Sally Roots, BEng (Hons)
Location: FARNHAM
Membership Grade: Professional Member
Contact Info
General Experience
18-year career as an Aircraft Engineering Officer in the Royal Navy; experience in various defence project management roles, development of engineering training and web design/maintenance. Postgraduate diploma in Computing for Commerce and Industry and experience in object-oriented programming. Microsoft Certified Professional. Foundation Diploma in Art and Design. Wide range of interests including gardening, fine art, crafts and travel. Practical experience of animal welfare in the charity sector. Available all year, including school holidays, and willing to undertake short notice requests.
Subjects
Tables prepared for both student and professional law texts, covering UK, EU and international jurisdictions. 10+ years experience across all areas of law.
Open University post-graduate diploma in Computing for Commerce and Industry.
Indexing of various texts in practical programming, IT project management and certification subjects. Experience of indexing school texts at levels up to and including T-level.
18 Year career as an Aircraft Engineering Officer in the Royal Navy, working mainly on rotary wing types and avionics equipment.
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, including practical experience in a variety of media.
Hobbyist level knowledge/practical experience of most handicrafts, especially glass fusing and lamp working.
20+ years experience of indexing school texts at levels up to and including A-level.
20+ years Experience of indexing school texts at levels up to and including A-level.
20+ years experience of indexing school texts at levels up to and including A-level.
20+ years experience of indexing school texts at levels up to and including A-level.
18 year career as an Officer in the WRNS/Royal Navy.
18 year career as an Officer in the WRNS/Royal Navy, plus a continuing personal interest in military and defence topics.
Personal interest in military history, especially Naval and WW2.
Related qualifications
PgDCCI
Other skills
Embedded Indexing
Using dedicated software, I am able to create embedded indexes in MS Word format.
Proofreading
As part of the indexing process, I will always flag any potential errors discovered in proofs.
Bibliography Compilation
I am happy to create bibliographies/reference lists from final proofs or can format and edit prepared lists of resources.
Recent indexes include
BSI, BS 9991:2024 Fire Safety in the design, management and use of residential buildings, British Standards Institution, Nov 2024
Craig. P, de Búrca. G, EU Law: Text, Cases, and Materials 8e (Legal tables – UK and EU editions), Oxford University Press, Aug 2024
Clients Include
Oxford University Press, British Computer Society, British Standards Institution, Hodder Education
Special Publication Type
Textbooks in my specialist subject areas, from general readership to graduate level. Legal tabling of graduate and professional law texts.
School texts for UK and overseas exam boards, at pre-GCSE, GCSE, A-Level, T-Level and IB levels. Subjects include Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, and Computing/IT.
Tools
Mac, PC
MACREX
MS Office, WordEmbed
