Speakers

Mike McGowan has been at the forefront of preserving, analyzing, and testifying about electronic evidence for over 20 years. He has examined computers, mobile phones, network data, and other electronic devices in both routine cases and cases in which many millions of dollars or people’s freedom have hinged on what was uncovered on the devices. Areas of focus include assessing whether electronic documents, emails, and text messages have been forged, backdated, or otherwise altered, and timelining user activity.

Mike runs Metafor LLC, a digital forensic consulting firm based in New York City. Prior to founding Metafor, Mike supervised the digital forensic lab at Stroz Friedberg’s headquarters.

Tiffany Lenart is a Detective in the High Technology Crimes Unit at the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, specializing in cybercrime, cryptocurrency investigations, and technology-facilitated child exploitation. With over a decade in law enforcement, she has served as a Federal Air Marshal, directed high-profile operations, and testified as an expert witness. Tiffany holds advanced certifications from IACIS, Cellebrite, Magnet Forensics, and others, and has trained law enforcement nationwide in digital forensics and cyber investigations. She earned her M.S. in Professional Security Studies and B.S. in Criminal Justice and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration at Walden University. Her work has earned multiple awards for investigative excellence.

Keven Hendricks is a law enforcement veteran with almost two decades experience, previously serving as a task force officer for two separate federal agencies. He is a published author with the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin and American Police Beat and currently works as an instructor for various police training agencies, teaching a class for law enforcement on dark web and cyber crime investigations.

He is a Certified Cyber Crime Examiner and Certified Cyber Crime Investigator by the National White Collar Crime Center, a Certified Cryptocurrency Investigator through the Blockchain Intelligence Group, and a Certified Digital Asset Professional through the Global Digital Asset & Cryptocurrency Alliance. He is the founder of the Ubivis Project – StopDarkwebDrugs.com and has spoken at Conferences all over the world.

Think of Monti Sachdeva as the strategist of Calian cyber defense team. When attackers show up uninvited, Monti makes sure our cyber defense response is faster, smarter, and stronger. Armed with logs, packets, and just enough caffeine, Monti thrives where others panic. Off duty, Monti swaps threat intel for poetry, stories, and the great outdoors, proving balance is possible, even in the middle of incident response.

Brandon Epstein is an experienced digital forensics examiner, educator, researcher, and retired law enforcement officer. Brandon holds a Master of Science degree in Recording Arts – Emphasis Media Forensics as well as numerous digital forensic certifications. He is the chair of the Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence and is a member of the IAI’s Forensic Video Certification board, IACP Cybercrime and Digital Evidence committee, NIST/OSAC Video/Imaging Technology and Analysis Subcommittee, and is a fellow the American Academy of Forensic Science. Prior to joining Magnet Forensics, Brandon was a co-founder of Medex Forensics, where he helped digital forensic examiners and investigators determine the trustworthiness of digital evidence, establish when a video has been edited or modified, and recognize original camera video from synthetically produced media.

Travis Blank is the Tournament Director at The Aim Games, the world’s largest online video-based sports throwing tournament series, with athletes in over 30 countries and over $216,000 of prize money awarded to since the relaunch of the Aim Games in January 2024. Travis is responsible for overseeing all operations of the Aim Games highly engaging tournaments, including tournament integrity, and scoring accuracy.

Prior to the Aim Games, Travis served in the U.S. Army for 20 years as a Psychological Operations Specialist and retired from the Army in the summer of 2022 as a First Sergeant. Travis is also an avid axe and knife thrower and has been competing since January 2019.

I have proudly served as a Sheriff’s Deputy for 14 years. I hold 15 certifications in digital forensics, along with three specialized certifications in cybercrime investigations. My expertise in digital forensics and cell site tracking analysis has been recognized in court, where I have both certified and testified as an expert witness. I am a member of the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists, the Louisiana ICAC Task Force, and I serve as a Task Force Officer with the United States Secret Service Cyber Fraud Task Force. Every day I try to learn more from others.

CEO and Founder of T3K.ai.

