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        Official portrait of Lam Nguyen.Lam NguyenLam D. Nguyen, a member of the scientific and professional cadre of senior executives, is the Chief Scientist for the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center. He serves as the principle strategic advisor on matters related to cyber risk mitigation, cyber defense and analytics, and criminal and counterintelligence forensics.
Mr. Nguyen began service with the Air Force in 2019 as Laboratory Director for the Cyber Forensics Lab. Prior to his current tenure, Mr. Nguyen served in a variety of leadership roles across the public and private sector including the Drug Enforcement Administration, FireEye, Stroz Friedberg, and the High Technology Investigative Unit at the Department of Justice. Mr. Nguyen has also held adjunct positions at The George Washington University and George Mason University. He is a recognized expert in the field of Digital Forensics and E-Discovery and has led large-scale international investigations in both criminal and civil cases. He has testified as an expert witness in numerous federal jurisdictions.**EDUCATION**
1996 Bachelor of Science, Accounting Information Systems, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
2001 Masters of Information Technology, American Intercontinental University, Washington, D.C.**CAREER CHRONOLOGY**
1. October 2002–April 2007, Lead Computer Forensic Specialist, Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Department of Justice Criminal Division
2. January 2005–May 2007, Adjunct Faculty, George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.
3. April 2007–February 2011, Director of Digital Forensics, Stroz Friedberg, LLC, Washington, D.C.
4. August 2011–May 2012, Adjunct Faculty, George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.
5. February 2011–July 2015, Laboratory Director, Drug Enforcement Administration, Washington, D.C.
6. August 2013–August 2016, Adjunct Faculty, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
7. August 2015–October 2019, Senior Program Manager, FireEye, Washington, D.C.
8. October 2019–May 2023, Laboratory Director, Defense Cyber Crime Center Cyber Forensics Lab, Linthicum Heights, Md.
9. May 2023–present, Chief Scientist, Defense Cyber Crime Center Cyber Forensics Lab, Linthicum Heights, Md.**MAJOR AWARDS**
2005 Attorney General’s Award in Information Technology
(Current as of July 2023)
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