Ms. Lewin started MDLA in 1970. Prior to that she worked in information technology designing systems for the stock brokerage industry. She specializes in project and information systems management and offers to clients more than 3 decades of management level data processing, communications and consulting experience.  She holds the prestigious FIMC (Fellow, Institute of Management Consultants) designation, and is a Certified Computer Professional and a Certified Management Consultant. She has served on the national Board of Directors for the Construction Management Association of America, and headed its national MIS Committee. She also served as President, Executive Committee, and Board Member of the Association of Management Consultants, Institute of Management Consultants and Council of Consulting Organizations.  An active and visible contributor to the consulting profession, she was an editor of the Journal of Management Consulting and is a frequent author of articles in professional journals. She is the author of:      Better Software Project Management      Software Project Management: Step by Step      The Overnight Consultant       The Consultant's Survival Guide.  She is a noted speaker and lecturer on:      Managing Software Projects Successfully       How to Build a Successful Consulting Practice       Consulting In Hard Times       Cracking the Glass Ceiling Without Getting Cut  She is a graduate of Barnard College, (AB), West Coast University (MS in Computer Science), and Pepperdine University (Executive MBA).