Mike Spohn

Director, Cybersecurity & Compliance at American Freight

Mike Spohn has extensive work experience in various roles across different companies. Mike is currently working as an Information Security Manager at American Freight Furniture, Mattress, Appliance.

Prior to their current position, they worked at Nationwide from 2005 to 2022, holding multiple roles. These include Risk Management Compliance Professional, Technical Lead eSignature (DocuSign), Business Lead / Product Owner for Internet Quote & Bind Sales Applications / Digital Documents, Specialist in Internet Business Consulting, and Specialist in IT Operations.

In these roles, Mike Spohn had responsibilities such as ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, managing IT security operations, driving technology portions of audits, and delivering enterprise eSignature integration solutions. Mike also played a key role in digitizing manual processes, facilitating test and learn enhancements, and participating in digital strategic planning.

Before joining Nationwide, Mike Spohn worked as a Specialist in Process Management and Specialist in Business Consulting and Analysis. In these positions, they were involved in various operational and administrative tasks related to remittance processes, reconciliation, and external processes and procedures.

Overall, Mike Spohn has demonstrated a strong background in IT security, compliance, integration solutions, digital transformation, and operational management throughout their career.

Mike Spohn received their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Business Administration and Management from The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, which they attended from 1997 to 2002. Mike furthered their education by obtaining a Masters (MBA) degree in Business Administration from Ashland University, where they studied from 2008 to 2011. Additionally, Mike Spohn earned the Stanford Certified Project Manager (SCPM) certification from Stanford University. In terms of additional certifications, they completed various courses such as "Communicating with Confidence," "Decision-Making in High-Stress Situations," "Persuading Others," "Programming Foundations: APIs and Web Services," "Shane Snow on Storytelling," "Artificial Intelligence Foundations: Machine Learning," "Critical Thinking," "Introduction to AWS for Non-Engineers: 1 Cloud Concepts," "IoT Foundations: Fundamentals," "Smart Cities: Solving Urban Problems Using Technology," "Strategic Thinking," "Systems Thinking," "The Six Biases of Decision-Making," "Time-Tested Methods for Making Complex Decisions," and "Decision-Making Strategies." Mike also obtained the "Learning Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Developers" certification from LinkedIn in November 2021 and the "KT Resolve" certification from Nationwide in November 2011.

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Timeline

  • Director, Cybersecurity & Compliance

    September 1, 2023 - present

  • Information Security Manager

    January, 2022