John Minotti
EnCE, ACE, ACI, A+, Network +

Director of Training and eDiscovery Solutions 

Minotti, V. John,
john@cyberforensics360.org

Relevant Experience
Data Acquisition, Analysis and Forensic Consultant,
6/2008 – Present
Acquisition Data/RHINO Forensics – Houston, TX
Acquisition Data. Duties include Forensic Lab Management, developing and auditing policies and procedures, developing and teaching classes related to acquisition and analysis of electronic data on computer systems and cell phones.
Computer Forensic and Decryption Technology Instructor,
7/2006 – 6/2008
AccessData - Lindon, UT
Started as a full time instructor in August 06 and began teaching Law Enforcement, Military, and Private Sector students classes in;  acquisition methods, decryption technology, and forensic analysis of digital media.
Senior Instructor duties include teaching AccessData’s BootCamp class, the Advanced Windows Forensics Class, the Vista Transition Class, and the Applied Decryption Class. In addition to these, I helped develop and teach the AccessData Internet Forensics Class.
Lab Accreditation Consultant and Auditor,
2/2004 – Present
International Center for Computer Forensic Accreditation, Standards and Testing (“IC2FAST”) - Houston, TX
Non Profit organization that developed minimum and recommended Standard Operational Procedures for digital forensic laboratories. Duties also included digital forensic lab auditing.
First Responder, Computer Forensic Analyst, Digital Forensics Instructor
01/2003 – 08/2006 - Acquisition Data - Houston, TX
John co-founded the computer forensic firm Acquisition Data in 2003. His duties with Acquisition Data included acquisition, preservation and analysis of digital media. John is also involved in training law enforcement on first responder procedures, various computer forensic programs and computer forensic and cell phone forensics methodologies.
Director of Computer Information Systems,
06/1998 – 01/2003
International Center for Entrepreneurial Development (ICED) – Houston, TX
John’s duties with ICED included managing a computer network that supported ICED’s franchises worldwide.  John developed network and corporate computer policies, managed firewalls, backup systems, web and email servers.
Certifications
A+ Certification in 2000
Network+ Certification in 2002
Guidence Software EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE) in 2004
WetStone Certified Steganography Examiner in 2005
WetStone Certified LiveWire Examiner in 2006
AccessData Certified Examiner (ACE) in 2006
AccessData Certified Instructor (ACI) in 2007
WetStone Certified Hacking Examiner in 2008
Carey and Associates Certified Covert Entry Specialist in 2008
Acquisition Data Certified Acquisition Specialist in 2009
Affiliations
Secretary and founding member of the International Center for Computer Forensic Accreditation, Standards and Testing (IC2FAST) in 2004
Publications
Cyber Forensics Volume II, Published 2008 – Author, Al Marcella
Acquisition Data Certified Acquisition Specialist Manual – Author, John Minotti (Copyright 2010)
FinalData FinalMobile Cell Phone Forensics Manual- Author, John Minotti (Copyright Pending)