Assistant Design

Matthew Whatley

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Skills

Adobe Creative Suite, Social Media and Networking, Final Cut Pro Studio, Video Editing, HTML, CSS,

XML, Actionscript 2-3, Microsoft Office, Still Photography (Nikon D90)

Active Secret Clearance

Production Experience

Primescape Solutions/Department of State June 2006 – Present

Support and educate the Public Diplomacy community on the strategic use of different technologies with

an emphasis on social media to enhance their outreach and build local communities. Support major

international events including Presidential and Secretarial trips by increasing engagement, fusing

traditional and non-traditional media. By collaborating with public and private organizations, serve as a

think-tank, experimenting and piloting cutting edge technologies that can be used for public diplomacy.

SRA International/Department of Defense August 2006 – June 2008

Creating, implementing and maintaining multiple dynamic adobe flash-based-training modules for DEA

agents nation-wide. Elements of the project include various forms of multimedia practices including;

video production, graphic design, and actionscript coding. Projects are XML based and are dynamically

updated from actionscript coding. Currently working in conjunction with former DEA agents as well as

NYPD Task Force members. Responsible for various other training modules for Federal State and Local

Police.

Washington Headquarters Services January 2006 – June 2006

Department of Defense; Pentagon Graphic Designer

Responsible for creating, designing, and finishing projects for organizations within the Department of

Defense using various forms of media including print, internet, signage, and others. Successfully

designed and implemented various campaigns for clients using posters, brochures, banners, signs, web

pages, slide shows and others.

GMU-TV August – December, 2005

Fairfax, Virginia; George Mason University 3 Credit Internship / Production Assistant

Supporting a variety of university productions in areas of video production, distribution activities, script

and proposal writing, field and studio production, and audio work, also responsible for video switching,

lighting, and camera operations. Projects include; producing tele-courses, interviews, events coverage

and research for future projects.

Red Feather Video January – May, 2005

Fairfax, Virginia Work Studies

Earning credit for college in work studies program learning a wide variety of video production, shooting

and editing. Program includes various production assignments, events to cover and instruction on

technical aspects of editing.

Blue Sky Studios December, 2005

Pasadena, California Field Audio

Boom Operator on 24-hour documentary shoot of the Rose parade

Think Films Inc January, 2004

Washington DC. Internship / Production Assistant

Productions assistant and support

American Chemistry Council July - November 2003

Arlington, Virginia Internet Database Organization

Up keeping and organization of thousands of scientific journals distributed internationally to ACC

members and doctors.

Verizon Multimedia May – August, 2000

Arlington, Virginia Graphic Designer

Created logos and designs for various Verizon promotions and advertisements

Additional Experience

Volt Services Group May, 2004 - 2006

Temporary Staffing Agency

Worked in various locations in the Los Angeles area ● Performed a variety of general office assistance

duties

NRI Staffing January, 2003 - 2006

Temporary Staffing

Worked in various locations in the Northern Virginia area ●Performed a variety of general office

assistance duties

Education

New Century College at George Mason University 2002 – 2006

Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Studies, Minor in Multimedia and Film/Media Studies

COMM 358, experience and practice with production of multiple TV shows for GMU-TV.

Video presentation shown of a Short Video Documentary at the 3rd annual Visual Cultures Symposium,

“Moving Image”. Only student-video shown throughout the panel discussion.

College of Eduation and Human Development at George Mason University 2007-2009

Masters degree in Instructional Technology

UCLA Extension: Video Editing July, 2005

Comprehensive study of Apple’s Final Cut Pro 5 ● Studied technical aspects to digital video editing

Corcoran College of Art and Design July – August, 2000

8 weeklong course on the fundamentals and techniques of Photoshop 6.0 ●Completed various graphic

design and a variety of page layout projects

Corcoran College of Art and Design in Association with the Washington Times Newspaper

August, 2000

“Focus on Photography”: participation in a weeklong seminar on the basics of photojournalism

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