Matthew MTurrigiano
Executive; Creative Director; Educator; Curriculum Developer; Consultant
Peoria,AZ
Summary
Professional educator with outstanding communication and instruction experience. Adjunct Faculty adapts to different classroom settings and subjects. Masterful at new teaching styles and concepts and can work within constraints of school guidelines and policies. Keen observer equipped to change teaching styles based on student need or subject matter.
Seasoned Curriculum Developer with 8 years of experience preparing comprehensive instructional plans and guides for diverse organizations. Blends strong academic and learning backgrounds across various academic programs. Skilled in designing targeted educational programs to fit needs of various groups.
Accomplished Executive Director recognized for leveraging strong team leadership and development to drive forward progress. Highly organized, detail-oriented leader skilled in directing high-performing teams to develop solutions and solve operational and technical problems. Success implementing systems across multiple operations with superior organizational and communication skills.
Overview
8
8
years of post-secondary education
41
41
years of professional experience
Work History
Adjunct Professor
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
08.2014 - Current
- Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations, including visual, aural and social learning modalities.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to facilitate and moderate classroom discussions and student-centered learning.
- Managed development of COFAP program and CMS system for use in expansion of curriculum delivery options for entry-level students.
- Probed, encouraged and facilitated class discussions by building discussions into lessons, asking open-ended questions and using techniques to track student participation and actively solicit input.
- Collaborated with industry professionals to create dynamic, ongoing curriculum development and instruction improvement program.
Subject Matter Expert/Curriculum Developer
Grand Canyon Education
Phoenix, AZ
05.2014 - Current
- Collaborated with curriculum development teams to design program content, alignment, and overall implementation to create undergrad and graduate academic coursework for various programs.
- Designed and prepared technical reports, studies and related documentation.
- Conducted data system studies to prepare documentation and specifications for proposals.
- Led university-wide initiatives to help guide academic and university level goals.
Executive Creative Director
Vineyard Church Of North Phoenix
Glendale, AZ
05.2008 - 05.2021
- As the Worship & Creative Arts pastor at the Vineyard Church North Phoenix, which is a diverse local church community averaging 4800+ in attendance weekly, I was one of thirteen executive staff and was directly responsible for all service planning, including band leading and worship leader responsibilities, all technical and creative arts design, implementation and delivery of all worship arts & media campus wide, and was responsible for a team of 6 staff members and over 150 volunteers. I also was responsible for various other pastoral responsibilities such at preaching, teaching, providing training, pastoral care, etc. I also oversaw all of our website technologies, social media platforms and our communications.
- Established procedures and quality standards for department.
- Revamped work strategies and processes to accomplish agency objectives.
- Developed high-impact creative projects from concept to completion, including trailers and promotional content for company campaigns.
- Developed strategic communication and marketing plans.
- Demonstrated advanced knowledge of music composition, sound design and digital graphics.
- Oversaw, guided and coached 6 designers and art directors.
- Supervised design and production staff developing innovative designs for media projects while managing deadlines.
- Evaluated and approved image retouch work, mechanicals and art proofs to deliver quality results.
- Negotiated vendor contracts and services to meet budget requirements.
- Evaluated and contributed to creative team ideas and translated into actionable project plans.
- Developed artistic visual products while working within defined technical constraints.
- Designed visual models meeting both aesthetic and technical criteria.
- Managed technological considerations to meet defined goals.
- Established personnel performance metrics to encourage efforts toward common goals.
- Aligned department vision, goals and objectives with company strategy to achieve consistently high results.
- Fostered work culture of collaboration and inclusion to increase morale and reduce turnover.
- Worked closely with organizational leadership, including board of directors, to strategically affect direction of operations.
- Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship and service opportunities.
- Organized and spearheaded community outreach programs, including shadowing and mentor programs focused on helping middle school students plan for college or vocational education opportunities and participate in local civic processes.
- Led renovation and expansion project, successfully renovating or remodeling existing sanctuary, multipurpose facility and restroom facilities and classrooms.
- Partnered with city officials, non-profit resource organizations, civic groups and members of public for outreach to at-risk children.
- Provided spiritual and administrative leadership to church, including managing daily operations, developing and administering annual budget, delivering compassionate pastoral care to community and leading worship services, ordinances, funerals and weddings.
- Coordinated and spearheaded programs to increase church members' service throughout community.
- Facilitated community outreach programs, including guidance programs focused on helping middle school students prepare for college or vocational education opportunities.
- Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
- Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
- Founded interdisciplinary technology review protocols to smooth departmental upticks in spending by better aligning purchase efforts with company-wide goals.
- Served as primary decision-maker for internal technology spending, creating budget guidelines to reduce waste and decrease unnecessary upgrades.
- Presented budget and business planning proposals to senior leadership, advocating for junior personnel needs and segment-wide business goals.
Assistant Pastor
Bristol Vineyard
Bristol , United Kingdom
06.2004 - 05.2008
- Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship and service opportunities.
- Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms and nursing home services.
- Organized and spearheaded community outreach programs, including shadowing and mentor programs focused on helping middle school students plan for college or vocational education opportunities and participate in local civic processes.
- Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
- Provided spiritual and administrative leadership to church, including managing daily operations, developing and administering annual budget, delivering compassionate pastoral care to community and leading worship services, ordinances, funerals and weddings.
- Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling and prayer.
- Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
Special Education Teacher
New York City Board Of Education
Brooklyn, NY
10.1997 - 06.2004
- Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Provided life skills programming for students with moderate to severe autism.
- Worked in self-contained and resource environments to teach students variety of skills.
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
- Completed intensive leadership training and provided training to colleagues on applied behavior analysis.
- Developed and managed instructional materials and reports.
- Taught reading, language arts and social sciences in self-contained ED and LD classroom.
- Coordinated special education students and teacher assistant schedules with master schedule.
- Worked with students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
Staff Development Specialist
New York Board Of Education
Brooklyn, NY
01.2001 - 05.2004
- Coordinated workshops for employees to better understand company mission, streamlining daily activities and aligning worker and company priorities.
- Decreased training time by designing effective new training programs.
- Created curricula, instructions, documents and written tests for various types of training courses.
- Created and implemented new training initiatives such as online modules, interactive software, language labs and online programs, assuring continuous training to employees to promote long-term excellence.
- Appropriately allocated resourced, budgets, inventories, training support and team building materials to increase overall productivity.
Education
Master of Science - Education Administration
Long Island University
Greenvale, NY 01.2002 - 05.2004
Master of Science - Special Education
Long Island University
Greenvale, NY 01.1999 - 05.2001
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Evangel University
Springfield, MO 09.1991 - 06.1995
Skills
Individualized support
Timeline
Adjunct Professor
Grand Canyon University
08.2014 - Current
Subject Matter Expert/Curriculum Developer
Grand Canyon Education
05.2014 - Current
Executive Creative Director
Vineyard Church Of North Phoenix
05.2008 - 05.2021
Assistant Pastor
Bristol Vineyard
06.2004 - 05.2008
Master of Science - Education Administration
Long Island University
01.2002 - 05.2004
Staff Development Specialist
New York Board Of Education
01.2001 - 05.2004
Master of Science - Special Education
Long Island University
01.1999 - 05.2001
Special Education Teacher
New York City Board Of Education
10.1997 - 06.2004
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Evangel University
09.1991 - 06.1995
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