As the Founder and CEO of Spyder Forensics, Rob oversees operations, drives business development, and fosters the company’s growth. With a wealth of expertise, he serves as an accomplished instructor, creating course content for the global digital investigations community. These courses are distributed worldwide to state and local law enforcement personnel, ensuring that the curriculum and delivery concepts meet the highest standards in the industry. Rob is not only an author but also a contributor to the development of customized courses designed for digital forensic practitioners and corporate entities. Leading research initiatives, he explores forensic artifacts on diverse digital devices and frequently shares his findings at international conferences.

With a career spanning more than two decades, Rob has accumulated extensive expertise in crafting and delivering training programs on Digital Forensics, Cyber Security, Mobile Forensics, and eDiscovery. He has held notable roles, including Vice President of Training at Cellebrite, Senior Vice President of Global Training at Nuix, and Director of Training at AccessData. Rob’s background includes serving as a Computer Crime Specialist at the National White Collar Crime Centre, where he focused on researching and developing curricula for file system analysis and automated forensic tools. Additionally, he contributed his skills as a Forensic Computer Analyst with the UK’s Kent Police.

As a lifetime member of the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS), Rob consistently assumes instructional roles at the association’s annual conferences. He not only serves as a lead instructor for the Advanced Windows Forensic course but has also taken on team lead responsibilities for multiple courses in their curriculum. Rob is a frequent presenter at esteemed international digital forensics conferences, including events hosted by the High Technology Crime Investigation Association, Department of Defense Cyber Crime, F3 Annual Workshops, and the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce. His expertise extends to contributing to digital forensic publications, and he acts as a subject matter expert for various courses within the ATA program managed by the State Department in the USA. Remaining actively involved in the forefront of technology, Rob continuously develops solutions to identify and report on new forensic artifacts associated with emerging technologies, sharing his insights on both open and closed forums.