Experience
Publications
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iWoz: How I Invented the Personal Computer and Had Fun Doing It
W.W. Norton 2006/2013
The New York Times bestselling biography of Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, iWOZ: How I Invented the Personal Computer and Had Fun Doing It (WW Norton, 2005/2013).
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The Mountain Within: Leadership Lessons for Your Climb to the Top
McGraw Hill
Wrote this leadership book for and with former AIG Europe chair Herta Von Stiegel. The book accompanies the film of Von Stiegel's adventures climbing mountains with physically and mentally challenged adults. The book presented take away leadership lessons for CEOs on the experience.
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The Genomics Age
Amacom
See publicationThe Genomics Age was a Barron's Book of the Year in 2006 and named one of best 25 science books of the decade by Inc. Magazine. It's now a textbook at a fine university near you ... gs
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How I Learned To Cook: Writings on Complex Mother-Daughter Relationships
Penguin
See publicationAn excerpt from my novel, Sladjana, was featured in this book, compiled by San Francisco author Margo Perin.
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101 Computer Answers You Need To Know
Ziff-Davis Press
Foreword by John C. Dvorak. ISBN 1-56276-339-3
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Building Applications with Toolbook
Simon & Schuster
A programming book written to coincide with the release of Asymetrix Toolbook, an object oriented programming tool and language from Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen.
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Honors & Awards
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PhD Dissertation of Distinction
Saybrook University
My PhD dissertation on trauma and resilience won Saybrook's annual 'dissertation of distinction' honor.
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Alan Watts Prize
Saybrook University
Won the prestigious Alan Watts Prize for outstanding research relating to that philosopher's life and work.
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Upside 100: Silicon Valley's Most Powerful
Upside magazine
Upside Magazine named me No. 88 in its annual list of its most 100 Most Powerful People in technology. (2000).
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First Place, Best Radio Talk Show
Computer Press Association
Won first place in the Radio Talk Show category of the Computer Press Awards in 1997 for my show, Connected with Gina Smith (ABC Radio). Won the same award the year before for my show On Computers with Gina Smith (SN Radio Network)
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First Place, Investigative Reporting
Computer Press Association
Won first place for my investigative report on the Microsoft-Borland rivalry, which ran in my regular column in the San Francisco Chronicle/Examiner Sunday Edition in 1993.
Languages
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Spanish
Professional working proficiency
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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German
Full professional proficiency
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