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Joseph Edmondson

@josephedmondson

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Cybersecurity leader and digital forensics expert driving automation, investigations, and incident response.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek leadership roles where I can lead and mentor teams, drive process automation, optimize forensic operations, and support cross-functional investigations in enterprise environments.

I am a self-motivated cybersecurity leader with over 27 years in IT and 20 years focused on computer forensics, eDiscovery, and incident response. I combine a foundation in software development and process automation with hands-on investigative expertise.

I have led global teams, established multiple forensic labs, and operated my own consulting company while supporting large enterprise environments and legal matters. I routinely collaborate with legal, HR, privacy, and compliance teams to deliver forensic evidence and investigative support.

My accomplishments include deploying enterprise-scale forensic tools across tens of thousands of endpoints, creating automated metric processes that reduced reporting time from weeks to hours, and achieving operational targets ahead of schedule through infrastructure leverage and automation.

I hold certifications including EnCE and CCE, an MIT Sloan management and leadership certificate, and maintain active engagement in professional communities. I seek roles where I can lead teams, optimize processes, and apply technical and strategic experience to drive superior investigative and incident response outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Associate Director, Digital Forensics

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Cognizant Technologies

Jun 2021 - Present (4 years 7 months)

Lead daily operations for Digital Forensics and Incident Response supporting 350,000+ global endpoints across on-prem, remote and multi-cloud environments; automated metrics generation reducing reporting time from weeks to hours and provided technical guidance for high‑priority investigations.

Digital Forensics Incident Response eDiscovery Automation Team Leadership Metrics

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Owner

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JE Interactive, LLC

Apr 2004 - Present (21 years 9 months)

Operate a consulting and software services company providing process automation, IT consulting and software development for litigation support, court reporting and licensing management clients; manage operations, contracts, forecasting and payroll.

Process Automation Software Development IT Consulting Project Management Contract Negotiation Forecasting System Administration Litigation Support

Corporate Senior Manager, Cyber Security

Las Vegas Sands Corp

Feb 2018 - May 2021 (3 years 3 months)

Led global cyber investigations, incident response and threat intelligence teams; automated processes and KPIs to achieve a 14-month target two months early and oversaw preservation/destruction of 10,000+ hard drives in coordination with legal.

Incident Response Threat Intelligence Digital Forensics eDiscovery Process Automation KPIs Vendor Management

Global Computer Forensic Engineer

Las Vegas Sands Corp

Nov 2013 - Feb 2018 (4 years 3 months)

Primary investigator for mobile and computer forensic cases and led global deployment of EnCase Enterprise across ~46,000 endpoints; coordinated breach response including imaging of affected servers to preserve evidence.

Encase Case Management Project Coordination Imaging

Sr. System Engineer

Central Recovery

Mar 2011 - Nov 2013 (2 years 8 months)

Managed mixed OS infrastructure (macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS) and led a company-wide migration from Microsoft to open-source solutions within 12 months including implementation, documentation and training.

System Administration Linux MacOS Windows Server Open Source Migration Documentation Training

Forensic Examiner

Litigation Services & Technologies

Jan 2008 - Mar 2011 (3 years 2 months)

Founded a computer forensics department providing incident response, forensic acquisitions, analysis, ESI production and expert witness testimony; established policies, procedures and automated workflows to support business units.

Forensics Incident Response Expert Witnesses Policy Development Process Automation Forensic Acquisition Native Review

Research & Development Lead

Sourcing Point Solutions

Mar 2005 - Mar 2011 (6 years)

Led R&D and automation projects including a transcript production pipeline that increased throughput 2000% and managed a 20+ person team for a 1.6M-page DoD imaging project delivered three months early.

Process Automation Project Management Team Leadership Quality Control