Matt Sellman
Administrative Director, VADP
Work History:
Virginians For Alternatives To The Death Penalty -Charlottesville, VA (1/08 - present)
Administrative Director
William McDonough + Partners -Charlottesville, VA (1/07 - 8/07)
Promoted to Accounting Assistant
. Payroll: Supervised the review of project manager, architect, and administrative staff
timesheets. Made all payroll changes, i.e. pay rate or benefit changes, new hires. Printed biweekly
paychecks. Processed 941, VA 15, 401k payments, and payroll taxes for VA, CA and MA offices.
Responsible for reconciling and paying benefits including health insurance, disability, and 401K plan
and maintaining spreadsheets for all data. Completed quarterly payroll tax returns, and year end 1099s
and W2s.
. Accounts Payable/Receivable: Received and processed all vendor invoices. Responsible for
journal entries, coding expenses to appropriate general ledger accounts, project, phase and task
numbers among hundreds of active projects and proposals. Printed checks bimonthly. Tracked
equipment leases and company assets. Matched all expenses with travel records and receipts to ensure
project billing accuracy. Compiled and copied all internal and project development expenses, purchase
orders, and receipts; tracked all in-house printing and model building costs. Sent out monthly
invoicing with reimbursable receipt copies to billable clients. Made all account deposits.
. Expense Reports: Managed expense report deadlines and supervised collection from twenty
project managers. Reconciled their cash and A merican Express expenses along with all internal credit
expenditures, and converted all data into spreadsheets and accounting program.
William McDonough + Partners -Charlottesville, VA (9/06 - 1/07)
Administrative Assistant
U Provided general administrative support for architects and marketing and accounting depts.
. Duties included project and client research, technical support, client relations, marketing
support, and front desk reception.
Graphic Artist and Computer Technician -Petaluma, CA (5/05 - 5/06)
Consultant/Independent Contractor
. Designed marketing material, logos, branding for California Dream Real Estate.
. Provided on-site computer support, maintenance, and training to various clients.
Webentory.com and Auto-Bio - Petaluma, CA (9/02 - 4/05)
Regional Sales Manager
. Sold websites, online sales services, advertising, and promotional print services to automobile
dealerships in the San Francisco bay area market.
. Managed dealer accounts, updated website content and user interfaces, expanded services, and
provided technical support. Photographer for site content and dealership inventory.
Videocat Productions -San Francisco, CA (12/00 - 9/02)
Office/Production Manager
. Responsible for managing a small team of employees. Oversaw the marketing, client relations,
and A/R. Trained new employees in emerging technologies and production skills.
. Head of Production: principle shooter, editor, graphic design, dvd authoring, a/v compression,
audio engineering, etc.
University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public A ffairs - Charlottesville, VA (1/00 - 6/00)
Multimedia Developer
U Developed interactive CD-ROM on the Cuban Missile Crisis for UVA’s Miller Center of
Public A ffairs.
. Managed employees, authored animations, helped design GUI and project concept.
. Digitized and re-mastered original JFK and LBJ White House oval office recordings,
conducted historical research at the Library of Congress, produced audio narration for project.
Independent Contractor for various production companies -Washington DC and Charlottesville, VA (4/98 - 1/00)
Television and Video Production Assistant
. Shooter, gaffer, PA, transfer operator at ESI Productions.
. Production assistant and gaffer for UVA commercial production team.
. Transportation and staff/talent assistance on commercial shoots for Microsoft and the BBC.
Computer and Software Skills: Mac + PC, Word, Excel, Photoshop, After Effects, Director,
Quark, Media 100, Premiere, Final Cut, HTML, and several accounting software programs
Education: James Madison University - Harrisonburg,
Virginia (1995-99)
B.A. in Media Arts and Design (Multimedia concentration)
Religion Minor Graduated Cum Laude, GPA 3.3
