Ted Coombs
(808)
982-6006
Curriculum
Vitae
Forensic
Computer Expert
·
Copyright Dispute
·
Patent Dispute
·
Trade Secret Dispute
·
Contract Dispute
·
Due Diligence
·
Child Pornography
·
Sex Crimes
·
Cybercrime Investigation or Defense
·
Counterfeiting
·
Software and Asset Valuation
Ted Coombs is a
computer scientist with 26 years of experience in: software development,
internetworking, information security, electronic commerce, forensic software
analysis, Internet and Internet applications and telecommunications. He is
widely published in his field and has testified in many Federal and State
cases, both criminal and civil matters.
Independent Forensic
Consultant 2006
Perform analysis of software
intellectual property matters. Perform forensic analysis for criminal matters.
Provide dispute resolution services.
PivX
Solutions – 2004 – 2006
VP
of Professional and Forensic Services
Direct international teams of infosec
QA researchers and forensic investigators providing civil and criminal computer
investigation. Provide expert consulting services and testimony. Provide
intellectual property audit services.
Forensics.org
- 1995 - 2004
Forensic
Computer Scientist
Provide expert software, hardware and
data analysis of computer systems and electronic platforms to provide expert
testimony. I also provide expert technology consulting in litigation matters. I
have provided both criminal and civil expert consulting using the latest
forensic tools and knowledge of intellectual property.
As part of Forensics.org I am part of a
team that acts as a data security coordinator as provided by an IETF draft
2-2002. In this position I evaluate computer vulnerabilities submitted to
Forensics.org for coordination with vendors and security reporting agencies. We
research the vulnerability and coordinate security reporting, instruct vendors
on the nature of the vulnerability and coordinate vulnerability resolution.
Digital
Marketplace, Inc. - 1999 - Present
Director
and Chief Technologist
Innovate, develop and maintain
electronic commerce and Internet payment processing systems including the
Digital Marketplace, PayForIt.com payment processing system.
SCIENCE.ORG,
Non-profit Research Institute - 1995 - 2003
Director
and Research Scientist
Consult, develop products, give
seminars, teach classes and publish in the areas of computer science, forensic
software analysis, forensic electrical engineering. Design and develop
e-commerce applications.
Borland
International 1994
Computer Consultant
Wrote dBASE for Windows sample
programs for dBASE development team.
Pacific
Knowledge 1990-1993
President
and Computer Scientist
Developed network management software
for the wireless telecommunications industry. Project leader over the design of
the South Korean cellular telephone network for Pacific Telesys, now Verizon
Wireless. Began research into emerging
technologies such as Virtual Reality. Engineered solutions for pretroleum-based
sea water contamination.
Provided contract programming services
to PG&E in their corporate offices in
Provided contract programming to
University Hospitals of Cleveland and Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
Engineered laser and robotic systems
wrote medical software, developed artificial intelligence programs, and
performed research in forensic anthropology.
