Arbor Software

Arbor Software is fictitious company created by us here at Sperry Software.  It is analogous to Microsoft’s Contoso.  You can learn more about this fake company and what it does in this article because we refer to it often and use it in our examples.

Arbor Software produces software to help drive modern wood working machines like lathes, drills, and saws.  It owns the arborsoftware.com domain, and employs over 100 people.

Arbor Software has one major subdivision, an operations plant that uses the woodworking machine software to actually produce lumber for it’s customers called Arbor Operations.  It operates under the arborsoftware.com domain, and employs 50 people.

	CEO: Maria Rodriguez Maria Rodriguez has been the CEO of Arbor Software for the past 10 years. She has a background in computer science and woodworking, which has helped her lead the company to success in the woodworking software industry. Prior to joining Arbor Software, Maria worked as a software engineer at a woodworking machinery manufacturer.
	CFO: John Smith John Smith has been the CFO of Arbor Software for the past 5 years. He has a background in finance and has helped the company to achieve financial stability and growth. Prior to joining Arbor Software, John worked as a financial analyst at a large accounting firm.
	CIO: Sarah Kim Sarah Kim has been the CIO of Arbor Software for the past 3 years. She has a background in information technology and has helped to modernize the company’s IT infrastructure. Prior to joining Arbor Software, Sarah worked as an IT manager at a software development company.

Here are a few people in the IT department at Arbor Software:

	IT Manager: David Jones David Jones has been the IT manager at Arbor Software for the past 2 years. He has a background in computer science and has helped to oversee the company’s IT operations. Prior to joining Arbor Software, David worked as a systems engineer at a software company.
	Systems Administrator: Rachel Williams Rachel Williams has been a systems administrator at Arbor Software for the past 5 years. She has a background in computer science and is responsible for maintaining the company’s servers and networks. Prior to joining Arbor Software, Rachel worked as a network administrator at a large corporation.
	IT Support Specialist: Jason Nguyen Jason Nguyen has been an IT support specialist at Arbor Software for the past 3 years. He has a background in computer science and is responsible for providing technical support to the company’s employees. Prior to joining Arbor Software, Jason worked as a technical support specialist at a software company.

Arbor Operations

Arbor Software has one major subdivision, an operations plant that uses the woodworking machine software to actually produce lumber for it’s customers called Arbor Operations.  It operates under the arborsoftware.net domain, and employs 50 people.

Here are a few bios for the operations team at Arbor Operations:

	Operations Manager: Jessica Brown Jessica Brown has been the operations manager at Arbor Operations for the past 5 years. She has a background in woodworking and has helped to oversee the daily operations of the company. Prior to joining Arbor Operations, Jessica worked as a production manager at a woodworking company.
	Production Supervisor: Andrew Kim Andrew Kim has been a production supervisor at Arbor Operations for the past 3 years. He has a background in woodworking and is responsible for supervising the production team. Prior to joining Arbor Operations, Andrew worked as a woodworking technician at a furniture manufacturer.  He is married to CIO Sarah Kim.
	Quality Control Manager: Emily Thompson Emily Thompson has been the quality control manager at Arbor Operations for the past 2 years. She has a background in woodworking and is responsible for ensuring that the company’s products meet the highest standards of quality. Prior to joining Arbor Operations, Emily worked as a quality control inspector at a woodworking company.

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