Erika Nilsson

PGCert in Information Technology

2010 – 2011
University of Aberdeen, UK. Taught degree for graduates with a degree in a non-computing science subject.

BSc in Mathematics (First Class Honours, Boxill Prize)

2006 – 2010
University of Aberdeen, UK. Included a semester in France as an exchange student, at the Université Paul Verlaine – Metz.

Young Enterprise Examination

March 2005
An international theoretical enterprise examination, arranged by Young Enterprise/Junior Achievement Europe. Exam taken at ITgymnasiet, Skövde, Sweden.

Student’s Degree in IT and European Studies

August 2002 – June 2005
Three year “gymnasium” (equivalent to A-levels) at ITgymnasiet, Skövde, Sweden.

Take-away Assistant

June 2011 – September 2011
Temporary position at Truly Indian Express in Borås, Sweden. Involved till work and serving customers as well as ordering supplies, cashing up and solving any problems which arose in the restaurant.

Information Assistant

March 2011 – June 2011
Part-time position (9 hours per week) at Taylor Library, Library & Historic Collections, University of Aberdeen.

Office Assistant (Temp.)

September 2010
Full-time temporary position. Supported the regular staff at the Registry of the University of Aberdeen before and during the busy advising and registration week.

Drupal Developer

April 2008
Short-term contract; in charge of the Drupal implementation of the web site of Polish private clinic Patronka Sp. z o. o. (http://www.patronka.pl).

Waitress

April 2007 – January 2008
Part-time position at Simpson’s Hotel/Bar & Brasserie in Aberdeen, UK.

Receptionist/Cashier

June 2007
Temporary position at Wassbackens Café Camping & Vandrarhem in Vassbacken, Sweden.

Domestic Assistant

May 2006 – August 2006
Part-time temporary position at Ekuddens Camping, Mariestad, Sweden.

Shop Assistant

March 2006 – May 2006
Work experience placement at the local branch of Akademibokhandeln, Sweden’s largest book retail business, in Skövde, Sweden.

Shop Assistant

January 2006 – February 2006
Work experience placement at Skopunkten, Skövde, Sweden.

Teacher Assistant and Recreation Leader

September 2005 – December 2005
Work experience placement at Billingsdalsskolan, Skövde, Sweden, also involving some substituting for regular teachers.

Young Enterprise Manager

September 2004 – May 2005
Managing director and manager of economy in web consultant business Paragon Design UF, a Young Enterprise business which was awarded numerous prizes, among others the first prize in a web site competition.

Writer and Proofreader

February 2003 – December 2003
In reEdit, the student magazine of ITgymnasiet, Skövde, Sweden.

Assistant Sexton

July, 2002
Temporary post at Svenska Kyrkan (Church of Sweden), Fägre pastorat.

Languages

(X)HTML, CSS, XML (notions), JavaScript, PHP (hold a certificate in PHP programming from Libendo Education, see under “Other Competences”), Java, Ruby, ActionScript (self-taught), MySQL and notions of C++

Operating systems and office programmes

Windows 3.1, 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP and Vista, Microsoft Office 97, 2000, XP and 2007 (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher), Gentoo Linux (various versions), OpenOffice (various versions), AbiWord, Red Hat Linux 8.0

Graphic and development tools

Adobe Photoshop 5.0, 7.0 and CS, Adobe InDesign 7.0 and CS, Adobe Illustrator CS, Macromedia Studio MX 2004 (Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Freehand), Microsoft FrontPage 97, 2000 and 2005, The GNU Image Manipulation Program 2.0, Microsoft Visual Studio, JASC Paint Shop Pro, Bluefish Editor and ‘raw’ code editing in for example Vi/Vim, Notepad etc.

Internet related

Familiarity with Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Google Chrome, Safari, Lynx/Links, very good knowledge of and an interest in web standards, accessibility and usability.

Intensive course of French

Two-week intensive course at ESL (Ecole Suisse de Langues) in Montreux, Switzerland, in 2007.

Driving licence

Clean international driving licence for private cars, acquired in Sweden in 2005.

University of Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English

Exam passed with excellent marks in June 2005, at Västerhöjdsgymnasiet, Skövde, Sweden.

PHP Programming Certificate

Acquired on December 30th, 2003, as part of a distance course arranged by Libendo Education.

Scoutleader Assistant Course

Undertaken on September 20th-21st, 2003. Arranged by Svenska Scoutförbundet (Scout Association of Sweden).

Achievements and interests

• Member of the organising committee for the InterVarsity Folk Dance Festival (IVFDF) 2012 in Aberdeen.
• Vice president of the Aurora Scottish Dance and Music committee in 2010-2011.
• Programme representative for the MSc in Information Technology at the University of Aberdeen (2010-2011).
• Steward at the InterVarsity Folk Dance Festivals (IVFDF) of 2008, in Sheffield, and 2010, in Durham.
• Publicity convenor on the committee for the Aberdeen University Scottish Dance Society for 2007/2008; also re-designed and managed the society web site.
• Member on the committee of Aurora Scottish Dance and Music in Aberdeen (2007-2010); also member of their web team.
• Class representative at the University of Aberdeen during my first, second and fourth years of study (2006-2010).
• General assistant, mainly working in the cafeteria, at conventions NärCon 2005 and NärCon 2006 in Örebro, Sweden, and LinCon 2006 in Linköping, Sweden.
• Vice president of role-playing game society Syndikatet, Skövde, from January to May 2005.
• General assistant at computer gaming conventions Rendezvous LAN X, XI and XII in Skövde, in April, August and October 2004, respectively.
• Secretary on the committee of reEdit, student magazine of ITgymnasiet, Skövde, from January to June 2003.

Languages spoken

• Swedish: Proficient – mother tongue
• English: Proficient – hold a Certificate in Advanced English and have lived in the UK for five years
• French: Advanced – studied at GCSE level and at University, spent five months as an exchange student in France
• Scottish Gaelic: Notions – studied as part of Bachelor’s degree
• Norwegian: Understand well
• Polish: Basics
• German: Basics

Music and arts

• Theatre and acting – Have been involved in various amateur shows, most recently the Aberdeen Students’ Charities Campaign’s Student Show in 2008.
• Drawing, painting and digital arts – Started doing web design at age twelve.
• Composing music – I have been making music (mainly pop, with the occasional foray into other genres) since age twelve, and performed at a number of local festivals (see http://imaginatron.bandcamp.com for demo recordings).
• Musical instruments: Trombone (took lessons for five years), guitar (took lessons for two years), piano (self-taught), synthesizer (self-taught), accordeon (self-taught), tin whistle (self-taught).

Sports and outdoor activities

• Scottish country and ceilidh dancing (also some amateur Highland dancing).
• Swing dancing – mainly Lindy Hop.
• Iwama Ryu Aikido – Practiced for one and a half year and acquired a 6th Kyu.
• Scouting – I have been a scout since age eight. I was assistant cub scout leader in the local scout group for two years (August 2002 – May 2004) and maintained the same scout troop’s web site for a number of years.

Details of reference persons and/or written references will be given on request.