About us

Jenny Austin is owner / director of Visual Obsession and Harleys Educational Supplies. Jenny is accredited with Cairns Business Woman of the Year in 2000, Small Employer of the Year Finalist, Retailer Excellence Award and Best Overall Performance in Retail for School Based Trainee. Jenny has had many trainees complete their retail skills course with distinctions. Jenny is an avid supporter of trainee programs.

Chris Gillis has a QANTM Diploma of Multimedia, Certificate III in Information Technology and Certificate IV in Network Management. Chris is project manager for large website development including: content management systems, database development and software integration. He is skilled at programming and scripting with languages such as PHP, ASP, MySQL, HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, AJAX, JavaScript, ActionScript, and Lingo. His tasks include; graphic design, web development and testing, Flash animation, Special FX, post production, research and development.

Human Resource and Workplace Health and Safety. Nova Austin is the company’s qualified trainer and assessor with a BSZ40198 Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training and a Certificate IV in Retail Management. Nova is accredited with an Advanced Diploma of Business Management, and an Advanced Diploma of Business Marketing (current). Nova was a finalist for the Australian Institute of Management Young Managers Award. Nova is the manager for Harleys Educational Supplies, a Visual Obsession sister company.

Guy Richards - Certificate IV Multimedia in Websites through Intech Institute of Technology, Guy has experience in programs such as Adobe CS4 Suite (InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator, Lightroom, Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Flash), Adobe Audition 2, Sonar Cakewalk Producer 5, Discreet Combustion 4 and Discreet 3D Studio Max 9. Guy is experienced in 3D animation, 3D architectural design, Physics (using the Reactor system and world environment) photo-realistic rendering using the Vray Rendering system, web design, search engine optimisation, graphic design, development of content management system and script using: action script, HTML, XML, PHP and CSS. Guy also has experience as a sound engineer, jingle composer and musician, as well as an extensive knowledge of the music industry.

Matt Riley - Certificate IV Multimedia in Websites through Intech Institute of Technology, Matt has experience in the programs Adobe CS4 Suite (InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator, Lightroom, Dreamweaver and Flash). Matt has experience in programming and scripting with languages such as PHP, MySQL, HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS and JavaScript. His responsibilities consist of website development and maintenance, search engine optimisation, data entry, computer hardware and maintenance, information technology, software research and network management.

Mikayla Christian is an Indigenous artist and qualified graphic designer. Mikayla has a strong artistic and technical ability which enhances her cultural heritage. Certificate IV Multimedia in Websites through Intech Institute of Technology. Mikayla’s responsibilities include illustration, graphic design, website design, voice-over talent, modelling, photography, flash animation and interactive multimedia using software such as Adobe CS4 Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, Dreamweaver and Flash).

Kyah Rindlisbacher is currently studying Certificate IV Multimedia in Websites through Intech Institute of Technology as a trainee. Kyah has experience in the programs Adobe CS4 Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, Dreamweaver, and Flash). He has experience in programming and scripting with languages such as PHP, HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript and ActionScript. His responsibilities are graphic design, flash animation, data entry, website development and website design.