Tabula Rasa : Illumination - Maria

Hometown
Greensboro , North Carolina

Favorite games
Myst III

Favorite books
"The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde, "The Mysterious Stranger" by Mark Twain, and

"Red Eye" by Clyde Edgerton

Favorite movies
Blade Runner, Talk to Her, Night on Earth, Triplets of Bellville, The Incredibles

Favorite websites
eBay, Toomuchsakeman.org, Buyblue.org

Favorite bands or songs
Firewater, Philip Glass, Lila's Medicine, John Powell, Tweaker, NIN, Radio Head, Love and Rockets, Chopin, Liszt, Bauhaus, The Sundresses, The Ugly Beats, The Flametrick Subs, White Stripes, Dresden Dolls

Favorite quote or personal mantra
Get up! The dog needs to go out.now! Get up!

Previous projects
Ultima Online: Third Dawn, UO2 (unshipped)

Describe your job
Production coordination, schedule maintenance, execution and follow-up, to aid in milestone reviews and check-off management, assist programmers, artists, and producers in resolving short term production problems; help to coordinate the efforts of the product development cycle, ensuring smooth and timely communication among project members and management. and a whole lot more

How did you get into the industry?
I was laid off from a tiny dot com that was drowning (cooked books, 2 sets in fact, etc.) and I needed a job. Sent out 180 resumes in 4½ days. One was to OSI (jobs@origin.com) completely unsolicited. They weren't even looking for anyone like me. Tammy Johnson, the HR director, was a genius. She actually read my resume, connected some dots and called me up. I interviewed with 5 or so managers and go the job offer about 24 hours later. That was the beginning of the end. so to speak. Heh!