Illinois University Digital Forensics

Summary

Brian McIntyre was a Senior Digital Forensic Examiner at TransPerfect Legal Solutions. He began his digital forensics training during his nearly 20 year Law Enforcement career while assigned to the Cook County Internet Crime’s Against Children’s Task Force, supported by the U.S. Department of Justice and The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, in 2014. While working with numerous governmental agencies, on an international basis, he collected and analyzed evidence and communicated high level technology concepts to attorneys, courts and grand jury’s. His experience includes using digital forensic tools to write investigative reports, subpoenas, and search warrants which have been presented to States Attorneys, Grand Jury’s and other people of courts of law.

Certifications

EnCase Certified Examiner – (EnCE)

Cellebrite Certified Operator and Physical Analyst (CMFF, CCO & CCPA)

BlackLight, MacQuisition, and Mobilyze certified operator

Magnet Axiom Process and Examine Operator

OsTriage 2 certified operator

ImageScan Operator

Illinois Homicide Investigator

Illinois Juvenile Officer

Illinois Firearms Instructor

Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) – Illinois

Professional Experience

2019 to TransPerfect Legal Services – Digital Forensics

2021 Senior Digital Forensics Investigator

Managed a secure digital forensics laboratory with direct reports

Performed and managed scoping calls with monthly invoicing

Received and communicated directly with clients and opposing counsel

Managed client related engagements through forensic investigations from inception to conclusion, “Sun up to Sun Down,” with emphasis to contain security incidents, preserve deleted data, prepare data for eDiscovery and provide assistance on short to long term remediation matters

Created replicable reports prepared for executive staff, eDiscovery and opposing counsel, while utilizing up to date forensic tools and software

Performed prompt, efficient, and confidential communications for clients and opposing parties

Articulated issues, while providing resolutions to management, support personnel and clients through reports and channels such as email, online meetings, video and/or telephone calls

Supported roles for multiple end-user sites, both locally and remotely, using software products such as Encase, X-Ways, FTK, Aid4mail, Axiom and other resources such as Vault (Google), Office 365, Smarsh, Barracuda and other archival systems

Responsible for digital forensics functions including host-based analysis functions through investigating Windows (NTFS), and Mac OS X (HFS+, exFAT) systems to identify indicators of compromise with emphasis to Employee Departure Program, theft of Intellectual Property (IP), security of metadata and remediation of unauthorized data

Live remote forensic collections of PC’s, Servers, cloud accounts and mobile devices

Experienced with privately built programs for individual clients and their collections while maintaining and protecting metadata

Investigated data breaches and losses leveraging forensics tools using Encase, FTK, Axiom, X-Ways, BlackBag Technologies and custom investigation tools

Daily use of: EnCase, FTK, Axiom, Paladin, BlackLight, MacQuisition, Cellebrite UFED and PA, and Aid4Mail

Creating, managing and maintaining storage devices, RAID’s and other storage solutions for records, clients, legal requests or preservation

Performed Employee Departure Programs, theft of intellectual property, or other requests through legal demands by judicial or law enforcement agencies

Experienced in backtracking internet threats, or crimes committed digitally and the harvesting or reviewing, through legal demands, various information such as IP addresses, Subscriber Information, cellular tower records and the parsing of the information for eDiscovery production

Ability to recognize, test and diagnose failed hardware such as hard drives, power supplies, and miscellaneous computer components

Maintenance of chain of custody and evidence collection through vetted best practice policies, and thorough physical documentation

2002 to Village of Schaumburg Police Department

2019 Patrol Officer / Detective /Digital Forensics Investigator

Responsible for the enforcement of laws and ordinances of the State of Illinois and the Village of Schaumburg by conducting criminal investigations, interviewing victims, witnesses and offenders while managing a caseload.

Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce – Cook County State’s Attorney

Juvenile Detective Division

Adult Detective Division – Crimes Against People / Digital Forensics / Homicide Detective / Social Media Liaison (2014-2019)

oResponsible for digital forensics functions including host-based analysis functions through investigating Windows (NTFS), and Mac OS X (HFS+, exFAT), theft of Intellectual Property, security of metadata and remediation of unauthorized data

oDaily use of: EnCase, FTK, Axiom, Paladin, BlackLight, MacQuisition, Cellebrite UFED and PA, Aid4Mail and other forensics tools

oCreating, managing and maintaining storage devices, RAID’s and other storage solutions for records, legal requests or preservation

oLive remote forensic collections of PC’s, Servers, Cloud accounts and mobile devices

Notable Accolades: 2017 F.B.I. Letter of Appreciation - Human Trafficking

2013 to Robson Forensic, Inc.

2017 Associate

Provided technical investigations, analysis, reports, and expert witness testimony toward the resolution of commercial and personal injury litigation involving police practices

1999 to Village of New Lenox Police Department

2002 Patrol Officer

Responsible for the enforcement of laws and ordinances of the State of Illinois and the Village of New Lenox Illinois

Conferences

2014 National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

2015 National Law Enforcement Training Conference – Atlanta, GA.

2015 Greater Chicago Regional Computer Forensics Lab – Chicago, IL.

2016 National Law Enforcement Training Conference – Atlanta, GA.

2018 Crimes Against Children Conference – Dallas, TX.

Education

B.S., Law Enforcement / minor Industrial Safety Education, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, 1999

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