Stuart Philip Dixon is Founder and Director of WesDx, focusing on worldwide cloud forensic enablement for businesses and law enforcement agencies. With 23 years of comprehensive experience in digital forensics spanning national forensic programmes, law enforcement operations, and specialized consultancy roles, Stuart has witnessed the evolution from traditional physical labs to cloud-based infrastructure.

As an AWS Certified Solutions Architect, he combines deep forensics expertise with advanced cloud knowledge. At WesDx, Stuart develops dfcloud.io and the Stratus platform, delivering solutions that enable remote forensic investigations while maintaining evidence integrity and international compliance. His innovative work addresses geographic barriers that limit DFIR teams, democratizing access to advanced forensic capabilities and enabling global investigation response without traditional infrastructure constraints.

Doug Metz is a Senior Security Forensics Specialist at Magnet Forensics. He joined Magnet in 2021, bringing over 13 years of experience as an Incident Response Manager. Doug currently serves as Vice President for the Delaware Valley Philadelphia chapter of the HTCIA. Doug blogs at BakerStreetForensics.com and hosts the “Cyber Unpacked” webcast, exploring topics in Digital Forensics and Incident Response for the Enterprise.

Brett Shavers is a digital forensics consultant, author, and instructor who’s logged more hours behind a keyboard than he’d care to admit. With a background in law enforcement and an intuitive grasp of suspect behavior, Brett has carved out a unique niche in DFIR—one that, if he’s honest, involves more coffee than forensic analysis. His Placing the Suspect Behind the Keyboard series has become a go-to for investigators eager to understand not just what suspects did, but why they did it—and placing suspects at a device. 

Known for his no-nonsense, slightly irreverent style, Brett teaches with a blend of school of hard knocks insight, practical advice, and the occasional eye roll at the absurdities of cybercrime. After all, if you’re going to chase suspects across cyberspace, you might as well enjoy the ride

Jeff Rutherford was a Supervisory Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation with experience in Organized Crime, Crimes Against Children, Counter Terrorism and Cyber related investigations. Jeff joined the FBI in 2003, retiring in 2024. Jeff achieved specialized certification as a Technically Trained Agent and an FBI Certified Digital Forensic Examiner. Jeff holds certifications from IACIS (CFCE) and SANS (GCFA). Jeff has testified in both State and Federal courts.

While assigned to the North Texas Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory, Jeff conducted digital forensic examinations for various agencies (State, Local, and Federal) across North Texas.

Jeff led the FBI Dallas Technical Operations Squad responsible for the capture, processing, and preservation of electronic surveillance evidence.

In 2024, Jeff joined Magnet Forensics as a Forensic Consultant.

Christopher Vance is a Staff Technical Forensics Specialist with Magnet Forensics where he has been for the past 8 years. He has been an instructor, researcher, and curriculum developer for several major forensic software companies focusing primary on mobile device, macOS, and cloud research. He previously worked for the West Virginia State Police for a number of years as a Digital Forensics Specialist working on a wide array of case types. He hails from Huntington, WV where he has received a degree in Digital Forensics as well as a Masters in Cyber Forensics & Security.

Gavin began his career in IT in 2003, a career that has included systems administration, storage and backup engineering, and digital forensics–with experience in both public and private sectors.

Having served eight years with South Wales Police Digital Forensic and Cyber Crime Unit (DFCCU) in the capacity of expert witness whilst also being responsible for lab IT infrastructure, Gavin moved into storage before joining Magnet Forensics as a Consultant in Professional Services between 2019-2022. After a short spell consulting in the data management and protection field, he returned to Magnet Forensics in 2023 as Corporate Solutions Consultant.

Steve Gemperle was a Senior Special Agent with the United States Secret Service who specializes in cyber-crime. Steve joined the US Secret Service in 1999 and served with the US Secret Service until retiring in 2021. For the last decade of his career with the Secret Service he focused on computer crimes and served as Lab Director for the US Secret Service Southwest Regional Computer Forensic Lab. Steve has completed over 1900 forensic exams and 150 network intrusion investigations while working for the Secret Service. He has been qualified as an expert witness on Digital Forensics in both state and Federal courts. Steve also provided cyber protection advances for the President and Vice President when they travel.

