Barry Wood

Senior Special Agent/Computer Forensics Agent at HSI/USCS-RETIRED

New Orleans, LA, United States

Details

Education: Graduate School

Political Science and Government

University of Southwest Louisiana

1977 : 1978

BS

Criminal Justice

Northeast Louisiana University

1973 : 1977

Experience: Introduce students to the aspects of cyber crime infiltrating into the real world and how to combat it. Basic fundamentals on how to establish forensic protocols to secure, acquire, and examine digital data for criminal or civil case presentation.

2007 : Present

ITT Technical Institute

Adjunct Instructor Cyber Crime/Computer Forensics/Information Security

Self Explanatory

1988 : 2012

U.S. Customs/ICE/HSI

Computer Forensics Agent-RETIRED

Obtained valuable experience with everyday situations involving the public and moved on to specialized investigative techniques involving the unexpected deaths or homicides of persons within our area or responsibility.

1979 : 1988

Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office

Deputy Sheriff/Homicide Detective

Company: ITT Technical Institute

Years of Experience: 45

Spoken Language: Jamaican Patois

About

Post college, joined the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, which was the 4th largest S.O. in the United States at the time. Obtained valuable experience as a patrol deputy, and was subsequently promoted to Homicide Detective within two years in service.

Joined the United States Customs Service as a Special Agent investigating more Federal Statutes than any other Law Enforcement Agency in the Federal Government. Post 9/11 (2003), was involuntarily mass transferred to the Dept of Homeland Security. Since 1999, conducted specific investigations into the expanding AOR of CyberCrime, and was trained/performed computer forensics as a collateral duty until designated primary duty in 2009. Always a steadfast advocate of jurisprudence.