Jun 2024 – Present · 1 yr 9 mos · Hybrid

• Certified Instructor Candidate (CIC) for:
• SEC497: Practical Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)

Jun 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 9 mos · Hybrid

• Instructor Candidate (IC) for:
• SEC487: Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Gathering and Analysis
• SEC497: Practical Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)

Sep 2022 – Sep 2022 · 0 mo

• Trainer for the international CEPOL course 37/2022 "Conducting Forensic Searches in various IT devices" - 12/16 September, 2022.
• Responsible for the following courses:
• Recognition of various IT systems and devices
• Cloud Forensics

Jun 2022 – Jun 2022 · 0 mo

• Trainer for the international CEPOL course 41/2022 "First Responders and Cyber Forensics" - 20/24 June, 2022.
• Responsible for the following courses:
• Introduction to e-evidence principles and procedures
• Battlefield Forensics
• Mobile Phone Forensics for First Responders
• Cloud & Web Forensics
• Data triage & Memory Forensics

May 2022 – Jun 2022 · 1 mo

• Trainer for the international CEPOL/EJTN course 39/2022 "Cross-border Exchange of e-Evidence" - 30 May/03 June, 2022.
• Responsible for the following courses:
• Introduction to digital forensics
• Introduction to Web/Cloud forensics

Nov 2021 – Nov 2021 · 0 mo

• Trainer for the international CEPOL course 32/2021 "Conducting Forensic Searches in various IT devices" - 08-12 November, 2021.
• Responsible for the following courses:
• Introduction to electronic evidence principles and procedures
• Recognise various IT systems and storage media
• Identify electronic evidences; describe the newest IT techniques/methods
• Mobile Phone Forensics for First Responders
• Data triage + RAM acquisition
• Web Forensics + Cloud Acquisition

May 2021 – Jun 2021 · 1 mo

• Trainer for the international CEPOL course 36/2021 "First Responders and Cyber-forensics" - 31 May-11 April, 2021.
• Responsible for the following courses:
• Introduction to electronic evidence principles and procedures
• Mobile Phone Forensics for First Responders
• Malware attack

Apr 2021 – Apr 2021 · 0 mo

• Trainer for the international CEPOL course 17/2021 "Cross-border exchange of E-Evidence" - 12-23 April, 2021. Responsible for the course named: "Tools and Methods: How to collect and preserve e-evidence"

Dec 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 3 mos · Caserta, Campania, Italy

• Trainer for the Scuola Internazionale Alta Formazione per Prevenzione e Contrasto del Crimine Organizzato | Caserta-based International Advanced Training Institute for the Prevention and the Fight against Organized Crime (Interagency Law Enforcement Academy of Advanced Studies managed by Italian Ministry of Interior) for the following classes: 1. Digital & Web Forensic Triage; 2. Social Network Analysis (SNA); 3. OSINT & Cyber Terrorism; during the following courses:
• 2019-12, CYBER CRIME AND DIGITAL INVESTIGATION;
• 2020-02, LA PREVENZIONE ED IL CONTRASTO DEL TERRORISMO E DELL’EVERSIONE;
• 2020-12, CYBER CRIME AND DIGITAL INVESTIGATION;
• 2021-02, CYBER CRIME AND DIGITAL INVESTIGATION;
• 2021-09, CYBER CRIME AND DIGITAL INVESTIGATION;
• 2022-10, COMBATING CYBER CRIMES

Jun 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 9 mos

• On July 2021, as a result of CV scrutiny, evaluation and verification, CEPOL selected my profile for the following areas:
• Cybercrime - Digital Forensics
• Cybercrime- Electronic Evidence
• Cybercrime- Digital Investigations
• Cybercrime - Open Source Intelligence
• Cybercrime - First Responders
• Intellectual Property rights

Jun 2019 – Jun 2019 · 0 mo

• Trainer for the international CEPOL course 29/2019 "Electronic Evidence" - 3/6 June 2019. Responsible for the course named: "Mobile Forensics principles, best practice and workflow, Mobile Analysis using Cellebrite and MSAB" and related workshop with Cellebrite and MSAB

Sep 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

• Invited speaker and trainer for EJTN for the following courses:
• Cybercrime: “Evidence In The Cloud: New Challenges In Collecting Evidence On Cyberspace In The European Union” | Social Network Analysis - from theory to practical cases | 27-28 September 2018, Scandicci, Italy
• Cybercrime And E-Evidence I | Digital Forensics: analysis and recovery of electronic evidence | 20-22 March 2019, Lisbon, Portugal
• E-EVIDENCE – Mobile Forensics: usage and misgauge | Workshop: Mobile Forensics Analysis using Cellebrite and MSAB | March-April 2021, Online seminar

