Walt Manning
Mr. Manning founded the Techno-Crime Institute in 1999, recognizing the need for digital forensics services in the private sector. He has 20 years of experience in the field of digital forensics, which allows him to assist clients in the areas of data acquisition, collection, chain of custody, Internet investigations, digital fraud, training, and expert testimony.
Mr. Manning retired with the rank of lieutenant after a 20-year career with the Dallas Police Department. He holds a B.A. degree from the University of Dallas, and has received the Master Police Officer Certification from the Texas Commission for Law Enforcement Standards and Education. Mr. Manning is a Certified Fraud Examiner, an Encase Certified Examiner (EnCE), and a Digital Forensic Certified Practitioner (DFCP).
Mr. Manning also assisted the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in the conceptual design of a course of instruction for federal agents that addressed the investigation of telecommunications crimes. He has also coordinated and taught over one hundred seminars in this field for many business organizations and law enforcement agencies.
Mr. Manning is a contributing author to the Fraud Examiners Manual, Third Edition, which is the official training manual of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. He has also been published in Fraud Magazine, which is a monthly publication of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and in the publication Police Computer Review. Mr. Manning has had articles appear in Police Chief magazine, which is the monthly publication of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). He has also been published in Information Systems Security, which is a prestigious journal in the computer security field.