3530 Louisa St., Apt.

21
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
MATTHEW F. MCCABE (215) 896 5495
mmccabe@gmail.com
EDUCATION
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa.
Bachelor of Arts, Dual Major: English Writing and Political Science 2009
Cumulative GPA: 3.4

John Cabot University Rome, Italy

Study Abroad Summer Session June-August 2007

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Campaign for Change, http://www.pa.barackobama.com Scranton, Pa.
Field Organizer July 2008 – Nov. 2008
• Organized Clinton-stronghold and McCain target Lackawanna County to meet team
building and voter contact goals. Culminated in weekends with more than 50,000 door
knocks, 12,000 phone calls, and 300 active volunteers on a given day.
• Won 63 percent of the vote in Lackawanna County – an 8 point increase from 2004
and the second highest win percentage in the state (after only Philadelphia county).
• Registered more than 2,500 new voters (predominantly on three college campuses)
and achieved an 80 percent turnout rate in those precincts.

The Pitt News, http://www.pittnews.com Pittsburgh, Pa.

Assistant Layout Editor » Assistant Online Editor » Managing Editor Sept. 2005 – Mar. 2008
• Managed staff of more than 100 employees for the production of a daily newspaper with a
business-daily circulation of 14,000.
• Worked with hiring and termination of employees, as well as interacting with consumers
over the phone and face to face.
• Designed and implemented a redesign of both print and online brand presences –
including implementation of new color schemes, reworking of logo and general
improvements to user experience.

MFM WebDesign, http://www.mfmwebdesign.com Philadelphia, Pa.

Founder/President June 2005 - Present
• Established a web design and computer consulting company.
• Created online brand identities for companies – including logos, images, color schemes
and website copy.
• Runs PlayUltimateMedia which oversees a series of Ultimate-Frisbee related websites
and blogs. (http://playultimatemedia.com)

Other Political Experience Sept. 2002 - Present

• Volunteer for Bob Casey U.S. Senate campaign, Chelsea Wagner State Representative
campaign, Joe Hoeffel U.S. Senate campaign, Ed Rendell gubernatorial campaign
• Intern for Obama for America – handled interviews with Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Wall
Street Journal, Fox News, and multiple local media outlets. Helped organize a group of
more than 150 volunteers on Pitt campus – winning precincts by more than 80 percent.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
HTML CSS Java Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Flash Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop
QuarkXpress Microsoft Office Suite Windows OS Mac OS
Online content management systems UNIX OS VoteBuilder / large databases

ACTIVITIE S /HONORS
Member, The Pitt News Advisory Board President, Pitt Men’s Ultimate Frisbee Club 2005-2006
Captain, Pitt Men’s Ultimate Frisbee B-Team 2006 Member, Pitt Democrats
Member, Pi Sigma Alpha – Political Science Honors Society
2008 Gold Circle Award - certificate of mention for overall newspaper graphic design