Curriculum Vitae

Sarah Jayne Carter
The Hideaway, Lease Lane
East Halton, North Lincolnshire
DN40 3PT

01469 541661
07792 499408
sarah@lady-of-winds.co.uk

Personal Skills

• Highly computer literate.
• Familiar extensively with: Aurora, Obsidian, TES Construction Set, Valve Hammer, Paintshop Pro, 3DSMax, Poser, Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and able to pick up new programs quickly.
• Fast typist (81wpm. 100% accuracy), and extremely high level of English.
• Fluent C++ programming (OpenGL, networking, physics simulation) and scripting.
• Work well on my own or with a team.
• Background in music, english, mathematics and art.
• An amateur modder using a variety of programs for seven years.

Education

09/05- University of Lincoln
BSc Games Computing (Software Development)
Upper Second Class Honours

06/02- Caistor Grammar School
A-level
English(A), Maths(A), Physics(B), General Studies(A)

06/01- Caistor Grammar School
AS-level
English(A), Maths(A), Physics(B), General Studies(A), Art(B)

06/01- Caistor Grammar School
Young Enterprise Company
Pass

06/00- Caistor Grammar School
GSCE
English Literature(A), English Language(A), Maths(A), Statistics(A), Physics(A), Chemistry(A),
Art(A), German(A), History(A), Biology(B), Technology(B)

06/00 - Mrs Sandra Leslie-Dakers
Grade 4 Theory of Music

06/99 - Mrs Sandra Leslie-Dakers
Grade 4 Piano

Employment

03/07-Present
Personal Assistant/Secretary
Schenker Ltd
Duties consist of generating and calculating complicated confirmation notes, aiding the Branch Manager and other technical and administrative duties. A high level of responsibility and confidentiality is necessary for this role.

08/05-03/07
Gap Year
Travelling, research, deciding on my future career and seeking re-employment.

06/05-08/05
3D Illustrator
Dunlop Oil and Marine
Duties consisted of creating 3D models of ancillary Grimsby equipment using 3DSMax7, including some animations to show proper installation of hoses and equipment. The images were created for the intention of being shown in the catalogue, and as such were required to be of a high quality and accurate.

08/03 - 06/05
Second/Third year of University

07/03 - 09/03
Data Entry Clark
Allied Petroleum Terminals
Duties consisted of typing up Material Safety Data Sheets, risk assessments, temporary procedures and documents, in an attempt to put these into a database and result in a paperless office.

08/02 - 07/03
First year of University

Interests

I enjoy writing, listening to music, archery, swimming, horse-riding, and reading, mostly fiction writing, semi-psychological texts and the various ancient mythologies. I am very interested and have participated frequently in acting, mostly on stage but some amateur films, I also enjoy watching films and the cinema, especially special effects and interesting, thought-provoking storylines.

I like to play badminton, tennis, pool, and computer games, mostly RPGs, adventure games or sneak-em-ups. My hobbies also include roleplaying, favouring D&D, Fireborn, Exalted and Warhammer, singing and playing the piano. The former often places me as the organiser and creator of the content for the games, and as a result I have learnt empathy, tact, balancing power levels and lateral thinking. I often sketch, paint and write short stories in my spare time. I can model in clay, and create most shapes I desire by a combination of existing metal models and modelling putty. I also create images in 3D for my personal collection, and requests for others (not commissions).

I am the leader of my moderately successful pre-release guild for the upcoming Warhammer: Age of Reckoning, the Silver Court, which has taught me diplomacy, problem solving skills, and the near infinite limits of my patience. It is a group of about twenty-five people who roleplay using forum-based collaborative creative writing.

Additional Information

I am conscientious, hard-working, excel both on my own or in a team. I am positive, friendly, principled and honest, which often helps in disputes and dealing with the public. I am intelligent, considerate and efficient, with an excellent understanding of computer graphics and software. I am reliable, and good-natured, easy-going and able to adapt quickly to a changing environment and new programs.

In 2002, I created a roleplaying campaign setting based on the 3rd Edition D&D d20 rules set called Faith. It incorporated a rich background, several in-character tomes and many new races, classes, skills, opponents and locations. It was a challenge to do, and a great reward as well, and hopefully will be privately published for ease of use sometime in the near future.

My favourite Game Designers are Ron Gilbert of Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island fame, Warren Spector who did the excellent, original and genre-bending System Shock, Deus Ex, Thief and Thief 2, and of course Roberta Williams who has a special place for designing the King’s Quest games.

Date of Birth
11/01/1984

Nationality
British Citizen

Driving Licence
Yes (Clean)

References

Please do not contact any of my references without my knowledge.

Current Employer:
Name: Nigel Taylor
Job Title: Branch Manager
Tel. No.: 01469 551528

Last Employer:
Name: John Young
Job Title: Human Resources Manager
Tel. No.: 01472 375909

Educational Reference:
Name: Paul Ross
Job Title: Senior Lecturer
Tel. No.:
01482 311050 (Hull)
01522 837114 (Lincoln)