Riva Caressa - Director of Sales


RIVA has over 13 years of sales experience in the tech industry. She works closely with schools and instructors ensuring they select the correct material for their students. She is the KEY to ensuring that instructors feel confident teaching CAD/CAM in their programs. Riva also works closely with Industrial companies who are looking at securing Mastercam, CNC or SOLIDWORKS training material for their employees.  

Sara Currie - Operations Manager/Customer Service

SARA has over 10+ years of management experience with a proven track record of providing skillful administrative and operational support. She has a strong technical ability that allows her to collaborate with both her internal team and external partners.

 

Sheila Weidinger - Sales & Marketing

SHEILA has over 3 decades of teaching under her belt. She brings her vast expertise in the area of Sales and Marketing to all of those with whom she interacts. 

 Mike Wearne - Content Creator

MIKE is a licensed Machinist with over 20 years experience as a Machinist and CNC Programmer using various CAM products including Mastercam. He has over 5 years of experience teaching in the Machining department at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. Mike is in charge of content creation for camInstructor.

 

Duane Weidinger - President/Founder

DUANE is a licensed Machinist with over 10 years experience in the Machining trade. He also holds a Degree in Education with over 15 years experience teaching a combination of CNC Machining and CAD/CAM Programming.

  

  

Associates and Partners

   

Brian Wickham - Content Creation

BRIAN is a Journeyman Tool and Die Maker with over 17 years of experience as a toolmaker and CNC programmer. He also holds a Masters degree in Industrial Technology and has over 13 years of college level teaching experience in the advanced manufacturing department at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy NY. Brian helps camInstructor with content creation.

 Richard Derks - Testing & Content Updating

Licensed machinist since 1984, worked on manual lathes, mills and horizontal boring mills for most of my career.
CNC setter and programmer. Richard helps with marking Certification Tests and updating our SOLIDWORKS content.
M&T Printing Group has been our printing partner since the beginning in 2007. They are  one of the top print providers in Canada and a leader in the print on demand industry for more than 45 years.
The team at M&T take care of all of our printing and fulfillment requirements and without them we would not be where we are today. https://mtprint.com

Tilted Pixel has been our webiste partner since the beginning in 2007. Tilted Pixel builds websites and helps drive growth for membership, digital product, and e-learning companies. With over 15 years of experience, the agency knows how to build solutions that attract and convert customers. www.tiltedpixel.com