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Cheryl
Schneider has over 30 years of computer and graphics technology experience,
and is the principal and founder of The Mac Works Inc., a Macintosh
consulting, service and technical training organization located in
New York's Hudson Valley region. The Mac Works specializes in
networked Macintosh computer systems and Macintosh to-other-platform
integration. and is a NYS-certified Woman-Owned Business
Entity (WBE).
A gifted analyst and problem solver, Ms. Schneider has helped
scores of businesses and organizations eliminate many of the problems
and frustrations associated with modern technology. In 1986,
Ms. Schneider was responsible for the transition from a traditional
to a digital production environment at the New York Public Interest
Research Group, a statewide environmental and consumer advocacy
organization. Since then, Ms. Schneider has worked on numerous
Macintosh-related projects with distinguished corporations,
small businesses, not-for-profit organizations and academic
institutions. In 2003, Apple tapped her to be one of their original 25 IT trainers for their Worldwide Training and Certification division.
In 2008, Cheryl was an Apple Network Engineer at Command Financial Press in lower Manhattan, where she was responsible for administering a dozen Xserves in 2 states, the firm's Atempo backup system, and their Cloverleaf SAN. She made significant contributions to Command's pursuit of ISO 27001 certification.
A highly regarded Macintosh specialist, Ms. Schneider is a founding member
of the Apple Consultants Network and is author of the
“Co-Existing with PCs” chapter of The Macintosh Bible,
6th Edition, published by Peachpit Press. Cheryl was the technical
editor for the first "Macintosh OS X Bible" published by
Hungry Minds. She is a five-time Macworld Expo faculty alumnus,
a member of the Mactivity Conference faculty, and a presenter
at Apple’s Market Center in New York. Cheryl has also coordinated
3 seminar series for the New York MacUsers’ Group (NYMUG)
MacFair. From 1993 to 1996, she hosted NYMUG’s technical
Q & A sessions, attended by up to 1,000 people per month.
As an instructor at The New School for Social Research she developed
and presented a series of one-day technical seminars. From 1992
to 1996 she taught Data-Tech Institute’s wildly popular
Macintosh Survival Course, Advanced Troubleshooting of the Macintosh,
and Networking the Macintosh seminars nationally and internationally,
for IT professionals from Fortune 500 companies, government
agencies and academia. Her students consistently rate Cheryl
as "excellent" in her presentation style, class content
and knowledge of the subject matter.
Ms. Schneider holds a BS, cum laude, in Atmospheric Sciences
from the State University of New York at Albany; and continues
her technical education today. Cheryl is an Apple Certified
Systems Administrator (ACSA), an Apple Certified Technical Coordinator (ACTC) and an Apple Certified Macintosh Technician (ACMT). She is a founding board member and former Treasurer of Hudson
Valley Technology & Commerce, Inc.
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