Sonia OHara

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Sonia O'Hara

Senior Digital Forensic Analyst

Sonia is an experienced digital forensic examiner with a focus on mobile device and computer forensics.

  • Bachelor of Science in Digital Forensics & Cyber Security
  • Currently Enrolled in the SANS Technology Institute Master of Science in Information Security Engineering Program
  • Department of Defense Support as a deploying contract Digital Forensic Examiner for a Joint Military Unit. Team Lead for the MEDEX Digital Forensic Examiner Contractor Team within the Military Troop I worked in. Maintained proficiency in CELLEX, MEDEX, and BIOMETRIC exploitationtechniques and practices.
  • Utilized investigative techniques to recover data and maintain the integrity of submitted evidence.
  • Conducted data acquisition of a wide variety of multimedia devices to include, but not limited to, Hard Drives, Thumb Drives, SD Cards, GPSs, CDs, DVDs, Cellphones, (Feature and Smart Phones), Drones / Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAVs), and SIM Cards in a forensically sound manner.
  • Executed specialized digital forensics techniques and procedures that require the use of unique technical equipment and software in high stress circumstances and potentially austere locations to assist with analytical product and assessment production to the customer, bolstering targeting efforts, HUMINT interrogations, and exploitation operations.
  • Located, exploited, and reported on data recovered from captured enemy media / collected exploitable material (CEM) to include user contacts, call logs, internet history, typed URL’s, chat logs, 3rd party application data, recorded geo-coordinates, activity timeline analysis, images, videos, and other relevant digital artifacts.
  • Conducted techniques and procedures both during and after the exploitation and analysis process to store, maintain, handle data in a secure manner.
  • GIAC GSEC Certification
  • Passware Certified Examiner
  • Cellebrite Advanced Smartphone Analysis (CASA)
  • Cellebrite Certified Operator (CCO)
  • Cellebrite Certified Physical Analyst (CCPA)
  • Magnet Certified Forensic Examiner (MCFE)
  • AX100 Forensic Fundamentals
  • AX200 AXIOM Examinations
  • AX250 Advanced Computer Forensics
  • AX300 Advanced Mobile Forensics

Areas of Expertise Include:

  • Mobile & Computer Forensics

Industries Worked On:

  • Government Agencies
  • Law Firms
  • Large Enterprises