Mr. Rismann has been working with computers and developing software since the mid 1980s and has been a practicing forensic computer examiner assisting attorneys with technical litigation since 2000.

In that capacity, Mr. Rismann has worked on both plaintiff and defense cases, civil and criminal cases, and has served in the capacity of specially-appointed court master for the purpose of preserving evidence.

Mr. Rismann is a member of the Panel of Experts for the United States Federal Public Defender, Central District, and a member of the Panel of Experts for the Superior Court of California, Los Angeles.

Mr. Rismann's Case Summary (as of Apr 23, 2010)

Description	Number
Plaintiff Cases	46
Defense Cases	89
Court Master	1
Civil Cases	108
Criminal Cases	28
Deposition Testimony	6
Qualified Expert Testimony	5

 
Mr. Rismann's Expert Testimony

Date	Description
Aug 21, 2009	Deposition, Nulinx v. Servue
May 15, 2009	Federal Court, Los Angeles, CA, United States v. Carl Tisthammer
Sep 16, 2008	Deposition, Nutt et al v. Nicholas Applegate Capital Mgt.
May 9, 2008	Superior Court, Los Angeles, CA, People v. Alexander
Oct 16, 2007	Deposition, Mohundro v. Miller
Jan 16, 2006	Deposition, Ferderbar v. Gourley
Nov 28, 2005	Superior Court, Compton, CA, Sierra Pacific v. OEM Designs
Jan 11, 2005	Deposition, Waytashek v. ASCAR Business Systems
Nov 23, 2004	Superior Court, Riverside, CA , People v. Toyin Dawodu
Jun 10, 2004	District Court, Los Angeles, CA, United States v. Cynthia Larson
Jul 2, 2003	Deposition, Beckman Coulter v. Flextronics

Mr. Rismann was the Director MIS for Wurts & Associates, a leading west coast investment consulting firm. While there he developed applications for tracking Broker/Dealer commissions, auditing the accuracy of custodial statements, producing portfolio performance measurement reports, and he created an online investment manager database/search system.

At the Plexus Group, a consulting firm specializing in transaction cost analysis, Mr. Rismann designed and developed a variety of software solutions including a system to convert and store ten-minute interval stock market snapshots, a series of programs designed to streamline the process for importing and analyzing data provided by investment managers, and a report production system for the analysis of international portfolios.

Prior to working for the Plexus Group, Mr. Rismann was an analyst for Wilshire Associates where he was responsible for maintaining portions of their Trust Online System (an interface to their TUCS product), and for developing a high-speed data transfer package for their PC-Mainframe applications.

David Rismann Consultants Inc. was incorporated in 1998 but has roots that stretch back more than a decade before that. What began as a thriving PC VAR/Integrator business eventually blossomed into an information systems consulting firm catering to the small-to-medium sized business.

Mr. Rismann earned a BA degree from the University of California, Los Angeles where he graduated magna cum laude. After completion of forensic computer examiner training with Key Computer Services, Mr. Rismann was awarded the Certified Forensic Computer Examiner (CFCE) designation from IACIS, the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists. Mr. Rismann has also earned the Advanced Computer Forensic Technician (CCFT) certification from the High Tech Crime Network (see Certifications for more information).

Mr. Rismann is a member of the International Association of Investigative Specialists (IACIS), the American College of Forensic Examiners (ACFEI), the Institute of Computer Forensic Professionals (ICFP), the IEEE, and is the West Coast Region President of the High Tech Crime Network.