A Master Stylist/Colorist with over 20 years behind the chair, getting my start as a shampoo girl in 1996, a loc expert and natural hair killer.
I hold 2 license Hairstylist 20yrs and
Nail Technician 2yrs. Salon owner for over 10 years in Denver Colorado, future Nail and Cosmetology Trade school ower.

A Master Stylist/Colorist with over 20 years behind the chair, getting my start as a shampoo girl in 1996, a loc expert and natural hair killer. I hold 2 license Hairstylist 20yrs and Nail Technician 2yrs. Salon owner for over 10 years in Denve... Show more

Contressa is the hairstylist for Titania Davenport who is the mother of rapper the late great Takeoff of the American Hip Hop Group Migos. A published licensed master cosmetologist, barber, and instructor in the state of Georgia, Contressa is a serial entrepreneur and a mogul in the beauty industry. While working for companies such as the very popular Regis Corporation, Contressa has earned a reputation in the beauty industry and is a member of the Professional Beauty Association. As an educator for the Bronner Bros. International Beauty Show, Contressa is able to showcase her skills while continuously spreading her knowledge to cosmetologists and instructors worldwide.

With over 25 years under her belt, Contressa teaches for the Georgia Department of Education and for the Technical College System of Georgia. "As a high school educator, teaching the cosmetology pathway is a great way for students to not only get a jump start on earning college credits but also a great opportunity for students to gain knowledge and hands-on experience. Students graduate from high school with a certificate(s), diploma, and/or an associate’s degree that allows them to go straight into their career field.

"Teaching post-secondary education allows me to prep students for their state board licensure exams and teach them the rules and regulations of their state. My number one priority is building their confidence, pushing them to their highest potential, and helping them accomplish their goals. I’ve served as a judge and advisor for Georgia’s SkillsUSA Cosmetology for the past two years. By having experience in both areas, I can properly train students for regional, state, and national competitions."

Contressa is the founder and CEO of Noble Glam Hair Collection LLC, an e-commerce beauty supply store that services customers worldwide. She is also the founder of REVILO Gives, Inc., a nonprofit organization that bridges the gap between beauty and wellness and shares helpful articles for men and women to spread awareness on ways to increase inward health, leading to longer outward beauty.

Contressa is the hairstylist for Titania Davenport who is the mother of rapper the late great Takeoff of the American Hip Hop Group Migos. A published licensed master cosmetologist, barber, and instructor in the state of Georgia, Contressa is a seri... Show more

I'm an Experience Design Architect working on the user experience of Autodesk APIs. We call this APIX. I've been a designer and coder for over 25 years, and have always believed strongly that designers can design and build anything they put their curious minds to. Curiosity has lead me through many design adventures designing online games, operating systems, medical devices, cloud APIs, virtual reality experiences, and several indoor theme parks. Throughout my career, I've enjoyed combining my love of design and code to make things come to life - whether on the screen, in your hand, or as a spatial experience all around you. I feel incredibly fortunate to be part of an amazing organization helping to create delightful experiences for developers inside and outside of Autodesk.

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Being part of the Microsoft Dynamics community since 1990, Erik Hougaard has worked with every version and visited all corners of the system. He has worked with NAV for the biggest companies in Denmark and across numerous industries. He is a Managing Partner in EFOQUS, a Canadian Microsoft Partner developing products and solutions with Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Erik is an active community contributor passionate about sharing his deep technical knowledge, and he has been awarded a Microsoft MVP Award for his Dynamics NAV contributions every year since 2014. He is a sought-after speaker at conferences and has been blogging about Dynamics since 2013. In 2019 he wrote the BUSINESS CENTRAL FIELD GUIDE to help customers understand the system, with or without external help. In 2020 he added a YouTube channel publishing weekly videos with hacks and insights for Microsoft 365 Business Central programming.

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Vineet Raj Kapoor is Founder Director of SXILL and Chandigarh Design School. He is also India's official Industrial Design Technology Expert for Worldskills. Besides, he leads the Indian Delegation to ACE Fair Korea every year. He has been voted amongst Top 100 AVGC Movers of India at GAFX 2024, and Education Excellence in Higher Education Award, at Educators Conclave 2024. He has conducted Workshops/ Courses in BITS Pilani, Thapar, PEC, Chitkara, DY Patil University etc.

