For Immediate Release
Contact: Jerry Barbanel
Phone: (877) 987-4545
E-mail: jbarbanel@precisiondiscovery.com
LEE CURTIS JOINS PRECISION DISCOVERY
Leading Computer Forensic and Electronic Discovery Expert Enhances Company's Offerings
September 3, 2008 (New York, NY) - Precision Discovery, a provider of IT risk and litigation consulting solutions, today announced that Lee Curtis has joined the firm as a Vice President.
"Lee has a stellar reputation among leaders in the industry and legal community for his work in high-tech investigations and electronic discovery matters," said Jerry F. Barbanel, President and CEO of Precision Discovery. "He brings a wealth of practical and testifying experience. I am excited that he has brought his technical skills and talent to Precision Discovery."
Curtis brings more than 30 years of experience in conducting federal and state investigations, which have frequently involved financial investigations, data recovery, electronic discovery and data analysis. Curtis joins Precision Discovery from Aon Consulting, where he served as the co-global leader of the IT risk consulting services group. He also served as the West Coast head of the financial advisory services' high-tech investigation and IT consulting practice at Kroll and was a senior managing director at CoreFacts, LLC. In addition, he previously served as the director in charge of the Western U.S. forensic practice at KPMG. Prior to entering into the consulting field, Curtis served as a criminal investigator for the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office and was a special agent with the criminal investigation division of the Internal Revenue Service. He has also served as the international president of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association ("HTCIA"). Curtis has qualified as an expert witness in both federal and state courts and has been appointed as an independent special master on several occasions.
Curtis will reside at Precision Discovery's Irvine and Santa Clara offices in California.