COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES - Key Persons

Kimberly Nielsen - Founder, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief
  • Founder
  • President
  • CEO, Quoted in Article
  • Chief Technology Strategist
  • Inc 's CEO
Troy, Michigan January 11, 2024- Recently, Kimberly Nielsen, Computer Technologies Inc's CEO, was invited to provide her thoughts on the benefits of an ASCII Group Inc. membership. Kim has been a member for over 30 years and believes that the benefits that ASCII provides have changed as the industry evolved, but one benefit has lasted throughout the years: "The community of IT businesspeople that are willing to help their fellow community members whenever needed." Read More... Troy, Michigan June 18, 2021 - Recently, Kimberly Nielsen, Computer Technologies Inc's CEO, was invited to join other The ASCII Group members to provide comment on the ASCII Insight article "Women In Tech - How To Thrive In A Male-Dominated Industry". The panel answered questions about the unique challenges (and how to overcome them) that come with being a woman in a traditionally male-dominated industry. When asked "What is the number one thing men can do to be allies of women in tech?", Nielsen responded "Just realize that anyone can be a great tech, even though you don't see many of us women in the industry, we have excellent skills. Try to shed your unconscious biases that if it's a woman they can't know what they are doing. Welcome us and you might just learn something you didn't know about tech and dealing with clients and problems." Read More... Kim Nielsen is President and Chief Technology Strategist at Computer Technologies, Inc. and author of the book "How to Avoid Being Squeezed By Your ‘So Called' Computer Expert". She is CISSP and CCSA certified and in 2014 was accepted as a member of the Department of Homeland Security's Cyber Fraud Task Force (formerly known as the Electronic Crime Task Force) and is a member of InfraGard, a partnership between the FBI and private sector that includes government officials, business executives, and entrepreneurs who work with the government to promote the protection of the country's Critical Infrastructure. Kim also participates on several advisory boards including: The ASCII Group Member Advisory Board, Troy School District's Career and Technical Education Advisory Board and a founding member of the State of Michigan IT Council. Kim founded Computer Technologies in 1991 in order to help local governments and small businesses simplify their IT. With over 35 years in the IT industry, Kim has gained extensive knowledge and experience in how technology can be used to help small businesses grow into sustainable and profitable companies and help local governments operate more efficiently and within budget. This experience, as well as her willingness to embrace the ever-present changes and challenges of the IT industry, have been instrumental in growing Computer Technologies into one of the premier consulting companies in southeast Michigan.