Class on Demand is a leader in video-based training materials. The company has received numerous awards for its training over the 15 years it has been producing training programs. The company has developed titles for many of the media industry’s leading software developers and has added training courses for key areas of the Information Technology industry. Class on Demand has evolved its training delivery methods from tape to state-of-the-art on demand online services. The company’s industry leading on demand delivery platform offers students the widest possible content consumption options from DVD, online streaming, to mobile courseware.

The company has also developed custom training programs for many fortune 100 companies including; Microsoft, Nokia, Sun Microsystems, Rolls Royce, Omneon, Avid and many more. The company operates state of the art studios at its corporate headquarters in Hoffman Estates, IL.
 

Executive Team

Paul Holtz, Founder, President/CEO
pholtz@classondemand.net

Paul Holtz is the founder, President/CEO of Christie Video Communications, the Midwest's leading corporate and industrial video production company, and the parent company of Class on Demand. Paul has been a visionary in the creative and media industry for 20 years. Paul is widely recognized as an expert in real-time compositing and 2D/3D effects creation. His wildly successful Creation Station Plug-ins, HoltzFX I and II made him a highly respected artist on Pinnacle and SGI Hardware. Holtz was also Editor in Chief of "The Lamp Magazine" from 1997-2001, which was the first publication that focused on real-time compositing for concert tours, IMAG (Image Magnification) and television TD's. Credits include Art Director, IMAG, for Tina Turner's "24/7 Tour" and Bette Midler's "Miss Divine Tour", Technical Consultant at ESPN, ABC, NBC, CBS, CBC, CNN, The Weather Channel, and a host of others. Paul remains a consultant to Pinnacle Systems, SGI, and Microsoft.

Eric Oldham, Creative Director
eoldham@classondemand.net

As Creative Director, Eric is responsible for web development, broadcast, and multimedia technology in support of Class on Demand's product line. He is also responsible for all print and web graphics that support COD's product line. He brings years of technical experience, including his past position as Interactive Developer for a large Chicago area production company.
 

Advisory Board

Andrew Sheldon
asheldon@classondemand.net

Andy Sheldon is the founder and CEO of fizwoz an online auction marketplace for photos and videos. Prior to founding fizwoz, Sheldon was the VP/GM of broadband at Visible World. Sheldon was the Executive Director, Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment marketing at Sun Microsystems where he managed market focused activities for Sun in its $4B telecommunications business. Prior to Sun Microsystems, Sheldon held a number of senior marketing roles at Microsoft Corporation. Sheldon was responsible for the applications and services initiatives at Microsoft TV and was senior director of product marketing at MSN TV.  Prior to joining Microsoft, Sheldon was the founder and vice president of sales and marketing for 365 Media, a developer of ASP-based software for the business publishing industry. He was vice president of marketing for Pinnacle Systems and was instrumental in their successful entry into the desktop video market and initial public offering in 1994. He holds a B.Sc. in electrical and electronic engineering from Brooklands technical college, England.