Steven Arnie Johnson Honored for Excellence in Technology

    MUSKEGON, MI, May 26, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Steven Arnie Johnson, Chief Technology Officer of L3-Combat Propulsion Systems, was recently named a VIP member of Worldwide Branding. This special distinction honors individuals who have shown exceptional commitment to achieving personal and professional success.

Mr. Johnson has 39 years of professional experience, with three years as the CTO of L3-Combat Propulsion Systems. Throughout his career, he has set himself apart through his innovation, ability to create new products, and discipline with infrastructure and organization. Arnie's career has been in the areas of Military and Commercial Engineering Product Design, Development, Integration and Validation for complex engineered systems. Arnie has the role of Product Strategy Development, Competitive Assessment and Product Feature Evaluation, Future Site Energy Planning reductions, Rapid Prototyping, and provides 'Gray Beard' Expertise as required. He collaborates with CPS and corporate engineering resources across the entire enterprise.

On a daily basis, he is responsible for handling comprehensive responsibilities of the engineering division. Mr. Johnson is an experienced industry leader in the integration of complex systems.

Mr. Johnson has done public speaking on organizational development and engineering careers at the University of Minnesota, publishing articles on different aspects of technologies in his field. He attributes his success to tenacity, not accepting failure, and working hard. Looking back, Mr. Johnson became involved in his profession because of the excitement he receives from creating products and understanding their operation. He considers himself a geek type, with a creative mind who likes to invent new products.

Before joining L3-CPS in July of 2011, Arnie past experiences include 25 years with BAE Systems in positions of increasing responsibility with his last assignment as the Functional Engineering Director for their U.S. Combat Systems. Arnie also held engineering management positions in Minneapolis, MN, Santa Clara, CA, and Sterling Heights, MI. Prior to joining BAE Systems, Arnie worked at Cummins Power Systems for more than 10 years in power systems design and development.

Throughout his career, Arnie has been active in professional associations. He is a member of the International Council of Systems Engineers (INCOSE), Society of Automotive/Aerospace Engineers (SAE) and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). He has also served as a mentor for graduate schools at Carlson and Institute of Technology colleges with the University of Minnesota. He has published professional papers through the Society of Automotive Engineers, National Defense Industrial Association (GVSETS), and the Internal Forum of the Management of Technology. Arnie supports advancement of the technical community outside of the company as well, serving on three Boards: the Center for Technological Leadership, University of Minnesota, a non-profit company "Green OPS" located in Denver, Colorado, and holds the Chair position for Thrive Workplace Holdings Board of Directors, in Denver, Colorado. Arnie is also the Chief Technology Officer for Thrive Workplace Holdings, assessing future technologies supporting startup communities for small to large businesses in his spare time. The URL for family business is www.thriveworkplace.com.

Arnie attended the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, where he earned a Master of Science in Software Engineering (2002), a Master of Science in the Management of Technology (1992), and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (1975).

For more information about Arnie, visit http://www.linkedin.com/pub/s-arnie-johnson/4/74a/487.

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