Key Certifications: RelativityOne Review Pro • Cellebrite Certified Mobile Examiner (CCME) • Google Cybersecurity & AI Professional
Core Philosophy: Operating as a Lead Digital Forensics Detective for 8+ years under strict Fourth Amendment, statutory chain-of-custody, and Frye/Daubert standards provides a deeper foundation of technical defensibility, file-system mastery, and ESI lifecycle execution than standard document review backgrounds.
Executive Overview
The Industry Translation Gap
Why 8+ Years of Lead Digital Forensics Directly Powers Complex Litigation Support
⚠️ The Industry Misconception
Legal recruiters and litigation support managers often treat Criminal Forensics and Civil E-Discovery as disjointed disciplines, mistaking terminology differences for a technical capability gap.
Deep File System Mastery: In-depth parsing of SQLite databases, unallocated space carving, and DVR clock-drift normalization.
1:1 EDRM Alignment: Complete parity across collection, processing, dtSearch, and load-file production.
Portfolio Mission: To provide an end-to-end case study proving how high-stakes investigative leadership translates directly into Relativity workspace management, structured analytics, privilege logging, and defensible load-file production (.dat / .opt) on day one.
Case Study: Inception
The 48-Hour High-Stakes Scenario
Multi-Modal Triangulation Under Extreme Pressure & Complex Jurisdictional Scoping
During an emergency suspected homicide investigation involving a young child victim, an uncooperative subject traveled over 200 miles away, crossing multiple different law enforcement jurisdictions before checking into a remote facility, withholding all location details.
With zero eyewitness accounts and high-level multi-agency collaboration (FBI, Major Crimes), the entire recovery hinged strictly on disparate digital evidence streams.
Key Investigative Challenges
Zero cooperation or geographic leads from the subject.
Correlating Non-Standard ESI Streams to Achieve the Operational Breakthrough
1. Timecode Normalization Engine
Standardized disparate timestamp formats (UTC, GPS Epoch, and drifting local DVR offsets) into a single unified chronological timeline to establish absolute sequence fidelity.
2. Dwell-Time Vector Anomaly
Cross-referenced CSLI cell tower handoff azimuths with FLOCK ALPR velocity vectors, identifying an anomalous 4-minute dwell time on a rural highway shoulder.
3. Video Confirmation & Target Location
Canvassed private commercial facilities directly adjacent to the identified dwell coordinates. Recovered high-resolution video confirming physical evidence concealment along the transit corridor—locating the victim deceased and establishing an airtight evidentiary packet within 48 hours.
Operational Equivalence
Civil Litigation & E-Discovery Parallels
Direct Application to Complex Commercial Litigation Scenarios
Emergency Injunctions & Ex Parte TROs
Rapid collection, ingestion, and triage of unstructured ESI across disparate endpoints under strict court-imposed filing deadlines.
Trade Secret Theft & Exfiltration
Multi-source timeline reconstruction correlating USB connection logs, cloud sync activity, and mobile communications to prove exfiltration vectors.
Spoliation Defense (FRCP Rule 37(e))
Airtight defensibility using write-blocked forensic captures, SHA-256 cryptographic verification, and auditable intake logs.
Full Relativity Lifecycle Execution
Seamless transition from raw container ingestion to structured analytics, dtSearch querying, privilege logging, and load-file delivery.
EDRM Phase 1
Information Governance & Lab Readiness
Building Defensible SOPs and Proactive Evidence Controls
Forensic Implementation
Engineered forensic lab intake protocols with hardware write-blockers and validated read-only ingestion environments.
Authored agency Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) governing evidence lifecycles, CJIS compliance, and tool validation.
Enforced strict chain-of-custody logging across all physical and digital transfers.
Civil Litigation Equivalence
Enterprise Data Mapping: Knowing where unstructured ESI lives before litigation strikes.
Retention Policies: Enforcing defensible deletion schedules to manage discovery cost and liability.
Regulatory Compliance: Establishing audit-proof environments for HIPAA, PII, and financial records.
EDRM Phases 2 & 3
Identification & Forensic Preservation
Scoping Multi-Modal ESI Repositories and Securing Cryptographic Integrity
Multi-Modal Scoping
Target Endpoints: Mobile devices, vehicle telematics, and local workstations.
Native Staging: Placeholder slipsheets for non-convertible media.
Courtroom Presentation
Synchronized interactive timeline linking mapped CSLI sectors, ALPR timestamps, and verified CCTV video stills.
Defensible chain of custody and tool validation logs ready for direct judicial review.
Civil Parallel: Trial Director staging, deposition exhibit binders, and summary judgment evidentiary exhibits.
Evidentiary Standards
Frye & FRE 702 Admissibility Standards
Ensuring Methodological Rigor and Judicial Admissibility
State Standard: Frye & ER 702
Methodologies adhere strictly to "general acceptance" within the relevant scientific and digital forensics community (State v. Copeland / Washington ER 702).
Federal Standard: FRE 702 / Daubert
Demonstrates transparent, repeatable methodology, peer-reviewed tooling (NIST CFTT testing), and known error rate mitigation across all forensic acquisitions.
Cryptographic Verification: Dual-hash verification (MD5 and SHA-256) proves zero alteration from the point of field seizure through processing, review, and final production.
Technical Arsenal
Platform & Technical Tooling Matrix
Cross-Functional Command Across Forensics, E-Discovery, and Scripting
Bridging the Technical and Legal Disciplines on Day One
1. Unmatched Evidentiary Rigor
Seasoned under the highest legal stakes; brings zero tolerance for spoliation, flawless chain of custody, and deep audit-logging discipline to every matter.
2. Advanced Technical Troubleshooting
Solves complex container extraction failures, unindexed databases, proprietary codec issues, and metadata drift that stall standard review teams.
The Ultimate Bridge: A proven track record of synthesizing massive, heterogeneous datasets into clear, legally defensible, and persuasive evidentiary productions for litigation teams, attorneys, and judges.