Work
history prior to 1982 available upon request
Banyan Drive,
The Stories of Incredible People, Coombs
Google Power Tools
Bible,
John Wiley & Sons
Visual Basic
.NET Programming, Delmar Thomson
C# .NET
Programming,
Delmar Thomson
Basic Home
Networking,
Delmar Thomson
1001 Visual
Basic Programmer's Tips, Jamsa Press
ICQ
FYI, Muska & Lipman Publishing
Setting
Up an Internet Site for Dummies, 1st, 2nd and 3rd
editions IDG Books
ActiveX
Sourcebook, John Wiley & Sons
Netscape
Livewire Sourcebook, John Wiley & Sons
PowerBuilder
4 Programming for Dummies, IDG Books
PowerBuilder
Power Toolkit, Ventana
dBASE
5 for Windows Programming for Dummies, IDG Books
ActiveWeb
Developer
Contributor
An Introduction to Directory
Services - October 2001
Basic LDAP - November 2001
Byte
Magazine
e-Business columnist
Latest columns:
Instant Messaging - October 1999
Check By Internet Requires No
Checking - September 6, 1999
How to Accept Credit Cards on Your
Website - August 2, 1999
The Old Grey DBMS Ain't What it Used
To Be - July 5, 1999
Nigerian Bank Fraud Scam Lives On -
July 12, 1999
Netsourcing Your Apps - June 21,
1999
No More Spam - April 5, 1999
Interview with Kim Polese - Summer
1996 Preview Edition
Message from the Editor
Associate Editor and technical
contributor
Order Processing on Your E-Commerce
Site August 1999
Colocating Your Web Server With an ISP
to Simplify Maintenance June 1999
Creating a Virtual Server with Java
Sockets
Site Builder Series Part 1 - Getting
Connected
Site Builder Series Part 2 - How to
Setup Dedicated Internet Access for Your Site
Site Builder Series Part 3 - The
Software on the Server
Active Streaming Format with Microsoft
Netshow
Contributing columnist
Internet Programming Using PowerBuilder
and WinSock 1.1
by Jason Coombs and Ted Coombs
December, 1995 Volume 2 Issue 11
The Cutting Edge: PowerBuilder &
Java
by Jason Coombs and Ted Coombs
January, 1996 Volume 3 Issue 1
The Cutting Edge: PowerBuilder &
Netscape
by Jason Coombs and Ted Coombs
February, 1996 Volume 3 Issue 2
Contributing columnist
ActiveX and Java: Two Roads to the Same
Destination
by Ted Coombs and Jason Coombs
November, 1996
Developing a Microcomputer-based
Patient Registry
Coombs & Chillcote Journal of
Medical Systems and Informatics
WinSock
Programming with PowerBuilder
Proceedings, PowerBuilder User
Conference 1995
Aging the Johns-Hopkins Fetal Skull
Collection
Coombs (currently unpublished)
PowerBuilder User Conference,
Invited Speaker: WinSock Programming with PowerBuilder
Featured Speaker, Powersoft
Corporation's "Night at the Net" corporate event 1995
Java for the 21st Century
Manager
October 1996,
Advanced Java Programming Workshop
October 1996,
The Truth About Electronic Wallet
Technology
March 2000,
Developed the first class material for
the Intel and Microsoft WinSock 2.0 programming class.
Expert Witness
Consulting
Civil
Cases
|
|
Case |
Client |
Description
of Matter |
Testified |
|
1995
– 1996 |
EDS
v EMA |
|
Software
development metrics and copyright |
Yes |
|
1997
– 1998 |
Westinghouse
v IBS |
Westinghouse,
Akin Gump |
Dispute
over software development of alarm system program |
Yes |
|
1999 |
Sabtech
v Cook |
Law
Office of Shelly Liberto |
Electronic
design copyright of Navy Tactical Data System |
Yes |
|
1999 |
RSA
v MacMillan |
Cravath
& Swaine |
Linux
software licensing dispute |
|
|
2000 |
Priceline
v Microsoft |
Cravath
& Swaine |
Source
code copyright, patent and trade secret |
|
|
2002 |
Prelitigation |
Caltech |
Copyright
analysis |
|
|
2002 |
Rees
Scientific v Amega Scientific |
Amega
Scientific |
Trade
Secret analysis |
|
|
2002 |
Network
Commerce v Liquid Audio |
Perkins
Coie |
Patent
Analysis |
Yes |
|
2002
– 2003 |
Network
Commerce v Microsoft |
Perkins
