Author: Rollan Bañez

Co-Founder / Training Director – Creative Nation Academy Corp COMPTIA Certified Technical Trainer+ Adobe Certified Expert / Instructor / User Group Manager / Community Professional / Campus Leader / Creative Insider Ambassador / Education Leader 2nd place – Adobe Education Exchange Leaderboard IT Professional – 15 years / 10 years – Educator From IT Staff, System Administrator, to evangelist and founder of creative companies and communities. His passion for the arts, design, and creativity, enabled him in mastering Adobe applications to became one of the most widely disciplined and sought-after resource persons in the field locally and internationally. Reaching out (since 2006) to over 1M+ students that have heard his sessions to help the advocacy of building a #CreativeNationPH, engaging them with product updates, new innovations, and technologies. Founder of Adobe Creative Educator Philippines with over 3,500+ active educators that help build content for global education, remote learning, and professional 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 that he conducts every year. His life’s work revolves around helping build a great creative team of Adobe Certified Professionals that elevates the status of the 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 Expert / Instructor / Education Leader in Southeast Asia rolled into one, till the present day. He finds balance in life through enjoying great music, films, travels, and inspiring the next generation of creative professionals through creativity and technology. Certifications Adobe Certified Expert – Photoshop Adobe Certified Expert – Illustrator Adobe Certified Expert – InDesign Adobe Certified Expert – Acrobat Adobe Certified Expert – Design Specialist Adobe Certified Expert – Design Master Adobe Certified Expert – Flash Professional Adobe Certified Expert – After Effects Adobe Certified Expert – Lightroom 5 Adobe Certified Expert – Photoshop Lightroom 3 Adobe Certified Expert – Adobe Muse Adobe Certified Expert – Illustrator CC Adobe Certified Instructor – Photoshop Adobe Certified Instructor – Illustrator CC Adobe Certified Instructor – InDesign Adobe Certified Instructor – Acrobat Adobe Certified Instructor – Flash Professional Adobe Certified Instructor – After Effects Adobe Certified Instructor – Adobe Lightroom 5 Adobe Certified Instructor – Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Adobe Certified Instructor – Adobe Muse COMPTIA Certified Technical Trainer + Adobe Education Leader / 2020 Featured Educator Contributor Microsoft Innovative Educator / Trainer Wakelet Community Ambassador / Leader Kahoot Verified Educator Apple Teacher Edpuzzle Certified Coach Kami Certified Educator