Electronic Discovery and Computer Forensic veteran Scott Andraschko joins TERIS Silicon Valley as Director of ESI

Addition of technology and computer forensic veteran solidifies firm’s expertise in ESI collections and Electronic Discovery engagements

Palo Alto, CA – November 23, 2009 – TERIS Silicon Valley announced today that leading Electronic Discovery and Computer Forensic expert Scott Andraschko joined the company as its new Director of Electronically Stored Information (ESI). Andraschko has more than 15 years experience in eDiscovery processing, ESI collection/acquisition and Computer Forensics. He will oversee both the imaging and ESI departments. His primary responsibilities are to streamline processes, document procedures, cross train employees, and provide training/reviews of all employees in those departments. He also will provide client support for sales representatives.

Scott brings to us a strong track record of successfully working with clients to reduce both the duration and cost of eDiscovery processing, analysis, and review,” said Kevin Brooks, TERIS Silicon Valley General Manager and Partner. “He has a thorough knowledge and understanding of eDiscovery, Forensic Services, Investigations and IT issues that will be valuable for our growing list of clients in the Silicon Valley.

Andraschko joins TERIS from McNamara Business Solutions, where he served as Director of Information Technology/eDiscovery. At McNamara he streamlined and automated all phases of EDD, enabling companies to accelerate early case assessments, lower processing costs, reduce review workload, and enhance the defensibility of e-discovery. He previously worked at KPMG as Manager Forensic Technology Services, where he successfully managed a 10 person team that operated at multiple sites performing end to end eDiscovery services. He also has experience managing multiple services including ESI collection/acquisition, early case assessment, culling, deduping, analysis and SaaS hosted review.

Computer Forensic expert Jack Grimes joins TERIS Silicon Valley as Director of Computer Forensics

 

Palo Alto, CA – November 12, 2009 – TERISannounced today that leading Computer Forensic expert Jack Grimes joined the firm as its new Director of Computer Forensics. Grimes has been involved in the technology and eDiscovery industry for 10 years, during which time he managed the information technology team for one of the legal technology industry’s leading consulting teams and gained a reputation for his forensic software and technology expertise.

“Jack’s experience and expertise are important additions to our Computer Forensics team in Silicon Valley and TERIS California,” said Kevin Brooks, TERIS Silicon Valley General Manager and Partner. “He brings unique experience to our company and clients, including recently leading the collections process for one of Silicon Valley’s most visible technology companies. Jack has an outstanding reputation in the industry and his leadership will be critical as we continue to build this side of our business.”

Grimes joins TERIS from Celerity Consulting, where he served as Information Technology Manager, overseeing the team of network, system, database, programming, and forensic engineers.  At TERIS, Grimes will be responsible for training and developing the ESI collection team, managing large scale computer forensic and electronic discovery engagements, conducting forensic analysis of computer media and creating affidavits and expert analysis reports, among other responsibilities.   

Grimes received his BSC from Santa Clara University and his MBA from the University of San Francisco.  

 

 

ABOUT TERIS

Founded in 1996, TERIS provides legal support services and sophisticated eDiscovery solutions to corporate legal teams and law firms across the U.S. and internationally. TERIS’ staff of over 300 was named one of the top 20 eDiscovery service providers by industry researcher Socha-Gelbmann in 2008. The company operates a free job board for the legal profession at www.discoverlegaljobs.com and has offices in Seattle, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, San Diego, Phoenix, Austin, Dallas and Chicago. To learn more about TERIS, visit www.TERIS.com or follow the company on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/DiscoverTERIS.

Media Contact: David Kaufer, Vice President of Marketing and Communications, 206-521-8717 or DKaufer (at) TERIS.com

TERIS featured as computer forensic expert by media in Michael Jackson case

 

TERIS Regional Director of Electronic Sales (RDES) Shawn Sieck is interviewed by Los Angeles radio station KNX regarding the Michael Jackson manslaughter investigation and the role that computer forensics and ediscovery can take in such an investigation. Listeners learn that there truly is no such thing as "deleted" when it comes to digital records. Recorded Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 12:15 p.m. PST