Ed Goings

Background

Ed  is  currently  a  Principal  and  the National Leader of our eDiscovery and Forensic Technology team  at KPMG  LLP,  based  out  of  Chicago,  IL.  He  develops and   manages   electronic   investigations through  digital   evidence   recovery   and  forensic   data analysis.   Ed   oversees   and   conducts forensic  examinations   of   computer   systems   for   the collection,  preservation  and  admissibility of  electronic evidence. He developed KPMG’s Forensic Technology Service line in the Midwest.

Relevant experience

Ed has thirteen years of active duty military service during which time he served as a Federal Agent as a Computer Crime Investigator with the United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations. He  has  conducted  computer  intrusion  investigations  for  the  United  States  Air  Force,  conducted hundreds of Computer Forensic examinations on electronic stored data for the purpose of evidence preservation  and  admissibility  in  court,  and  has  testified  numerous  times  in  Federal  Court.  He identified  how  and  where  intruders  potentially  access  computer  systems  and  then  collected pertinent evidence to assist in prosecuting the perpetrator and provided valuable information to Air Force System Administrator on computer system's vulnerabilities and network security.

Industry focus

Ed  focuses  on the  consumer  markets,  banking  and  finance,  energy,  oil  and gas,  insurance  and healthcare industries.