FME Trainers
With over 50 years’ experience in the GI field and as a leading global Platinum Partner of Safe Software we can provide training to help you to Connect your applications, Transform your data & Automate tasks.
Our FME Certified Trainers all have a wealth of experience providing mentoring, training, technical support and consultancy services working alongside our customers. Our trainers deliver a range of standard FME training courses, but we are also flexible to be able to adapt the content to meet changing business requirements.
One of the unique offerings that our FME Certified Trainers deliver to our customers is their individual length of FME experience. With all of our trainers having more than 10 years experience of delivering both technical training and working with the FME platform.
At 1Spatial we want to help you get the best from your investment in FME, we offer courses for users new to FME, as well as those seeking more advanced training on FME Desktop, FME Server and FME Cloud. Courses can be held either online or in person in our dedicated training suite or at a location to suit you.
Contact us about FME training or take a look at our scheduled courses.
Lets meet our global FME Certified Trainers…

David Eagle
Head of FME DivisionDavid Eagle
Head of FME DivisionFME Certified Trainer since: 2007
Started using FME in: 2000
Profile: David leads our FME Division in the UK, one of the first people globally to achieve an FME certification when Safe started their accreditation program. Dave started delivering formal GIS training courses over 20 years ago. He started using FME not long after Workbench was developed but didn’t deliver his first FME course until 2006. These days Dave delivers at least one FME course each month, delivering our full range of courses.
FME Community: Profile
Take a break with Dave: Blog
Certifications:
- Certified FME Professional
- Certified FME Trainer

Mary O’Brien
Principal ConsultantMary O’Brien
Principal ConsultantFME Certified Trainer since: 2016
Started using FME in: 2009
Profile: Mary works as a Principal Consultant in our FME Division in the UK. She has a breadth of experience in GIS training gained from years supporting academic research back home in Ireland. Mary moved to the UK in 2009 where she discovered FME and adopted it as her go-to tool for data management. She loves the fact that FME enables you to realise your imagination and enjoys sharing her knowledge through training.
FME Community: Profile
Take a break with Mary: Blog
Certifications:
- Certified FME Professional
- Certified FME Trainer

Adrian Porter
Managing ConsultantAdrian Porter
Managing ConsultantFME Certified Trainer since: 2013
Started using FME in: 2000
Profile: Adrian is a Managing Consultant in 1Spatial’s consultancy team in the UK. He’s been delivering GIS focussed training since the early 2000s and been a Certified FME Trainer since 2013. He’s delivered courses since this time in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Adrian specialises in 1Spatial technology and FME and has applied his expertise across our regions, including when he spent time leading the Consultancy team in Sydney.
FME Community: Coming soon
Take a break with Adrian: Adrian
Certifications:
- Certified FME Professional
- Certified FME Trainer
- Certified FME Server Professional

Tom Farrington
Senior ConsultantTom Farrington
Senior ConsultantFME Certified Trainer since: 2017
Started using FME in: 2013
Profile: Tom is a Senior Consultant in Australia and was the first person in Australasia to hold all three FME certifications. He has been delivering FME courses across Australia, including all the major cities for over 5 years, travelling over 20,000 km a year! He manages and runs the complete range of FME courses, from Basic FME Desktop through to content on FME Server’s REST API, and delivers customised courses to delegates.
FME Community: Coming soon
Take a break with Tom: Blog
Certifications:
- Certified FME Professional
- Certified FME Trainer
- Certified FME Server Professional

Simon Green
Principal ConsultantSimon Green
Principal ConsultantFME Certified Trainer since: 2019
Started using FME in: 2009
Profile: Simon is a Principal Consultant in our FME Division in the UK. He has been working with FME for over a decade now, across multiple sectors and industries, including both public and private sector organisations. This experience, coupled with his love of data and its efficient management, manipulation and exploitation, creates a great foundation to teach others and help spread his infectious enthusiasm for FME!
FME Community: Profile
Take a break with Simon: Blog
Certifications:
- Certified FME Professional
- Certified FME Server Professional
- Certified FME Trainer
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner