Sarah Wood Newell

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ABOUT SARAH WOOD NEWELL

I am primarily a C++ software engineer and engineering manager. I have over 20 years of experience working in the games industry. During this time I have worked on and lead teams of varying sizes from large scale full production teams to a small team of 5 developers.I have written a number of extensible game play systems and worked on many areas such as replays, commerce, physics, user interface, networking, cameras and A.I. and I am always happy to learn something new. I have experience of each stage of the agile development cycle using SCRUM and Kanban including taking part in sprint planning, daily stand-up and retrospective meetings. I enjoy working with team members of other disciplines such as artists, designers and producers. I also have experience working closely with embedded QA and technical requirements. I also have experience supporting junior members of the team and taking part in code reviews in order to quickly solve potential issues.I really enjoy the challenge and problem solving aspects of programming and working with a team to produce great software. I always aim to write readable, adaptable and robust code. I also try to foresee any areas which will take large amounts of time and integration and then aim to get these planned and implemented as early into the development process as possible.Programming LanguagesC++, C#, C, Java, Javascript, PHP, XML, JSON, SQL, Lua and custom scripting languages.APIs and SDKsHavok Physics, Havok Animation, Microsoft XDK, Sony SDK.Software and PlatformsVisual studio, Code Warrior, Plastic SCM, Perforce, SVN, JIRA, Hansoft, Alien Brain, Windows, Mac, Linux, Maya, PS4, Xbox One, PS VR, PS VITA, PSN, XBLA, PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, 3D level editing software.