Michael Kolb Email & Phone Number

Detroit, Mi, Us

Promoted to Chief Operating Officer; deliver executive leadership and technology services across functional areas to enable growth fueled primarily by acquisitions. Engaged in the procurement and deployment of all new hardware and software solutions. Lead client technology audits and most government compliance audits. SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS:➤ Established firm-wide remote working capabilities within 1 week to mitigate impacts of Covid-19 by implementing preexisting disaster recovery and business continuity plans:- Met increased demand for secure access to critical information by expanding data center storage.- Enhanced productivity and minimized business disruption by fortifying technology infrastructure. - Collaborated with stakeholders to create a firm-wide plan to safely reopen offices.➤ Led efforts to obtain the firm's ISO/IEC 27701:2019 certification in 2020, becoming one of the first law firms to do so. INTERNAL LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS:2018 – Present | VP and Chief Information Privacy Officer, Crux Strategies (subsidiary)2017 – Present | Inaugural Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer2017 – Present | CEO, Information Navigators (subsidiary)2014 – Present | Management Group; meets weekly to steer daily operations2001 – Present | Strategic Planning Committee; assesses and revises the firm’s 3-year roadmap2001 – 2013 | CEO, Technology Consulting Partners (subsidiary)Dickinson Wright is a law firm with over 500 attorneys representing 40 practice areas and serves clients out of 19 offices across North America. The firm's continued growth earned it a #126 ranking on the 2019 Am Law 200.

Detroit, Mi, Us

SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS:➤ Reduced billing cycle time by more than 50% by capturing and delivering structured data for process improvement.➤ Spearheaded a 3-year process to earn the firm's ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification in 2016. ➤ Advanced the firm's business continuity program, including a current initiative to consolidate all 19 office server stacks into 2 secure sites with replication to ensure the swift restoration of critical services and systems upon a disruption. ➤ Established the Practice Support Department to provide secure, long-term data storage and cost savings to clients. ➤ Created a new Records Management Office to reduce privacy risks and increase overall firm efficiency. ➤ Streamlined processes, eliminated redundancies, and employed fiscal discipline to minimize increases in IT operating costs while supporting the firm's doubling in size over 5 years.

Troy, Mi, Us

Information Navigators is an information security and compliance firm specializing in ISO certification, audit assistance, and risk management for enterprise data. As a full-service data security consultancy based in Greater Detroit, we help organizations identify weaknesses, avoid breaches, and protect vulnerable data.

Nashville, Tn, Us

Crux is a national strategy firm specializing in government relations, business, and legal expertise. We help associations, small businesses, and corporations navigate government red tape and avoid crisis, influence legislative change, and resolve disputes. Contribute legal industry background and expertise in business process, negotiation, privacy law, compliance, analytical analysis, and enterprise software.

Former Dickinson Wright PLLC subsidiary

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Toronto, On, Ca

Lansing, Michigan, Us

Recruited to provide executive management for all information technology and telecommunications.➤ Advanced regional information systems and telecommunications; accountable for networking 300 workstations on eight servers at five remote sites. ➤ Upgraded all primary and secondary hardware and software to industry standard systems in just over two years. ➤ Devised a three-year automation strategy outlining expansion and migration schedules.

Led the installation and configuration of the Wide Area Network (WAN) on leased digital trunks for data and voice communications. ➤ Developed and implemented a one-year migration plan to merge six offices into three. ➤ Upgraded email system supporting 800 end-users.Employed by PMI-Eisenhart which later merged with Acosta Sales & Marketing

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Finance

Data Analytics Certificate