In 2021, Steve joined Magnet Forensics and is currently the Manger of the Technical Marketing and Forensic team

Tarah Ward, MCFE, GCFA, is a former digital forensics examiner with a background in the US Federal Government, supporting agencies focused on counterterrorism, cyber defense, and incident response. Her responsibilities included forensic lab management and conducting digital forensic investigations in both the US and overseas, completing two deployments to Afghanistan. She holds a BS in Digital Forensics from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Tarah is currently a Senior Solutions Consultant at Magnet Forensics where she provides support to customers with her combined knowledge of digital forensics and Magnet solutions.

Grant Melton is a retired police Sergeant with 20 years of law enforcement experience. His career included working as a child abuse investigator and 10 years as a Digital Forensic Examiner and Lab Manager. Since joining Magnet Forensics in 2022, Grant has worked as a Professional Services Consultant and Solutions Consultant. He has led customer implementations and provided workflow consultation services for Magnet Automate.

Jon Evans joined Magnet’s Product Marketing team in March 2020, supporting the company’s solutions for our Public Safety customers.

Jon has over 20 years of international experience in tech as both a marketer and product manager, including roles at BlackBerry Inc. and TCL Technology.

Chad Gish works with Magnet Forensics, a leading digital forensics company. He is part of the Technical Marketing Staff and works as a Forensic Consultant. Chad had a wonderful 26-year career with the Metro Nashville Police Department, dedicating 24 years as a detective working on major, high-profile cases.

Michael Cox joined Magnet Forensics Product Marketing team in Feb of 2023, supporting the company’s public safety portfolio and currently manages the product marketing development for Magnet Graykey, Graykey Fastrak, Axiom and Outrider. Michael has over 15 years of experience contributing to marketing and product marketing for global hardware and software solution providers.

With more than two decades of experience, Mac has built and led high-performing product eams known for accelerating innovation and delivering exceptional user experiences that spark genuine “aha” moments. His expertise spans the full product development lifecycle – from SaaS platforms and AI/ML solutions to comprehensive P&L management and seamless M&A integration. Known for turning complex user needs into clear, strategic product roadmaps, he leverages rigorous data analysis and close collaboration with go-to-market teams to guide decision-making.

Doug Gartner assists strategic technology partners and public sector agencies with their technical application architectures. He has designed and developed many large-scale systems and applications leveraging Amazon Web Services (AWS). Mr. Gartner has over 15 years of software engineering experience with primary expertise in distributed systems and data engineering.

Holly Kennedy is a former police officer and digital forensic examiner with experience in local law enforcement, the private sector, and federal government. She currently works as the Grant Writer for Magnet’s Grant Assistance Program, where she helps state and local law enforcement agencies develop grant proposals to fund their digital forensics needs.

Debbie Garner is the Community Engagement Coordinator at Hexordia, where she connects digital forensic examiners and law enforcement with essential training and resources. With 30 years of experience from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), she retired as Special Agent in Charge of the Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit and Georgia ICAC Task Force Commander. In this role, she managed both sworn and non-sworn personnel and oversaw investigations that led to over 2,500 arrests.

A leading advocate for technology-driven innovation, Debbie also works with digital forensic tool developers to align the voices of law enforcement and technology providers. She is an instructor of wellness and resiliency skills for ICAC professionals through the Innocent Justice Foundation, a data loss prevention investigator for a global company, and she coordinates analyst training for the GBI. A graduate of the FBI National Academy (Session 267), she is also a Founding Board Member of Raven.

Kate Woolley is a Technical Forensic Specialist at Magnet Forensics, bringing 18 years of law enforcement experience from her work with the Vancouver Police Department and Royal Canadian Mounted Police. A LEVA Certified Forensic Video Analyst, Kate’s expertise lies in the forensic examination of multimedia evidence and investigations. In her new role, she collaborates with the Magnet WITNESS team to enhance program capabilities. Known for her commitment to mentorship and keen interest in forensic technology, Kate is passionate about developing solutions that empower investigative professionals and support public safety.

