Hannah Levy 

                                photographer

                                     digital – film – 35mm – medium format

website: www.asiancollage.com

 

 

          PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Sept.99- present:  Professional Freelance Photographer

 

- Commercial, Editorial, Corporate photography

           

-         Pfizer pharmaceutical, France, company event coverage

-         New York Times, USA, article on arts in Florence Italy

-         The Guardian, UK, Valencia’s architectural revival article

-         Restaurant Magazine, UK, Spanish street gastronomy article

-         Family Tree Magazine, USA, genealogy research in Irish library

-         USborne Publishing, UK, Children’s atlas on Asia contribution

-         Jogging Magazine, France, article on marathon runner J. Balhi

                         

- Travel & documentary photography in Europe, Asia & North America

 

-      Lonely Planet travel guide contributions: Nepal (cover shot), Tibet, India, Italy, Spain, Ireland & Dublin, Mediterranean Europe, Normandy, USA calendar.

-   Time Out UK travel guide contributions: month long assignments, on location for entire photographic illustration of Chicago city guide (2002) and Toronto city guide (2003).

-         Michelin travel guide contributions : Spain, USA-West Coast & national parks

-         Nikon Pro Shop Exhibition, Paris: Portraits of Women in Asia

 

- Studio, publications & other photographic work

 

                   -   Set photographer on Sundance Award winning film director Scott Smith

-         Studio portrait work, Paris

-         Wedding photography (France, Ireland, Poland, India, USA)

-         2004 Dog calendar for Sunnyvale dog park

-         Collaboration with writers and photographers Bernard Lachaud and Jamel Balhi for their respective books: “L’ombre des gares”, France Delory Editions 2002, “Au coeur des Ameriques”, Les Presses de la Renaissance 2003.

 

 

May 97-May 99 :  Sales and Marketing Coordinator, RECIF Inc., Sunnyvale  

 (wafer handling robotic equipment)

 

-     Coordinator & assistant to US General Manager for sales, marketing, production and strategic planning with French headquarters

-   Sales support of the US customer base (semiconductor manufacturers, silicon vendors).

-      Organizer of trade shows (Semicon West & Semicon Southwest).

-      Drafting of the Company Policy and internal procedures guidelines.

-      Recruitment and administrative support of Field Sales Engineers for on-site technical support.

 

 

Oct.-Dec.96:     Economic Analyst,  French Trade Commission, Burma

                           (“PEE”, French government economic representation abroad)

 

-   Completed two market surveys (petroleum by-products /live stock and fisheries) ordered by French companies interested in investing in Burma.

-      Presented market and economy analysis for the French Commission for Foreign Trade.

 

July-Sept.96 :   Intern auditor at Equitable Life, New York assigned by French

   parent company AXA.

 

-     Human Resources department: Audit and evaluation of internal mobility and recruiting procedures completed through voice mail and computer systems.

 

 

July 93-June 95 : Marketing Assistant (part time) at Unify Corporation France,

(subsidiary of Unify Corp. US, software, data base and development tool manufacturer).

 

-      Organized and implemented all direct marketing programs decided by the UK office.

-      Press relation and communication liaison, trade show and seminar organization.

-     Edited and translated all commercial and technical brochures.

-     Photography (trade show pictures used for brochures).

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION

 

 

1999 :             Berkeley Summer School program, attended graduate level classes in Psychology and Anthropology.

1996 :             Post Graduate Degree (“DESS”) in International Affairs, University of Dauphine, Paris.

1995 :             Masters in Business and Management, University of Dauphine, Paris.

1992 :          Bachelor’s Degree in Economics (“DEUG”), University of Dauphine, Paris.

1990 :          Baccalaureate with Honors in Physical Sciences.

 

Languages :  Fluent in English, French and Spanish. Knowledge of Italian,

Hebrew and Hindi.

 

Skills:              Proficient in Photoshop, Web-site developing with Dream Weaver, professional grade film and slide scanning technologies & software, Word, Excel.

 

 

INTERESTS

 

 

- Traveling worldwide especially Asia, North America and Europe, on assignments

- Language learning, classical music and art exhibitions