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Our Instructors
Dark Shadow’s instructors are considered subject matter experts in their respective fields. They bring a combined 30 years of investigative and legal experience to their students.
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Instructor-OwnerSgt. Brian C. currently works for one of the largest metropolitan police departments in Texas. He has been teaching social media, open source and undercover social media profile techniques for over 10 years.
He is considered a subject matter expert on social media and open source investigations. In addition to that he is regularly asked to speak at National conferences, such as The International Crimes against Children’s conference, The Department of Family and Protective services conference, and The Texas Narcotics Officer Association.
Sgt. Brian C obtained a Master of Science Degree in Information Security and Privacy from the University of Texas at Austin.
He also graduated from the FBI’s undercover online school, is a TCOLE instructor and university lecturer
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Instructor- OwnerSgt. Dustin S is currently employed with a large central Texas law enforcement agency with approximately 18 years of law enforcement experience. His teaching and investigative area of focus centers around electronic data generated from cellular devices.
He is regularly consulted by subject matter experts from across the United States for assistance in exploiting Google Geofence and Cellular Site Dump data in criminal investigations. He has received recognition from state and local law enforcement agencies along with numerous state District court attorneys for his broad knowledge and understanding in his field of study.
Dustin is a recognized TCOLE instructor and has trained hundreds of investigators throughout the United States.