Marnie
L. Hutcheson
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TV debut at age 5 as
"The Littlest Ballerina." I grew up and I kept
dancing. I grew up some more, got my engineering degree and went into computers. Who
knows what's next... Ballet dancers don't make a lot of money,
even if they are lucky enough to dance with the best companies. So, it isn't
surprising that they often take up other occupations like acting, modeling, fashion
design, and commercial art to help pay the bills. I did. |
| But then, if there is a set of professions that are almost as
hard-to-succeed-at as Ballet, They have to be acting, modeling, fashion design and
commercial art. Eventually, I
decided to go after something easier with better hours, better pay, and a longer life
expectancy so, I entered engineering school. |
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| I worked my way through
Engineering school by dancing and coaching elite skaters and gymnasts. I met my
first computer in my sophomore year and I was hooked. By the time I graduated in
1985 as a Structural Engineer, I was making almost as much money writing CAD
applications as I was coaching. |
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In 1987, Prodigy Services
Company recruited me to become the chief integrator on their first online application:
Shopping. I have been actively involved in bringing business applications on line
ever since. My specialty is human factors in software design and testing. I have been speaking, teaching, and publishing internationally since 1986. As
a speaker and teacher I am known for my humor and engaging interactive style.
Besides appearing at several conferences each year, I regularly teach for companies like
Microsoft, British Telecom, GTE, Philips Communications Systems, and Ericsson. |
| As an author, I
have published articles on Systems Integrity – Real Time Systems Failures, Software
Management in On Line Systems, Security, and Testing with such institutions as The
National Institute of Standards and Technology, The IEEE, The Department of the Airforce,
and The British Computer Society. I have also written articles on Risk Based Testing
Methodology and Test Automation for Software Engineering Strategies (Auerbach
Publications) and on Project Management, and Formal and Informal Methods for Systems
Development Management (Warren Gorham Lamont).
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