Maxwell C. Shay - Photographer

Résumé

Maxwell C. Shay
415 South St.
MB 1074 Brandeis University
T: (347) 644-7117

Email

Education

  • Brandeis University / Senior (Class of 2011)
  • Currently pursuing B.S. in Computer Sciences

Experience

December 2010 through present | GroupGain Inc, Boston, MA
Position – Web and Graphic Design Intern

  • Design and implement usability centered graphical and web design
  • Responsible for creating full Photoshop and HTML mockups for deployment in a Ruby on Rails environment
  • Participate in a SCRUM environment centered on agile development principles
  • Assist and integrate with business, social media, marketing, web coding, and usability interns

June 2010 through August 2010 | Art & Commerce | New York, NY
Position – Summer Intern

  • Assist with archive reorganization and digitalization
  • Responsible for researching, collecting, scanning, editing, tagging, and publishing to local servers
  • Assist fashion agents with contacting clients and patrons.

March 2009 to present | Brandeis Office of Communications | Waltham, MA
Position – Photographer

  • Assist with media representation of Brandeis
  • Responsible for photographing University and student events

January 2009 to present | Brandeis University Library and Technology Services
Position – Senior Apple Technician

  • Work in a team based cooperative customer service environment
  • Responsible for assisting the entire Undergraduate, Graduate, Faculty, and Staff population
  • Responsible for assisting users via face-to-face, phone-to-phone, and remote desktop communication methods
  • Assist all desk members in the specifics of Mac OSX versions 10.4-10.6, as well as Apple hardware products

January 2009 to present | Maxwell C. Shay – Photographer | Waltham, MA
Position – Owner

  • My work includes portraiture, fashion photography, concert photography, and landscape/architectural photography
  • Responsible for booking events, satisfying customer expectations, and producing unique and artistic photographic representations of people, events, and scenery

January 2009 to January 2010 | Sports Pix LLC | Waltham, MA
Position – Photographer

  • Sports Pix LLC is a sports photography company, based in Waltham MA
  • Responsible for covering high school and college level sporting events
  • Edit photos for web use

November 2008 to December 2010 | The Brandeis Hoot | Waltham, MA
Position – Editor of Photography

  • The Brandeis Hoot is Brandeis University’s weekly community newspaper
  • Responsible for organizing weekly staff photo assignments, formatting and optimizing photographs on deadline and helping staff photographers learn about photojournalism

Skills

  • Experience with both Nikon and Canon professional DSLR bodies and lenses
  • Experience with Mamiya 6cm x 7cm film systems
  • Experience with film scanning, post-proccessing, and digitalization
  • Experience with professional studio lighting equipment
  • Experience with post processing methods present in Adobe Photoshop CS5, Nik Software tools, and other plugins
  • Experience planning, organizing, and executing complex photo shoots for student, university, and business organizations

References

Sagi RichbergFounder, GroupGain Inc.
Boston, MA
E: richsa2003@gmail.com

Danielle BarkoskiInternship Coordinator, Art + Commerce
755 Washington Street
New York, NY, 10014
T: 212-206-0737
F: 212-463-7267

Mike LovettOfficial Brandeis Photographer
415 South Street
MS 056 Brandeis University
Waltham, MA, 02454
T: 781-736-4196