about caca - CV
General
a keen, motivated, resourceful, self-starter, experienced in new media platforms (web design and publishing) and committed to the NGO sector bosnia and herzegovina with sound organisational and managerial skills used to working to tight deadlines. fluent in both english and serbo-croatian. holder of dual canadian and bosnian citizenship. working concurrently as a freelance web designer and NGO president where reliability, self-discipline and direction are essential.
Experience
2002 – to date
NGO "MUK"- NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION FOR MEDIA, ART & CULTURE - laktaši
founder
launched and continues to develop, a multi-cultural youth NGO, focussing on exposing and training young people in the potential of new media (web services). the NGO has been promoted through the launch in 2002 and constant development of an extremely successful and interactive multi-cultural e-zine (www.KULporter.com) and the organisation of effective fund raising events, bringing international DJs to the republika srpska.
end 2005 - to date
CACADESIGN - www
freelance web designer
established caca design, to promote web design services to a growing base of clients, who see the benefits of promoting businesses and products through clean, simple and uncluttered site creations. has developed from conception to finished product, a website/logo (both in pashto and english languages), to support the canadian government’s information campaign efforts in afghanistan.
WORLD MEDIA - banja luka
freelance journalist
translating documentary movie scripts from serbo-croatian to english and voicing them over.
July 2002 – 2004
WORLD VISION – banja luka
project co-ordinator
responsible for the planning and coordination of a three-person civil society projects team operating across the banja luka world vision ADP. responsible for the motivation of local communities to set up community police schemes, parent teacher associations and other neighbourhood driven initiatives. responsible for project budget management and report writing. also personally responsible for all internal and external media planning.
February 2001 – July 2002.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM) - banja luka
operational escort - cross border repatriation programme
personally responsible for the detailed preparation of all relevant documents and administration required for regular cross border movements of up to 50 beneficiaries. contacting beneficiaries and organising itinaries for "go and see" visits. personally responsible for the safe return home of beneficiaries, handling and solving difficult situations and crises as they occur. compiling detailed narrative reports on completion of movements. briefing IOM staff on planned future movements when required. extensive cross-country driving, transporting beneficiaries to their final destination(s).
April - May 2002
INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC MIGRATION COMMISSION (ICMC) - banja luka
operational assistant
responsible for assisting and advising clients in minor reconstruction needs in their returned municipalities. providing written and oral translations for international staff, attending meetings and taking minutes. management of basic administrative procedures including maintenance and accounting of vehicle operations logs. office duties including faxing and filing of correspondence. acting when required as driver for the head of office and advising and assisting co-workers when directed.
2001
ALTERNATIVNA TELEVIZIJA (ATV) - banja luka
part-time tv journalist
responsible for programme production support for the weekly " treasures of the world" aired on ATV and distributed by deutche welle television. recording the feed, translating audio from english to serbo-croatian, voicing the programme in the local language and all post production activities in the edit suite. responsible for recording english language news feeds on 'clock starts' from associated press television news (APTN), translating and editing of material for inclusion in all news bulletins. translating and proofing news stories from a variety of international news agencies.
2000
ARBEITER SAMARITER BUND (ASB) - banja luka
assistant/interpreter
responsible for the co-ordination of all administrative issues related to project implementation, attending north-central posavina LRRTF meetings and interpreting for International staff. reporting on project progress to the programme manager and attending and taking minutes at meetings. providing written translations of all correspondence and project related documents. responsible for office tasks including maintenance of postage, e-mail and telephone accounts. sourcing and purchasing stationary. maintaining the office accounts and preparing and submitting for audit.
1996-2000
CATERING INDUSTRY – winnipeg, canada
various
including day-to-day management of a 100-seater restaurant with an annual turnover in excess of KM 2,000,000. responsible for personnel training, customer care, financial accounts including cash and automated transactions and "front of house" activities
voluntary work
co-host on oksigen fm in the show "the biz" in 2002
assisted in flood control during the "great flood" in manitoba 1997.
fund raising activities in association with the winnipeg sun newspaper for people who suffered during the kosovo crises.
education
currently studying journalism ( 4th year) at the university of banja luka.
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