Mar 13, 2021
Dean F. Arnold, 73, of Pittsburgh, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021, in Naples, Florida, following a brief illness.
Born on March 10, 1947, Dean was the son of James F. Arnold and the late Dorothy (Shane) Arnold. After growing up in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, Dean attended West Virginia University, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in 1969. After graduation, Dean began his career with International Business Machines (IBM) as a salesman and joined the U.S. Army Reserve where he served for 6 years. His tenure with IBM spanned 3 decades, regular promotions, countless frequent flier miles from domestic and world travel and moves to 5 different States (living up to the saying known well by IBM’ers and their families, ‘I’ve Been Moved’). He received numerous “100% Club” sales awards and after being promoted into management, led IBM’s division for worldwide sales of industrial personal computers. Following early retirement from IBM, Dean continued working in consulting, management, and executive roles for several technology companies including Oracle and CombineNet.