About Me

Matthew Paul Maes

Videographer & Editor 

88 6th Street #513,
San Francisco, CA, 94103

(415) 203-5503

matthewpaulmaes@gmail.com 

Biography... 

World class sports videographer and camera operator with  over 20 years of experience behind the camera. A creative storyteller with an uncanny ability to connect with people and places. Working knowledge of Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro.  I am both an innovative and efficient video editor with a proven ability to meet strict deadlines. 

Education

2018-2021

City College San Francisco

Student {Convergence Media}

2009

Colorado State University 

B.S. Mass Communications 

2006 

Pueblo Community College 

A.A.S. Visual Communications 

Videographer 

UrideTV and AmeriCorp VISTA 

2012 – 2015 

Covered IRONMAN Competitions and International Cycling events in Arizona, California, Colorado and Idaho.
 

• ●  Cycling events include the EXERGY Tour, Sea Otter Classic and the Tour of Utah.
   
• ●  Broadcasted footage through live streaming and regular updates posted to the UrideTV website.  

• ● 2010 – 2013
  AmeriCorps VISTA – Pensacola FL-Fresno CA
   
• ●  Two years as an AmeriCorps VISTA, producing video packages and other media raising awareness of homelessness in America.
   
• ●  Conducted hunger and homelessness workshops at schools, churches and other civic organizations. 

Camera Operator 2007 – 2008
Colorado Springs World Arena
Camera operator during Colorado Tiger Hockey games. Under the direction of Scott Richards captured images for Jumbotron. 

Matthew Paul Maes 

Experience~Awards~Leadership

2007 – 2008

Camera Operator & Video Editor  

Center for New Media, Pueblo Community College – Pueblo Colorado. 

Camera operator and video editor on various projects including High School and College Football Games, Pueblo Parades, Professional Bull-Riding Events and Local Access Television. 

AmeriCorps VISTA
Volunteer Management Training
Bridges Out Of Poverty and Hands-On Ally Training Certificate Of Appreciation Deep Water Oil Spill KOAA -TV Scholarship ​ Hurricane Katrina Victim Relocation To Colorado. 

2005 & 2015 

Deepwater Horizon Oil-Spill

• ●  Received a Certificate of Appreciation for my efforts to help train oil spill clean-up crews after one of the worst man-made catastrophe in American history.
   
• ●  Produced a video that was widely used and is still available for the next big spill. 

Hurricane Katrina Victim Relocation to Colorado 2005
Helped relocate victims of Hurricane Katrina from the Houston Astrodome to Colorado Springs. 

River / Jeep Guide 1982-2006 

• ●  Trip leader and head boatman with various rafting  companies throughout the Intermountain West. I also was a Jeep Tour driver extensively in the Great Southwest.  
   
• ●  Received a letter of appreciation from Colorado State Parks and Recreation for heroism for search and rescue operations.