Graphic Designer, Photographer, Musician
Paul J. Neff • 781.588.4066 • paul@neffdesign.net
Technical Skills:
Adobe CS3 Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Image Ready, Camera Raw, Dreamweaver HTML
Quark X Press, Microsoft Office, Canon DPP, Microsoft PowerPoint, Technical Illustration
Use of High-end Digital Cameras and related equipment: Canon 5D, 12.8 megapixel DSLR, studio lights, light metering
Guitar Assembly, Setup and Maintenance
Windows 98, 2000, XP Platforms
MAC OS X, Tiger and Leopard platforms
Experience:
CauseMedia, Newton MA
7/08-4/09
Graphic Designer
- Work with company CEO and principals, on cause related and organization based design projects
- Developed and designed entire marketing campaigns. Worked directly with printers
- Edited and chose stock photography
- Maintained and updated image library
- Copy writing and marketing, cobranding
- Powerpoint presentation graphics, layout
America’s Test Kitchen, Brookline MA
3/08-4/08
Imaging Specialist
- Helped revise the “Cooks Illustrated” website
- Resized, renamed and organized company’s images
- Photo Retouching
Hologic, Bedford MA
12/07-1/08
Technical Illustrator
- Created a series of five medical illustrations depicting a surgical product
- Collaborated directly with the company’s Marketing Manager
Igarcia-9 Productions, Boston MA
4/05-12/07
Graphic Designer, Photographer
- Developed and designed company logo and brand identity
- Created promotional packaging
- Photography
- Digital imaging
United Indie Coalition (UIC), Belchertown MA
3/07-8/07
Artist, Illustrator
- Created illustrations for company newsletter
- Designed promotional materials
HugeWhy.com, Worcester MA
5/06-7/06
Graphic Designer
- Designed book jacket
- Designed company logo and brand identity
Jerry Neff & Associates LLC, Duxbury MA
4/04-6/08
Graphic Designer/Artist
- Developed and designed logo and brand identity
- Custom illustrations
- Graphics for presentations
- Powerpoint graphics and design
Cone Inc, Brand Strategy and Communications, Boston MA,
6/07-8/07
Graphic Design Intern
- Collaborated with project managers working on accounts representing major brands
- Designed direct marketing campaigns
- Developed and designed invitations for corporate events
- Created Power Point decks for Nestle Waters, Pfizer, the NHL, ITT, CARE, Save the Children,
and KaBoom by Home Depot
- Aided in the production of the premier edition of OrthoLite News, newsletter
Other Published Photogrpahy:
- Improper Bostonian
- The Dig
- Boston Metro
- Jewish Advocate
- Duxbury Clipper
Guitar Related:
General Guitar Setup and Maintenance
- Setting up my own and others instruments for nearly 20 years
- String changes & height adjustment, cleanup, fret polishing, trussrod adjustment, intonation, other fine tuning.
Education:
Nickerson Guitars, Asheville NC
upcoming 10/2009
I will be apprenticing with Asheville NC Luthier Brad Nickerson creating a flat top steel-string acoustic guitar from scratch
Adobe Photoshop, InDesign CS3 Seminars
2008
NAPP National Association of Photoshop Professsionals, Kelby Training
New England Institute of Art, Brookline MA
2005-2007
Bachelor of Science, Graphic Design, with Honors, GPA 3.8
Received the “Service to the Community Award” for the class of 2008
1995-1997
Associates of Science, Audio Engineering, GPA 3.5
Clarke Institute of Continuing Education, Braintree MA
2000
Graphic and Web Design Certificate
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