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 Richberg – Founder, GroupGain Inc.
Boston, MA
E: richsa2003@gmail.com
Danielle Barkoski – Internship Coordinator, Art + Commerce
755 Washington Street
New York, NY, 10014
T: 212-206-0737
F: 212-463-7267
Mike Lovett – Official Brandeis Photographer
415 South Street
MS 056 Brandeis University
Waltham, MA, 02454
T: 781-736-4196