Forensics Team
The Talented People Behind the Scenes of Focal Forensics

Co-Founder
Zac Giammarrusco is a certified
forensic video technician and holds a M.S from the National Center for Media Forensics.
He
also holds a B.S in recording arts from the University of Colorado Denver. Zac worked as
a
digital forensic examiner in Denver, CO before moving to Arlington, VA to work for an
ASCLD/ANAB 17025 accredited digital forensics laboratory with CACI.
After
getting
married in July, 2017 Zac moved back to Denver to work remotely and start his own
digital
forensic company. He also currently supports a local law enforecment agency with their
bodyworn and fleet camera program.
Zac has
presented his research on source camera identification at the 2016 Academy of Forensic
Sciences in Las Vegas Nevada and is a member of AAFS, AES, IAI, and LEVA.
Zac
has
testifed in court on both the federal and state Level in Florida and Coloardo. The cases
he
has testified in inlcude image authentication, video analysis, and facial comparsion.
Please contact Focal Forensics for a full CV of qualifications.

Co-Founder
Business Executive- Originally from
Chicago, Steve holds an MBA from The University of Colorado Denver with a specializtion
in
finance. Steve orginally moved to Colorado to receive his bachelor’s degree in music
performance and business. He has sucessfully managed large restaurants in Chicago while
promoting music and local events. He currently resides in Denver, Colorado and enjoys
research in the next generation of block chain technology.
Please contact Focal
Forensics for a full CV of qualifications

James ZJalic (U.K)
Co-Founder
Education includes a Masters
Degree in
Media Forensics from the National Centre of Media Forensics at the University of
Colorado,
Denver, USA, and a 1st Class Bachelors Degree in Audio Engineering. Holds FTK ACE
Examiner
Certification in Computer Forensics and an active member the Audio Engineering Society,
Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences & The UK Register of Expert Witnesses.
Previous casework includes criminal, civil and private cases, including work for various
police forces on high profile cases such as murder, rape and pedophilia.. Experienced in
all
aspects of audio, image and video forensics.
Research
includes work on image authentication for The US Pentagon’s Defense & Advanced
Research
Project Agency (DARPA) and peer-reviewed publications and international presentations on
subjects including audio authentication and audio authentication. Research has lead to
the
development of Verden Forensics in-house authentication and case management software,
the
“Media Authentication Toolbox”, featuring analyses that are unavailable in any
off-the-shelf
software.
Articles on the various topics including ‘Audio Forensics in 2017’
and
‘The CSI Effect: Expectations Vs Limitations’ have appeared in the popular forensic
publications Digital Forensic Magazine and Forensic Focus.
Conferences,
training
courses and workshops are attended regularly to stay at the forefront of developments
within
the forensic field, ensuring clients receive the highest quality work that utilises the
most
current research, tools and techniques.
Please contact Focal Forensics for a
full
CV of qualifications