Nick Ellison MEng (Hons) MIET MBCS AMAE

I'm a digital technology consultant for professional services firms and tech startups.

My experience includes

• appointed as an expert witness by leading law firms in a number technology dispute scenarios;
• consulting as a Senior Director in Kroll's Data Insights & Forensics practice, on the leadership team for the Technology Expert Services solution area;
• founding software consultancy Purr and WordPress agency Shape Works;
• acting as Chief Technology Officer (and consultant CTO) for various tech startups; and
• hosting the Exploring Digital podcast, speaking to founders and leaders in the digital technology space.

My expertise includes

• programming languages including
  • Python
  • Ruby
  • R
  • C++
  • PHP
  • Javascript (React/Vue/ES6)
• database/analytical techniques
  • SQL (MSSQL/MySQL/Postgresql)
  • Data Scientist with R
  • Tableau
  • Power BI
  • ACL
• hosting infrastructure
  • Cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure)
  • nginx
  • Apache
  • Puma
  • Linux systems administration
  • Elasticsearch
• digital forensics
  • Intella
  • Forensic Email Collector
  • Forensic Email Investigator
• eDiscovery
  • Reveal-Brainspace
  • Relativity
  • eZReview
• 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)