Tristan is an experienced solutions consultant at Magnet Forensics, leveraging over 30 years of experience in digital forensics. Starting his career as a police officer with a lifelong passion for computers, he established the first dedicated computer forensic lab for his force in 2001, setting a new standard for law enforcement technology. With a master’s degree in computer forensics, Tristan spent 16+ years as a digital forensic examiner, specializing in the investigation of complex child sexual abuse cases in later years. As an experienced computer forensics trainer, he transitioned to Griffeye on retirement from law enforcement, where he developed and delivered Griffeye courses before joining Magnet Forensics as a full-time consultant. Now, he works directly with clients worldwide, advising them on media examinations and enterprise solutions—helping organizations to stay ahead in the fight against cybercrime and child abuse.

Justin Fitzsimmons is the Technical Prosecutor Lead at Magnet Forensics and a part-time Assistant State’s Attorney in Lake County, Illinois. A former senior attorney with the National District Attorneys Association, he has been affiliated with the ICAC Task Force Program since 1999 and has trained prosecutors, law enforcement, and justice professionals nationwide on digital evidence, child exploitation, and trial advocacy since 2009.

Bertram was a co-founder of Medex Forensics and has over 2 decades of experience in managing digital assets, including time as the first digital archivist of the American Folklife Center (AFC) at the U.S. Library of Congress. Bert has supported complex data and software development projects for organizations globally, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress, the JFK Presidential Library Foundation, HBO, Paramount Pictures, University of Kentucky, Yale University, Facebook, and Spotify, among many others.

Bert is an Associate Member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) and an active member of the Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE). He has received certification from the Academy of Certified Archivists and is a graduate of the Archives Leadership Institute. He holds an MA in museum studies with a focus in American studies and archival theory from the University of Kansas.

Jesus R. Valenzuela is employed by the Seattle Police Department, where he oversees the Forensic Digital Imaging Section. He brings 20 years of law enforcement experience, specializing as a crime scene investigator, forensic photographer, and forensic video specialist. Mr. Valenzuela holds a Master of Science in Media Forensics from the University of Colorado Denver. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE) and is a contributing member of the NIST/OSAC Video/Imaging Technology and Analysis (VITAL) Task Group.

Jude is a Digital Forensic Investigator currently working with the Cybercrime investigation team at Scotiabank. As an investigator, he works as an extension to the Cybersecurity Incident Response team, performing root cause analyses for security events.

Prior to joining the Bank, he had worked with several other organisations like Ernst and Young and Coca-Cola. He has over a decade of experience leading high-profile digital investigations associated with Fraud, Cybercrime and Privacy breaches.

Jude holds a Master of Science degree in Information Systems Management, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology. He also holds several industry-relevant certifications including CISSP, GXFA, GCFA, EnCE and CFE.

Outside of Forensics, Jude enjoys playing football (soccer) and video games for leisure.

As a Mobile Vulnerability Researcher at Hexordia and founder of Dragon Eye Intelligence, Nicholas combines cutting-edge research with practical application. His work focuses on uncovering vulnerabilities and developing innovative forensic techniques, particularly within the iOS ecosystem. He is dedicated to empowering the digital forensics community, and his contributions to the field include several freely available forensic acquisition and analysis tools for mobile devices, widely used by researchers and practitioners alike. Nicholas is actively engaged in the security community, regularly sharing his insights and discoveries. His current research explores advanced acquisition techniques, and advanced malware analysis on mobile platforms, aiming to stay ahead of evolving threats and ensure the integrity of digital evidence.

Eric Hague is a Detective with the Reno Police Department and a US Secret Service Cyber Fraud Task Force Officer with 22 years of law enforcement experience. He specializes in digital forensics, cryptocurrency investigations, and incident response, holding certifications including CCPA, MCFE, and TRM Academy Advanced Crypto Investigator. Eric is proficient in Cellebrite, Magnet Axiom, and blockchain analysis tools.

