Ivan Schneider

About Ivan Schneider

I am a multifaceted professional with a passion for continuous learning and innovation. My career in tech began with building cross-platform solutions using the early graphical interfaces of Windows and MacOS. Now, I\'m using Microsoft Power Platform to create apps, robots, chatbots, and dashboards. As an ardent advocate for the citizen developer movement, I am thrilled by the potential of the latest low-code and no-code technologies. My academic pursuits have been diverse, encompassing a degree in Information and Decision Systems from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA in Finance and Accounting from Vanderbilt. My formal education continued at Harvard Extension School, where I earned a Master of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies, focusing on Foreign Literature and Culture. This multidisciplinary education has contributed to my ability to be a strong contributor as a writer, project planner, and consultant. I\'ve worked in B2B publishing, events, and advertising services, and through my writing practice have supported clients including top consulting firms and innovative early-stage startups. As part of my current focus on low-code tools for citizen developers, I\'m writing a weekly newsletter, Model Citizen Developer. Subscribe to explore new ways to turn ideas into impact.

Experience

1. Guest Services Lead

   Seattle Convention Center

   Aug 2023 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

Education

• Cornell University

  Certificate, Japanese FALCON (Full-Year Asian Language Concentration), Japanese Studies

  1998 — 1999

• Vanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management

  MBA, Finance and Accounting

  1996 — 1998

• Carnegie Mellon University

  BS, Information and Decision Systems

  1988 — 1992

• Harvard Extension School

  Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in Extension Studies, Concentration in Foreign Literature and Culture

  2003 — 2012