SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – PermaPlate, a leading source of automotive protection products and world-class warranty administration, announced a new addition to the company’s Information Technology team.  Michael Stevens was named VP of Technology.

In his new role, Stevens will assess existing and new technology in conjunction with the needs of PermaPlate, and its affiliates, and implement those processes necessary to remain a leader in the automotive industry.

Stevens has been architecting, implementing, and administering world class information systems for more than 20 years with companies like 3COM, Ancestry.com, and AccessData. In addition, he has spent over a decade developing cutting-edge data collection and analytics tools while serving as CIO, CTO, and COO for a global computer forensics company. Most recently, Stevens served as CIO for Domega, a data acquisition and aggregation business in Orem, Utah. In his free time, he serves on multiple executive advisory boards for the technology departments at Utah Valley University.

“Michael has extensive technology experience that will be leveraged to continue to streamline internal processes and deliver superior solutions to our customers and dealers,” said PermaPlate President John Nisson.