Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL DETAILS

Name               David Gregor De Bono

Address            85, Rudolph Street

                        Sliema   SLM14

                        Malta

Tel.                  21 334 409  /  21 335 140

E-mail              davidgregor@yahoo.com

Age                 30                        Date of Birth    16/04/1972                        Identity No.       261272 M

Sex                  Male                 Marital Status  Single                           Passport No.   467363

EDUCATION

1982 -1988            St. Aloysius  College, Malta               (Sciences)

1988-1990            G.F. Abela Upper Lyceum, Malta            (Physics, Pure + Applied Maths)

1990-1994            European Institute of Design, Italy            (Diploma in Advertising & Art Direction)

1997-1998            Art & Design Center, Malta                (Diploma in Art & Design)

2000 -  ?            University of London, England                        (BA Philosophy) - by correspondence

2002 - 2003            JPS Advertising, Malta                            (Cetificate in Graphic Design)

QUALIFICATIONS

Ordinary Levels  Maltese                        English                         Italian               Chemistry

(1987-1988)                   French              English Literature            Arabic               Biology

                                    History              Mathematics                 Physics                        Religion

Advanced Levels  Physics                        Applied Mathematics

(1989)

Diploma                      Advertising  -  Art Director

(1990-1994)                   Followed a 4 year course in advertising at the European Institute of

Design in Rome, Italy, the subjects being:-

Marketing                      Visual Basic                      Advertising

Copy-Writing                      Psychology                      History of Advertising

Art Direction                      Photography                      Audiovisual Production

Promotion                      Accounting                      Fiscal Organization

Computer Graphics           Total Advertising           History of the Image

Graphic Advertising           Color                                 Production

WORK EXPERIENCE

Animator, cartellonist and scenographer in a tourist village “Le Castella”, next to the island of Capo Rizzuto, Crotone, Reggio Calabria, Italy, Summer 1992.

Illustrator and Graphic Designer for an advertising agency in Italy under the special guidance of the Institute Director of the European Institute of Design, prior to my advertising thesis, 1994.

Art director for an advertising agency “Studio Immagine” in Arezzo, Italy, 1993-95.

Draughtsmanship and artistic impressionist with Carm Lino Spiteri & Associates, Malta, 1996-97.

Autocad with architect Wallace Farrugia, Malta, 1997.

Cameraman and animator for the television program ‘Caqlaq’ shown on Television Malta, 1998.

Sales Representative with “Model Toys Ltd”, Malta, 1998-99.

Free-lance work in advertising and interior design with Designwise.

Barman and waiter in various pubs and establishments in Malta and Italy.

Receptionist at Hotel Plevna, Malta, 2000-01.

Animator and scenographer in a tourist village “Baia d'Oro”, Torre Mozza, Ugento, Salento, Italy, Summer 2003.

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Illustrations for a book by Logos Editrice, Roma, namely   I quattro volti dell’apocalisse.

Illustrations for books by Casa Editrice GEE, Roma, namely             Violenza alle Donne

Delinquenza Giovanile

Violenza negli Stadi and DomineDracula.

Cartoonist and scenographer for a tourist village in Italy, Le Castella.

Acted as P.R.O. for some organizations in Italy and in Malta

Worked as an Art Coordinator for various leisure activities in Italy and in Malta.

Artistic impressions for ‘Carm Lino Spiteri & Associates’,   “Vivaldi Hotel” in Paceville

“Hamrun-Sta.Venera” project     

“Marsaxlokk” project

      “Qala/Hondoq ir-Rummien” project,

      and others.

PUBLICATIONS

1991:            Publication of Due mila non piu’ due mila - Prophecies for the end of the millennium, a

book for Nuova Editrice Spada, Roma, Italy.

1994:            Publication of Vademecum del Consumatore - contro la pubblicita’ ingannevole, a

book for Lupetti Editoria, Milano, Italy. (www.lupetti.com)

Literary articles for The Times of Malta, Il-Problemi ta’ Llum & Il Grande Progetto.

ACTING

1990            “Woman in a dressing gown” at Manoel Theater, Malta.

1991     “Alice nel paese delle meraviglie” at Teatro delle Ampolle, Rome, Italy.

1992     Various theatrical pieces for the touristic village “Le Castella” in Southern Italy.

1994     Extra as prisoner and pirate for the film “Cutthroat Island”, filmed mainly in Malta.

1995     Various parts in small films held at The University of Malta.

1997            Peppone’s part in “Don Camillo” next to Narcy Calamatta, at Argotti Gardens, Malta.

1997            Appeared in “Ipokriti”, a television series for TVM (worked also in the audio).

1997     Model in a television advert for Lohombus Bank.

1997     A small part of “actor-Jesus” in a television series for TVM, “ir-Ronnie”.

1998            Animator for the program Caqlaq for TVM.

2003     Various theatrical pieces for the touristic village “Baia d'Oro” in Southern Italy.

OTHER EXPERIENCES

Business interpreter of English in the Far East.

Murals & Paintings for discos + entertainment.

Imported 60’s and 70’s clothes and leather jackets from Italy selling them in the

shop “Flower Power”, in Sliema, Malta.

LANGUAGES (SPOKEN + WRITTEN)

Maltese            -            fluent

English            -            fluent

Italian              -            fluent

French             -            moderate

Arabic              -            moderate

HOBBIES

Travelling, reading, writing, painting, acting, football, tennis, cinema, computer, internet.