Robert is an accomplished and successful entrepreneur and retired law enforcement professional. He has extensive background with hands-on management in sworn police service with Reno Police Department, military service with the United States Marine Corps and is currently operating his own business. Roberts has extensive experience with supervising and training staff, identifying problems, gaps, or deficiencies, and creating solutions to resolve and meet goals with effectiveness and efficiency.

Andrew Caldwell is a security practitioner specializing in Digital Forensics and Incident Response, with over 9 years of experience in cyber breaches. Andrew has lead companies in the public and private sector, from all different sectors. He works for IBM X-Force along with other talented security partitioners in a mission to ensure the resilience of organizations in the face of evolving security challenges.

Melissa Kaiser is a licensed social worker and trainer with extensive experience in human trafficking programming, victim advocacy, and trauma-informed resilience. She supports ICAC, cyber-forensics, law enforcement, and high-stress operational teams by designing wellness programs that integrate mental health into daily workflows. Melissa has created wellness training rooms at conferences and provides consulting on organizational resilience, helping professionals mitigate burnout, regulate emotional responses, normalize workplace wellness, and sustain peak performance, team functioning, and career longevity.

David Miles is President of Magnet Forensics, where he oversees day-to-day activities and is responsible for managing the overall vision and strategy of the company. He has nearly 20 years of experience in cybersecurity. Prior to Magnet Forensics, David was also a co-founder and VP of R&D at Endgame which initially built cyber security capabilities for the government sector. Endgame later launched a commercial endpoint security platform pioneering active defense and “hunt” capabilities to discover threats and adversaries on the network. Endgame was acquired by Elastic (ESTC) in 2019 for $234 million. In addition, David has held technical and business development leadership roles at Optiv (formerly Accuvant) and Internet Security Systems (acquired by IBM in 2006).

After several years combating crime as a police officer and digital forensics investigator, Jad Saliba decided to expand his impact by founding Magnet Forensics in 2011. He wanted to address the challenges caused by the constantly increasing presence of technology in modern crime. As Chief Innovation Officer at Magnet Forensics, Jad is focused on staying ahead of criminals in all of their attempts to stay hidden in the digital world—often in cases involving terrorism, child exploitation, or corporate cybercrime. His efforts, alongside those of all Magnet employees, have led to thousands of agencies around the world being able to solve more cases in less time—which drives Jad and his team even harder in their mission to seek justice and protect the innocent.

Robyn Shepard, Esq. is an experienced eDiscovery consultant, project manager, and licensed attorney with a strong foundation in digital forensics, data privacy, and cross-border compliance. She leads complex forensic and eDiscovery matters from collection through production, advising legal teams while ensuring alignment with international standards, including the EU-U.S., Swiss-U.S., and UK-U.S. Data Privacy Frameworks. Robyn holds certifications in eDiscovery (CEDS), digital forensics, IT service management, information security, HIPAA Law & Privacy Rules, and GDPR. She is an active member of The Sedona Conference Working Groups 1 and 13 and has presented nationally on AI, metadata, and legal technology—including at the inaugural WG13 meeting, the 2025 Women in eDiscovery Conference in Chicago, and Techno Security & Digital Forensics in San Diego. Her earlier career includes more than a decade of leadership in medical devices, hazardous materials, and retail analytics, followed by work with the Wisconsin State Public Defender focused on expert testimony and scientific evidence. She earned her J.D. from Marquette University Law School and studied internationally at Justus-Liebig University in Gießen, Germany.

Chuck Whitlock knows scams and white-collar crime inside and out. He exposes them. He educates about them. He even pretends to commit them—on camera—demonstrating to audiences just how the real crooks operate. Chuck does this all to raise awareness, to empower viewers, and to light a fire under audiences to join his fight against fraud. Considered a leading authority on fraud, Chuck shares his knowledge in presentations as a professional speaker, in books as a top-selling author, through his work as an investigative correspondent and producer, and through his seminars and workshops as a trainer.

