EXPERIENCE

Rhythm & Hues Studios, Inc. – Render I/O Coordinator, Los Angeles, CA, January 2008 – August 2008

• Coordination of overnight queue renders and render farm maintenance for Rhythm’s artists.

• Handling incoming and outgoing digital shipments of client material.

• Management of disk space allocation; all work is Linux-based.

• Credits include “The Incredible Hulk” 2008 and “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emporer” 2008.

Tandberg Television Inc., part of the Ericsson Group (formerly GoldPocket Interactive) – Master Control Operator/Event Operator, Los Angeles, CA, September 2005 - March 2007, July 2007 - December 2007

• Executed, monitored, and troubleshooted live, stand-alone, and synched one- and two-screen interactive TV events and applications from master control; prepared and ran content for internet/TV events and interactive television broadcasts, including interactive shopping and games.

• Compiled traffic and synchronized events with programming schedules to satisfy the various interactive needs of clients’ programs on a wide spectrum of networks and feeds.

• Worked with SQL database, .NET and IIS services, Windows 2000 servers, GoldPocket/TandbergTV proprietary production tools software, and more.

• Authored original documentation for running ITV services, scheduling, monitoring, et cetera; improved existing documentation in other areas as needed.

• Trained fellow MCOs to perform all regular duties and interface with clients.

• Supported clients as wide-ranging as the Home Shopping Network to CBS.

AppleOne Employment – Temporary Employee, Los Angeles Area, CA, May 2007 to Present Assignments have included:

• Regus Business Group, assisted as a front desk receptionist.

• Studiocom, helped translate a kids’ social networking website into foreign languages for Mattel.

• ABC Escrow / Liquor License Specialists, helped with direct-mail advertising.

DirecTV, Inc. – Broadcast Operator, Los Angeles, CA, March 2007 - April 2007

• Ran trigger control for DirecTV’s sporting events and packages, including wild feeds and high definition sporting events.

Select Personnel Services – Payroll Assistant, Marina Del Rey, CA, May 2005 - July 2005

• Processed payroll in co-responsible position for nearly 1,000 temporary employees.

• Invoiced payroll in co-responsible position for Select Personnel’s customer, Countrywide.

• Ran background checks on employees; assist temps with paychecks.

The Friedman Personnel Agency – Temporary Employee, West Hollywood, CA, January 2005 - May 2005 Assignments included:

• Innovative Artist’s Talent and Literary Agency – Mailroom Clerk.

• Creative Artists Agency – Agent Assistant & Mailroom Clerk.

• Revolution Studios – Assistant to Head of Promotions and Retail Partnerships.

The Walt Disney Company, Buena Vista Games – Undergraduate Associate, Glendale, CA, Summer 2004

• Participated in eight-member Internship Think Tank as a writer.

• Worked on developing pitches and doing core-concept development for games.

• Co-developed key story concepts for undisclosed Disney IP title to be released in 2007.

Vivendi Universal Games – Quality Assurance Game Tester, Los Angeles, CA, May 2004

• Tested a video game on a daily basis and looked for bugs in the programming.

• Wrote detailed descriptions of the bugs I found for the game developers.

• Worked solely on the title “Crash Bandicoot: Twinsanity” for the Playstation 2 console.

USC School of Cinema-Television, Operations – Runner & Office Monitor, Los Angeles, CA, 1998-1999, 2002-2004

• Assisted in day-to-day operations of film school, primarily in runner capacity.

• Successfully delivered and retrieved many runs and helped in office; received guests.

• Continued tradition of excellence for USC’s #1 film school reputation, saved time/money.

• Also worked as an Office Assistant in the Critical Studies division during spring of 1999.

RELATED SKILLS

Computer

• Platforms: Windows 3.0/95/98/2000/Me/NT/XP, DOS, Mac OS 9/10, Palm OS, Blackberry, Linux (Ubuntu Hardy Heron, Open SuSE 9.3).

• Applications: MS Windows 2000 Server Remote Desktop, Computer Management, Windows Services, IIS Services; Firefox, Thunderbird, KDE Tools, GNOME Desktop, Linux shells, proprietary Rhythm & Hues visual FX render management tools; Nero, Movie Magic, Maya, Macromedia Director, AVID Express, Adobe (Acrobat, Photoshop, Premiere, AfterEffects); MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook), OpenOffice.org Writer, FileMaker Pro; Content Management Systems: Mambo, Joomla, Nucleus, Wordpress; some limited XML, HTML, pHp, and CSS coding; Quicken 2005, database software (QZone, payroll/invoicing, MS sql Query Analyzer), web browsers, FTP, telnet, BBS’s, Tandberg Television’s iTV Production Tools and other systems (formerly GoldPocket Interactive’s software), some preliminary ‘Remedy’, ‘Xport’, ‘AMS’, Catcher and Pitcher overall Video-On-Demand system training, and some preliminary DirecTV proprietary broadcast technology exposure, including DALstation and A3 HD.

• Blogs authored: http://wardfriends.com (a blog for the young LDS social scene in Los Angeles) and http://nerdacumen.com (my personal blog).

• Websites developed: http://matthewstringer.com, http://beautyforeveronline.com, http://animalsthatwanttokillyou.com, http://cougsatoshi.com, http://mymormonfriend.com

Languages

• Un poquito de Español.

• Some Japanese.

Special

• Special event and reception coordinating; basic VIP protocol, guest invitation management, and public relations services for members of the Los Angeles Consular Corps as a volunteer through the Southern California Public Affairs Council of the LDS Church.

• Produced numerous short films, many of which are posted on-line at http://youtube.com/MatthewStringer. Perpetually involved in many creative projects in spare time, including penning a novel, producing shorts, & other new media initiatives.

• Has sold some spec writing work and had an article published in a community-specific newspaper (USC Institute Director Parson Retires, Latter-day Trumpet vol. 5, no.5). Writing is a major strength.

• Retail customer service, cash management, and merchandise inventory management.

• Experience with several types of filmmaking technologies: ARRI Flex 16mm camera, Canon XL1 camera, Hi8, MiniDV, AVID Express, Adobe Premiere Pro, Celtx, Movie Magic, animation crane camera for cell-based animation; also, DVD authoring; plus, working knowledge of VHS Editing Decks; and experience with ProTools audio software and some audio magnetic tape cutting and splicing.

• Worked as a Page for Audiences Unlimited out of Universal Studios; audience wrangling for shows including NBC’s “Joey” and others.

MEMBERSHIPS AND ORGANIZATIONS – USC Alumni Association. Sigma Gamma Chi. Electronic Frontier Foundation. The Artists’ & Entertainers’ Workshop. LA1/SM3 LDS Film and Theater Club. National Eagle Scout Association; earned Eagle Scout Award in 1997.

EDUCATION

University of Southern California: Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies: Animation and Creative Writing (Special Undergraduate Thesis: Animated Interactive Narratives), Minor in Cinema-Television. December 2004. GPA: 3.497

University of Washington: Master of Communication in Digital Media – In progress beginning Fall 2008.