Jan 2017 – Present · 9 yrs 2 mos · Rome, Latium, Italy

• Consulting services on Cyber Security, Digital Forensics, and Fraud Investigations
• Expertise on Cyber Crime and Digital Forensics investigations
• Law Enforcement training and liaison capability and support

Dec 2016 – Present · 9 yrs 3 mos · Rome, Latium, Italy

• Consulting services on Anti-Illicit Trade, Brand Protection, Background Checks, Cyber Crime, Counterintelligence, Due Diligence, Intellectual Property, Intelligence and Internal Fraud Examination
• Expertise on HUMINT management and OSINT & Digital Forensics investigations
• Law Enforcement training and liaison capability and support

Aug 2015 – Dec 2015 · 4 mos · Greater Rome Metropolitan Area

• As mentor for the Ricci's Program at the Loyola University Chicago, John Felice Rome Center, Mr. Beniamini supported Ms. Roohi Singh in her research named "Comparing Counterfeits; a look at Class, Consumption, and Capitalism". The mentorship consisted in:
• helping the student to plan the Italy component of her project
• recommending reading materials
• suggesting avenues of investigation
• putting her in touch with significant persons in that field
• reading the final paper and providing an evaluation

Jun 2014 – Nov 2016 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Rome, Latium, Italy

• Responsible for Anti-Illicit Trade, Brand Protection, Background Checks, Counterintelligence, Due Diligence, Intellectual Property, Internal Fraud Examination projects within the EMEA region.
• OSINT researches, HUMINT management (including managing external investigators and coordinating their activity), and OSINT & Digital Forensics Tools division manager.
• Manager of IT forensics operations and responsible for Chain of Custody procedures.
• Duties related to Brand Protection and Intellectual Properties services include:
• Devising and implementing a Brand Protection strategy for Clients
• Conducting market visits, market monitoring, sample evidentiary test purchases, mystery shopper, street investigations and online monitoring and investigations
• Working with the Clients' online teams to combat online infringements as well as carrying out online research related to marketplaces, websites and social media
• Developing relationships with Law Enforcement Agencies, assisting them in relation to criminal investigations and providing training on product identification
• Certified Product Expert with PoA and LoA for Law Enforcement actions support
• Working with Clients' legal departments and outside counsels to litigate civilly against offenders
• Maintaining data bases ensuring accurate recording of intelligence, seizures
• Managing the Brand Protection budget for Clients' needs allocating resources appropriately

May 2012 – Jun 2014 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Greater Rome Metropolitan Area

• Act as business consultant and chief operation officer during company reorganization. Manage Sales, Administration, Logistics and IT departments. Such reorganization involves identifying relevant strategies and tactics to achieve company’s competitive advantage: Sales increasing, fixed costs reduction, Sales department organization improved from solely customer support to actively acquiring clients, introducing a structured CRM resulted in increased customer satisfaction and created client retention, improved IT services (e-commerce, e-marketing).

Aug 2010 – May 2012 · 1 yr 9 mos · Rome, Latium, Italy

• Business analyst and consultant for Proactive Europe. Researching strategic resource allocation to out-distance the competition in the EMEA region. Decision support, research and consulting services in Europe. This process involves in the business of obtaining raw data, analyzing, and identifying relevant strategic and tactical steps.
• Another part of the job consists in offering competitive and market insight services, as well as decision support research and consulting services. It serves life sciences, financial services, consumer and industrial, and technology and telecommunications industries.

Jul 2009 – Jul 2010 · 1 yr · Rome, Latium, Italy

• SAP Business Intelligence, Business Warehouse and Business Object
• Project: TRECCANI Enciclopedia Italiana - Relationship with the System Information Manager to introduce the SAP Business Object (WebI, Xcelsius and Cristal Reports) inside the internal system management. Connection between the SAP BW system and the SAP BO system.
• Role: SAP BO-XI developer & Junior SAP BW developer.

Feb 2008 – Jun 2008 · 4 mos · Rome, Latium, Italy

• Creation of a model supporting the critical decisions of the Information System
• Thesis: “Decision-making model for information systems” Focus on information system in Public Administration

Sep 2007 – Oct 2007 · 1 mo · Rome, Latium, Italy

• Project and realization of web site www.domuscolosseo.com

Apr 2001 – Dec 2006 · 5 yrs 8 mos · Rome, Latium, Italy

• Project and realization of web site www.e-datsrl.net; employees training; great capacity of managing the suppliers.