He leads the Indian Delegation to ACE (Asian Contents Exhibition) Fair, Gwangju, South Korea from 22-25 September 2022 (lead every year). He was also part of the Roundtable at Dubai Expo, Dubai on "Skilling Ecosystem" sponsored by FICCI/ Media and Entertainment Skills Council of India.

Listing of some of his engagements (mentioning only a few recent Events and Associations)

Awards & Achievements
• 2022-2024*: Lead Expert, IDT, Worldskills; SCM & CE, IDT, Indiaskills
• 9 Feb 2024: Education Excellence Award in Higher Education, Education Conclave, Chandigarh
• 9 Feb 2024: Top 100 AVGC Leaders of India, GAFX, Bangalore
• 14 Jan 2024: Best Animation & Design Institute 2023 (SXILL) - UK
• 24 Jun 2023: Eduspark Awards (Chandigarh Design School), AnimationXpress, Mumbai
• 20 Jun 2023: Education & Training Awards 2023 (SXILL) - UK
• 29 Jan 2023: Golden Globe Awards, UAE
• 20 Jan 2023: Indian Education & Edtech Awards (Chandigarh Design School), Delhi
• 28 May 2022: National Quality Awards, (SXILL), NQAA, Delhi
• 14 May 2022: Eduspark Awards (SXILL), AnimationXpress, Mumbai

Speaker at various Indian and International AVGC/ Content Events

• 25 April 2024: Education Conclave, IT Park, Chandigarh
• 7 January 2024: Peruvanam International Village Festival 2024, Thrissur
• 1 November 2023: SD Business School, Chandigarh
• 27 October 2023: ASIFA International Animation Day Event at GCA, Chandigarh
• 13 October 2023: Serious Play Conference, Toronto, Canada
• 22 June 2023: MOE and AICTE, IDE Bootcamp
• 29 April 2023: Design Thinking Workshop, BITS Pilani
• 24 March 2023: Speaker at DSC (Women), Chandigarh
• 2-3 March 2023: Design Thinking Workshop, DY Patil University, Pune
• 7 February 2023: Design Thinking and Narrative, JNU, Jaipur
• 16 January 2023: Founder's Gyaan -National Startup Day, BITS Pilani
• 14 December 2022: New Age Careers - Career Fest, Army Public School Chandimandir, and at 37 APS of Western Command
• 29 November 2022: Global Schoolpreneurs Summit 2022, ISB Mohali
• 26 July 2022: Design Thinking Workshop, CGC Landran
• 14 June 2022: Gamification of Innovation - Serious Play Conference, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA
• 29 June 2022: Designing Happiness - World Design Day event under World Design Organization, NUST MISIS, Moscow
• 29 June 2022: The World of Industrial Design - MESC Event, New Delhi
• 5 May 2022: Freeing the Education Genie - Eduspark, AnimationXpress, Mumbai
• 23 March 2022: Skilling Ecosystem Roundtable at DubaiExpo Dubai, sponsored by Media and Entertainment Skills Council of India.
• 14 January 2022: Technology and Future Education - Indian Chamber for Service Industry

Jury/Mentor/ Judge

• 16-18 May 2024: Chief Expert & Skill Competition Manager (IDT) - Indiaskills, Government of India
• 29 March 2024: Chief Expert & Skill Competition Manager (IDT) - SNU, Noida, Indiaskills, Track 2, Government of India
• 12-14 March 2024: Chief Expert & Skill Competition Manager (IDT & Graphics) - Odisha Skill Dev Mission, Govt of Odisha
• 16 October 2023: Storytelling (Jury), Sheridan College, Oakville, Canada
• 10 October 2023: Serious Play Awards (Jury), Toronto, Canada
• December 2022: Jury - QS Reimagine Education Awards (Wharton School)
• 1-6 November 2022: Jury - BRICS Future Skills Challenge 2022 (5 BRICS Nations)
• 7-11 September 2022: Jury - Eurasian Skills Competition 2022 (20 nations)
• 27 June 2022: Jury - World Design DayChallenge, NUST MISIS, Moscow
• 15 April 2022: Jury - Serious Play Awards, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA
• 1-30 April 2022: Jury - Smart India Hackathon, Government of India
• 14 March 2022: Jury Expert at 4th International Skills Competition at Khabarovsk
• 19 February 2022: Jury at HackBMU 5.0 BML Munjal University
• 15 February 2022: India's Industrial Design Technology Expert for Worldskills, Shanghai
• 6-9 January 2022: Jury - Indiaskills, Government of India

