Phone 310-***-****
Galen D. Foard E-mail **********@*****.***
A young, passionate professional looking to bring skills in finance, accounting and operations
Overview
to a position where I can tackle problems, add value, and be challenged to learn new things that
benefit me and my employer.
JibJab Media Inc. Venice, CA 08/2008 – 03/2009
Professional
FINANCE ASSOCIATE
Experience
Responsible for all A/P and A/R, revenue recognition, financial reporting/analysis, asset
management, account reconciliation, lease management, contract management, vendor
management, license/partner management, contract execution and auditing, payroll,
depreciation schedules/reconciliation, database administration, reporting, journal entries,
expense accruals, month-end and annual closing preparation/operations. Some experience
with HR and benefits.
JibJab Media Inc. Venice, CA 09/2006 – 08/2008
OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE
Oversaw daily corporate operations and protocol management, customer support, product
review, site QA testing, database administration, vendor management, office management,
executive assistance, reception, IT help desk, event coordination, recruiting management.
Acro Service Corp. Calabasas, CA 06/2006 – 09/2006
QA TESTER
Tester on the THQ PC video game title, Company of Heroes. Duties include database update,
revision and review, coordination between 35 QA testers, project-related bugging, and
organization of extensive bugs.
SONY Imageworks Culver City, CA 01/2006 – 06/2006
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Runs, events setup, compared databases, prepared contact lists, prepared meeting notes,
coordinated meetings between artists and production team, assisted director and producer of
the feature film Ghost Rider.
Emerson College Boston, MA 2002 – 2006
Education
B.A., Visual and Media Arts (05/2006); Concentration: New Media
3.5 GPA
UCLA Extension Los Angeles, CA 2007 – 2008
Principles of Accounting I & II, Corporate Finance, Business Economics
Business Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Quickbooks Pro 2008, EP Scheduling/Budgeting,
Windows, Mac OS X, Linux RedHat, Quicken, DoubleClick DART, Quark, Adobe Premier, ACT,
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe After Effects, Alias Maya, Apple
Motion, Final Cut, Katana, Shake, iQ/Deva motion tracking
Programming ActionScript, C++, HTML, Java, MEL, MySQL, PHP, XML
Non-Profits Data Administrator and Web Counselor for Much Love Animal Rescue, Member of Santa
Monica SMG, Recruiter for Emerson Emissaries
References Available upon request