Noah Ramirez
Founder & CEO
Former enterprise training director who launched Certified Training after seeing teams struggle with evolving certification exams.
Connect on LinkedInOur team
The educators, technologists, and coaches behind Certified Training
We’re a distributed team of instructors, enablement strategists, and product builders dedicated to helping learners earn certifications faster.
Collectively, we hold 100+ AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and security certifications.
Instructor spotlight: Amelia Chen
Principal Cloud Instructor with 15 years designing multi-cloud architectures for Fortune 500 enterprises.
Hosts hands-on workshops on architecture reviews, resiliency, and AWS certification prep.
Browse Amelia's coursesLeadership
Priya Das
Chief Operating Officer
Operations strategist who has scaled edtech platforms from Series A through IPO.
Connect on LinkedInEthan Wallace
Chief Technology Officer
Built learning analytics pipelines at Fortune 100 companies and led platform engineering at multiple SaaS startups.
Connect on LinkedInInstructional team
Every instructor actively works in the field and holds the certifications they teach.
Amelia Chen
Principal Cloud Instructor
15 years of experience designing multi-cloud solutions and leading migration programs for Fortune 500 teams.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
- MS Cloud Engineering
Marcus Avery
Lead Software Architect
Polyglot engineer focused on DevOps tooling and platform reliability from his time leading enablement at a unicorn SaaS startup.
- Google Cloud Professional Developer
- AWS DevOps Engineer
Alia Hassan
Director of Data Curriculum
Researcher-turned-practitioner who specializes in applied machine learning and data storytelling.
- PhD Data Science
- IBM Data Science Professional Certificate
David Nguyen
Cybersecurity Program Manager
Former SOC director guiding analysts toward security leadership with customized labs.
- CISSP
- CompTIA Security+
- Certified Ethical Hacker
Sarah Johnson
Cybersecurity & Compliance Expert
Network defense and compliance specialist bridged from penetration testing to teaching.
- CompTIA Security+
- CompTIA Network+
- CISM
Elena Rodriguez
Full Stack Development Lead
Polyglot developer shaping enterprise applications across Java, C#, and modern web frameworks.
- Oracle Certified Java Programmer
- Salesforce Certified Developer
Learner success & community
Sara Kim
Head of Learner Success
Coordinates coaching and accountability programs that keep learners on pace.
Ruben Castillo
Principal Instructional Designer
Shapes competency rubrics and scenario labs aligned with vendor blueprints.
Ella Vance
Community Manager
Hosts weekly AMA sessions with industry experts and alumni champions.