Sean is the proprietor of Adamant Digital Forensics in Wisconsin. His technical background includes cybersecurity, medical device security, and digital forensics investigations. He is admitted to the state bars of Wisconsin and California, and serves as a volunteer investigator for both an ethics committee of the Minnesota Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility and the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Special Investigative Panel (Office of Lawyer Regulation). Sean holds numerous certifications in network engineering, digital forensics, ethical hacking, governance/compliance, and privacy.

Jake Green is the Technical Operations Manager with Envista Forensics, based in Raleigh, NC. Jake spent more than ten years as a sworn police officer, focusing his career on digital forensics investigations. He has spent the last nine years working at Envista Forensics in the private sector, collaborating with legal teams and attorneys worldwide.

Jason Jordaan is a leading digital forensics practitioner and the Principal Forensic Scientist at DFIRLABS, a specialist digital forensics consultancy based in South Africa. With over three decades of experience spanning law enforcement, corporate investigations, and expert witness testimony, he is recognised for his expertise in the scientific, legal, and ethical dimensions of digital evidence. Jason has consulted on complex cybercrime, fraud, and incident response cases across multiple sectors and jurisdictions, and has contributed to advancing forensic science standards through his ongoing research. In addition to his consultancy work, Jason teaches internationally with the SANS Institute and is a Principal Instructor in the DFIR faculty. He regularly presents at conferences, where he shares insights on the evolving intersection of technology, crime, and justice.

Over 10 years of experience in the fields of security operations, digital forensics/incident response (DFIR), and cybersecurity. This includes 10 years of educational and management experience that provides the analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills to solve technology, cybersecurity, and digital investigation challenges. Completed training consists of over 1000 hours of digital forensics, incident response, both offensive and defensive security, and cybersecurity related instruction/training.

Staff Cybersecurity Analyst with over 10 years of both corporate and law enforcement digital forensic experience. Specialties include Linux forensics, corporate incident response, scripting, and memory forensic analysis.

Dr. David A. Bray is a Distinguished Fellow and Chair of the Accelerator with the Alfred Lee Loomis Innovation Council at the non-partisan Henry L. Stimson Center. He is also a non-resident Distinguished Fellow with the Business Executives for National Security, and a CEO and transformation leader for different “under the radar” tech and data ventures seeking to get started in novel situations. He is Principal at LeadDoAdapt Ventures and has served in a variety of leadership roles in turbulent environments, including bioterrorism preparedness and response from 2000-2005. Dr. Bray previously was the Executive Director for a bipartisan National Commission on R&D, provided non-partisan leadership as a federal agency Senior Executive, worked with the U.S. Navy and Marines on improving organizational adaptability, and aided U.S. Special Operation Command’s J5 Directorate on the challenges of countering disinformation online. He has received both the Joint Civilian Service Commendation Award and the National Intelligence Exceptional Achievement Medal. David accepted a leadership role in December 2019 to direct the successful bipartisan Commission on the Geopolitical Impacts of New Technologies and Data that included Senator Mark Warner, Senator Rob Portman, Rep. Suzan DelBene, and Rep. Michael McCaul. From 2017 to the start of 2020, David also served as Executive Director for the People-Centered Internet coalition Chaired by Internet co-originator Vint Cerf and was named a Senior Fellow with the Institute for Human-Machine Cognition starting in 2018. Business Insider named him one of the top “24 Americans Who Are Changing the World” under 40 and he was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. For twelve different startups, he has served as President, CEO, Chief Strategy Officer, and Strategic Advisor roles.

As someone who thrives at the intersection of business value and user experience, Gabriel has spent the last several years building products that not only meet business needs but also enhance user experience. Currently at Magnet Forensics, he supports building a cohesive AI strategy to help deliver impactful solutions to customers in law enforcement, enterprise, military and more. Outside of work, you’ll often find him exploring the mountains, climbing, running or enjoying outdoor adventures.

