User talk:Balay Najab

Najab Balay

Work Experience

2004 – Present 	Producer/Technician and Webmaster, Iraq Service, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Prague.

2003-2004	Kurdish-language Broadcaster, Iraq Service, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Prague.

1997-2003		Journalist and Producer of Kurdish department, SFB Radio Free Berlin (RBB).

1998-1999	Designer and Manager of Internet site “Europanorat.”

2000-2001	Course in Online Editing, CIMdata Academy for Digital Media, Berlin./ www.cimdata.de

1994			Granted asylum in Germany.

1991-1994	Manager of local television station and vice-chief editor, Botan Newspaper, Duhok, Iraq.

1986-1989	Graphic Designer, Balay Photo Studio, Duhok, Iraq.

1981-1988		Journalist, Radio Baghdad.

1981-1986	Editor, Kurdish Cultural & Publishing House, Baghdad.

Education

1985			University of Baghdad, B.A., Geography. 1980			Awarded High School degree, Level A, Duhok, Iraq.

Other Training

1995-1996	German language study, Hartnach School, Berlin.

1999-2000	German language study, Friedlander School, Berlin.

Language Skills

Kurdish	Mother Tongue Arabic	Native Language English	Proficient German	Proficient

Computer Skills Adobe Audition, Adobe PhotoShop, FreeHand, CorelDraw, QuarkXpress, DreamWeaver, Flash. Also programming and animation knowledge, HTML, and JavaScript.

Other Skills

DIGA radio and television operating system, and DAVID computer system for Radio broadcasting, Adobe Audition.

Driver’s license, level 3B

Personal Data

Citizenship:	Iraqi. Unlimited residence and labor permit, Germany. U.S. Green Card holder. Date of Birth: July 1, 1962 Place of Birth: Duhok, Iraq Status: Married, two children