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EDWARD MATIAS

Los Angeles,CA

Summary

Experienced professional with over 15 years of experience. Skilled in administration, legal claims, collections, reviewing complex documents and collaborating with various departments to enhance processes and foster cooperation. Seeking to leverage my talent in a temporary and/or part-time capacity.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Administrator, Signatories/Financial Assurances

Writers Guild of America
01.2016 - 05.2024
  • Supervised and trained staff in the signing of companies to the Guild's various collective bargaining agreements
  • Supervised and trained staff to administer the Guild's Financial Assurances Program in conjunction with SAG–AFTRA and DGA
  • Attended and supported Guild negotiations with the AMPTP
  • Worked closely with the P&H Office, Legal, Agency, Membership, Member Organizing, Residuals and Contracts departments of the Guild to foster cooperation, communication and improve interdepartmental processes
  • Reviewed complex Chain of Title documents to determine the requirements for the Guild's Financial Assurances Program
  • Oversaw the collection of Residual Reserves and Bonds with a 400% increase in yearly collections
  • Reviewed employee progress and administered disciplinary actions as needed

Claims Representative

Writers Guild of America
06.2008 - 12.2015
  • Assisted Administrator with reports, trend analysis, contract interpretation and training of new employees
  • Served as a liaison between the Residuals and Legal Departments assisting attorneys with residuals provisions and interest schedules
  • Project managed an inter-departmental team to improve the Guild's third party case management program
  • Testified as a residuals expert in arbitrations
  • Investigated claims of violations of residuals provisions and analyzed contracts, collection account management agreements, licenses and financial reporting
  • Prepared and filed legal notice of claims for arbitration
  • Worked productively in fast-moving work environment to process large volumes of claim within set deadlines

Residuals Assistant

Writers Guild of America
09.2006 - 06.2008
  • Assisted members with understanding the residuals provisions of the Guild's collective bargaining agreement
  • Analyzed and processed residual payments at a quick and productive pace
  • Managed various departmental logs and spreadsheets

Education

BA - Molecular Cell Biology, Music Minor

University of California at Berkeley
Berkeley, California
05.1997

Skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Strategic Planning
  • Critical Thinking
  • Attention to Detail
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Entry
  • Microsoft Office
  • Type 70 wpm

Accomplishments

  • Productivity and Efficiency Increase: Planned and executed processes that improved productivity, efficiency and effectiveness by 25% without increasing staffing costs.
  • Implemented Paperless Systems with Limited Resources: Transformed department file and document management systems from paper files to electronic ones using existing available infrastructure.
  • Transformed Department Mindset to one of Enforcement: Directed staff to find and use leverage to obtain documents from reticent companies and become proactive instead of reactive in their approach.
  • Tri-Guild Cooperation: Identified issues, proposed solutions and implemented them to improve the working relationships between SAG-AFTRA and DGA in administering the WGA's Financial Assurances Program.
  • Developed Robust Practices: Identified areas of improvement and implemented processes that strengthened the Guild's privity with signatories and provided greater assurances from foreign owned companies

Timeline

Administrator, Signatories/Financial Assurances

Writers Guild of America
01.2016 - 05.2024

Claims Representative

Writers Guild of America
06.2008 - 12.2015

Residuals Assistant

Writers Guild of America
09.2006 - 06.2008

BA - Molecular Cell Biology, Music Minor

University of California at Berkeley
EDWARD MATIAS