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Michael Coppola

Entrepreneur and Former Police Chief

Michael Coppola
Totowa United States (New Jersey)
Professional Status
Employed
Available
About Me
Drawing upon more than two decades of law enforcement experience in varying capacities, Michael Coppola is the founder and president of CJIS Solutions, through which he helps agencies meet their technical demands via cloud storage, antivirus products, and disaster recovery services. The company was founded in 2012 as the first CJIS compliant cloud hosting provider established exclusively for law enforcement agencies and vendors. In addition to this role, Michael Coppola authors articles on technology subjects that affect the law enforcement community for officer.com.

In his prior role as chief of police with the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department, Michael Coppola managed all staff and assets as well as financial functions. He also created an improved agency training program, a unified rappelling response system, and revitalized the department's chain of command. Concurrently, he served as a member of the New Jersey Department of Transportation Traffic Incident Management Steering Committee.

Mr. Coppola spent 17 years with the New Jersey-based police department, prior to which he worked as a ranger with the New Jersey State Park Police. He also has six years of experience as a police dispatcher, for which he earned exceptional service and unit citation honors. His law enforcement career is preceded by more than a decade of experience as a volunteer firefighter and EMT.
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Police Officer

New Jersey State Police Academy

January 2000 to April 2000

Diploma

Hackensack High School

September 1989 to June 1993