Steve Arnold

Current

Practice Director at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Alder at City of Fitchburg, Wisconsin
President at Arnold Consulting, Inc.

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Past

Product Manager at Joiner Associates, Inc.
Coordinator of Conversions at Minitab Project
Assistant Professor at State University of New York

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Education

Cornell University
The Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Steve Arnold’s Summary

Information technologist with special interests in information security and technology strategy. Extensive consulting experience in electronic mail and directory services. Avocations include local government and politics, urban and regional design, transportation, and environmental protection.

Steve Arnold’s Specialties:

information technology strategy, information security, electronic mail, directory services

Steve Arnold’s Experience

Practice Director

University of Wisconsin-Madison

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

December 2006 — Present (3 years )

The UW E-Business Consortium is Wisconsin's leading organization that helps companies gain a competitive advantage by applying technology to business processes. We focus on information technology strategy and security, supply chain management, customer service, sales operations, Web and multichannel marketing, and radio-frequency identification (RFID).
Alder

City of Fitchburg, Wisconsin

(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

April 2005 — Present (4 years 8 months)

Member of the Common Council
Chair of the Common Council's Public Safety and Human Services Committee
Member and past Chair of the Transportation and Transit Commission
Member of the Resource Conservation Commission
Past member of the Broadband Telecommunications Commission
Chair of the Northeast Neighborhood Land Use Committee
Chair of the Zoning Code Rewrite Steering Committee
Member of the North McGaw Neighborhood Plan Steering Committee
Vice Chair of the Mayor's ad hoc committee on electric transmission facility location
President

Arnold Consulting, Inc.

(Information Technology and Services industry)

November 1991 — Present (18 years 1 month)

Arnold® Consulting, Inc. offers expert, timely help on electronic mail, directory services, security, and related areas.
Product Manager

Joiner Associates, Inc.

(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)

September 1983 — October 1991 (8 years 2 months)
Coordinator of Conversions

Minitab Project

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

July 1981 — August 1983 (2 years 2 months)

Converted Minitab Statistical Software to run on Prime computers and Digital VAX computers running VMS and UNIX, and coordinated conversions by outside parties to other platforms
The Minitab Project was part of the Department of Statistics, the Pennsylvania State University, until it became two private companies, Minitab Inc. and Joiner Associates, Inc., in 1983.
Assistant Professor

State University of New York

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

July 1977 — June 1981 (4 years )

Department of Biology, College at Brockport
Taught aquatic ecology and biometrics
Taught Fortran and Simulation in the Department of Computer Science
Served as interim director of the academic computer center for one semester

Steve Arnold’s Education

Cornell University

Ph.D. , Evolutionary ecology, systems ecology, biometrics , 1972 — 1978
The Johns Hopkins University

M.A. , Environmental engineering , 1971 — 1972
The Johns Hopkins University

B.A. , Natural science , 1967 — 1971

Additional Information

Steve Arnold’s Interests:

sustainability, campaign finance reform, New Urbanism, gardening, bicycling, kayaking

Steve Arnold’s Groups:

1000 Friends of Wisconsin, Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin, Congress for the New Urbanism, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Dane County United, DECUS, Democratic Party, Encompasserve, Fitchburg Chamber of Commerce, MadCity Velo Racing Club, MoveOn.org, REAP Food Group, Sierra Club, Sigma Phi Epsilon, United Faculty and Academic Staff (AFT local 223, AFL-CIO)