Professional Experience

Independent Contractor & In-House Consultant — 2018 to Present

Owner, Vigilant Digital Security, LLC | Nashville, TN

• Developed and taught CLE courses in digital forensics for attorneys and legal professionals
• Reviewed, enhanced, and analyzed security and body camera footage for legal proceedings
• Contract digital forensic evidence analysis for dozens of criminal and civil cases
• Extensive digital file analysis using a wide variety of professional software tools
• Mobile device and hard drive forensic analysis including data extraction and parsing
• Recovered mobile device data from cloud backups
• Metadata analysis for image files, documents, and email attachments
• Email header analysis to establish authenticity and origin
• Data extraction from corrupted and raw data sources including cell phones and hard drives
• Corrupted and damaged hard drive data recovery and restoration
• Evidence acquisition through file decryption and presentation for counsel and court
• Cell phone data parsing and analysis
• Full chain of custody documentation including dates, locations, transfers, storage, and analysis records
• Prepared examination reports and case notes summarizing collected evidence and findings
• Created court submission reports with step-by-step replication instructions for all findings
• Applied relevant legal frameworks to data evaluation under licensed attorney supervision
• EDR collection and analysis for vehicle black box data
• Forensic evidence collection for cases including multiple murder trials and drug sales and trafficking