Matthew J. Carney
Cedar Falls,IA
Summary
Proven to excel in equipment management, my tenure with the University of Northern Iowa and the Baltimore Ravens honed my detail-oriented and team-oriented skills. Demonstrating integrity and efficiency, I significantly contributed to team preparedness and operational success, ensuring seamless game-day executions and equipment handling.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Student Equipment Manager
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA
01.2022 - Current
- My position includes all facets of equipment management related to Division I athletic teams.
- I am charged with preparing and setting up equipment in accordance with the coaches' practice schedules and requests.
- During football practices, I routinely assist the coaching staff during drills and live practice, as well as repairing equipment if needed.
- Upon conclusion, I help retrieve and store practice equipment, as well as complete players' and coaches' laundry.
- In addition, I am responsible for issuing and checking in individual equipment to players and coaches.
- With the football team, our pregame activities for away games include packing, loading, and assisting with the transportation of the team’s equipment.
- I am also charged with setting up and testing the coaches' communication equipment.
- For both home and away games, I assist with organizing and arranging team and player equipment in the locker rooms.
- My gameday responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assisting with pregame warm-ups for players, performing in-game equipment repairs and adjustments, ensuring the collection of all the team’s equipment, overseeing the postgame laundry, and cleaning the locker rooms after the game.
- Additionally, I help organize, prepare, stock, and take inventory of all incoming equipment, uniforms, and coaches'/player apparel.
- As a member of this staff, I pride myself on being readily available to resolve any issues that arise within the athletic department.
Equipment Summer Intern
Baltimore Ravens
Owings Mills, MD
07.2024 - 08.2024
- My position as an Equipment Summer Intern with the Baltimore Ravens gave me a chance to enhance and further develop my equipment management skills.
- My daily tasks on a practice day included setting up and tearing down equipment for walkthroughs, preparing practice uniforms, setting up and tearing down all equipment used in practice, collecting athletes’ practice uniforms and equipment, sanitizing all equipment, returning equipment to the athletes’ lockers, completing staff and athletes’ laundry, and returning laundry to the correct person.
- My gameday responsibilities included setting up equipment, assisting with players’ pregame warmups, helping collect all the team equipment postgame, cleaning the locker rooms after the game, unpacking player bags, and returning equipment to the facility locker room.
Seasonal Labor
City of Sioux City
Sioux City, IA
04.2021 - 07.2023
- My duties as a seasonal laborer included cutting grass, trimming around headstones, trimming trees, preparing burial sites, and replacing headstones.
- This work required us to perform these responsibilities while always being respectful to visitors.
Security
Hard Rock Casino
Sioux City, IA
01.2021 - 04.2021
- My duties included identification checks, working with patrons to solve issues or answer questions, logging incident reports, and collecting, handling and safeguarding money and casino chips
Seasonal Summer Employee
Woodbury Central Community School District
Moville, IA
05.2018 - 08.2019
- Responsible for preparing the school facilities for the upcoming school year
- This included but was not limited to, sanitizing and cleaning school facilities and minor maintenance tasks
Education
Sports Administration -
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA05.2025
High School -
Woodbury Central High School
Moville, IA05.2020
Skills
- Detail-Oriented
- Hardworking
- Self-motivated
- Responsible
- Integrity
- Communicator
- Team-Oriented
- Respectful
- Caring
- Competitor
- Efficient
Awards
- Professional Football Equipment Manager Society Scholarship Recipient
- Dean's List Fall 2022, Fall 2023 and Spring 2024
- High School Honor Roll
- 11x Varsity Letter Winner
- 3x Baseball All Conference
- 2x Basketball All Conference
- First Team Football All District
Certification
- Able to complete AEMA certification within a year of graduation.
Timeline
Equipment Summer Intern
Baltimore Ravens
07.2024 - 08.2024
Student Equipment Manager
University of Northern Iowa
01.2022 - Current
Seasonal Labor
City of Sioux City
04.2021 - 07.2023
Security
Hard Rock Casino
01.2021 - 04.2021
Seasonal Summer Employee
Woodbury Central Community School District
05.2018 - 08.2019
Sports Administration -
University of Northern Iowa
High School -
Woodbury Central High School
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