Today is my 30th anniversary in technology. One thing is for sure, it has been a continous path of change. Business, technology, and people have changed over the past 30 years.
Technology sure has changed looking back. Many of the things we tried to predict never came about, some have, and others are still a dream. 30 years ago technology was really just a business, lab or military thing, not really in the home. We had radio, TV and a few gadgets, but look at today. Today technology is in every minute of our day, not only in our home, but in our pockets, car, and even fishing. So as a technologist, how do you get away?
Co-workers have asked in recent weeks, how has it been for 30 years? What a ride I say, what a ride. Good times, stressful times, long hours, little appreciation, but some great sense of accomplishment. I continue to learn something new everyday. That is the fun part of the career.
Others ask, if you had to do it over again, what would I do? I am not sure I would do anything different for a career, but different choices of opportunities. The thing is, you can't change the past, but use it as a guide for the future. Try not to repeat history, but make new history each day.
The next 30 years promise even more change, faster paced changes, and challenges. Time to get re-tooled, continue training and education, and as some old skills go unneeded, new skills bring new opportunities. I look forward to meeting new people, new technology and new opportunities.
I wish all of you much success!
Keep it postive!
Scott Arnett
scott.arnett@charter.net
About Me
- Scott Arnett
- Scott Arnett is an Information Technology & Security Professional Executive with over 30 years experience in IT. Scott has worked in various industries such as health care, insurance, manufacturing, broadcast, printing, and consulting and in enterprises ranging in size from $50M to $20B in revenue. Scott’s experience encompasses the following areas of specialization: Leadership, Strategy, Architecture, Business Partnership & Acumen, Process Management, Infrastructure and Security. With his broad understanding of technology and his ability to communicate successfully with both Executives and Technical Specialists, Scott has been consistently recognized as someone who not only can "Connect the Dots", but who can also create a workable solution. Scott is equally comfortable playing technical, project management/leadership and organizational leadership roles through experience gained throughout his career. Scott has previously acted in the role of CIO, CTO, and VP of IT, successfully built 9 data centers across the country, and is expert in understanding ITIL, PCI Compliance, SOX, HIPAA, FERPA, FRCP and COBIT.
