The document summarizes the professional experience and skills of Stu Matthews, including over 20 years of experience writing, editing, and delivering a wide variety of content through various media. He has worked with many clients across different industries, specializing in strategic communication through print, digital, and live presentations. Some of his roles have included founding a freelance media company, managing projects, and hosting radio shows.

1. STUART J. TIDBALL
STU MATTHEWS, LLC
281.256.4788 (Office) | 405.301.0696 (Mobile)
stu@stumatthews.com
Summary
Seasoned, versatile professional communicator with 20 years of experience in strategic development of
informational, instructional, and promotional content for diverse clientele, as well as in content delivery
encompassing electronic media and live presentation
- Writing, editing, and quality assurance review for dozens of print, digital, and live applications
- Experience with aerospace, energy, finance, government, medicine, military, tech, and more
- Project administration duties, including production team oversight and task management
- Over a hundred projects delivering content ranging from instructional to promotional
- Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, with continuing education in presentation skills
- Working knowledge of instructional systems design theory and practice
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
Highlighted Skills
- Writing for:
Brand collateral
Case studies and white papers
Instructional and training courseware
Manuals
Press releases
Simulations and skill assessments
Social media, blogs, and e-newsletters
Video and animation scripts
Websites
- Editing and quality assurance review
- Project administration and task coordination
- Client and SME interaction
- Creative collaboration for:
Company and product branding
Slogans and taglines
Positioning statements
- Live and recorded content delivery for
instructional and marketing initiatives
Selected Clients/Companies Served
- ABIS
- Academy Sports + Outdoors
- AIG
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- BP
- Chesapeake Energy
- Clean Gulf Associates
- Colored Bean Productions
- Flotek Industries
- Flowtrend
- FuelFX
- Gnosys
- KeyBridge Technologies
- Lockheed Martin
- Love Fosters Hope
- Microsoft
- Noble Energy
- Northrop Grumman
- Patients We Share
- Phillips 66
- Pinnacle Financial Strategies
- Schlumberger
- Sysco
- Toshiba
- United Airlines
- U.S. Government

2. Relevant Experience
Founding Member/Talent
Stu Matthews, LLC | Cypress, TX | January 2013 – Present
- Engage, inform, instruct, and entertain target audiences as a freelance media talent for introductory
and promotional videos, live presentations, corporate events and showcases, spots for radio and TV,
as well as narration and VO
- Interface with clients and other contacts in specialized industries to identify communication needs
and objectives such as marketing or training, as well as solutions for addressing them
- Develop strategic copy for diverse materials ranging from courseware, to websites, to printed
manuals and brand collateral
- Generate and contribute creative input regarding client company and product names, slogans and
taglines, and positioning statements
Project Manager/Media Coordinator
C² Technologies, Inc. | Oklahoma City, OK/Cypress, TX | June 1999 – February 2013
- Developed content for storyboards and other project design documents, based on input from clients
and subject matter experts, as well as established instructional system design principles and
guidelines
- Conducted quality assurance reviews during all phases of production
- Presented often-technical courseware content as a narrator or “virtual host,” recording and editing
files via Sony Sound Forge software
- Supervised voice recording by other talent to ensure consistency and quality
- Administered production team activities for selected tasks
- Coordinated corporate imaging and public relations activities such as issuance of press releases and
creation of product demos, tracked and promoted company events and personnel activities,
submitted award entries and announced results, and made updates to the company website and
social media presences
- Performed duties with minimal direct supervision, including three years of telecommuting from out-
of-state
Freelance Emcee/Actor
Oklahoma City, OK/Cypress, TX | October 2004 – January 2013
Engaged, informed, instructed, and entertained target audiences as a freelance media talent for
introductory and promotional videos, live presentations, corporate events and showcases, spots for
radio and TV, as well as narration and VO
On-Air Personality (“Stu Matthews”)
Caribou Communications/Citadel Broadcasting | Oklahoma City, OK
January – October 1998; June 2003 – September 2009
- Hosted the long-running original weekly feature The KATT’s Seventh Day, and served as the first host
of a new Christian rock specialty show called Praise the Loud
- Promoted programming via on-air spots produced on Adobe Audition, as well as through online
presences and posts on social media
- Represented the station during community outreach activities, including multiple instances as a
spokesperson during local affiliate MDA Labor Day telethons

3. Software/Development Tools
Proficiency: Microsoft Windows OS, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Sony Sound Forge; Adobe
Audition; SourceForge Audacity
Familiarity: Apple Mac OS; Microsoft Publisher and SharePoint; Avid Pro Tools
Education
- Bachelor of Arts in Journalism with Distinction – University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- “Become A Host Bootcamp” – Los Angeles, CA
- Authentic Communication Prompter Training – Houston, TX
- Big House Casting Acting and Voiceover Workshop – Chicago, IL
- ZWL Publishing and Speech Center Voiceover Seminar – Dallas, TX
References and writing samples available upon request