DataChasers® Team Abbreviated Curriculum Vitaes

NOTE: Designation as an expert witness or other Section 2034 purposes requires a signed and funded DataChasers® Attorney's Retainer Agreement or Service Agreement.

Rick Albee

Certifications:

International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS), Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE) (recertification is tri-yearly and is current)
EnCE EnCase Certified Examiner (recertification is bi-yearly and is current)
IACIS Certified Electronic Evidence Collection Specialist
IACIS Advanced Seizure and Processing of DOS & Windows OS Certification
IACIS Advanced Forensic Network Essentials Certificate
HTCN (High Tech Crime Network) Advanced Certification, Computer Crime Investigator (recertification is yearly and is current)
HTCN Advanced Certification, Computer Forensic Technician (recertification is yearly and is current)
ACFS Certified Fraud Specialist (recertification is yearly and is current)
Discover-E electronic discovery software training certificate, July 2007.
California Licensed Private Investigator, CDCA License # PI-20551

Education:

Masters of Public Administration, University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science, Police Administration, California State University
Command College, Peace Officers Standards of Training (P.O.S.T.) Class VIII; June 1989.

Background and Experience:

Former police lieutenant, including four years as the Operations Lieutenant of the detective division supervising all major crime investigations and computer-crime related investigations;
Expert witness, experienced in the litigation process and Special Master to Federal Court;
Personally examined or supervised the examination of several hundred hard drives and investigations, including every level and scope of examination, for all types of cases (Please see website: www.DataChasers.com);
Consulted to numerous public and private organizations on computer-case management and strategy;
Lectured 40+ times internationally and domestically on computer forensics and investigations;
Authored over two dozen published articles specific to computer forensics and investigations;
Recipient of the Riverside police department's highest accolade, The Medal of Valor, as well as the State of California Attorney General's Certificate for Valor.

Professional Affiliations/Memberships:

ACFS (Association of Certified Fraud Specialists)
ASIS (American Society for Industrial Security)
BAR ASSOCIATION, Riverside and Los Angeles Counties, California
CALI (California Association of Licensed Investigators)
FEWA (Forensic Expert Witness Association; and Board Member 2001-2009)
FCA (Forensic Consultants Association), Orange and San Diego Counties
HTCC (High Technology Crime Consortium, 2000-2007)
HTCIA (High Technology Crime Investigation Association, 2000-2006)
HTCN (High Technology Crime Network)
IACIS (International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists)
PIHRA (Professionals In Human Resources Association)
SCFIA (Southern California Fraud Investigators Association), et al.

Presentations and Published Articles:

List available upon request

Matthew Albee

Certifications:

CFCE - Certified Forensic Computer Examiner - International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists
IACIS Certified Forensic Computer Examiner Program Coach/Trainer.
IACIS Certified Electronic Evidence Collection Specialist.
EnCE - EnCase Certified Examiner - Guidance Software
SCERS - Small Computer Evidence Recovery Specialist - Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Department of Homeland Security.

Education:

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Computer Certificate - California Baptist University.

Law Enforcement Background; Computer Forensics Case Experience:

Nine years of investigation experience as a Special Agent for the State of California Franchise Tax Board and the Board of Equalization where I equipped and maintained the computer forensic laboratory, and conducted investigations that involved financial and computer crimes.
Part-time instructor for Guidance Software.
Treasurer for the Board of Directors for the High Tech Crime Investigators Association.
My experience with computer forensics runs the gamut from individual PCs to major corporations (references available), and includes every level and scope of examination. I have consulted to both public and private organizations, and maintain a complete computer forensics laboratory. I have extensive litigation experience as an expert witness, and have testified for both civil and criminal cases. For additional information, please see our website: www.DataChasers.com.

Professional Affiliations/Memberships:

ACFS (Association of Certified Fraud Specialists),
ASIS (American Society for Industrial Security),
BAR ASSOCIATION, Riverside County, California,
CALI (California Association of Licensed Investigators),
FEWA (Forensic Expert Witness Association) of California,
FCA (Forensic Consultants Association), Orange and San Diego Counties,
HTCC (High Technology Crime Consortium),
HTCIA (High Technology Crime Investigation Association),
HTCN (High Technology Crime Network),
IACIS (International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists),
PIHRA (Professionals In Human Resources Association),
SCFIA (Southern California Fraud Investigators Association), et al.

Brent Calhoun

Certifications:

Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE), International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS) (recertification is tri-yearly and is current).
EnCE EnCase Certified Examiner (recertification is bi-yearly and is current)=
IACIS Certified Electronic Evidence Collection Specialist
Discover-E electronic discovery software training certificate, July 2007
Private Investigator per DataChasers General Manager License, CDCA Lic. PI-20551

Education:

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, California Baptist University, June 1993

Background and Experience:

Personally examined or supervised the examination of several hundred hard drives and investigations, including every level and scope of examination, for all types of cases (Please see website: www.DataChasers.com).

Professional Affiliations/Memberships as a DataChasers Associate:

ACFS (Association of Certified Fraud Specialists)
ASIS (American Society for Industrial Security)
CALI (California Association of Licensed Investigators)
IACIS (International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists)
SCFIA (Southern California Fraud Investigators Association), et al.

Ashraf Massoud

Training and Certifications:

International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS) Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE) (recertification is tri-yearly and is current)
EnCE EnCase Certified Examiner (recertification is bi-yearly and is current)
IACIS Forensic Computer Examiner Program Coach/Trainer.

IACIS Certified Electronic Evidence Collection Specialist.
IACIS Advanced Seizure and Processing of DOS & Windows OS Certification.
IACIS Advanced Forensic Network Essentials Certificate.
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)
September 2003 -- Specialized Computer Evidence Recovery Specialist (SCERS)

Guidance Software, Inc.

October 2003 -- EnCE (EnCase Certified)
June 2003 Encase Training Intermediate Computer Forensics regarding latest version of software
November 2001 Encase Training Intermediate Computer Forensics
October 2001 Encase Training Advanced Computer Forensics
October 2000 Encase Training Computer Forensics

National Cyber crime Training Partnership (NW3C)

March 2003 Advanced Data Recovery and Analysis- Win NT/2000/XP
December 2002 Basic Data Recovery and Analysis New Technologies, Inc. (NTI)
March 12-14, 2001 Computer Forensic Training
March 15-16, 2001 NTFS File System evidence recovery

Paraben

2006 - Certified Paraben Instructor in PDA and Cell Phone Seizure and Acquisitions
October 2005 Paraben PDA and Cell Phone Seizure

AccessData

October 2005 Forensic Tool Kit Window Forensic Training
June 2005 Forensic Tool Kit Boot Camp Training

Education:

Bachelor of Science, Accounting/Economics, California State University.

Law Enforcement Background; Computer Forensics Case Experience:

Over ten years experience in state law enforcement, including computer forensics, criminal investigations, internal affairs, information technology, supervision of agents, coordination of programs and planned actions, and personnel training. Computer forensic experience gained through both personal experience conducting forensic analysis and supervisory experience in managing the Franchise Tax Board's (FTB) Computer Forensics Program state wide. Charged with and successfully completed the task of creating and maintaining state of the art computer forensic program within the FTB. Computer forensics investigation experiences include individual PCs to major networks, email investigations, internet chat investigations, network intrusion investigations.

Professional Affiliations/Memberships:

HTCC (High Technology Crime Consortium),
HTCIA (High Technology Crime Investigation Association),
IACIS (International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists).