Elwood B. Bredell III

1840 41st Avenue Suite 102 PMB 275
Capitola, CA 95010-2527
(831) 440-8044
http://www.woodyb3.net

Objective:

Full or part-time position as a video game tester.

Video Game Beta Testing Experience:

Aion Online
Battlefield Heroes
Warhammer: Age of Reckoning
World of Warcraft – Wrath of the Lich King
The Sims Online

Video Game Playing Experience:

1980 to Present:

Most popular video game console systems. Various PC and Macintosh games. iPhone games from 2008 to present.

Employment History:

March 2006 to Present:

University of California Santa Cruz – Media Services http://media.ucsc.edu

Title: Media Checkout Coordinator
Responsibilities: Management of on average 1200 equipment checkouts per year. Management of on average 380 event bookings utilizing audio, video, PA and computer equipment for audiences ranging from 30 to 300 or more attendees. Setup and operation of equipment for special events including campus graduations, new student orientations and memorials. Supervision, scheduling and training of mulitiple front desk student assistants in office procedures, policies and the operation of media equipment for support of classrooms, equipment rentals and special events. Research, ordering and receiving into computer database inventory system of all newly acquired checkout equipment. Equipment costs averaged $16,000.00 yearly. Management of security for classroom key checkouts and returns for faculty and staff. Tracking, enforcement and billing for overdue, damaged, incomplete and lost equipment. Fees collected averaged $1000.00 yearly. Examination, redesign and implementation of various front desk and checkout policies procedures so that efficiency and productivity can be maximized. Assistance in the design, quality control and usability testing of the Media Services Database. Said database is used for customer tracking, event and checkout bookings, repair ticket reporting, service orders, inventory, billing and location information. Completed the following training courses successfully; ITS Project Management, Introduction to ITS, Service Center Operations, Client Relationship Management, Safety Essentials. Redesigning and printing of the Media Services organizational banner.
Thumbs Up Awards for grateful recognition of outstanding performance: 2007 from The SOAR Office for supporting student programs. 2007 From Denice Barnes for outstanding customer service and technical support during the search for The Vice Chancellor of Information Technology. 2009 from Carolyn Stevens for helpful and patient assistance when answering questions and scheduling events. 2009 from Lee Maranto for supporting student organizations and programs.

June 2005 to March 2006:

Seagate: http://www.seagate.com

Title: Web Designer
Responsibilities: Creation, maintenance and QA of corporate reseller partner program web pages and graphics for European and Asia Pacific region launches. Various script and content management systems modifications to support European and Asia Pacific launches. Creation and modification of PortalPal containers for various purposes including but not limited to sales reporting and statistics. Creation of online instructional pages documenting online procedures and practices. Corporate style sheet validation and modification. Miscellaneous HTML and graphic updates supporting the main corporate site.

November 2005 to March 2006:

Circuit City

Title: Product Specialist
Responsibilities: Consumer video and audio electronics sales and merchandising.

June 1999 to January 2004:

Borland: http://www.borland.com, http://community.borland.com

Title: Web Designer
Responsibilities: Creation and maintenance of web pages and graphics for corporate information, customer service, marketing, support, education and sales on the main corporate site employing over 20,000 pages. I was responsible for the creation and publishing of new web pages for software product launches (including Delphi 5, Borland C++Builder 5 and JBuilder 4), cleanup and restructuring of existing pages to improve company image and increase hit count, editing of JavaScript to incorporate new product information and procedures, updating of Perl and CGI scripts to accommodate pricing, registration and product changes. Design accomplished through close work with graphic artists and information services personnel to execute new designs and procedures. I was also required to work with and modify a server-side includes style site architecture to facilitate site-wide design changes quickly. Major accomplishments include; Borland JBuilder product restructuring to accommodate multiple operating systems, Borland C++Builder 5 product launch; JBuilder 4 product launch; Borland Community HTML integration, table architecture and production graphics.

1996 to June 1999:

Launch Pad Arcade

Title: Manager
Responsibilities: Layout and graphic design of advertising fliers, business cards, accounting forms, etc., customized creation and maintenance of a relational database used primarily for inventory and accounting control maintenance and repair of console style video arcade games and pinball machines, employee scheduling, security, cash register accounting and balancing, bank deposits and customer satisfaction. Sales award from the Capitola Mall: highest year to date profit margin increase 1996 (toys, recreation or entertainment).

1995 to Present:

Freelance Web Designer

Major strengths: Innovative and precise web site design and creation. Graphic design and layout. HTML scripting to match customer specifications while remaining compliant with dominant web browsers. Customization of existing CGI scripts to satisfy customer specifications.Authored site: R.W. Garcia: http://www.rwgarcia.com

1992 to Present:

Freelance Video Artist

Major strengths: Cinematography, photography, lighting and editing. Media proficiencies include 16MM, SVHS, Hi8MM and 35MM (still motion). 30 second promotional video for Amerlink Log Cabin homes utilizing non-linear computer editing and digitizing of existing promotional materials. Two hour promotional video “Matagi Island” created from using underwater and location shot video. Audio editing included enhancing existing synch-sound and musical score cross-fading.

1995 to 1996:

Radio Shack: http://www.radioshack.com

Title: Inventory Manager
Responsibilities: Inventory receiving, shipping, transferring and accounting.

1987 to 1989:
Audio Video Concepts
Title: Inventory Manager
Responsibilities: Receiving, shipping, transferring and accounting of all inventory at three different locations. Computer and manual inventory systems used. Other job responsibilities included: shipping, receiving and accounting of all store stock and customers defective goods, taking and accounting of quarterly physical inventories at three locations using computer and manual systems, merchandising, sales and customer service.

Educational History:

1992 to 1994:

University of California Santa Cruz: http://www.ucsc.edu

Bachelor of Arts – Theater Arts (Film/Video emphasis)
“The Quest” – 16MM student film with synch sound. Sole creator.
“User Unfriendly” – Hi8MM student video with synch sound. Sole creator.
Assistant Lighting Designer – Chattaqua Theater Festival.

1990 to 1992:

Cuesta Community College: http://www.cuesta.cc.ca.us

Associate in Arts – Speech and Telecomm
Program Director: KGUR cable radio station, 1986

1983 to 1986:

Cuesta Community College: http://www.cuesta.edu

Associate in Science – General Studies

1980 to 1984:

Morro Bay High School: http://mbhs.slcusd.org

Graduate

Computer Skills:

HTML 3.2/4.0, Cascading Style Sheets, WordPress, UNIX basics, FTP, Telnet, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Vignette, Interwoven, Tibco PortalPal, HomeSite, Perl basics, JavaScript basics, Server-Side Includes, Lotus Notes, Macintosh hardware and software, PC hardware and software.

Other Skills and Hobbies:

Pottery and ceramics, video editing, film editing, audio editing, photographic and theatrical lighting, color photography, black and white photography and developing, computer assembly, computer and console video gaming.