Damon S. Hacker, MBA, CCE, CISA

A co-founder of Vestige, Damon has over 20 years experience working with technology. For more than 15 years, he has worked in the industry or consulted businesses on big-picture IT Management issues, as well as deeply technical issues. His foundation as a programmer/developer, formal training in IT, as well as years of experience working with businesses provides him with an extremely deep understanding of a multitude of issues that arise on the computer.

Damon S. HackerHis development experience further provides him with a deep understanding of how data is stored, and where it is stored, which gives him a distinct advantage when considering how Computer Forensics can be used to obtain the evidence.

Since 2001, Damon has been involved in the computer forensics field. He has developed the techniques and procedures that protect and preserve the evidence, allowing its admissibility in courts, as well as performing the actual analyses on cases. He has testified in State and Federal courts and has been recognized as an Expert in Computer Forensics under Federal Rules of Evidence 702. He is a member of the International Society of Forensic Computer Examiners (ISFCE), Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) and stays active in several Computer Forensic-only message boards.

In addition, he is a sought-after speaker on the topic of Computer Forensics, Electronic Discovery, IT Security and IT Audit subjects and has given presentations and been part of expert panels within the region, including presentations to several Professional Associations (legal, accounting and others), in the Information Security area, as well as seminars to area attorneys and law firms. He has also been published a number of times on topics relating to Computer Forensics as well as other Technology related subjects.

Before joining Vestige, Damon successfully started from the ground up F1, Ltd., a full-service IT solutions provider. Prior to this, Damon was a Sr. Consultant at Medical Life Insurance Company and a department manager at Case Western Reserve University.

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