Paul A. Maddalena
Cell: (415)225-9194
Email: dvmafia@mac.com
My interest in a position your company has prompted me to forward my resume for your review and consideration. I am currently working as a Freelance Video Editor/Producer in the Bay Area. I am currently working a contract job at Monster Cable the last few months. In the last five years, I have been working as a QA Lead Engineer for Apple Computer and Abobe Systems. My experience as an editor was cultivated at CBS/KPIX Channel 5 Evening Magazine and as a staff editor at number of post-production houses in New York and San Francisco. In addition to working as a Software Quality Engineer and a Digital Video Editor, I instructed an Avid and ProTools class at The Academy of Art College in San Francisco. I have fifteen years experience working with a number of Digital Video Software platforms on a variety of different projects. I have also wrote and directed a number of industrial videos, TV spots, short films and music videos shot on Beta, DV, DVCam and 16mm film. I have strong knowledge of HD post production as well as DVD authoring and mpeg compression. The combination of experience in the field of film and television and QA Engineering has prompted me to seek employment at your company. Thank you for your consideration.
Tony
This was a music video I shot on 16mm and super 8 that I re-recut for a Harley TV Spot. You can see from some of my other movies I have a funky style of producing small web movies. I hope you enjoy my work.
http://homepage.mac.com/dvmafia/iMovieTheater50.html
Sincerely
Paul Maddalena
Qualifications
? Advanced artistic/technical skills in the field of film and video
production/post-production and software development.
? Excellent knowledge of OS 9 and OS X, basic understanding of UNIX, running Top and Sample.
? Testing Experience: Final Cut Pro, iMovie iTunes, iDVD Quicktime,
Firewire, Mac OS 9 and X, Premiere. Third Party Analog Capture Card Testing w/ Final Cut Pro:
Digital Voodoo, Targa Cine, Arora Ignighter and Matrox Realtime RT.
? Editing/Technical Experience: Avid Media/Film Composer, MCExpress, Final
Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Shake, Premier, Media 100, Edit DV, Media Cleaner, ProTools, After
Effects, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Go Live, Flash, Microsoft Office, Quark Express and File Maker.
? Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
Freelance Editing Experience
Intel Santa Clara, CA ? Avid/Final Cut Pro Editor
Emotion Studios Sausalito, CA ? HD Final Cut Pro Tech/Editor
CBS/KPIX Channel 5 Evening Magazine/Feature Story Editor
Pederson Media Group San Francisco, CA ? Final Cut Pro Tech/Editor
Addis Ad Agency Berkeley, CA ?Producer
Wells Fargo Bank San Francisco, CA ? Producer/Editor Industrial Video.
Suitcase San Francisco, CA ? Independent Feature Film Editor 35mm.
Cafe Fino Palo Alto, CA ? Producer 60 sec. television spot. 16mm
Harley Davidson San Jose, CA ? Produced 30 sec. TV Spot
Work Experience
Monster Cable Brisbane, CA 6/2001 to Present
Final Cut Pro Staff Editor / Producer
? Created marketing content for Monster Cable Venders and Monster Park.
? Web and DVD video encoding for Monster Cable Creative.
? Worked independently on a Apple Video Creative Suite.
Intel Santa Clara, CA 10/2003 to 3/2004
Avid/Final Cut Pro Editor
? Worked independently or with client/producer/director on Avid Media
Composer, Avid Symphony and Final Cut Pro for Intel and its strategic partners.
? Set up Final Cut Pro edit suite at Intel to produce industrial videos
For Intel?s Marketing team.
Apple Computer Cupertino, CA 7/2000 to 9/2003
Software Quality Engineer Lead
? Worked in the Video Engineering Group as QA Lead of the Dependency and
Certification Group.
? Responsible for testing and reporting anomalies in the functionality of
Quicktime, Firewire, and Mac OS w/ Final Cut Pro, iMovie iTunes and iDVD.
? Created reports and guidelines for digital video camera certification and
third party analog capture card testing.
? Experience with Radar and Apple Software Development process.
Adobe Systems San Jose, CA 2/1999 to 6/2000
Quality Engineer
? Worked in the Premiere QA group testing Digital Video support for both Mac
and Windows.
? Responsible for reporting anomalies in the core application via a File
Maker bug reporting database.
? Created reports supporting implementation of new features for Adobe
Premiere UI and functionality.
On Track Video New York, NY 4/1998 to 5/1999
Avid Staff Editor
? Worked independently or with client/producer/director on Avid Media
Composer with 3D effect capabilities.
? Clients: Ketchum, Grace & Rothschild,, Levis, Wilhelmina Modeling Agency
and People Magazine.
? Projects: WingspanBank.com, Kelloggs, Jonhson & Jonhson, Century 21,
Propecia.
CBS/KPIX Channel 5 Evening Magazine San Francisco, CA 5/1997 to 2 /1998
Freelance Feature Story Avid Editor
? Long term freelance editor for prime time half hour program profiling the Bay Area.
? Worked with staff and independent producers to produce segments for
broadcast.
Academy of Art College Motion Picture Dept. San Francisco, CA 1/1996 to 2/1998
Instructor/Avid Technician
? Instructing students on the basic elements of film and video editing and
sound design for the monition picture department .
? Providing technical support for both Avid and Protools student projects.
? General Avid and ProTools Maintenance.
Rough House Editorial San Francisco, CA 3/1996 to 11/1997
Avid Editor/Technician
? Technical support administrator, maintaining hard drives, moving media and
wiping striped drives.
? Tape Operator: Ran the dub-rack, made black, time-code and window dubs for clients.
? Digitized and organized media for editing session.
USF McLaren School of Business San Francisco, CA 8/1994 to 12/1996
Technical Supervisor, M.B.A Program Televised Video Instruction
? Responsible for recording, editing and sending of taped MBA classes to The
University of Hong Kong.
? Scheduled, hired and trained employees in audio and video production.
Education
University of San Francisco B.A., Communications, Mass Media Graduated 1994
References
Glen Janssens
85 Liberty Ship Way
Sausalito CA
glen@emotionstudios.com
Keith Bell/ Manager
Intel Studios
2200 mission College Blvd. RND 5-34 Santa Clara, CA 95054
Aidan Lawlor/ Manager
Apple Computer
1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014
Phone:(408)974-8601
Erin Skitt/ Co -worker
Apple Computer
1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014
Phone: (408)974-7803
Mike Jennings/ Manager
Adobe Systems Inc.
345 Park Ave San Jose, CA 95110-2704
Phone: (408) 536-6000
Richard Track/ Owner
On Track Video
104 West 29th St. 12floor New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 244-0744
Dan Huertas/ Friend
Land Development Specialist
738 Balboa St.
San Francisco, CA 94121
Phone: (415) 948-3694