About
Steven has performed forensic examinations on computers and mobile devices in response to civil and criminal proceedings, computer misuse investigations, security incidents, and e-discovery requests. He has twenty years of experience in information technology, including roles as a programmer, network engineer, IT director, and information security director. He has multiple publications in the areas of computer forensics and information security and has presented at several conferences and workshops. He was a charter member of the Central California High Technology Crime Investigation Association.
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Steven Alexander
President/Founder
Services
Computer and mobile forensics, litigation support, and e-discovery.
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Education/Certifications:
M.S. Computer Science
M.S. Information Security: Digital Forensics
B.S. Information Technology
EnCE, MCFE, CISSP
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Phone:
209-769-2370
Email:
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EXPERIENCE
2015 - Present
Founder/President
Trace Digital Forensics, LLC
We offer consulting in support of criminal investigations, criminal defense, civil cases, and internal/HR investigations. Our computer forensics services include examination of computers and mobile devices: Windows, Mac OS, iOS, and Android.
2016-Present
Director of IT Security
Kern Community College District
Responsible for developing the district's security strategy, developing and implementing security standards, coordinating security incident response, and managing cross-team security projects.
2013-2016
Director of Technology Services
Madera Unified School District
Overall responsibility for technology infrastructure, security and support in a district with 20,000 students. Led a department of twenty people, managed enterprise-wide projects, and oversaw budgets in excess of $2 million.
EDUCATION
M.S. Computer Science
Capitol Technology University
Capstone Research: Secure Password-Based Authentication
IAE 620 - Mobile Forensics
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M.S. Information Security
Capella University
Specialization: Digital Forensics
IAS 5110 - Digital Forensics Processes
IAS 5120 - Digital Forensics Tools
B.S. Information Technology
Capella University
Specialization: IT Security
IT 4075 - Computer Forensics
IT 4071 - Cyber Attacks and Ethical Hacking
IT 4070 - Cyber Defenses and Countermeasures
CERTIFICATIONS

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SERVICES
Computer Forensic Examinations
Evidence Preservation
Review of Expert Findings/Reports
Mobile Device Examinations
Litigation Support
E-Discovery
EXPERTISE
Computer Forensics
Acquisition and preservation of evidence from computers, hard drives, USB devices and SD Cards. Deleted file recovery. In-depth examinations of Windows and Mac OS X with analysis of Internet history, pictures, documents, logs, recent file lists, and other records of user activity.
Mobile Device Forensics
Acquisition and analysis of data from Android and iOS phones and tablets. Recovery of contacts, call history, text messages, chat, social media, email, location data, and Internet history. Manual analysis of third-party apps.
Network/Server Forensics
Network traffic analysis and review of logs from network devices such as firewalls, content filters, and routers. Analysis of server logs for Windows and Linux. Database forensics and reverse engineering of application data.