Arizona Technology Council Announces Appointment of Steven G. Zylstra as President & CEO.PHOENIX -- Arizona Technology Council today announced the appointment of Steven G. Zylstra as President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . Mr. Zylstra will manage and oversee all aspects of the Council's operations and be responsible for providing value to the nearly 500 member companies.Mr. Zylstra joins the Council from the Pittsburgh Technology Council where he served as President and CEO for the past seven years. During his tenure in Pittsburgh, Mr. Zylstra also simultaneously served this leadership function for Catalyst Connection, a Manufacturing Extension Partnership, the Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center, the Doyle Center for Manufacturing Technology and Pittsburgh Biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. Development Corporation. He joined the Pittsburgh Technology Council et al after serving as Director, Business Development for Simula A simulation language originating in the late 1960s that was used to model the behavior of complex systems. SIMULA was the original object-oriented language. (language) SIMULA - SIMUlation LAnguage. See Lund Simula, SIMULA 67, SIMULA I. Technologies, Inc. Prior to joining Simula, Mr. Zylstra served as General Manager, General Pneumatics pneu·mat·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The study of the mechanical properties of air and other gases. pneumatics Noun Corporation's Western Research Center and, prior to that, he served as Technical Manager for Bendix Guidance Systems Division. Mr. Zylstra joins the Council with nearly 30 years of senior management, association management, business development, marketing, government relations, engineering and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most experience, including the past 7 years as a chief spokesman for the technology and manufacturing industries manufacturing industries npl → industrias fpl manufactureras manufacturing industries npl → industries fpl de transformation in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The Council's Chairman, Michael Berens said: "In Steve, the Council is adding a highly-seasoned, top-notch leader to take the Arizona Technology Council to the next level. His diverse background steeped in technology and manufacturing along with his legacy of leadership in this arena make him especially well-suited to champion issues of members' value while respecting the intrinsic complexities of the growing technology sector in Arizona. We are extremely pleased to have him back in Arizona." Mr. Zylstra said: "I am elated to be joining the Arizona Technology Council at this profoundly dynamic period in Arizona's economic history. I see a unique opportunity for the technology sector to more fully realize its manifest destiny manifest destiny, belief held by many Americans in the 1840s that the United States was destined to expand across the continent, by force, as used against Native Americans, if necessary. , while other elements of the economy are experiencing difficulty. I look forward to working with an extraordinary Board of Directors and supporting them in achieving their world-class vision for Arizona's technology industry." During his career in Arizona from 1984 to 2000, Mr. Zylstra was a co-founder and member of the Governor's Arizona Science and Technology Council, as well as a co-founder and past chairman of the Arizona Innovation Network. Zylstra also was a member of the Governor's Arizona Partnership for the New Economy, and served as director of the Executive Committee of the Arizona Technology Incubator. Additionally, he served as chairman of the Governor's Strategic Partnership for Economic Development, High Technology Industry Cluster. He was a past director of the Arizona Technology Development Authority, and was a member of the Governor's Council for Workforce Development Policy. Zylstra served as past chairman of the industry advisory council of Arizona State University's Corporate Leaders Program, as well as director of the Arizona State University Research Park The Arizona State University Research Park is a business, and recreational park that is operated by Arizona State University. Chuck Backus, formerly vice president and provost of ASU’s East Campus, was elected as the President of the ASU Research Park in spring 2005. , among other activities. Mr. Zylstra currently is a member of the Council on Competitiveness and also is a member of the industrial advisory committee at the University of Arizona (body, education) University of Arizona - The University was founded in 1885 as a Land Grant institution with a three-fold mission of teaching, research and public service. College of Engineering and Mines. Mr. Zylstra earned a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree from Western Michigan University Western Michigan University, at Kalamazoo, Mich.; coeducational; founded in 1903 as Western State Normal School, became accredited in 1927 as a college, gained university status in 1957. . The Arizona Technology Council is the largest technology association in Arizona serving all technology sectors across the state representing nearly 500 member companies. The Arizona Technology Council is a member-driven, private, not-for-profit technology trade association. The Council focuses on the interests of technology companies, support firms, educational institutions and state-wide economic development groups that collectively form Arizona's technology community. For more information about the Arizona Technology Council, please visit http://www.aztechcouncil.org/. |
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