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1O Plevna crescent.
London N15 6DN
Date of birth: 5.11.70
E-mail: xavier_fatou@yahoo.co.uk

PERSONAL PROFILE
I am hard working, creative and highly motivated. I have a good sense of what is newsworthy and excellent design layout skills. I can meet deadlines with a high level of quality.


EDUCATION
Sept.2004-Sept.2006 London Metropolitan University MA Digital Media.Includes one CDROM, one interactive, a Flash game and an avant-garde video. Project management skills.
Sept.2001-Sept.2004 University of East London MA Multimedia. Included a web site project.
Feb.2000-Jun.2001 University of East London B. A. Communication Course work included a 6000-word research project, Global Communication and Public Sphere. Two web sites were created for a women studies unit and for a media unit.
Sep.1998-Jun.1999 CEADE.
(Spanish centre authorized by University of Wales)
B. A. Journalism (Up to the second year).
STUDIES DONE IN THE US    
1994-1997 San Francisco State University. (USA) B. A. (Third year ) Broadcasting with emphasis on Video Production. Course work included Instructional Video Production and TV Centre Crew.
1991-1994 San Jose State University. (USA) General Education and 21 semester units of Social Sciences.
1989-1991 Columbus International College (Spain),
affiliate of Broward Community College.(USA).
General Education. Course work included Marketing and Business (both Mark A).
1989 Waltham Forest College, London. EFL course.

SKILLS

Languages: -Spanish: first language. -English: 567 on the TOEFL (High level)in Winter 91.
>-French: A Level. Speak and write fluently. -Italian: Basic.
-German: Basic.  


Software: *GNVQ-Level 3-Frontpage 2000 *GNVQ-Level 2-Powerpoint 2000Learndirect *Premiere 4,Final Cut Pro *Flash 4 & 5 *Word 97 and 6.0.  
*HTML & Visual Basic *Notions of JavaScript & ActionScript *Dreamweaver 3 *Photoshop *Frontpage Express *WordPerfect 6.0  
*QuarkXpress 3.0. *Pagemaker 6.5 *Communicator & I.E *Windows 98/95/NT and 3.1 *Macintosh    

SKILLS

Office Skills Word Processing
Communication News writing, Public Speaking (course and presentations), Web publishing
Performing Cast member of a college theatre production which competed at The Kennedy centre festival involving the best in the Western US.

EMPLOYMENT
Jul.2008 Report of bugs to headquarters through online database. Partial localisation in Spanish of extensive PC game Warelords , Dublin.
May.2008 Scanner Operator. Operation and maintenance of scanners for e-counting at 2008 elections Indra systems , London.
Jul. to Aug.2007 Web design and online marketing of medical products and fashion accessories. Submission to search enginesSabfabisco , London.
Apr. to Jun.2007 Freelance distribution of leafletsLondon Calling , London.
Jan.2007 to present Design of a site optimized for search engines for an HIV prevention project G-warrant studios , Accra, Ghana (via telework).
Oct.2006 to present Design of a commercial bilingual site (Spanish and English). Cashier functions at a Fashion show. Seville's Fahion Association, Spain.
Jul. to Sep.2000 Daily update of the web of Seville's Union of Journalist and designing an advertising site for the Press Bureau SVQ, Spain.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Sep.2007 General assistance to film festival, Canary Warf film festival, London.
Jun.2007-present Promotion of an event on Retail Therapy Eventrus, London.
Jan.2007-present Support to Internet promotion. Update of a Flash site Sectioned Media, London.
Jan-Apr.2007 Support in the development of a short thriller as floor manager. Research. Liberty films, North West UK.
Mar.2006-Jun.2006 Design to support Internet channel launch and production of an artistic video Artikal films, London.
Jan.2006 Collaborated with the organization of the new media event Mindplay, London. Assistance to public and participants.
Sep.2005-present Archivist functions. Assisted in the classification and compilation of large collection of journalistic articles. LAGNA press archive, London.
Jun.2005-Sep.2005 Collaborated in the development for the site for the digital exhibition: What women want at The women's library, London
Sep.2001-Dec.2001 Volunteering for the web design firm Curesoft, London. Collaborated in the development of the web site for the theatre, The talk of London.
Nov.1999-Feb.2000 Work experience in the local newspaper Herald Express, Torquay, where I published four articles.
Nov.1999 Volunteering for the IT. Show, Art Futura, Spain. Publication of an article.
1998 Publication of an article in a local newspaper and news writing for a radio programme.
1996 Diverse programming which included the News programme: Newsline 49. Crew positions: camera operator, floor manager, audio technician, CG operator and technical director.

INTERESTS
Music: Interest in all genres .Professional audio boards and Wave Studio.
Independent Film. Art: I enjoy visiting galleries
General Interests: Reading, traveling and exercising.

REFERENCES
Available on request


LINKS:Altavista-Yahoo-UKPlus-ExciteUK-LycosUK-Nomade-Terra
-Links about Spain -Links about Latin America-Links about Spanish language and Hispanic culture-Search for words in the site -Job search and career links-Film Reviews-Article about hydrogenated fats-Flash games exercises-My blog-Link to My Space profile

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