IT Support

 We specialize in the cannabis industry with expertise in multi-facility locations.  Founded by Stephen Arndt in 2012 Cannabis Technology Partners is a division of Silver Linings Technology. We provide IT support with unparalleled managed IT and consulting services. This includes infrastructure, security, storage, virtualization, business continuity, portals, collaboration, and sustainable IT solutions. We realize ultimately what companies really need is hassle-free IT that allows them to accomplish their daily tasks, meet deadlines, input data, and engage efficiently and intentionally with their client base.  

OUR FOCUS:

• Strategic insight to right-size technology for the stage and size of client companies
• Help mitigate risks from premise-based technology
• Facilitate movement to Cloud Technologies
• Leap-frog into current technologies
• Free up company IT staff to focus on Vendor Management, Projects and Internal Business advisement
• Provide Strategic Insight into the Industry and Technology trends
• Strategy

Stephen Matthew Arndt (CEO and CIO), a national information technology consultant and industry leader, is an innovator, change agent, and problem solver who focuses on results. Stephen has spent more than 25 years in IT and has focused on healthcare and cannabis the last 15. He believes that IT support shouldn't be complicated and is dedicated to helping companies have accessible and strategic IT. 

Prior to this, Stephen served as managing director, Consulting CIO, and senior consultant for IT Powered, a VCPI Company. He also served as the vice president and CIO of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc.

Stephen also brought his passion and knowledge of healthcare and technology to the world of higher education. He taught technology and businesses classes, authored a class on databases, and designed IT applications for development and implementation as an adjunct professor at George Fox University.

Stephen is a member of the following associations: SIM Portland, CIO Forum, First Robotics, and Assisted Living Federation of America. He has spoken at AFLA, HC100, CALA, and VCPI Client Connections.

Stephen holds a Bachelor of Arts in Management and Organizational Leadership as well as a Masters in Business Administration with a focus on Information Technology from George Fox University in Newberg, OR.

 We simplify IT. We have more than 25 years of IT services experience and success. You can depend on our strength and expertise.

We thrive on exceptional service. You can count on our certified, on-call technicians and engineers. Offering a variety of plans to fit any budget, we can provide for all your IT service needs.