Nick Ellison MEng (Hons) CITP MIET MBCS MEWI MAE FRSA
I'm a 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 for Kroll's Data Insights & Forensics practice;
- 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)