Coie |
Patent
Analysis |
Yes |
|
2002
– 2003 |
Carservice
Intl. v IBM |
Quinn
Emmanuel |
Contract
Dispute |
|
|
2003 |
Sentraliant
v Sirius Satellite Radio |
Hunton
Williams |
Software
due diligence, security analysis, operations |
Yes |
|
2003 |
Hesperia
v Albertson’s |
Albertson’s
Grocery Corporate |
Asset
valuation |
|
|
2003 |
Ivey
et al. v PCLI |
Hoffman
Hart & Wagner |
Software
analysis in medical malpractice |
|
|
2003 |
|
Hoffman
Hart & Wagner |
Software
analysis in medical malpractice |
|
|
2003 |
Levine
v City of |
Law
Office of Philip De Luca |
Probably
cause examination |
Yes |
|
2004 |
Cardinal
Health v Biodose |
Gordon
& Silver |
Software
copyright dispute |
|
|
2004 |
Pre-litigation |
N.A.D.A.,
Law office of Gary Dapelo |
Contract
dispute, software performance |
|
|
2004
– 2005 |
SpaBuilder
v Sundance Spas |
Pillsbury
Winthrop |
Software
and Hardware Trade Secret |
|
|
2005 |
Daurio
v Lappi |
Pillsbury
Winthrop |
Civil
forensic examination |
Yes |
|
2005 |
Troy
v Paysystems |
Pillsbury
Winthrop |
Trade
Secret |
|
|
2005 |
Windy
City Innovations v America Online (AOL) |
McAndrews
Held & Malloy |
Patent
infringement |
Yes |
|
2005 |
Triathlon
v Offshore Systems |
McCarthy
& Tetrault |
Software
Copyright |
|
|
2005
– 2005 |
Oracle
Lens v COOL |
COOL |
Software
Copyright |
Yes |
|
2005
– 2006 |
PivX
v Vieler |
PivX |
Copyright
Infringment |
|
|
2006 |
Microsoft
v Image & Business |
Law
Offices of Matt Fisher |
Counterfeiting
– Ongoing |
|
|
2006 |
|
Peterson
Dymond Reagor |
Ongoing |
|
Criminal
Cases
|
Year |
Case |
Description
of the case |
Testified |
|
2001 |
People
v Ault |
Expert
analysis of computer hard drive in sex crimes, child pornography in San Diego
Superior Court |
Yes |
|
2002 |
|
Expert
data analysis using EnCase in a financial crime in Sacramento Federal Court |
Yes |
|
2002 |
People
v Evans |
Expert
data analysis using EnCase in a child pornography case |
|
|
2002 |
People
v Chen |
Expert
analysis of counterfeit software, packaging and asset valuation, Los Angeles
Superior Court |
Yes |
|
2002 |
People
v Dominguez |
Expert
analysis of data using EnCase of child pornography in a sex crime case, San
Diego Superior Court |
Yes |
|
2002 |
People
v Conaway |
Expert
examination of data using EnCase of child pornography in a sex crime case, |
|
|
2002
– 2003 |
People
v |
Expert
forensic data analysis using EnCase in a double murder death penalty case, |
Yes |
|
2003 |
|
Cyberstorm
counterfeiting matter, evaluation of counterfeit software and asset
valuation, Northern District Federal Court |
|
|
2003 |
|
Cyberstorm
counterfeiting matter, evaluation of counterfeit software and asset
valuation, Northern District Federal Court |
|
|
2003 |
|
|
Yes |
|
2003 |
|
Expert
software evaluation in stolen property case, software valuation, |
|
|
2004 |
|
Expert
evaluation of counterfeit software, US Federal Public Defenders, |
|
|
2004 |
|
Expert
analysis of child pornography, Federal Public Defenders |
|
|
2005 |
People
v Mensch |
Expert
analysis of child pornography |
|
|
2005 |
People
v Cogswell |
Expert
analysis of Internet data in a sex crime case, |
|
|
2005 |
Crown
v Skidmore |
Internet
email analysis in vehicular manslaughter case |
|
|
2005 |
|
US
Army JAG, |
Yes |
|
2005
– 2006 |
|
|
|
|
2005
– 2006 |
|
US
Navy JAG, |
|
|
2006
|
|
Expert
analysis of child pornography, |
|
|
2006 |
|
US
Army JAG, |
|
|
2006 |
|
US
Navy JAG, |
Yes |
|
2006 |
|
Expert
analysis in sex crime case, |
|
El Camino College - General Education
Mt. San Jacinto College - General
Education
Diablo
Spectra Physics - Advanced Course in
High Powered Laser Systems
Stardust Technologies - WinSock 2
Programming
Computer Law Association (former
member)
Forensic Consultants Association