Nick Ellison MEng (Hons) CEng CITP MIET MBCS MEWI MAE FRSA

I'm a Chartered Engineer and Chartered IT Professional with a proven history in IT consultancy, software development, and contentious technology matters, including serving as a testifying expert witness.

I specialise in complex issues involving intellectual property, data privacy, and AI.

My experience includes:

• being appointed as an expert witness by leading law firms in high profile technology disputes;
• leading the Technology Expert Services business at Kroll;
• founding multiple software consultancies and digital agencies, most recently Shape Works;
• acting as Chief Technology Officer (and consultant CTO) for various tech startups.

My expertise includes

• programming languages including
  • Python
  • Ruby
  • R
  • C++
  • PHP
  • Javascript (React/Vue/ES6)
• database/analytical techniques
  • SQL (MSSQL/MySQL/Postgres)
  • Data Scientist with R
  • Tableau
  • Power BI
  • ACL
• hosting infrastructure
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • Web servers (nginx/apache/puma)
  • Linux systems administration
  • Elasticsearch
• digital forensics
  • Intella
  • Forensic Email Collector
  • Forensic Email Investigator
• eDiscovery
  • Relativity Certified Sales Professional
  • Reveal Specialist
  • Reveal Administrator
  • Reveal AI Model Building
• Crypto/Blockchain
  • TRM-DFC: Digital Forensics and Cryptocurrency
  • TRM-ACI: Advanced Crypto Investigator
• technology project management
  • PRINCE2^® practitioner
  • Delay analysis

My interests include

• Artifical intelligence
• Software Intellectual Property
• Developer best practice
• Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
• Software-as-a-Service platforms
• Internet of Things (IoT)