Meet our FME Certified Experts
Our FME Certified Professionals all have a wealth of experience providing mentoring, training, technical support and consultancy services working alongside our customers. Our professionals and 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.

Our global FME Certified Professionals and Trainers

Martyn Lufkin
Principal ConsultantMartyn Lufkin
Principal ConsultantStarted using FME in: 2012
Profile: Having had over 20 years within the GIS data industry, I have acquired over 13 years of experience using both FME Desktop and Server as a main software solution for ETL and processing tasks, involving both spatial and non-spatial data. I have presented at several FME World Tours over the past 10 years and enjoy using FME to solve a varying range of data problems.
FME Community: Profile
FME certification dates expires: 2024
FME server certification dates expires: 2025
Certifications:
- Certified FME Professional
- Certified FME Server Professional

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.
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Certifications:
- Certified FME Professional
- Certified FME Trainer
- Certified FME Server Professional

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

David Cavero Montaner
Senior ConsultantDavid Cavero Montaner
Senior ConsultantFME Certified Professional Since: 2022
Profile: David is a Senior Consultant at 1Spatial and has recently achieved FME Certified Professional Certification! David started using FME in 2015 performing data quality tests and simple database updates on his previous job and joined 1Spatial in 2019. He has been involved in spatial and non-spatial data validation projects and data transformations.
FME Community: Profile
Certifications:
- Certified FME Professional

Ian Fletcher
Senior FME ConsultantIan Fletcher
Senior FME ConsultantStarted using FME in: 2016
Profile: I spent the first eight years of my career working in the oil and gas industry as an exploration geologist and product manager. I used FME products every day to manage a huge library of open source, and proprietary databases and products. Since joining 1Spatial in March 2020, I have been working on a number of client projects where FME products for an integral part of their data processing workflows.
FME certification dates expires: 2025
Certifications:
- Certified FME Professional
- Certified FME Trainer

Sam McDonald
Senior ConsultantSam McDonald
Senior ConsultantFME Certified Trainer Since: 2021
Started using FME in: 2017
Profile: Sam is a Senior Consultant at 1Spatial Australia and has recently achieved FME Certification! Sam started using FME back in 2017 and joined the 1Spatial team in 2020. He spends his time tailoring solutions to meet client's GIS and data transformation needs, to ensure that they get the best results from their own data. Sam also manages and runs the complete range of FME courses in Australia, from Basic to advanced, sharing his passion along the way to make smarter data with FME.
FME Community: Profile
Certifications:
- Certified FME Professional
- Certified FME Trainer
- Certified FME Server Professional

James Botterill
Senior ConsultantJames Botterill
Senior ConsultantFME Certified Trainer Since: 2025
Started using FME in: 2013
Profile: James is a Senior Consultant within the 1Spatial Australia Services consultancy team. Over has previously delivered GIS-focused training to staff within natural resource companies and since 2022, he has conducted FME courses in both Germany and Australia. With a specialization in maximising Esri and FME in conjunction, James has applied his knowledge across various industries and regions. Based in Perth, he has also facilitated large in-person training sessions
Certifications:
- Certified FME Professional
- Certified FME Trainer
- Certified FME Flow

Sam Cortero
Spatial ConsultantSam Cortero
Spatial ConsultantStarted using FME in: 2023
Sam is a Spatial Consultant and Support Manager for 1Spatial Australia. He's been working on different geospatial analytics-related projects since 2019 and worked on different consultancy projects involving FME processes when finally exposed to the software. He now focuses on providing technical support for our clients.
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Certifications:
- FME Certified Professional
- FME Flow Certified Professional

Anthony Hesling
Senior ConsultantAnthony Hesling
Senior ConsultantI started out as a Cartographer (map maker) over 30 years ago with the Australian Army, and some might say I’ve developed into an honorary Surveyor, being passionate about data quality and accuracy. I now enjoy learning about how to help others with their spatial problems. I’m currently a Senior Consultant spending most days discussing and developing solutions to data problems with a variety of clients.
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Certified FME Flow Professional, 2022
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Certified FME Professional, 2022
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Certified FME Trainer, 2005

Priyantha Pallegama
Senior ConsultantPriyantha Pallegama
Senior ConsultantEncompassing over 7 years of hands-on experience as a GIS Consultant who has worked with a wide range of systems and spatial data types. Areas of expertise include demographic analysis and spatial data manipulation with FME. Primarily responsible to provide all first line customer support to 1Spatial’s Customers. Ensures effective responses and resolutions to support requests and high quality and timely services are delivered to 1Spatial’s customers.
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Certified FME Professional
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Certified FME Flow Professional
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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Simon Laird
Services LeadSimon Laird
Services LeadSimon is a Spatial Consultant who has experience in creating, analysing and producing bespoke outputs using spatial systems. Simon has a wide range of experiences in automation development, spatial analysis, large scale data creation, translation and data management and the support of large data capture projects. He has experience in the creation of automation tools to support a variety of business requirements including enable the translation of utility GIS data into Sincal, a power system modelling package. He has a passion for integrating and fully utilising existing data and enabling organisations via the use of new technology.
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FME Certified Professional, 2019
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FME Certified Server Professional, 2019
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FME Certified Business Professional 2022
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FME Desktop Advanced, 2012