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Edward "Ed" Arlin serves as senior vice president, General Motors for UGS PLM Software (UGS), a division of Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D). UGS is a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services with 4.4 million licensed seats and 47,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, UGS' vision is to enable a world where organizations and their partners collaborate through global innovation networks to deliver world-class products and services while leveraging open enterprise solutions, fulfilling the mission of enabling them to transform their process of innovation.
Arlin began his association with UGS in 1979 as a sales executive for major accounts at Unigraphics Solutions Inc. Unigraphics Solutions was engaged in the sales, service and development of software technology to support the automation of product engineering and manufacturing engineering processes. In 2001, EDS, which was a majority shareholder of Unigraphics Solutions, acquired all outstanding shares of the company and merged it with the recently acquired Structural Dynamics Research Company (SDRC) to form the PLM line of business later known as UGS PLM Solutions.
Prior to his current appointment, he served as East Coast account manager, Southern California branch manager, West Coast manager, Southeast branch manager and director of the East Coast Region for Unigraphics Solutions.
Arlin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Princeton University.
He represents UGS PLM Solutions on the board of PACE (Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering), a partnership linking GM, Sun Microsystems, UGS and EDS in the support of strategically-selected academic institutions worldwide to develop the automotive product lifecycle management teams of the future.
Arlin is also a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).
Ed Arlin lives in Farmington Hills, Mich., and has three children, Alex, Kelsie and Tara. He is active in the Boy Scouts program as a den leader. His hobbies include tennis, football and reading. | 