Joseph Edmondson has been actively involved in the computer industry since 1986. In 2005 he started his apprenticeship as a Forensic Examiner during his time as a professional in the Programming and Research & Development fields. He completed two of the industry’s most rigorous certification processes in 2008 and has since worked on several high profile cases.

Joseph has a wide range of experience having worked on cases ranging from small Intellectual Property Theft, Divorce and Child Endangerment to large scale cases including 1031 Exchange companies and various government agencies. Having an extensive programming background gives him a unique vantage point and the ability to locate information typically overlooked during standard processing and searching techniques.

Certifications / Association Memberships

Guidance Software

EnCE (Encase Certified Examiner) 12/2008

• The EnCE Certification is specific to Guidance Software's Encase Forensics software which is used throughout the forensic process from acquisition through examination and report/evidence production. This certification process requires extensive training from the software manufacturer, knowledge of the Encase software and passing of both Written and Practical examinations.

The International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners

CCE (Certified Computer Examiner) 2/2008 - 4/2014

• The CCE Certification is independent of any specific software and instead focuses on the examiners overall knowledge and ability in the field. Certification requires passing of a written exam, and several practical examinations.

High Technology Crime Investigation Association

HTCIA (Member of Southern California Chapter) 1/2008

• HTCIA is the largest non-profit professional International organization devoted to the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of crimes involving advanced technologies.

Notable Projects

Nevada Department of Transportation 2/2010 - Present

• Large Scale Forensic Acquisitions from multiple offices including Desktops, Laptops and Live acquisitions of Servers using EnCase to Preview, keyword search and only acquire responsive Files/Folders.

• Initial keywords provided over 3,300,000 hits across the 1.5TB of data. After using various culling and filtering techniques, along with an adjusted keyword list, this was reduced to approximately 35,000 relevant files.

• Production of various load-file formats provided with both tiff and native file formats for additional review.

Southwest 1031 Exchange Receivers 5/2007 - 10/2010

• Forensic Acquisitions performed of 3.5TB including 15 Desktops, 3 Servers and Voice-mail System.

• Performed recovery of data for the Receiver after other parties damaged the working copies of server hard drives.

Trump Tower 12/2009 - 2/2010

• Forensic Acquisition of all computers including Desktops and Servers totaling over 2TB of data.

• Internet based Examination performed on the clients’ website in response to a motion from Opposing Council.

Gaming Partners International 12/2009 - 2/2010

• Forensic examinations for Intellectual Property Theft Cases.

• Performed Pre-Litigation forensic acquisitions which allowed for swift and effective responses to e-discovery requests.

Speaking Events / Testimony

Clark County Family Court 12/2009

• Testified regarding best practices and processes used to analyze and produce evidence for council.

Professional Experience

Litigation Services & Technologies, NV

Forensic Examiner 1/2008 – Present

• Founded a Computer Forensics department providing forensic acquisitions, analysis, expert witness testimony, data recovery, ESI Production and Native Review.

• Created custom processes and maximized available resources by leveraging Linux and open source Virtualization technology to create a highly scalable forensics lab while promoting forensic best practices.

• Developed a customized hardware/software implementation of Guidance Software’s Linen software, increasing the speed of acquisitions while reducing cost.

Research & Development 5/2007 – Present

• Responsible for all development of In-house and client databases.

• Cross-platform application development.

• Production process automation including automatic printing, assembly and CD-duplication greatly increasing productivity.

Sourcing Point Solutions, NV

Research & Development 3/2005 – 4/2007

• Participated in founding a Computer Forensics department providing forensic acquisitions and analysis.

• Managed large scale government projects including projects for Apogen Technologies, a Department of Defense Sub-Contractor.

• Responsible for all In-house database and application development

• Automated processing and tracking for highly customized government Microfilm Production Including custom image auto-correction/cropping, OCR and custom output formats.

Electronic Billing Systems, NV

Director of Technical Support 3/2002 – 3/2005

• Responsible for providing assistance with application and HIPAA Compliancy issues to over 13,000 customers.

• Developed In-House Customer Service Database and Phone usage analysis software for the sales floor.

• Automated in-house production of DVD’s and shipping.