Mark Eskridge, the owner and primary investigator at Digital Forensic Investigations, Inc., recently retired from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, having been an investigator assigned to the computer forensic unit since 1999.

Mr. Eskridge has 23 years of experience in law enforcement and is currently a California Private Investigator, license #26633.  As a private investigation firm, which only practices in the area of computer and cell phone forensics, Digital Forensic Investigations, Inc. can offer a company or individual the experience, confidentiality, integrity and flexibility needed during the course of investigations which involve digital media.

Mr. Eskridge has extensive experience in the specialized fields of computer and cell phone forensics, data recovery and technology consulting.  Mr. Eskridge has thousands of hours of computer and cell phone forensic related training over the past 20 years and holds the following certifications specifically related to digital forensics.

• Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE) from the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS)
• Digital Forensic Certified Practitioner (DFCP) from the Digital Forensic Cert Board (DFCB)
• EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE) from Guidance Software
• Certified Blacklight Examiner (CBE) from BlackBag Technologies
• Cellebrite Certified Mobile Examiner (CCME) from Cellebrite
• GIAC Advanced Smartphone Forensic Examiner (GASF)
• Lantern iOS / Mac OSX Lab Certification from Katana Forensics

Mr. Eskridge has testified as an expert witness dozens of times on issues related to computer and cell phone forensics.  He also remains heavily involved in continued training and education within the computer and cell phone forensic field, serving as a mentor/coach for the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS).