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Steven G. Burgess
2255 South Broadway Suite 9
Santa Maria CA 93454
805-349-7676 Fax: 805-349-7790
Toll free: 866-345-3345
steve at burgessforensics.com
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Expert in most computer
hardware, peripherals and operating systems and many
applications. Specialist in computer forensics - data
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World-renowned as leading
expert in recovery of data from disk drives and diskettes.
Has personally performed more than 10,000 recoveries.
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Also generally knowledgeable
in the areas of Patent search and generation as well
as the emerging field of Molecular Nanotechnology. |
Brief Summary of Business and Employment
Burgess Consulting
and Forensics, 1992-2008 Redwood City, Novato and
Santa Maria, CA
Principal, Computer Forensics, Data Transfer & Conversion
and Invention Consulting firm. Expert Witness/Forensic Data
Expert to law firms, including O'Melveny & Myers - Los Angeles, Christensen Miller - Century City; Howard, Rice - San Francisco; Brobeck Phleger and Harrison - Palo Alto; Greenberg Traurig - Oakland; Shook Hardy and Bacon - Kansas City and San Francisco; Ropers Majeski; Pillsbury Levinson; Rogers Sheffield and Campbell; Parker Poe; Girard Gibbs and many other law firms throughout the US.
Trained entire
staff of DriveSavers, Inc. in DOS, Windows, Windows
NT, Windows 95, Novell and UNIX operating environments and
in recovery of data from same ca. 1992.
Increased sales of DriveSavers by a factor of more than
300%. Responsible for negotiation and profitable sale of
business line and assets of Data Recovery/Disk Repair, Inc.
to DriveSavers, Inc.
Data Recovery Worldwide, 2006-2008 Santa Maria, CA
Principal, Founder, Data recovery, data transfer and data conversion firm.
Committed
To Memory, LLC, 1997-2000 Novato, CA
President and Founder, Internet and storage networking and
data management firm.
Data Recovery/Disk
Repair, Inc., 1992-94 San Carlos, CA
Founder, Managing Vice-President Developed corporate formation.
Sought out by and successfully recovered data for many Fortune
500 companies and government agencies, including:
The World Security Council, Regis McKenna,
Oracle Corporation, Xerox Corporation, Xerox PARC, Stanford
University, Stanford Children's Hospital, IBM, Apple,
Hewlett-Packard, Princeton University, Ernst & Young,
KPMG Peat Marwick, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories,
the United States Navy, US Air Force, the US Department
of Education, and thousands of others.
Mipro III, 1984-92 Redwood City, CA
Founder, General Partner: Disk drive ,computer repair &
data recovery Built from garage shop inception to 12-person
operation.
Mipro, 1983-84
Lead technician, marketing assistant: Floppy disk drive
repair business. Quadrupled sales in one year.
Other positions and duties have included:
Scientific Advisory Board - Lifeboat Foundation
Global Task Force - Center for Responsible Nanotechnology
Boardmember
of Commercial Zen - Novato, CA: An Internet and Web
design firm.
Assisted in the formation of Media Tool Interactive - San
Carlos, CA: Cowrote business plan and raised capital for
this multimedia firm.
Co-Chairman
EEOEE, Redwood City School District : Researched
and designed public magnet schools. Cowrote charter and
new standards. Led/spoke in public forums to inform and
advocate same. Aided implementation; measurable academic
improvement in the first year. Board member during formation
of Gravity International - San Francisco, CA: A Virtual
Reality company.
Consultant
to Board of Point Source Technologies - Rohnert Park,
CA: An invention R&D-for-hire firm.
General Partner
Jaxz Eatery, Santa Barbara, CA: "High tech" restaurant
Manager, developer, purchaser and designer of audio-visual
& TV production equipment and projects for the Graduate
School of Education and Office Of Instructional Development
at the University of California at Santa Barbara
Vacuum and
Laser Systems Technician/Prototype Designer at Electro-Optical
Industries, Inc. - Santa Barbara, CA.
Education
Certified Forensic Engineer (CFE) Training
Infosec Institute 2008
Web Design Intermediate
Cuesta College 2007
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
University of Phoenix 2004
SMART Forensics Intermediate
Las Vegas 2004
University of California at Santa Barbara
1972-80
Biochemistry and Environmental Studies Majors Honors Program
Scholar
Associations
International Computer and Security Association
Forensic Expert Witness Association
Disaster Protection and Recovery Association
Association of Records Managers and Administrators
Lifeboat Foundation
Center for Responsible Nanotechnology
Buckminster Fuller Institute
Space Sciences Institute
Foresight Institute
Planetary Society
National Congress of Inventor Associations
Inventors of California
New York Academy of Sciences.
Recent Writings
Scientific Evidence in Civil and Criminal Cases, by Moenssens, Starrs, Henderson & Inbau. Computer Forensics Chapter in the 5th edition, August, 2007. The Foundation Press, Inc. 615 Merrick Ave Westbury, NY 11590
‘The Case for Electronic Discovery”. Serialized in four successive issues of the San Luis Obispo Bar Journal, June through December, 2004
“The (Needed) New Economics of Abundance”. Nanotechnology Perceptions: A Review of Ultraprecision Engineering and Nanotechnology. May 2006. Collegium Basilica, Berne, Switzerland
Contributor to “Nanotechnology Glossary”, http://www.nanotech-now.com/nanotechnology-glossary-A-C.htm , Nanotechnology Now, 2003-2006
Contributor to “Nanotechnology Press Kit: A NanoWriter's Reference - the definitive source for nanotechnology information”. http://www.nanotech-now.com/Press_Kit/ Nanotechnology Now, 2003-2006
The following articles are copyrighted 2001-2008 and are available on this site
• “Why E-mail Matter: the Science Behind the US Attorney Scandal”
• “The Five Stages of Data Loss”
• “Backups”
• “Data Recovery Myths and Misconceptions “
• “Computer Hoaxes for the Beginner”
• “I think I've lost my data and I don't know what to do...”
• “On or Off?”
• “Viruses”
• “What to do when your hard drive makes loud noises... “
Summary of Testimony Given
Available upon request
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