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  Dasan Bobo
 
Professional/Personal Overview
  Multimedia Producer with over ten years experience in digital media production and photography, communications and public relations, as well as a graduate degree in business administration. Highly motivated, personable and versatile professional who is committed to producing creative, high quality multimedia products, innovative problem solving, excellent relations with colleagues, key decision makers and external stakeholders, education and community service, achieving both personal and corporate goals, and delivering extraordinary results. Extensive technical and creative skills and abilities as a producer, videographer, photographer, lighting director, communicator, editor, music composer and audio engineer.
Work Info
 
Expertise
Cameraperson 7 Years
Photographer 9 Years
Producer (new media) 6 Years
Specialty
Business (general) 12 Years
International 13 Years
Philanthropy 13 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
12 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Dudley Productions (3-5), M-Met (1-2), The Washington Post (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
World Bank Group (6-10), Abt Associates (3-5), Middle East Institute (1-2)
Other Work History
Multimedia Producer (Consultant), The World Bank
May 2011-Present
Provide multimedia production consulting services to various departments of the World Bank. Produce informational and promotional videos and other digital media content for the web, conferences and for broadcast.

President and Producer, Mind Over Matter Media
Jan 2009-Present
Founded Mind Over Matter Media, a small production company that specializes in corporate video and broadcast television production. Produce promotional and marketing videos from concept to delivery. Also, provide production services (i.e. photography, sound, lighting and other support services) for broadcast television productions.

Communications Associate, The World Bank
May 2007-May 2009

Communications Assistant, The World Bank
June 2000-May 2007
Computer Skills
Fluent with Microsoft and Mac operating systems and proficient using various operations and project management software, and production software, including Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project and Lotus Notes and Lotus Notes based databases.
Technical Skills
Proficient with various operations and project management processes and software; video production processes, techniques and software; and audio and visual equipment, including:
Final Cut Studio (i.e., Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, Color, DVD Studio Pro and Compressor) and Adobe Master Suite (i.e., Photoshop, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Flash, Flash Video Encoder and InDesign);
Various video and film production equipment (including Sony, Panasonic and Canon camcorders; shotgun, lavalier, and other broadcast quality microphones; and tungsten, hmi and florescent lighting);
Still image capturing, editing, managing and printing software (including Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop) and equipment (including Canon and Nikon cameras); and
Audio engineering software (including Pro Tools, Soundtrack Pro and Sound Forge) and hardware (including pre-amps, mixers, effects processors, compressors and synthesizer modules).
Equipment
Video Camera & Accessories
-Sony PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX SxS Pro HD Camcorder
-Litepanels MICROPRO LED On Camera Light
-Manfrotto 535 Tripod, 503 HDV Head & 114 Dolly
-Sony VCL-EX0877 0.8x Wide Angle Lens Adapter

Audio
-Rode NTG-3 Shotgun Microphone (with Boompole)
-Audio-Technica ATW-T101x Wireless Lavalier System
-Audio-Technica AT831B - Cardioid Lavalier Microphone
-EV RE50/B - Handheld Microphone

Photo Camera & Accessories
-Canon 5D Camera Body
-Canon 24mm-70mm f/2.8L Lens
-Canon 70mm-200mm f/2.8L Lens
-Canon 430EX Flash

Lighting & Backgrounds
-Arri Plus 1k Fresnel Tungsten Light with Med. Softbox
-Smith-Victor 600 Watt 765UM Flood Light (2 qty)
-Lowel 200 Watt Pro-Light Focus Flood Light (2 qty)
-Lighting accessories include barn doors, stands, filters and dimmers
-Various backgrounds including green screen

Workstation Software
-Final Cut Studio
-Adobe Master Suite CS5.5
-Adobe Lightroom
References
Rachel McColgan-Arnold, Staff Association Chair, World Bank
email: rmccolgan@worldbank.org, phone: 202.458.5299
Herbert Boh, Senior Communications Officer, World Bank
email: hboh@worldbank.org, phone: 202.473.3548
Eric Engelmann, Senior Information Officer, World Bank
email: eengelmann@worldbank.org, phone: 202.473.8488
Eric Chinje, Manager, World Bank Institute
email: echinje@worldbank.org, phone: 202.458.8418
Kristina Nwazota, Communications Officer, World Bank
email: knwazota@worldbank.org, phone: 202.473.9219
Kate Seelye, Vice President of Programs and Communications, Middle East Institute
email: kseelye@mei.edu, phone: 202.785.1141
Associations
Board Member, Zambian Orphans of AIDS (ZOA)
Member, Television, Internet & Video Association of DC (TIVA-DC)
Associate Member, Southwest Neighborhood Assembly (SWNA), Youth Activities Task Force (YATF), Washington, DC
Other
Education & Training
University of Maryland University College, Adelphi
Masters of Business Administration
(with a focus on motion picture and video industry and production processes), 2009
University of Maryland, College Park
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
(with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa), 2004
Extensive professional training in the areas of multimedia production, strategic communications, web publishing and graphic design.
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near Washington, DC. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
 
(Various, 9/13/2011)
Recent portfolio with description of project and roles I played and budget for those roles.
(Various, 12/1/2010)
We are your complete visual communications solution and your part-time media specialists. By providing visual communications services to many businesses and organizations, we are able to focus on what we do best. We are able to continuously perfect our skills and provide you with the best possible
Contact Info
  Dasan Bobo
Washington, DC 
USA

Tel: 3013799578
E-Mail: dasan@m3dc.com
Website: http://www.mindovermattermedia.com

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