Todd Hurst

President and CEO

Todd has been training for 11 years with a focus on Citrix. Todd holds certifications as a Citrix Certified Instructor (CCI) and Citrix Certified Enterprise Administrator (CCEA). He worked for Citrix as the Principal Trainer in 2002-03. In that role, he contributed to the original Citrix Certified Integration Architect (CCIA) track. Todd was awarded by Citrix as the CCI of the Year in 2005 and 2006 as well as the Most Strategic CCI in 2007. He holds numerous credits in Citrix training manuals, most recently in the NetScaler 8.0 and 8.1 manuals. Todd is widely regarded as one of the best Citrix trainers in the world.

Rich Rushton

Vice President of Sales and Operations

Rich has 15 years of experience in the software training industry in business development, partner relations, operations, and general management. Under his leadership, his training centers have won multiple awards including Citrix Authorized Learning Center of the Year. Rich has aligned himself with the best trainers and content providers in the industry and has established a network of strategic partnerships which allow Layer8 to deliver consistent, high-caliber software training anywhere in the world.