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PrimeShot.com Taps Veteran Kodak Executive and Georgetown University Professor of Photography
From Yahoo BizWire
July 28, 2000
As Director of Photography, Urquhart will spearhead the continuing
development, expansion and quality control of the company's photographer
network. She comes to PrimeShot.com with 12 years of photographic industry
experience gained at Eastman Kodak.
Last serving as a Regional Photography Specialist, Urquhart was recognized
as Kodak's top salesperson in the United States in 1996 for the Professional
Imaging Division. In addition, she directed the training of Kodak sales
representatives.
At Kodak, Urquhart was also a master university recruiter, designing and
implementing strategies that enabled Kodak to increase its hiring rate by
more than 60 percent, including a fifty percent increase in female and
minority hiring. She began her career at Kodak as a senior development
engineer, leading copier product research and development projects.
As Director of Photographic Certification and Education, Shaffer will
spearhead PrimeShot.com's photographer certification and oversee image
quality to ensure that PrimeShot.com customers continue to receive
exceptional products. Shaffer will also execute a three-tiered photographer
education program consisting of online tutorial sessions, classroom lectures
and hands-on training.
Shaffer is a professor of photography at Georgetown University and George
Washington University, as well as a professional photographer. She has
earned several awards for her work and has had her photographs exhibited at
shows and galleries throughout the East Coast, as well as in Tokyo, Japan.
Shaffer's photos have appeared in the books: The Smithsonian's America: An
Exhibition on American History and Culture and Licks, Sticks and Bricks: A
World History of Ice Cream.
"As a fast-growing provider of professional photography services,
attracting proven and highly skilled professionals such as Gabrielle
Urquhart and Kelly Shaffer is critical to the strategic expansion of our
business," says PrimeShot.com co-founder Mike Niccolini. "The rapid growth
of our photographer network, which now covers all fifty states and will soon
span the globe, requires individuals with an exceptional photographic
background and expertise. Gabrielle and Kelly bring this and more to the
table."
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