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Julie Lewis, President, CEO and Founder of Digital Mountain, has over 15 years of experience working in the high technology industry. Prior to founding Digital Mountain, Julie worked at VERITAS Software (now Symantec) with next-generation storage, security and search companies. At VERITAS, she managed operations for new product releases across sales, marketing, product management, legal, engineering and customer support. Before joining VERITAS, Julie worked in the venture capital and investment banking industries in both the Silicon Valley and Boston areas focusing on the Internet Infrastructure, security and software sectors. In addition, Julie worked for two of the Big 4 accounting firms doing financial and IT auditing, as well as M&A due diligence as a CPA. She also worked for Applied Magnetics, a publicly traded provider of disk and tape drive components. Julie earned an MBA under fellowship from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College and a BA in both Business Economics and Sociology from the University of California at Santa Barbara. She is a member of the High Tech Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA), National Association of Litigation Support Managers (NALSM), Sedona Conference's Working Group on E-mail Management and Archiving, and has received her EnCE (Encase Certification in Computer Forensics). Julie is currently Co-Chair of the Silicon Valley Chapter of Women in eDiscovery.
Srinivasa Gaddamadugu, Director of Engineering at Digital Mountain, has over 13 years of experience in software development, deployment and management of high volume transaction processing systems, Oracle Applications and Customer Insight Communities. In this role, Srinivasa leads the technology development and innovation efforts for Digital Mountain's products. Prior to joining Digital Mountain, Srinivasa was an Applications Engineering Manager at Informative, Inc. where he managed Offshore and Onsite Applications Engineering teams and was responsible for customer insight communities and product development. Before joining Informative, Inc., Srinivasa spent 7 years at Oracle Corporation's ERP Applications and consulting divisions. During his years at Oracle, Srinivasa held a number of technical and consulting roles including Software Development Manager and Managing Principal Consultant. Earlier in his career, Srinivasa was a software engineer at IBM Global Services, India and PSI Data Systems, India (an affiliate of Bull Systems, France). He holds an MS in Computer Applications from University of Calicut, India.
Richard Cheng, Senior Manager, Computer Forensics & Electronic Discovery of Digital Mountain, has over 16 years of experience in various aspects of information technology (IT). Prior to joining Digital Mountain, Richard worked for Kroll in its High Technology Investigations & IT Consulting Group where he conducted and supported assorted investigations, including the misappropriation of intellectual property and network intrusions, as well as performed computer forensics and electronic discovery. Richard is skilled in areas such as IT governance, risk management and network design and architecture. Prior to Kroll, he directed global IT operations at The Brattle Group, an economic consulting firm. Richard also managed the information technology and telecommunications infrastructure for the biotechnology company Alkermes. Richard holds two Master of Science degrees from the University of New Haven in Forensic Science (with a concentration in Advanced Investigations) and National Security and Public Safety (with a concentration in Information Protection and Security). Additionally, he holds a Bachelor of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Richard has earned a Professional Certificate in Computer Forensic Investigation, a CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), and a CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor). He is a member of the High Tech Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM).
Kevin Fagalde, Director, Computer Forensics of Digital Mountain, has over 13 years of experience conducting digital forensic examinations in both civil and criminal matters. Prior to joining Digital Mountain, Kevin worked for the San Jose Police Department (SJPD) for 25 years and has conducted computer forensics examinations for the SJPD High Technology Crime Investigation Unit, the Santa Clara County District Attorneys' Office Computer Forensic Laboratory, and at the FBI-sponsored Silicon Valley Computer Forensics Laboratory in Menlo Park. During his law enforcement career, Kevin received commendations from his department, the Mayor of San Jose, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for his work in high technology crime investigation. He has over 800 hours of computer forensic training and has testified as an expert witness in proceedings on several occasions. He has been certified in computer forensics by the FBI Computer Analysis Response Team (CART) and the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS). Kevin is a member of the High Tech Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA).
David Dang, Manager, Data Discovery Solutions of Digital Mountain, has over 18 years of experience in security products, file systems and IT-enabled services. Prior to joining Digital Mountain, David was Senior Technical Support Lead of Network and Endpoint Security for Symantec. He served as a Senior Network Security Technologist for Sygate Technologies prior to Symantec's acquisition. Before Sygate, David worked in a technical operations role at Starr Technologies. He also worked over 10 years at Santa Cruz Operation (SCO), a leader in Unix-based operating systems, holding various positions in Technical Support, Engineering Services and Professional Services. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Engineering from the University of California at Santa Cruz. David is a member of the High Tech Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA).