Kevin Kushel

14-4908 Kahiina
Pahoa, HI. 96778
305.496.8300
kevinkushel@gmail.com

Honu Cove 09/15-05/17

Kapoho, Hi
*Manage 30-person construction crew finishing three acre luxury estate
*Purchasing
*Landscaping

The Coconut Farm 04/12-06/15

Kapoho, Hi
*Manage eight-cabin, three-acre vacation rental colony
*Purchasing
*Landscaping

Xanadu Farm 08/09-04/12

Kapoho, Hi
*Manage long and short-term rentals and working farm on three acres
*Landscaping

OvoWorks, Inc. 07/00 – 09/09

Owner
New York, NY
*Manage and edited self-owned agency representing stock for select group of
photographers and sources
*Manage accounts receivable/payable and all other business functions
of company
*Edit and liaison between photo sources and clients

Grace Media, Inc. (Grace Magazine) 12/01 – 07/04

Creative and Photography Director
New York, NY
*Organized, assigned and directed photo shoots and oversaw general
appearance for editorial and publishing sides of company including
fashion, beauty, lifestyle and journalism
*Managed art and photo department consisting of 10 (ten) employees
and freelancers
*Coordinated pricing, invoicing and accounts payable for art sources

Bruce Coleman, Inc. 04/97 – 07/00

General Manager
New York, NY
*Oversaw operation of stock photography agency
*Managed staff of photo librarians, sales representatives, traffic
and accounting personnel
*Edited and acted as liaison between photo sources and company
Photonica 06/95 – 07/96
Director – Photo Department
New York, NY
*Managed editorial and photo library staff
*Interfaced between sales staff and photo sources
*Researched and recommended digital options for archiving

Associated Press 11/87 – 09/94

Director – Photo Library
New York, NY
*Responsible for photo archives containing over 50 million images
*Managed a 25 person staff
*Responsible for personnel hiring, scheduling and support demands
meeting a 24-hour need year round, servicing a worldwide network of
news publications, advertising agencies and many other types of photo
users.

Associated Press 12/85 – 11/87

Photo Librarian
New York, NY
*Researched photos according to client needs
*Maintained photo collection
*Edited a monthly celebrity-based photo service

Bruce Coleman, Inc. 07/83 – 09/85

Accounts Payable/Receivable; Photo Researcher
New York, NY
*Negotiated pricing and copyright licensing
*Accounts Payable/Receivable
*Researched photos according to client needs

LGI (Lynn Goldsmith, Inc.) 07/82 – 06/83

Photo Researcher/Agent
New York, NY
*Negotiated pricing and copyright licensing
*Accounts Payable/Receivable
*Researched photos according to client needs

Education
Hunter College BA-Political Science 1983