# Colleen Pendergast

> Design Leader & Video Specialist

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/colleenpendergast

With over 25 years experience in video editing, teaching, designing, and leading teams, my experience allows me to empathize with users and colleagues in order to bring their best ideas to life. 

I've always believed that the best path forward for a design is to collect the often-colliding viewpoints of both expert and new users, and use the lens of my own experience to discover new and innovative product opportunities. Most importantly, there has to be joy because without joy, it's just a job and who wants that.

## Work Experience
### Product Designer @ 3 Point Design
Jan 2023 – Present | Planet Earth
A complete design team that has worked side by side for years on creative tools, we seamlessly integrate into your company, driving the design process and crafting product strategies. We excel in cross functional environments and collaborate closely with developers, existing design teams, executives, and marketing teams to deliver outstanding results.

### Design Leader & Video Specialist @ Unknown
Jan 2021 – Present

### Design Manager - ProVideo Applications @ Apple
Jan 2005 – Jan 2021 | Cupertino, California
In Apple's ProVideo department, I lead the Design team responsible for Final Cut Pro, Motion and Compressor.  I built a multidisciplinary team of visual designers, interaction designers and domain experts where I strove to foster curiosity in a transparent culture where risk taking was encouraged.

Throughout my tenure in Video Applications, I was responsible for defining user needs and articulating solutions through wireframes, prototypes, presentations and visual explorations. I nurtured feature and app development through to customer ship while iterating, testing and communicating all necessary changes that would improve the end product. I would ensure that the visuals supported the workflow and provide feedback and direction to designers on all aspects of the application’s look, from iconography to layout, color and typography.

### Freelance Video Editor @ Self-employed
Jan 1997 – Jan 2005
Produced, edited, wrote and often shot videos for corporate, news, on-air promos and documentary films.  Taught editing and Final Cut Pro software at after school programs at Fremont High School, Oakland and Oakland Tech, Oakland.

### Instructor @ Academy of Art University
Jan 2003 – Jan 2005
Taught general editing techniques as well as specific Non-Linear Editors such as Media 100.

### Video Editor @ City Centre Digital Multimedia Productions Inc
Jan 1995 – Jan 1997 | Oakland
Produced, edited, and shot Videos for news, local TV and corporate and non-profit companies.  Clients included BET News, City of Oakland, Yoshi's and Stern Grove Music Concert series.


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication/Media Studies
California State University, Chico

### Moreau High School, Hayward, CA


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/penderpro

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Last updated: 2026-04-13