Ousama Chaaban

Curriculum Vitae of Mr. Ousama B. Shaaban ousamashaaban@Gmail.com ADDRESS: Boustani Street, Semaan Bldg Beirut – Lebanon Mobile No.: 00961 71 205024 Home No.: 00961 1 310406 Email: ausamashaaban@hotmail.com A- PERSONAL DETAILS: 1. Personal Information Full name : Ousama Bahij Shaaban Date of Birth : May 5, 1959 Marital Status : Married- Three children Nationality : Lebanese Linguistic Ability : English and Arabic 2. Educational Background Degree Institution Years Diploma of Higher Education in Acting Lebanese University, College of Arts 1979 - 1982 Certificate on “Social Services Program” Beirut University College (currently LAU) 1985 - 1986 Diploma of training program on “Writing Scenarios and Directing TV Programs” Arab Training Center, Damascus 1989 - 1990 B. WORK EXPERIENCE: Since 2017: Member and Treasurer of the Syndicate of Actors, Beirut.  Freelancer since 2017. 2013 – 2017: King Faisal University (KFU), KSA.  Head of Directors’ Unit of Broadcasting Department”.  Chief of Operation of the “Technical and Support Teams”.  Liaison Officer with EIN TV station and other stations in KSA.  Member of the Board of Directors of “The University Center for Communications and Media” in KFU. 2005 – 2013: Tele Liban TV Station, Lebanon.  News Director.  Chief of “News Directors Unit”. 2007 – 2009: Sunlight Production Firm, Beirut.  Drama Director 2003 – 2004: Saudi Arabia TV, KSA.  Producer and Director of “News Broadcasting Unit”. 1997 - 1998: Future TV, Beirut (Part time).  Director of Brazilian (Translated) TV series “The Middle Wave”, 100 episodes.  Producer of series “ Halwani Ya Ismail”. 1997 - 1998: Al Manar TV Station, Beirut.  Director of several programs.  Producer of Ramadan riddles.  Director of a series starring Ahmad Al Zein, written by Faisal Salman. 1994 – 2004: ART TV Network, Beirut Office.  Director of over 40 programs including documentaries, sports, and artistic programs.  Coordinator of Live coverage intervals for Lebanon, Egypt, and KSA.  Delegated to the Regional Meeting of ART Network on “Developing Teaching Channels”. Cairo, Egypt. 1989 - 1994: Al Mashrek TV Station, Beirut.  Director of Programs.  Director of Live coverage.  Member of Programs Steering Committee for Development.  Advisor to the Station’s COO. 1982 - 1987: Social Services Foundation, Beirut.  Director of the “Unit of Handicapped Children” Programs.  Arts Instructor. C. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE: 1987 - 1995: Lebanese University, College of Arts. Courses Taught:  Science of Acoustics.  Pantomime.  Phonetics.  The Art of Recitation.  Editing and Movie Production.  Theater Arts. D. PRESS INTERVIEWS:  Radio Liban, 7,7, 2019.  Radio Liban, 22, 11, 2018.  Voice of Beirut, 11, 5, 2018.  Radio Liban, 16 , 9, 2016.  Radio Liban, 5, 9, 2012.  Nadine Magazine, 25, 1, 1999.  Al Afkar, 5, 10, 1998.  Al Kifah Al Arabi, 3,11,1997.  Nadine, 10, 10, 1997.  Al Diyar, 30, 5, 1997.  Middle East, 1995.  Al Safir, 9,7 , 1993.  Khouloud, March 1993. E. IT SKILLS:  Word  Excel  Power Point  Social Media Platforms. F. HOBBIES:  Sports.  Music.  Hunting. G. REFERENCES: Available upon request.