Matthew Whatley,

2230 George C. Marshall Drive

Falls Church, VA 22043
703-244-0633 | matthewwhatley@gmail.com
matthewwhatley.net
Skills
●Adobe Photoshop CS4, Dreamweaver CS4, Flash CS4, Adobe InDesign CS4, Actionscript 2-3, XML, HTML, CSS, Final
Cut Pro 6, Video Editing, Microsoft Office, Still Photography (Nikon D50)
●Active Secret Clearance

Production Experience
Primescape Solutions……………………………………………………………………………….....….June 2006 – Present
● Develop and promote web technologies and campaigns to promote international public diplomacy for various
groups for the US Department of State. Projects include various forms of media such as graphic design, web
development, video production and social networking.

SRA International, Inc……………………………………………………………………………..….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 - Present
Temporary Staffing Agency
● Worked in various locations in the Los Angeles area
● Performed a variety of general office assistance duties

NRI Staffing…………………………………………………………………………………………...........January, 2003 - Present

Temporary Staffing
●Worked in various locations in the Northern Virginia area
●Performed a variety of general office assistance duties

Internet / Web Design Projects

Rogue Skateboarding Community………………………………………………………………………………………May, 2004
http://mason.gmu.edu/~mwhatley/rogue/rogue.html
Group collaborated flash web design project
●Integrated a comprehensive amount of tools provided by flash to create a website for a local community of
skateboarders in Washington DC.

American Marketing Association………………………………………………………………………………December, 2004

http://www.gmu.edu/org/ama/
Web Coordinator (Officer Position)
●Designed and created web layout for the George Mason Chapter of AMA

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.
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● Video presentation shown of a Short Video Documentary at the 3 annual Visual Cultures Symposium, “Moving
Image”. Only student-video shown throughout the panel discussion.

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