Summary
Michael Male is a Digital Forensic Specialist with nine years of hands-on experience blending software engineering and investigative practice to extract actionable evidence for criminal cases at the Metropolitan Police. He pairs deep technical fluency in desktop and cloud stacks—C#, .NET, React, SQL and scripting in Python/PowerShell—with forensic tooling like FTK Imager and MAGNET Axiom, working to ISO 17025 standards. Previously he built and migrated enterprise applications for HM Treasury and consultancy clients, moving legacy systems to modern architectures and improving data pipelines. Comfortable both in court and in the lab, he leverages programming to invent pragmatic extraction techniques and automate reproducible workflows. Based in London, he holds a BSc in Computer Science and industry certifications, and is driven by solving complex, high-stakes problems at the intersection of software and investigative science.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BSc, Computer Science, 2:1, Bachelor of Science - BSc, Computer Science, 2:1 at Aberystwyth University
Level 3 NVQ, IT Professional Competence, Pass, Level 3 NVQ, IT Professional Competence, Pass at Just IT Apprenticeships
GCSE, 11 A* - C including Maths and English, GCSE, 11 A* - C including Maths and English at Bishop Ramsey Secondary School
French, English