David Kovar Email & Phone Number

Exeter, New Hampshire, US

Founder and CEO at URSA, Inc (previously Kovar & Associates). Thought leader in UAV forensics and operational data analysis.

Smyrna, Delaware, US

Management Analyst for Delaware Emergency Management Agency focused on CUAS related topics.

Williamsburg, VA, US

OUR MISSION is to provide the most accurate understanding of data and metadata to support academic, law enforcement, insurance, and intelligence investigations in the rapidly evolving unmanned vehicle and robotics ecosystem.WE APPLY subject matter experts, meticulous research, and machine learning to ensure high value and deep insights.WE ASSIST in the.

London, GB

Cyber security and digital forensics issues relating to UAVs and disruptive technologies. I also contributed to digital forensics lab management, IR team management, SOC development, and related projects.

• Founded and manage the growth of the nation’s only non-profit, NGO international response search and rescue team.
• Initiate and manage the development of bylaws, marketing and fundraising materials, standard operating guidelines, insurance programs, international training opportunities and partnerships, and all other aspects of the.
• Personally oversaw the search management for the first two missions (Fiji, Australia – both successful) and all aspects of the third mission (Mexico – successful). Developed and deployed teams for successful training.

• Volunteer position with non-profit group developing information and technology exchange programs and services to benefit emergency service and public health organizations.
• Develop proposals, present materials at conferences, explain technologies, and educate and inform a wide variety of groups and individuals.
• Manage all facets of the information technology offerings for the WDC. Build and support virtual hosting environment supporting over a dozen SAR teams, public health groups, and the local chapter of the FBI InfraGard..

US

Formed NetCerto, Inc. to focus on the needs of startup and small high tech firms in the San Francisco Bay area. Shifted into computer forensics, electronic discovery, and incident response. After spending several years in the trenches in these spaces, is shifting into developing tools and services to improve standards for the industry.

Westford, MA, US

Pasadena, California, US

Won a 3rd quarter 2010 Award for ExcellenceSenior consultant in the Professional Services Division. Responsibilities include:- Manage the overall computer forensics and ediscovery processes.- Maintain an expert level of understanding of the processes in order to establish formal methodologies and promote best practices.- Prepare pertinent items of.

Campbell, California, US

• Responsible for the preparation, collection, examination, analysis and reporting for forensic examinations
• Development and implementation of Digital Strata's computer forensic policies and procedures
• Operation of Digital Strata's Northern California forensic lab
• Primary liason with law enforcement, computer forensic and electronic discovery organizations.

Irving, TX, US

Managed collection process from initial client intake to delivery of images to internal processing group, managed team responsible for domestic and international collections, assisted with the development of internal policy and procedures, and provided forensics services.

San Francisco, CA, US

Started as a dispatcher for the Emergency Services Division in 2003. Moved up to Dispatch Supervisor and was responsible for managing emergency services dispatchers on playa during the event and working with other supervisors during the rest of the year to manage and enhance the Dispatch group.Reason for leaving: Seasonal position, one week per year.

Provided EP and open source intelligence analysis services to a variety of clients.

Hanover, Maryland, US

• Responsible for all Unix systems, services, and applications supporting ASIC development environment.• Responsible for the design, installation, maintenance, and upgrades of Network Appliance file servers and the associated backup solutions. (Veritas NetBackup)• Responsible for design and planning for a wide variety of other IT services.

Hanover, Maryland, US

• Initially responsible for developing MIS team and corporate computing environment at Lightera Networks, Inc.• After acquisition by Ciena Corp, responsible for MIS operations on West Coast. • Managed acquisition of new buildings, lease negotiations, design and construction of facilities, furniture selection and installation, moves, and a wide variety of.

• Senior member of consulting firm providing systems and network administration and design services to a wide variety of clients in the New England, Northern California and Utah regions.
• Opened California office in 1994 and Utah office in 1996.
• Responsible for all West Coast clients, employees, managers, contracts, sales, marketing and business issues.
• Successfully guided Western Region in generating one third of total company revenue in 1996.
• Personally provided wide variety of technical and management consulting services.
• Developed leads, negotiated contracts, performed site evaluations, wrote proposals, selected vendors and resolved disputes.

US

• Led six software and test QA engineers in expanding Greystone’s VMS MUMPS implementation, porting it to multiple UNIX platforms and improving quality.
• Designed and implemented TCP/IP networking modules for MUMPS while developing networking standards.
• Developed and executed schedules, technical specifications, test plans and development environment standards.
• Designed and implemented new development environment, moving from VMS time sharing terminals to HP workstations in heterogeneous environment consisting of UNIX platforms from more than six vendors as well as VMS and.
• Managed customer requirements including troubleshooting, network design, vendor coordination, and system requirements.

Master Of Arts (Ma), International Relations And Affairs

Ba, Computer Science

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