Steve Whalen, CFCE is a Co-Founder of SUMURI, a leading developer of services and products relating to digital evidence and computer forensics worldwide. Whalen’s experience in computer forensics dates back to 1997. Whalen has developed and delivered forensic training to thousands of investigators and examiners through organizations such as the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS), the High Technology Crimes International Association (HTCIA), and the US Department of State Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program. Whalen has provided training throughout North America, Central America, Asia, Europe, Middle East, the Caribbean, Africa, and Oceania. Whalen is also the creator of the Macintosh Forensic Survival Course (MFSC), PALADIN, RECON, and CARBON forensic software, and TALINO Forensic Workstations. Previously, Whalen served over 15 years as a Delaware State Trooper. During that time, he worked as a detective with the Criminal Investigations Unit and served as their first full-time forensic examiner for digital evidence. Building off that experience, Whalen helped the Delaware State Police develop its first High Technology Crimes Unit in 2001, where he processed thousands of electronic items and devices containing digital evidence from hundreds of cases relating to intrusion, financial crimes, child sexual exploitation, narcotics, stalking and homicides.