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Paul Redfern
Assistant Director, Strategic Partnerships

Paul Redfern

Paul manages campus and strategic relations, including web communications, media relations, development, industry partnerships, proposals, and events. Previously, he held marketing communications management positions in the real-time flight simulation industry, working on projects for NASA and the commercial airlines. Prior to that Paul was a training and development professional for IBM and Kraft. Paul has also provided marketing and communications consulting to industry clients such as Chicago Pneumatic and Sharp Electronics. His postgraduate studies were at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. His focus areas include public affairs and development for higher ed and marcom/business development for industry.

Send email or phone 607.227.1865.


Areas of Expertise

  • Strategic planning
  • Public affairs
  • University development/corporate affairs
  • Project management
  • Industry research/analysis
  • Marketing and communications
  • Web/PR/proposal writing
  • Instructional systems design
  • Media production
  • Human rights lobbying/development

Education

Employment History

  • 1994-present – Assistant Director, Strategic Partnerships & other positions, Cornell University
  • 1983-1994 – Marketing Communications Manager, Worldwide Exhibits Manager & other positions, CAE
  • 1982-1983 – Education Specialist, IBM
  • 1979-1982 – Communications & training and development positions, Kraft Foods

Selected Publications

  • Editor – National Science Foundation Sustainable Cyberinfrastructure Report
  • BLOG – Scientists Leverage Experimental MATLAB Resource
  • Article, Power Solutions – The Power of Scalable Cluster Computing
  • Article, Finance on Windows – IT Matters, Now More Than Ever

Invited Speaker

  • Dell Executive Briefing (TX) – “How to Win the High-End Server Market”
  • Microsoft Conferences (DC, VA, FL) – “HPC: from Desktop to Supercomputer”
  • Cornell University – “Developing Effective Corporate Partnerships and Communicating Results”
  • Public Relations Society (NY) – “How Future Technologies will Impact Communications Design”
  • Singer-Link Executive Briefing (NY) – “New Communications Strategies for Effective Marketing and Training”

Awards

  • IDC HPC Innovation Excellence Award, Seattle, 2011
  • Exceptional Performance Award (largest single corporate cash grant in Cornell’s history)
  • Smithsonian ComputerWorld Laureate Award, Advanced Cluster Computing Consortium
  • Best of Show Award, Farnborough International Airshow
  • Photography Award, Arnot Arts Festival

Teaching Experience

  • Workshop Facilitator, CAE – Effective Presentational Speaking for Engineers & Writing for Engineers
  • Guest Lectures, Elmira College – Communication Analysis and Design
  • Guest Lectures, Clarion University of Pennsylvania – Mass Media 454, Media Production 660
  • Workshop Instructor, USDA – Writing/Producing Effective PSAs
  • Instructor, Grove City College – Civilization 151/152

Community Experience