Sandy's twenty-plus years business experience includes management and technical roles at General Electric's Government Electronic Systems Aerospace Division (now Lockheed-Martin) and McGraw-Hill's Datapro Information Services Group (now part of Gartner). As Senior Associate Editor, Senior Computer Industry Analyst and Managing Analyst at Datapro/McGraw-Hill, Sandy mentored writers and analysts, produced content, and managed product direction for applications software, application development and vertical markets teams. Sandy won McGraw-Hill's prestigious corporate award for Distinguished Achievement in New Product Development for her role in developing the company's Client/Server Analyst product.
With degrees in English, computer science, and business (MBA), Sandy brings a broad perspective to writing and analyst projects. Additional studies in sociology, art, and music enrich her life perspective. Sandy is active in a graduate-level writing program.
Sandy authored Unicenter TNG For Dummies, a technical book about Computer Associates International's widely used systems management software. She co-wrote a mini For Dummies book on fault-tolerant computing. Her writing has been published in magazines, newspaper, and technical journals, as well as in proprietary publications.
Combining creativity with an interest in history, Sandy is writing a historical novel that spans 300 years.
Brainbench-certified, Sandy holds a Master Level certificate in Business Writing (testing at the 95th percentile of more than 9,100 test takers) and in Technical Writing (99th percentile of more than 2,500 test takers).
Sandy likes traveling and learning, and she enjoys meeting with colleagues in the vendor and analyst community, whom she finds to be eclectic, charming, and a great source of knowledge.
Contact her at sandy@infospin.com or (856) 797-8783.