. James provides training and technical support for Ripon's customers. James has been working with Adobe InDesign prior to the release of version 1.0. He is an Adobe Certified Instructor, and he teaches InDesign at Waukesha County Technical College in Wisconsin. James is also the co-chair of the Milwaukee InDesign User Group. He is totally committed to helping meet the ever-changing technical challenges of transforming designers' concepts into beautiful printed pages as seamlessly and cost-effectively as possible. Specialties Adobe Creative Suite and Supporting Creative Professionals.