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John Niesen

IT Director

Mr. Niesen has over 30 years of technology and consulting experience, with proven successes in designing, implementing, and managing complex technology solutions.  His main areas of expertise include litigation and eDiscovery, structured data analytics, workflow processes, and building and operating secure processing and hosting systems. His vast experience in the information technology arena includes serving in executive leadership roles, including multiple stints as both a Chief Information Officer (CIO) and a Chief Technology Officer (CTO).  This experience includes systems design and development, application development, relational database development, and data analytics & visualizations. Most recently he has focused on public and private cloud design and deployment, including Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).

Areas of Expertise

Mr. Niesen has delivered technology and operational support for many complex, mission critical client solutions, including global litigation, regulatory investigations, bankruptcy & claims management, each of which were in support of global law firms, financial institutions, and Fortune 100 clients.

Mr. Niesen also has extensive experience in the Information Security and Compliance function, including ISO 27001 and SOC2 certification and compliance, as well as being recognized as a key resource for complex technology audits.

Mr. Niesen has experience across manufacturing, technology services, publishing, advertising, mortgage, and automotive finance.  He is often engaged as a technical expert to assess technology systems, as well as providing secure, robust technology solutions for managing structured data, document review, and data analytics through cost-effective custom workflows.

Mr. Niesen has deployed numerous large scale technology solutions, including financial and enterprise resource planning systems as well as large scale back office automation services and custom business solutions.

Additional Services

Data Collection, Data Processing, Data System Mapping, eDiscovery, Systems Design & Development, Technology & Cloud Deployment and Migration, Technology Consulting, Workflow Analysis & Customization

Additional Industries

Advertising, Aviation/Aerospace, Defense, Financial Services, Mortgage, Oil/Gas/Coal, Steel, Technology

Education & Certification

BS, Purdue University, School of Technology

MS, Purdue University, School of Technology