Marin Balabanov
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| Born: | 28th April 1974 in Sofia, Bulgaria |  |
| Citizenship: | Austria | |
| Place of residence: | Vienna, Austria | |
| E-Mail: | info@marincomics.com | |
| Website: | www.marincomics.com |
Formal Education
| July 2007 | Bachelor of Communication Sciences |
University of Vienna |
| June 2007 | State diploma as Advertising Graphics Designer | Privatschule für Werbedesign, BFI Vienna |
| 2003 | Com-Sergeant (Landline- and Radio-Operation and Maintenance) |
Military Telecom School, Austrian Armed Forces |
| 1989 - 1991 | Vienna Business School - HAK I | |
| 1979 - 1989 | Vienna International School | |
Courses
| Spring 2006 | TOEFL - Test of English | American Language Inst. |
| Spring 2006 | CPE - Proficiency in English | British Council |
| Summer 2005 | FCE und CAE - English Certificates | British Council |
| July 2005 | AutoCAD Basic Course | WIFI Wien |
| March 2004 | ECDL – European Computer License | WIFI Wien |
| Aug. 2003 - Dec. 2004 | Graphics designer (distance learning) | HFL |
| July 2001 - Aug. 2001 | Webdesigner | BFI Wien |
| April 1995 - April 1997 | Advertising Graphics Artist (distance learning) | HFL |
Work Experience
| June - September 2007 | Group Commander, Military Border Patrol | Austrian Armed Forces |
| Feb. - May 2007 | Sales and print graphics representative (part-time) | RepaCopy Nußdorferstraße |
| Jan. - Dec. 2006 | Graphics designer for print, web and visualisations (clients: Cateringkultur, Elegant Events, MOLO; references: www.fingerfood.at, www.barbarae.at, www.iwrm.at, www.jep23030.at) |
Freelance |
| Sept. 2005 - Jan. 2006 | Administrative assistant for project proposals | ExAqua Research |
| Feb. 2002 - August 2005 | Austrian Armed Forces , Rank: "Sergeant" | |
| Dec. 2003 - June 2005: NCO in Operations Department AUSBATT UNDOF (UN-Mission in the syrian Golan Heights - Syria and Israel) |
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Articles, cartoons and illustrations in the military publication "AUSBATT-Splitter"; published articles in "Der Soldat" and "Golan Journal" |
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| Feb./Mar. 2002, July/Aug. 2002 and Feb./Mar. 2003: (Deputy) Group Commander, Military Border Patrol |
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| 2002 - 2003 Training as a communications Sergeant | ||
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| Aug. 2001 - Feb. 2002 | Web graphics designer | ERES Netconsulting |
| May 2000 - June 2001 | Signals Operator, |
Austrian Armed Forces |
| Nov. 1997 - Dez. 1998 | Rations Clerk, UNDOF (UN-Mission in the syrian Golan Heights) |
Austrian Armed Forces |
| Juli 1994 - März 1995 | Military Draft Service | Austrian Armed Forces |
Computer Applications
| Adobe Photoshop CS2 | Image processing, illustration |
| Adobe Illustrator CS2 | Illustration, construction |
| Adobe Indesign CS2 | Layout, page design |
| Macromedia Dreamweaver | Webdesign, webprogramming |
| Macromedia Flash MX | Animation, Webdesign |
| Corel Draw X.3 | Image processing, illustration, page design, construction |
| The Gimp v. 2.0 | Image processing, illustration |
| Inkscape | Illustration, construction |
| AutoCAD 2005 | Construction, planing |
| Cheetah 3D v. 3.0 | 3D-construction, visualisation |
| (x)HTML, CSS, Javascript | Webdesign, webprogramming |
| Microsoft Office 2003 | Advanced user capabilities |
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| Operating Systems | Mac OS X, Ubuntu Linux, Microsoft Windows |
Other Skills
| Illustration | Pencil, ink, watercolor (work samples: www.marincomics.com/galerie.html) |
| Storyboards | Pencil, ink |
| Comics | Narrative and carricature (work samples: www.marincomics.com/webcom.html) |
Languages
| English | FCE, CAE, CPE (British Council), TOEFL (American Language Institute) |
| French | Converational level (3 years training) |
Diplomas