Faculty Development Programs/ Workshops

• 21 May 2024: FDP: Design Thinking, Thapar Institute, Patiala
• 20 Jan - 27 Apr 2024: Course: Creative Thinking for Professional Success, Thapar Institute, Patiala
• 15-16 September 2023: FDP: Design Thinking, Chitkara University
• 29 April 2023: Design Thinking Workshop, BITS Pilani
• 2-3 March 2023: Design Thinking Workshop, DY Patil University, Pune
• 26 July 2022: Design Thinking Workshop: CGC Landran, PTU, Landran
• Pune University - Design Thinking, Faculty Development Programs (2021, 2022)
• Futureskills - Conducted International Workshop in Industrial Design (2021)
• Global Content Bazaar - Panelist, International Markets, Mumbai (2020)
• iXDA - Keynote Speaker, iXDA, Chandigarh Chapter Innaugural Session at Netsolutions (2019)
• Many others for University Business School, PU, Kurukshetra University, DAVV, Indore, etc.
• TCSiON - TCSiON runs Game Design and Usability Courses by Vineet Raj Kapoor (2019-)
• Smart India Hackathon - Design Mentor of the Winning Team in Robotics (2017-18) and (2021-22)
• Shiksha.com - First Chief Mentor at Shiksha.com, and more than 4 million views on Quora (student guidance)
• GO48! International Challenge, Founder (2012-)
• Chitkara University - Design Thinking - Nailing the Problem to Solve (2023)

ACE Fair, Korea: Leader Indian Delegation
Worldskills India: IDT Expert
TCSiON: Expert, Game Design, Usability (UX)
iXDA Chandigarh: Local Leader
ASIFA India: Core Committee Member
Wharton QS: Jury
Association of Designers of India: Professional Member
Vidyadaan Guru, MESC, Government of India

Speaking Videos for reference

SD College - Speaker on Design Thinking
They Introduced me in this video, so you can skip this and come if required https://youtu.be/N6dAtf2mKz0
Here I start off on Design Thinking https://youtu.be/38P9AgQtqlM

University of Toronto - Gamifying Skill Training
https://youtu.be/yGTCgBVh3us

Dev Samaj - Motivational Lecture (India)
https://youtu.be/6qP0BluZtg8

The language in Indian lectures sometimes may change to Hindi and back due to the local audience preferences.

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Adobe Community Professional
Express Global Ambassador
1st place - Adobe Education Exchange Leaderboard
10th place - Adobe Community Expert
IT Professional/Creative Tech Educator - 20 years

From IT Staff and system Administrator to evangelist and founder of creative companies
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Reaching out (since 2006) to over 1M+ students who have heard his sessions to help the
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innovations and technologies.
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Certified 10,000+ Adobe Creative Educator
Father of Adobe Creative Educators in the Philippines
Youtube Content Creator with 26,000+
Pioneer and Active Member of the Content Authenticity Initiative in the Philippines
Customer Advisory Board - Adobe Express
Learning Taxonomy Expert / Subject Matter Expert - Adobe Premiere and Aero

Founder of Adobe Creative Educator Philippines with over 7,500+ active educators
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development.

Co-founder of Creative Nation Academy an Adobe Authorized Training Center. A
prolific instructor for creative events such as Graphics and Publishing Seminar /
Graphic Expo / Adobe Creative Cloud Product Launch / Behance Portfolio Reviews
and Graphic Artist Philippines which he conducts every year.

His life’s work revolves around helping build a great creative team of Adobe Certified
Professionals that elevate the status of Filipino creatives to create for the world.

He is the first and only Adobe User Group Manager / Community Professional,
Creative Cloud Evangelist, Campus Leader, Creative Insider Ambassador, Certified
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present day.

