Mr. Rismann has more than twenty years experience developing software applications. He incorporates a thorough knowledge of information technology with a strong background in the financial and investment fields to provide successful and effective consulting solutions. Mr. Rismann is also a trained and certified forensic computer examiner.

Now in his seventh year assisting attorneys with litigation involving computers or technical issues, Mr. Rismann has worked on 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's Case Summary (as of May 19, 2008)

Description	Number
Plaintiff Cases	44
Defense Cases	64
Court Master	1
Civil Cases	95
Criminal Cases	14
Deposition Testimony	4
Qualified Expert Testimony	4

 
Mr. Rismann's Expert Testimony

Date	Description
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 Forensic Expert Witness Association, the American College of Forensic Examiners, IEEE, and is the West Coast Region President of the High Tech Crime Network.