Panther Systems announces Steve Armistead Sr DBA

Vancouver, WA – Panther Systems, provider of manufacturing intelligence solutions and quality control systems, announced the hiring of Steve Armistead as Senior Database Administrator (DBA).

Armistead rejoins Panther’s engineering team to administer Panther databases and data warehouses after many years in healthcare and telecommunications.

“Having Steve back is like striking the motherlode in terms of experience,” said Don Crain, Engineering Manager at Panther Systems. “He already knows our systems from end to end, and Steve returns to Panther with a lot of big data experience from other disciplines. As the value of data increases, Steve’s knowledge and experience will benefit our customers greatly in the pulp, paper, board and nonwovens.”

Born in the South and raised in Texas, Steve earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Information Systems from Texas A&M. He worked at Panther for 11 years, then left to expand his skills and understanding of data security, operational performance and stability, and process automation. Now, Armistead is based at Panther’s headquarters in Vancouver, Washington.

Steve and his wife have two adult sons and a granddaughter.

Established in 1993, Panther Systems is heralded by pulp and paper experts as the leading provider of manufacturing intelligence solutions. Based in Vancouver, Washington, Panther Systems is known for MillTools, a suite of powerful purpose-specific software tools, used throughout the pulp and paper industry to manage orders and track products from office to mill floor to loading dock. The company’s other offerings include TestCentral and ProcessAnalyzer for paper laboratories, Panther QCS and Panther Dashboards. Visit panthersys.com for information or call 360-750-9783.

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