EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
2008 – Date:
Freelance Cameraman/editor. With AP Television News, Al Jazeera Arabic, German TV In Cote D’Ivoire and covering west Africa countries.
• Working with correspondents and TV agencies producers in the field across Cote D’Ivoire and Africa countries.
• Shooting and editing on a variety of stories in Cote d’Ivoire (November 2010 election for Associated Press TV. First round and runoff. Post-electoral Crisis in Côte d’Ivoire with Aljazeera Arabic for 3 weeks).
• Shooting and Editing with variety of stories in Guinea Conakry with Al Jazeera Arabic(September 2010: Guinea troops gun down 157 protesters in stadium exclusive with the chief of Junta Dadis Camera)
• Working as cameraman for private television in Kinshasa, Raga TV(2004-2005)
• Working as cameraman APTN, Associated Press Television News in Kinshasa. (2002-2003)
Working as cameraman and photograph and web designer for Africa United agency based in Cape Town
In South Africa
• Live transmissions (BGAN and satellite) and ftp via internet
• Familiar with industry standard shoot/edit equipment. Shoot on: HDV, DV (PD 150/ 170) and DVCPro. Editing: FinalCutPro, Avid, Adobe Premiere and tape-to-tape.
OTHER RELEVANT SKILLS/ TRAINING AND STUDIES:
STUDIES
2002-2005 : Graduate Degree in computer engineering of Simon Kimbangu University in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Cong
1997- 2000: State Diploma, Lumumba High school, Kinshasa, Democratic of Congo.
LANGUAGES: English/ French/ Lingala/ Swahili and Kikongo.
Computers: Mac and PC. Word, Excel, Photoshop, ENPS, FinalCut, after effects, and Outlook.
Other: 1 year vocational course in Communication - filming/editing in Kinshasa (2001).
