Elena Paula Alvarez Dosil
lomeraniel (at) gmail (dot) com

Elena Paula Alvarez Dosil
lomeraniel (at) gmail (dot) com

EDUCATION :

• September 2003 – July 2007 | Bachelor’s Degree in Telecommunication Engineering, speciality Sound and Image, Vigo University (Spain).
  Master Thesis in Leuven (Belgium).
• September 2001 – June 2003 | Associate Degree in Direction and Production of Audiovisuals and Shows, E.I.S.V, Vigo (Spain).

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• August 2009 – Today | Visual effects for the movie “Reiki”.
• May 2009 – Today | IT Helpdesk operator at Symantec Team, EDS an HP company, Mechelen (Belgium)
• March 2007 – April 2009 | Project Engineer (design, programmation and installation of videoconference rooms  usingcontrol systems like AMX or Crestron working also abroad – Algeria- ) and webmaster, Mediatone, Wavre (Belgium)
• May 2006 – August 2006 | Video editor and operator, TVG, Vigo (Spain).
• April 2006 – August 2006 | Video editor and operator, Productora Faro, S.A., Vigo (Spain).
• September 2005 – December 2005 | Director, video editor and operator and graphic designer, TeleCidade, Vigo (Spain).
• July 2005 | Credit cards commercial, RFV, Vigo (Spain).
• November 2003 – August 2004 | Video editor and operator, Celtavisión de Radio y Televisión, S.L., Vigo (Spain).
• July 2003 – November 2003 | Video editor and operator and graphic designer, Productora Faro, S.A., Vigo (Spain).
• March 2003 – June 2003 | Intern (video editor and operator), Productora Faro, S.A., Vigo (Spain).
• September 2002 – June 2003 | Intern (editor, professor assistant, and support assistant ), E.I.S.V., Vigo (Spain).
• March 2002 – October 2002 |  Intern (editor, director assistant, and camera assistant), TeleCidade, Vigo (Spain).

SKILLS:

• Spanish, mother tongue. Galician, mother tongue. English, advanced written and spoken (TOELF ibt 100). Basic Dutch and medium French. Some Italian and Portuguese.
• Linear (A/B roll) and non-linear edition (Avid systems, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut).
• Composition, Postproduction (Discreet Smoke, Adobe After Effects) and Graphic Design (Adobe Photoshop, Gimp).
• Non-professional experience as cameraman.
• Web Design (HTML, CSS and Flash).
• 3D design (Blender, Maya, LightWave).
• FX for cinema and TV (80 hours course).
• Java, C/C++, mysql.
• Good knowledge of Unix, Linux and Windows systems.
• Design, programmation and installation of videoconference rooms using control systems like AMX and Crestron (official Installer for AMX systems).
• Programmation and debugging of an e-learning system for a whole country (Algeria – Cerist).
• Installation and management of videoconference products like Tandberg (TMS, GK, …).
• Customer care.
• Team Spirit.

ACTIVITIES AND HONOURS:

• In the past I have worked often abroad (mainly Algeria). Travelling is not a problem for me and I consider it very interesting to learn from other cultures.
• I left my last job in Spain because of my stay abroad in Leuven (Belgium) for the Thesis at the end of my studies.
• I have imparted a begginers course of Alias Maya to my classmates in the last course of the Bachelor’s Degree.
• Montage and postproduction of several short movies. Script of one short movie.
• Person in charge of Electronics room at Vigo University for one year.
• Full clean Spanish Driving licence.
• Writer for a blog about tourism.
• Active participant and follower of blogs and social networks.
• Member of the Spanish Tolkien Society.
• I (try to) play guitar and ukelele.