Ed O’Carroll began his public career as an Emergency Medical Technician and Assistant Chief of an ambulance squad in Hauppauge, New York. As a young adult, Ed relocated to Virginia and began his service with the Fairfax County Police Department on September 11, 1989, and retired as a major/bureau chief on February 3, 2023. During his 33-year career with the police department, Major (Ret.) O’Carroll had served in every position from cadet to major. His most recent assigned was serving as the Bureau Chief of Major Crimes, Cyber and Forensics, which oversaw all criminal/violent crime investigations, victim services, search and rescue, digital forensics, human trafficking, missing persons, and the Language Services Support Unit.

Director of the Vigo County (Indiana) High Tech Crimes Unit (HTCU) for 5 years. As a Sworn-in Special Investigator with the Prosecutor’s Office, I run 1 of 10 HTCUs in the state of Indiana. My district serves 8 counties and 40 law enforcement agencies, including local, state, and federal. I am also a member of Internet Crimes Against Children Indiana Task Force and ESD K9 Handler for Stark. Prior to that I was an Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity at Indiana State University, School of Criminology and Security Studies for 8 years and before that I spent 15 years working for the DOD where I obtained my cybersecurity experience specializing in IT audits, digital forensics, and information security.

Drew Roberts joined Magnet Forensics in 2018 and has over 10 years experience in product management. Since joining Magnet Drew’s primary focus has been serving the unique needs of Magnet’s private sector customer base. Drew played a key role in the product launches of Axiom Cyber and Automate Enterprise, and currently serves as Director, Product Management for private sector DFIR.

Prior to joining Magnet Drew spent 8 years in financial services software, helping provide solutions to major banks targeted at both treasury and consumer banking. Drew holds a Bachelor of Mathematics in Honours Computer Science with a business option from the University of Waterloo.

Britt Dove is a Digital Forensics and Cyber Investigations Specialist with more than 16 years of experience leading complex technical investigations and forensic operations. A retired Lieutenant from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division’s Computer Crime Center, he has conducted thousands of forensic examinations, testified as an expert witness, and presented nationally on digital evidence and cybercrime.

He currently serves as an Information Security Specialist at TD Bank, where he applies his investigative and technical expertise to enterprise-level digital forensics and incident response.

Jessica Hyde is an experienced forensic examiner in both the government and commercial sectors. She is the founder of Hexordia and an Adjunct Professor teaching Mobile Forensics in the Digital Forensics graduate program at George Mason University, where she achieved an MS in Computer Forensics. She is also involved in several community efforts including Associate Editor for the Forensic Science International: Digital Investigations Journal, Chair of DFIR Review, 2nd VP on the International Executive Committee of the High Tech Crime Investigation Association, and advisory board for Cyber Sleuths Lab. Her previous roles include Director of Forensics at Magnet Forensics, Senior Mobile Exploitation Analyst for Basis Technology, Senior at EY, and Senior Electrical Engineer at American Systems. Jessica is also proud to be a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.

Kevin Pagano is a digital forensics analyst, researcher, blogger and contributor to the open-source community. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Forensics from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania and a Graduate Certificate in Digital Forensics from Champlain College. Kevin is a member of the GIAC Advisory Board and holds several industry certifications, including the GIAC Advanced Smartphone Forensics (GASF), GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE), and GIAC Battlefield Forensics and Acquisition (GBFA), and the Certified Cellebrite Mobile Examiner (CCME) among others. Kevin is the creator of the Forensics StartMe page and regularly shares his research on his blog stark4n6.com. He is a published author with multiple peer-reviewed papers accepted through DFIR Review. Kevin also contributes to multiple open-source projects, including but not limited to ALEAPP, iLEAPP, RLEAPP, CLEAPP and KAPE. Kevin is a regular competitor in the digital forensics CTF circuit. He has multiple first place finishes in competitions hosted by SANS, Magnet, Belkasoft, BloomCon and more. In his spare time, Kevin likes to drink beers and design DFIR-themed designs for stickers, clothing, and other swag. You can find him lurking on Twitter and on the DFIR Discord.

Chris is a lover of bicycles, skiing, absurdly spicy foods, the hills of West Virginia, and performing security research on mobile devices. He brings over 15 years of experience in digital forensics, malware analysis, threat hunting, and horrible jokes.