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Nimai Kolega

Filmmaker
Zagreb

Summary

A friendly, motivated, adaptable and responsible filmmaker branching out over various interests seeking a position that involves creative problem solving, working with people and developing networking, communication and research skills. I have shown accelerated learning capabilities in various positions as well as astute observational skills and perseverance through challenges. Work with or around people is where I'm most comfortable. I am very open, extraverted, fun loving, passionate and talkative. I have no trouble following authority or learning new skills.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience
24
24
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

Receptionist

Hotel Didan
  • Awaiting new arrivals, introducing the establishment, handling complaints and requests, working with foreign guests.

Waiter

Cafe Bar "Sky"
  • Exclusively seasonal work.
  • Frequent interaction with customers when renting sunbeds

Waiter / Retail Sales

Newrest
  • Exclusively seasonal work.
  • Involved working in different positions (waiter/retail) in various shops / cafe bars inside the airport.
  • Constant customer interaction.

Social worker / Asistent

Center for Education "Slava Raškaj"
  • Managed, oversaw and assisted over 4 children with autistic spectrum disorders.
  • Engaging with parents and various other employees in the Center.

Social worker / Asistent

Elementary School "Stenjevec"
  • Assistant to a child with autism spectrum disorder.
  • Private home care, additional tutoring

Babysitter

Personal Employer
01.2021 - 05.2021
  • Communicated positively with children and guardians.
  • Played games, worked on puzzles, and read books
  • Bathed, dressed, and helped with teeth brushing
  • Organized and cleaned home after activities
  • Assisted with meal preparation, light housekeeping and laundry to support family with additional chores.

Manual Laborer

Personal Employer
05.2021 - 10.2021
  • Dug canals for cables in the soil
  • Random low-level labor (carrying bricks, leading cows to graze)

Receptionist

Thai Massage Centre
12.2021 - 03.2022
  • Managing reservations
  • Greeting guests
  • Taking calls
  • Responded to inquiries from callers seeking information.
  • Confirmed appointments, communicated with clients, and updated client records.
  • Resolved customer problems and complaints.
  • Handled cash transactions and maintained sales and payments records accurately.

Personal Care Assistant

Personal Employer
03.2022 - 08.2022
  • Personal assistant to a wheelchair-bound quadriplegic
  • Assisting in any activity requiring arm or leg movement
  • Home care

CG Artist

Zdruškanini / Stype
08.2022 - Current
  • All jobs from Stype were freelance and based on a project-project model under the company Zdruškanini
  • Developed efficient rendering setups for both still images and animations
  • Assisted with motion capture sessions, preparing characters for capture, cleaning up data, and integrating it into character animations seamlessly.
  • Delivered realistic lighting and shading solutions for complex scenes
  • Quality testing
  • Project-lead / Director / Writer on various commercials for the client's products
  • Research and development

Subtitle Translator

Zdruškanini / Institute For Personal Development
08.2022 - Current
  • All jobs from IPD were freelance and based on a project-project model under the company Zdruškanini
  • Translated over 80 lectures, usually over 30 minutes in length going up to an hour, from Croatian to English
  • Managed live stream audio and video setups
  • Boom operator during lectures for audience questions

Writer / Director

Self Employed
03.2023 - 09.2023
  • Created a 4 season TV-show: a full pitch, multiple episode scripts written, formed a full crew, raised funding
  • Wrote over 20 scripts, each 40-60 pages long
  • Wrote, Directed and Edited an hour long Pilot episode
  • Managed a whole crew of 30+ people over a two week shoot
  • Collaborated with industry-legendary actors and crew
  • Handled the full post-production process
  • Organized film festival screenings

Writer / Director

Self Employed
11.2024 - 07.2025
  • Wrote a 20 page short screenplay based on characters from the aforementioned tv show, along with rewrites
  • Organized the entirety of the pre-production process
  • Managed a whole crew of 30+ people over a two day shoot
  • Collaborated with industry-legendary actors and crew
  • Directed the film
  • Handled the full post-production process
  • Organized film festival screenings

Education

Math-Science program - group of subjects in a foreign language

"Ivan Supek" High School

Bachelor of Arts - Audio Engineering

Academy of Music Production
Zagreb
04.2001 - Current

Computer design -

Technical University of Zagreb

Skills

  • Problem-Solving
  • Teamwork
  • Customer service
  • Sales
  • Handling conflict
  • Mastery of audio equipment
  • Advanced computer skills
  • Above average computer programming skills
  • Telephone skills
  • Typing speed (top 95%, 100-120wpm)
  • Scheduling
  • Data inputting
  • Project management
  • Front desk operations
  • Transcription and dictation
  • Reception desk management
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Calendar management

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 05/22/00
  • Nationality: Croatian-American

Timeline

Writer / Director

Self Employed
11.2024 - 07.2025

Writer / Director

Self Employed
03.2023 - 09.2023

CG Artist

Zdruškanini / Stype
08.2022 - Current

Subtitle Translator

Zdruškanini / Institute For Personal Development
08.2022 - Current

Personal Care Assistant

Personal Employer
03.2022 - 08.2022

Receptionist

Thai Massage Centre
12.2021 - 03.2022

Manual Laborer

Personal Employer
05.2021 - 10.2021

Babysitter

Personal Employer
01.2021 - 05.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Audio Engineering

Academy of Music Production
04.2001 - Current

Receptionist

Hotel Didan

Waiter

Cafe Bar "Sky"

Waiter / Retail Sales

Newrest

Social worker / Asistent

Center for Education "Slava Raškaj"

Social worker / Asistent

Elementary School "Stenjevec"

Math-Science program - group of subjects in a foreign language

"Ivan Supek" High School

Computer design -

Technical University of Zagreb
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