Colleen Mathis

Experience

Freelance Producer
Mearcair Productions
10/2000 - Present
· Develop and manage web presence for musicians and artists
· Produce web-optimized digital media; professional portrait and event photography
· Produce digital videos and photographs; Optimize and convert media for the Web
· Write technical descriptions, captions, articles, reviews, travelogues
Accomplishments:
· Organized and executed several community-building and performing arts events
· Created and managed a successful multiple-author weblog with RSS feed
· Developed and taught XHTML and CSS workshops for the public
· Wrote articles and reviews published on Seattle Metblog
· Coordinated a performance event for children and adults for a domestic abuse shelter
· Enabled one-click translation for a non-profit site with an international audience

Web Developer I
WhitePages, Inc.
09/2007 - 05/2010
· Front end web development within an Agile, deadline-driven team
· Create, troubleshoot, and publish web ads using the Atlas ad server
Accomplishments:
· Taught workshops that empowered co-workers to troubleshoot their own ad issues
· Standardized and consolidated assets for high-revenue advertising partners
Administrative Coordinator
UWMC Department of Rehab Medicine
03/2005 - 09/2007
· Maintain and update department Web sites; Summarize traffic stats into Excel charts
· Arrange materials and rooms for group therapies, conferences, and department events
· Manage administrative databases; invoicing, personnel, patient information databases
· Faculty support; Edit and format peer-reviewed journal articles and presentations
Accomplishments:
· Redesigned the intranet with dynamic content to increase usability for staff
· Worked on a team to develop improved content for the patient care section of our site
· Acted as technical consultant on media and Web publishing to non-technical personnel

Media Editor
Bootleg Networks
03/2000 - 03/2001
· Optimize video and images and transcribe tour journals for the website
· Log and edit digital video footage from our touring camera crew
· Format hardcopy and digital versions of manuals, feedback forms, etc.
Accomplishments
· Designed, developed, and launched a new corporate website
Marketing Assistant
CWU Theatre Arts
09/1993 - 06/1998
· Write copy for playbills, teaching packets, promotional materials; mail merging
· Manage student volunteers; coordinate department events
Accomplishments
· Organized photo and video archives; Coordinated annual awards gala event
· Assisted in coordinating an annual weekend of workshops for 400 high school students

Education

Digital Video Certificate
1999
Al Collins Graphic Design School - Tempe, AZ
· Emphases on Avid Xpress and Adobe After Effects
Bachelor of Theatre Arts
1998
Central Washington University - Ellensburg, WA
· Emphases in directing, acting, and movement
· Experience in broadcast video production and sound design
· Freshman of the Year Award
· Organizing member of Central Theatre Club
Supplemental Courses · InDesign I and II, UW Computing, 02/2007 and 03/2007
· Introduction to PHP, UW Computing, 08/2006
· SQL Fundamentals, UW Computing, 10/2005
· Project Management, UW Training and Development, 10/2005
· Editing and Proofreading, UW Training and Development, 11/2005

Technical Skills

· W3C standards-compliant, accessible HTML, XHTML, CSS; experience with PHP, MySQL, phpMyAdmin, Wordpress
· Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, OneNote; Adobe Dreamweaver, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere, Acrobat
· Familiarity with Windows, Mac, Linux, Bugzilla, CVS, Git, Open Ad Source, ATLAS Ad Server, SSH, SFTP