Dona Timani

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EDUCATION
ALBA, Balamand University; Lebanon – 2008

Academy of Fine Arts, Lebanese University – 2004

College Elite, Lebanon – 1997

ADDITIONAL COURSES

I completed one of year of study at the Lebanese University majoring in Political Science

I also took courses in Fashion Design

EMPLOYMENT
Quality Control Linguist, January 2009 – Present time Middle East Business Solutions – Doha, Qatar

Scanning and monitoring various media sources, and selecting items of interest for processing
Translating from Arabic to idiomatic English in a timely manner, summarizing textual and video material from Arabic to English, in addition to subtitling and creating video clips
Coordinating workflow between team members Sales Coordinator, September 2007 – April 2008 LIBRAIRIE ANTOINE – American University of Beirut Assisted in coordination between the AUB departments and buyers in selecting the best suited choice of academic books and assessing the accurate stock order
Member of the team handling the bookstore’s opening; assisting in the creation and expansion of the bookstore’s collection such as to meet the diversified interests and tastes of the bookstore’s clientele.
Responsible for stock replenishment of the basic repertoire of books as well as the proper display of our product range.

Art Director/Prepress Manager, August 2005 – May 2007
Dar El Ilm Lilmalayin – Beirut, Lebanon

In charge of all Pre-Press stages in book design and layout
Design and execution or renovation of numerous book covers
Designed newspaper advertisements and created promotional concepts
Designed and completely renovated the 29th edition of one of the house’s bestselling books, Hilwayat al-Alam fi Baytak
I received an achievement award from Dar el Ilm lil Malayin in appreciation for my efforts throughout the period of my employment Illustrator, 2004 – 2005
Designed and executed illustrations for several children books and school books Assistant Store Manager, September 2001 – August 2004 Top Ten Media Stores- Ain Mraisseh Branch – Beirut, Lebanon
All managerial tasks, including daily sales reports
Monthly evaluation reports
Categorization of all products
Helped design a new structure for product display, as well as the creation of an adapted “signalétique” to enhance client circulation in the store Salesperson, January 1999 – September 2001 Top Ten, Marriott Hotel, Dunes Center and Sodeco – Beirut, Lebanon
Organized product display and stock of music and movie sections
In charge of sales in music and movie sections

OTHER EXPERIENCE
Installation Art, 1999

Participated in an installation exhibition entitled “The Lebanese Chest” at the Goethe Institute, Beirut under the guidance of artists Nasser el-Sumi and Fatimah el-Hajj Painting, 2002- 2004
Participated in several student and collective painting exhibitions – Lebanon Video Art, 2008
Contributed to experimental video entitled: “{Hiber}nation” at:
International Loop Film Festival – Spain, 2008
Contributed to an experimental video entitled: “Sincerely,” at:
Beirut Film Festival, Lebanon 2008
Jeune Vidéo Libanaise Projection Courts Films, Paris – 2008
Exhibition “Windows Upon Oceans: Beauty is the Beast,” Cyprus – 2009
Exhibition “Image: Fixe, mobile, animée,” Lebanon 2009
Festival International de Film et Video de Creation, Fourth Edition, Lebanon – 2010
Ciclo de Video Arte, Buenos Aires, July 2010

LANGUAGES

REFERENCE
Mohamad El Rawas – 00961-3-882273

Artist and professor at the Lebanese University and the American University of Beirut Ricardo Mubarak – 00961-3-717703
Video artist and professor at ALBA, Balamand University Khalil Hasan – 00961-70-110796
Reporting Officer – Donor Relations Unit at UNRWA, Lebanon

Dona Timani
Doha, Qatar
Phone: 00974-33215969
00974-77228890
E-mail: donatimani@gmail.com

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