Adobe Certified Expert - Photoshop
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Adobe Certified Expert - InDesign
Adobe Certified Expert - Acrobat
Adobe Certified Expert - Design Specialist
Adobe Certified Expert - Design Master
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After he left the IOTA Foundation, he established the usage of Authentic Vision’s unique holographic secure label as Meta Anchor to trustfully link physical products to digital assets, independent of the used DLT/Blockchain. He contributed to the design of ERC-6956 Asset Bound Non Fungible Token.

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A native to California's bay area, Todd’s journey into programming started over two decades ago and he has been privileged to work with many technologies as well as some leadership roles over the years. With his experience as a Principal of Software Engineering Practices at Pluralsight, Todd supported both individual software engineers and the technical leadership team in helping to continually improve and work together in a way that enables everyone to do their best work.

Todd loves to play the guitar, and is always open to jamming out and often enjoys paired programming with strangers.

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Based in Sarasota County, Florida, Niles Garden is a distinguished leader and innovative entrepreneur who heads Downtown Living Inc. and the national STELLAR ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC. With a storied career in real estate and entertainment, he has earned multiple accolades as a property management expert and real estate advisor.

As the force behind Downtown Living Inc., he has reshaped urban living in Sarasota through exceptional real estate solutions. His broader entrepreneurial journey includes founding and steering numerous companies across various sectors.

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A dedicated philanthropist, he supports nonprofit organizations and worthy causes throughout Sarasota County, Florida, and nationwide. His philanthropic activities are a testament to his commitment to giving back to the community.

In his personal life, Niles enjoys aviation, sailing, and quality time with his family, cherishing the moments away from his professional commitments.

Current Ventures:

STELLAR ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC. is a premier name in family entertainment. It hosts Garden Bros Circus and Monster Truckz, which promise unforgettable experiences through their Extreme, Mayhem, and Chaos tours.

Downtown Living Inc.: Spearheads innovative residential and commercial real estate solutions in Sarasota, enhancing urban lifestyles and enriching the community.

Niles Garden continues to inspire with his entrepreneurial spirit, commitment to excellence, and unwavering support of community endeavors.

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Saj's profound impact on the tech industry is further underscored by his dedication to designing sophisticated software and high-quality applications. Alongside his driven FFP team, Saj exemplifies a relentless pursuit of perfection in realizing clients' visions. By continually pushing the boundaries of what's possible, he is shaping the future of technology and making an indelible mark on the industry.

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Nat has spent 7+ years in the Cryptocurrency/Blockchain space, primarily as a consultant, with a key focus on Bitcoin and its wider ecosystem. Building an extensive network and working across several activities with many projects and communities in ... Show more

Tammie B, 2019 Champion of the 1st Bronner Brothers Salon Battle. Tammie B has been an educator & platform artist for Babyliss Pro and kirkpro for 10 years. She also appeared in The Look Allstars.

Tammie B, 2019 Champion of the 1st Bronner Brothers Salon Battle. Tammie B has been an educator & platform artist for Babyliss Pro and kirkpro for 10 years. She also appeared in The Look Allstars. Show more

I have over 25 years of broad IT experience including fleet/desktop endpoint management, server administration (Linux and Windows), and applications architecture and development. Theatre nerd and participant; experienced nonprofit leader; moustache aficionado; dynamic, engaged, and entertaining speaker; technology grief counselor; governance/process geek; and jack of trades tech and non-tech.

For over 15 years I have been in higher education in the University of Minnesota system. Before my time in higher education, I developed an application (and its pre-smartphone era handheld companion app) for a startup. This app package was used by independent ag/crop consultants from central Canada to northern Texas, and used nationwide in Canada by a global agribusiness giant.

I like to fiddle with code and periodically Make Things, including a handful of novelty Twitter bots and their Bluesky ports along with a Slack-integrated weather bot. I'm also into 3D printing, home automation, playing roles in community theatre productions, and am enjoying some "free time" after recently completing a five-year run serving as president of a local nonprofit community theatre organization.

At the office I try to lead the change to a more DevOps/automated mindset. I also enjoy evangelizing Certbot for the automation of SSL certificate management and promoting the idea of "embracing laziness as the driver of innovation."

I have over 25 years of broad IT experience including fleet/desktop endpoint management, server administration (Linux and Windows), and applications architecture and development. Theatre nerd and participant; experienced nonprofit leader; moustache a... Show more