J ohn David Matthews

Burbank, CA ***** acgikj@r.postjobfree.com 818-***-**** [message]

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Project Management, Information Systems and Technology

Performance Profile/Career Summary

Project management professional with over twenty years combined experience in developing

p rograms in media, education and technology practice areas. Fifteen years experience

leading classroom t raining, as well as speaking in large public events. Experienced in

i nformation systems and information technology audits and compliance regulations

associated with multiple professional environments.

General Competencies/Traits

Possess the ability to learn new tasks and skills quickly; ability to listen and convey

i nformation effectively; ability to solve problems in innovative and cost-effective ways; the

k nowledge of how to get things done efficiently and effectively under severe time constraint;

effective in public speaking environments of any size, or mixture of audience demographics.

Core Competencies/Transferable Skills/Traits

Organizational leadership : Governance and administrative systems; Conflict management

and dispute resolution; Demonstrated systems thinking ability; Resource acquisition and

decision making to support mission; Sensitive to diversity and multiculturalism; Synthesize

i nformation on internal and external environments. M anagement : Analyze and design

organizational structure and processes; Manages workflow; Formulate and analyzes

budgets; Manages information and technology; Portfolio Management, Program

M anagement, Project Management; Task analysis and job design; Team building and

coalition building; Establishes collaborative relationships and projects.

Technical Competencies/Skills

Analysis and Research: Cost-benefit analysis; Population projection/forecasting/demographic

analysis; Program evaluation and modeling; Stakeholder analysis. P lanning: Strategic

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p lanning and spatial analysis; Program design; Systems analysis and design; Project

design; Policy planning; Audit planning and compliance systems design . Management

i nformation systems: Database operations; ERP systems; Knowledge management systems

and design; Information auditing and governance; Information security and regulatory

compliance. Computer networking and information technology: Windows client/server

technologies; Unix-Linux client/server technologies; Routing, switching, and gateway

topologies devices and topologies; Wireless integration; Network administration and policy

design; Physical plant security . Programming: Agile environments.

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P rofessional Experience

I T T Technical I nstitute [Culver City Campus]

Adjunct Instructor- School of Information Technology: 06/16/2014 to CURRENT.

A Maniacal Game- Los Angeles, CA

Managing Director and Project/Portfolio Manager: 6/15/2011 to CURRENT.

Business managerial activities, support and, mentoring. Design, code, and playability

consultant for game software projects under development. Senior Portfolio Manager and

P roject Manager mentor/adviser for all development project teams.

Westwood College [ Los Angeles Campus]

Faculty [Full t ime] Game Software Development, Networking Technologies: 07/15/00 to

10/11/13

Extracur ricular activities: Faculty Adviser to IGDA Student Chapter Game

Development Club; Faculty Adviser to ACM Student Chapter Networking and

Computer Science Club.

United Education I nstitute - Huntington Park CA campus

Instructor- Networking Technologies program: 1998-2000.

Learning T ree University - Chatsworth CA

Contractual Inst ructor for Networking, Computer Science, and Business courses: 1996-

1998.

Contract Work

EPA [ Edible Products of America], Palmdale, CA

Contractor: 07/2010 to 10/2010.

Created a series (4) of advertisement games (“advertainment”- causal games)

embedded within the company’s existing web pages. On-going maintenance and

u pgrades were part of the existing service agreement.

Education

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M asters of Science I nformation Systems [Awarded Honor - Distinction ], National

U niversity

Bachelors of Science, Excelsior College (formerly Regents College)

Associate of Science, Los Angeles Pierce College

Professional Certificates

Video Game Design and Development, Excelsior College

Art of Negotiation, University of Phoenix

Total Quality Management, University of Phoenix

A+ Certification [COMP00100765781], CompTIA- Non-expiring version

Professional Affiliations

In ternational Game Developers Association (IGDA) [ID# 20112253]

Published Works

MMO Front-End and Back-End Databases for Small Game Developers (2013), Proceedings:

T he Second In ternational Conference on e-Technologies and Networks for Development

( ICeND2013), pp. 122-131. March 3-6, 2013. The Society of Digital Information and

W ireless Communication

Co-authored with Mudasser Wyne, Ph.D., National University

Social Media Links

Linked-In: www.linkedin.com/pub/john-matthews/8/a63/b46/

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John Matthews- Curriculum Vitae

Westwood College: 2000 – 2013

• Programming; Game [Video] Software Development-

Classes taught in: C/C++ [Int roduction, Advanced, and Data Structures].

A pplication scripting in

Python, Lua, Action Script and XNA languages; Engine scripting with UDK, Unity

and CryEngine [1

and 2].

• Design, Development, and Production-

Classes taught in: Int roduction to Game Design, Game Analysis and Playability, 2D

G raphics

Programming with DirectX, 3D Graphics Programming [Various engines and

l ibraries], Game

Development [Advanced], Game Project Management [Production tools and

Documentation],

and the Software Senior Project.

* Note: All curr icula for the first three terms of the Game Software Development

p rogram were developed in-house by myself- Including Syllabi, lesson plans, and

testing measures.

• Information Technology-

Classes taught in: Unix Administration, Shell scripting, Linux Administration,

I nt roduction to Desktop Computing [Hardware Basics/A+ preparation], Desktop

Operating Systems [various from DOS based to Windows 7], M icrosoft Server

[Versions 4 – 2013] Technologies, Int roduction to Networking, Computer

A pplications [Microsoft Office Suites 2003 - 2013], Int roduction to Computer

Security and Forensics, and Project Management for Information Technology.

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• Extra-Cur ricular Activities:

Advisor ACM [Association for Computing Machinery] Computer and Networking

C lub

2000 – 2003,

A dvisor IGDA [International Game Developers Association] Game Development

C lub

2003 – 2007 and 2008 – 2013.

United Education I nstitute [now UE I College]: 1998 – 2000

• Networking Technologies Program [now Computer Systems Technician]:

“Computer Applications”, “Internet Fundamentals”,” Computer Hardware Repair

and Upgrading”, “Network Cabling and Troubleshooting”, “Desktop Operating

systems and Troubleshooting”, “Int roduction to Client /Server Topologies”.

A dditionally, Reformatted and Enhanced UE I’s module on “Computer Hardware

Repair and Upgrading” to conform to CompTIA’s A+ level of t raining.

Learning T ree University: 1996 – 1998

• Cur r iculum Developed/Courses Taught:

“Corporate In ternet Access and In tegration”, “Internet Firewalls and Network

Security”, “ISDN for Data and Video Applications”, “Introduction to NT Workstation

[ End-user course]”, “Setting Up an Int ranet or internal Website”, “Business and

A pplication Development Project Management”

• Cur r iculum Developed for other Instructor/providers:

“Introduction to H igh Speed Data Communications (ISDN, Frame Relay, SMDS, and

A TM)”,

“Foundations of Int ra/Internet Services”, “Conducting Business on the Internet”,

“ Introduction to Netscape Suitespot 3 Server”, “Setting Up and Administering a

Netscape FastTrack Web Server”

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• Classes Taught [already developed]:

Enterprise Networking-

“ LAN/WAN In tegration (Bridges, Routers and Switches)”, “Network Design:

Costing and

Implementation”, “Windows NT 4.0 Core Technologies (Server Support)”

Production and Inventory Control (AP ICS - American Production and Inventory

Control Society)-

Production Activity Control module

Manufacturing Systems and Technology module

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