While my work keeps me very occupied I know that I need to further develop my skills beyond my daily tasks. In early January I worked through hours of training videos (thank you, FinalCutProX.net) and the official Apple Pro Training Series book and DVD-rom with lesson/media files. It took a lot of time and energy (and was the most rote memorization I’ve done since college but I passed the exam and now am an Apple Certified Pro. The increased knowledge and improved efficiency with the program helped me right away in editing together footage for an Alumni Hockey reunion on campus.
