Nada CV

MY CURRICULUM VITAE

NADA MILJKOVIC

E-mail: nada@miljkovic.org

EDUCATION

• University California, Santa Cruz – M.F.A. – Digital Arts in New Media, 2009

• Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana – B.A. Philosophy, 1989

  • B.S. Construction Project Management, 1989
  • Associates, Supervision, 1987
  • Associates, Building Construction Technologies, 1987

INSTALLATION

The Empathy Room, an immersive interactive installation for building empathy and compassion, 2009

PRODUCTIONS

• Contributed video content for latest Tandy Beal & Company production “The Here After Here”, 2007
• Producer/Writer/Director – TWO VILLAGES, ONE HEART - feature length documentary, 2006
• Producer/Writer/Director/Editor – DANIJELA’S ORKESTAR - short documentary 2007
• Producer/Writer/Director – TRUBACI – SERBIAN BRASS BAND - short documentary, 2006
• Producer/Writer/Director/Editor – short documentary on Inventor/Architect/Arist LLOYD TURNER, 2003
• Producer/Writer/Director/Editor – THE RING short film - narrative, 2003
• Producer/Writer/Director/Editor – CHILDHOOD MEMORIES short film - experimental, 2002

SCREENPLAYS

• THE SPEAR-SHAKER – logline winner of four internet screenwriting contests 2002 based upon the life of Edward De Vere 17th Earl of Oxford. Logline: A Star is Born meets Shakespeare in Love. Pitch: What if you were the greatest living playwright forbidden to produce the play by the threat of death and are forced to hire a front-man named William Shakespeare?
• I’LL KILL YOU TOMORROW – Treatment based on my grandfather’ experience as POW in Germany during WWII. Logline: Zorba the Greek meets Life if Beautiful
• THE PLAYGROUP – Treatment loosely based upon my sexy friends in the Santa Cruz Mountains and a first draft of a novel of the same name. The logline: Sex in the City meets the Santa Cruz Mountains
• THE TWINS - Treatment based upon the question who are you if you were born in another culture.

RADIO

• WOMEN IN THE ARTS – Half hour weekly interview radio show on KALX - 1993-1997
• THE TORONADA SHOW - Music DJ 3 hour show on KALX – 1993-1997

PEDAGOGY

• Teacher's Assistant at USCS Theater Arts Class 157 with Jim Bierman, Fall Quarter 2007
• Masterpiece Art and History Program – Bay View Elementary, School year 2005/ 2006
• Singing Circle – Bay View Elementary, School Year, 2005/2006
• Masterpiece Art program – San Lorenzo Valley Elementary, School Year 2004/2005
• Singing Circle – Montessori School of the Redwoods, 1998 through 2002
• Home-schooled Son for 5th grade – Fall Creek Home-school Program, School Year 2002/2003
• Montessori Grade School in Lafayette, Indiana – Teacher’s Aid, School Year 1986/1987
• Serbian Language Reading and Writing – Saint Elijah Serbian Orthodox Church, 1981 - 1984

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Assistant Project Manager for Ifland Engineers, Inc. Civil Engineering – 2007
• Operated Independent Consulting Company for Construction Project Management – 2004 - 2007
• Assistant Project Manager for Bomel Construction Company – 2002- 2004
• Contract Liaison for all 9 BART Station Extension Projects – 1995- 1998
• Civil Engineering Design for BART Colma Extension as Assistant P.M. – 1991- 1993

FURTHER TRAINING

• De Anza College & San Jose State University – Filmmaking Classes, 2002-2003
• Maui Writers Retreat and Conference – Non-Fiction Track, 2001