John Lehr
Digital Forensics Contractor Consultant at Byte Forensics
California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Lehr is a seasoned digital forensics contractor and former law enforcement investigator with 17 years of experience extracting, preserving, and analyzing digital evidence for public and private clients across California. His background blends deep technical expertise in computer and mobile device forensics with hands-on crime scene investigation, fingerprint development and comparison, and digital media enhancement. A long tenure at the City and County of San Luis Obispo honed his courtroom-facing reporting and investigative instincts while running a private forensic practice at Byte Forensics. He pairs practical field experience as a patrol officer, detective and K-9 handler with specialized lab skills, making him adept at bridging operational casework and technical analysis. Notably, his career began with structured military service as a CH-47 helicopter crew chief, an early foundation for disciplined evidence handling and mission-focused collaboration.
17 years of coding experience
First Year Law, First Year Law at Santa Barbara College of LawAS, Administration of Justice, AS, Administration of Justice at Allan Hancock College
Github Skills (53)
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enforcement8
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
slo-sleuth/python_scripts
Nov 2014 - Dec 2015
Contributions:22 commits, 1 PR, 16 pushes in 1 year
pythonmiscellaneousforensicsuseful-scriptspython-scripts
slo-sleuth/slo-sleuth.github.io
Feb 2019 - Feb 2022
Data Discoveries
Contributions:1 review, 40 commits, 2 PRs in 3 years
data-analysispythondatadata-sciencemachine-learning
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