Internationally respected for his innovative thinking
on both human and technical issues, GERALD M. WEINBERG
focuses on ways to help people improve their productivity.
A highly influential author, lecturer, and consultant,
he draws on experiences gained in all three roles, as
well as from a long technical career as a software developer
and researcher.
Gerald M. Weinberg has written on topics ranging from
computer systems and programming to education and problem
solving -- and most recently, on writing, itself, and
fiction! He is author,
coauthor, or editor of twenty Dorset House books, listed
below.
Highlights
• Principal, Weinberg & Weinberg
• author of more than 40 books and more than 400
articles
• translated into more than ten languages, including
Japanese, French, Korean, German, Chinese, Hungarian,
Dutch, Russian, Polish, Portuguese
• Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, SUNY
Binghamton, Columbia University
• Manager of Operating Systems Development, Project
Mercury (which put the first American into space)
• 2001-2002 Winner of The Stevens Award for Contributions
to Software Engineering
• 2000 Inductee into the Computer Hall of Fame
(in its first class)
• 1993 Winner of The J.-D. Warnier Prize for Excellence
in Information Sciences
• Founding Member, IEEE Transactions on Software
Engineering
• Keynote Speaker, Software Development East Conference,
Software Development West Conference, The Agile Developers
Conference, The Int. Conf. on Software Quality
• Cofounder, Amplifying
Your Effectiveness Conference
• taught more than 1,000 writing students during
40 years, through his Fieldstone Method Workshop, his
Satir Writing Seminar, and one-on-one coaching
• member of Southwest Writers, Oregon Writers
Network, and private groups
• student of and co-trainer with family therapy
pioneer Virginia Satir
• moderates an online discussion group, The
SHAPE Forum, with more than 200 subscribers
• born and raised in Chicago; father of four children,
with four grandchildren and, at present, two highly
decorated German Shepherd dogs
Recent Releases
In May 2007, after more than 40 nonfiction titles,
Jerry released his first sci-fi techno-thriller -- The
Aremac Project. Its release also marked the
debut of our imprint, Little West Press.
In January 2006, Dorset House released Weinberg
on Writing, in which Jerry presents the writing
method that has propelled him for more than 40 years.
It was named a finalist for two awards: the Jolt Product
Excellence Award and the USABookNews Best Books Award.
In January 2002, Dorset House released More
Secrets of Consulting, the much-anticipated
follow-up to The Secrets
of Consulting, Weinberg's 1985 best-seller.
In 2001, Dorset House acquired and released a Silver
Anniversary Edition of Weinberg's 1975 classic, An
Introduction to General Systems Thinking. Also,
Weinberg joined James Bullock
and Marie Benesh to edit and
release Roundtable on
Project Management, a roundtable discussion
book drawn from Weinberg's subscription-only, Web-based
forum.
In 2000, Weinberg contributed to Amplifying
Your Effectiveness, a series of essays he co-edited
with James Bach and Naomi Karten.
In His Own Words
"Dani and I own
and operate Weinberg & Weinberg, a consulting/training
firm dedicated to helping people and companies become
more fully human. Our workshops include Problem Solving
Leadership, Organizational Change Shop, and Software
Engineering Management Development Group. My primary
responsibilities in the firm are general management,
leading workshops, consulting, and training workshop
faculty. I have been in the computing business at least
since 1956, and running my own consulting/training business
since 1969.
"I think that my special
skills are empathy and the ability to see the big picture
in complex situations. I want to further develop my
understanding of human beings when they are not acting
up to their full potential. My special vision is to
bring computing technology to better serve the world,
especially by working with the leaders in this field.
I like to think of my profession as restoring human
works of art."—GMW
Bibliography: Gerald M. Weinberg
