AUTUMN 2018
Professor of Practice Arnie Lund, connecting to industry in the community
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Arnie Lund, professor of practice for the CSS division of the School of STEM, uses his extensive experience within the tech industry to prepare students for the evolving needs of the trade. Throughout his career, he has worked for various companies such as Bell Labs, Ameritech, US West Advanced, Technologies, and Sapient, Microsoft, GE Global Research, and Amazon leading teams of software engineers through different stages of their careers.
“My current role is about leveraging that 38 years of industry experience to provide students a window into their future career, and strategies for managing those careers,” said Lund.
In 2018 he focused on the transition from the tech industry to academia. During fall quarter, he taught CSS and IMD students about the generative phase of the design process in integrative studio practicum, software engineering, and principles of human-computer interaction. Lund works on bringing an industrial perspective to his classroom as he collaborates with colleagues from previous companies and new connections to guest lecture on campus.
His goal as the professor of practice is to continue “building bridges between that world of working in software engineering in the tech industry and efforts in STEM.” Lund is developing a new course called Usability and User-Centered Design and will be supporting more independent studies, capstones, and thesis committees. In addition, he has worked on gathering a CSS advisory board. The board consists of a dozen representatives from a variety of computing and software companies. The board’s first meeting will take place for the first time this winter.
Lund explains the board’s mission is to “grow the relationship between the UW Bothell School of STEM CSS program and industry and community partners, in order to promote collaborative research, the exchange of expertise, shape the CSS program to better prepare and support students seeking careers in industry, and to advance strategic initiatives.”