Josh Richards

About Josh Richards

Digital Forensics Examiner & eDiscovery Collections Specialist experienced in civil, criminal, eDiscovery, governmental, and family law cases using Page Vault, Page Freezer: X1 Social Discovery, EnCase, Arsenal Recon Image Mounter, IrfanView, X-Ways, Cellebrite (UFED 4PC, UFED Physical Analyzer, & UFED Touch 2), Axiom, MacQuisition, Nuix, HstEx & NetAnalysis, FTK, Autopsy, & Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint).

Experience

1. Ediscovery Collection Specialist - Enterprise Data

   Consilio LLC

   Feb 2023 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Supports the team’s sole client’s Legal department and discovery team in the preservation, collection, transfer, and storage of data during the discovery process for litigation cases.• Manages forensic collection requests from paralegals and is responsible for picking up and advancing cases by handling requests efficiently and securely.• Independently performs off-the-shelf remote collections of proprietary data, formats data, and transfers secure data sets to the processing team through the client’s network using python scripts while maintaining forensically sound practices.• Performs data collections from enterprise systems, including Exchange servers, file shares, and cloud-based collaboration and communication tools, on a routine basis. • Documents all collection efforts meticulously, maintaining updated chain of custody and media logs.• Provides effective communication with case teams and other Legal and corporate stakeholders by providing updates of the discovery workflows.• Serves as the team’s point of contact for industry standard forensic collections and analysis on a variety of devices, including computers, mobile devices, and social media platforms.• Independently responsible for laptop and mobile device validations making sure the preservation images are usable for analysis.• Retrieves Bitlocker keys to decrypt encrypted laptop images, ensuring analysis can be performed on the data.• Utilizes tools to collect data from social media platforms, including full accounts, channels, or posts from TikTok, X (Twitter), YouTube, and websites.• Performs forensic analysis on preservation laptops and mobile device images, while ensuring compliance with industry standards.• Collaborates on large collection projects and provides valuable assistance to team members.• Mentors new team members with training and education to encourage best practices along with high quality service.

Education

• DeSales University

  Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, Concentration in Digital Forensics