Who is Geri Schneider Winters?

Here is a brief summary of my professional life and hobbies:

  • President and CEO of Wyyzzk, Inc.
  • Visiting Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Primary author of the best selling use case book "Applying Use Cases: A Practical Guide", Addison Wesley
  • MS Computer Science, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, 1984
  • BA Music (violin), minors in Mathematics and Computer Science, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, 1982
  • Member IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), ACM (Association for Computing Machinery), ARRL (Amateur Radio Relay League), ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Services)
  • Over 20 years experience as a software engineer, consultant, coach, mentor, and trainer throughout the software development lifecycle
  • Over 20 years experience using the Internet (yes, way before web browsers were even thought of)
  • Over 10 years experience as a business owner/manager
  • Ham radio operator in emergency services
  • Producer and play director for musical theater (my fondest memories are working on "Into the Woods", "Nunsense 1", "Nunsense 3", "Fiddler on the Roof", and "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum")