Forensics Services | Remote, 05/2023 – Current

• Conducted various fraud forensics investigations, such as collection and in-depth analysis of the acquired evidence, adeptly identifying malware malicious artifacts, data exfiltration, and network instructions incidents.
• Proficiency in generating comprehensive information to ensure the integrity of the investigation process, strictly adhering to proper chain-of-custody protocols, and detailed reports to document artifacts and

MorganFranklin Consulting | Consultant, Remote, 10/2022 – 04/2023

• Demonstrated proficiency in conducting end-to-end forensics acquisition and analysis on Windows, MacOS, and cloud data sources for internal misconduct and fraud by utilizing state-of-the-art tools and adhering to best practices in evidence handling, report writing, a chain of custody, and courtroom or regulatory proceedings as required.
• Performed and analyzed intrusion detection of system alerts, Firewall, Network, and host Event Logs to determine the occurrence of unauthorized access and data exfiltration.
• Experience with forensic analysis of Registry, Memory, and Malware triage to uncover Indicators of Compromise (IoC) and malicious artifacts as part of investigative processes.
• Engaged with clients to establish technical best practices, delivering expert guidance on technology and development policies and procedures, incident response handbooks, and runbook documentation to optimize the effectiveness of forensic and cybersecurity incident handling.

Highmark Health | Contractor, Remote, 01/2022 – 07/2022

• Engaged played a pivotal role in the ongoing forensic and cyber investigation, successfully migrating legacy EnCase eDiscovery tools, seamlessly integrated with Microsoft API to collect and preserve custodians' cloud data sources.
• Managed multiple litigations through the electronic discovery lifecycle, automated the legal hold process, and optimized each Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) step to reduce risks and costs through proposed workflows for eDiscovery matters.
• Actively contributed to developing innovative investigative methodologies, enhancing the capabilities of in-house forensic and eDiscovery services.
• Demonstrated effective leadership by managing the team, providing training, presentation and offering mentorship to ensure consistently high-quality casework outcomes.

Northwell Health | Senior Manager, 07/2013 – 09/2021

• Recruited to build successful in-house forensics, eDiscovery practice, and team to support over 90,000 employees.
• Conducted forensic preservation and analyses of endpoints and mobile devices, uncovering employee misconduct, fraud, and intellectual property theft.
• Led complex insider threat and business email compromise investigations.
• Actively pursued process enhancements, implementing strategic initiatives such as policies and procedures, incident response playbooks, and runbooks to optimize investigative efficiency continuously enhance the overall effectiveness, and leverage cutting-edge technologies.
• Provided eDiscovery technology and support litigations and Legal Hold to internal legal and outside counsel by following the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM).
• Managed yearly hardware and software budgets, optimizing resource allocation and cost efficiency.
• Led and coached junior staff to enhance their professional growth and fostered a culture of continuous learning and sharing of knowledge and skills.
• Stay up to date with the latest trends and technologies, collaborating with other stakeholders to identify and implement process improvements to the enterprise's overall forensics and eDiscovery posture.

OpenText formally Guidance Software | Principal Consultant, 05/2007 – 07/2013

• Demonstrated expertise in conducting over a thousand forensics acquisitions and analyses across diverse custodian endpoints and mobile devices, delivering clear and concise forensic findings and reports to clients, and providing expert witness testimony as needed.
• Managed and liaised with the client's internal legal and external counsel on numerous complex eDiscovery across multiple countries involving 20,000+ custodians ESI during these high-profile litigation engagements.
• In the role of principal consultant, adeptly fostered client trust and identified new and secured additional engagements, resulting in six consecutive years ranking in the top 10% of billable hours.

Protiviti | Senior Manager, 02/2006 – 05/2007

• Hand-on and acted as a technical liaison in forensics, adeptly addressing clients' technology challenges and collaborating on effective solutions to bridge gaps and enhance overall engagement efficiency.
• Spearheaded the extraction of significant data volumes and executed analysis, enabling efficient financial statement recalculations.

Ernst & Young | Global Investigations & Dispute Advisory Manager, 09/2003 – 02/2006

• Hand-on and managed multiple forensics and cyber engagements, devising effective strategies that ensured timely delivery and accurate results, consistently surpassing customer expectations.
• Assisted clients in managing incident response engagements to address phishing, network intrusion, social engineering, ransomware, website defacement, and insider threat incidents.
• Played a pivotal role in supporting the Government Contract Services team in the recalculation of the Medicaid Drug Rebate program with SQL data warehouse.