Craig, an engineer and microcomputer expert, has established Halo Training to address what he regards as an unfulfilled market niche – writing machine-specific Flash media software guides to help operators get the best out of equipment.
He explains: "Having worked for several large machinery manufacturers, it often struck me that, after a few hours' initial training, suppliers often just left operatives to get on with it. Providing in-house training can be costly, the selected person may not always be there, and most operatives would get more satisfaction from resolving machinery issues themselves – hence my idea for machine-specific, interactive software available on-demand."
He has thus developed a training software package, dubbed On Demand Training (ODT) (in basic "skeleton" form – modifiable for each machine), which includes step-by-step video presentations with voiceover, close-up on-screen guidance to key operations and parts, and animation.
Craig plans marketing the software – the ODT modules can be provided via PCs, laptops, or web-based browsers – to both machinery manufacturers and brand owners direct.
