Christopher Deleon

Christopher DeLeon has extensive experience in the field of cybersecurity and digital forensics. Christopher currently holds the position of Director of Cyber Defense at Paradigm since August 2023. Prior to this, they worked at Texas Capital Bank from November 2021 to August 2023, initially as Vice President, Manager of Cyber Threat Intelligence, Insider Threat, & Digital Forensics, and later as Vice President, Cyber Incident Response.

Before joining Texas Capital Bank, Christopher worked at Cellebrite as a Cellebrite Instructor from an unknown date until February 2023. Christopher also worked at Lodestone as a Digital Forensics & Incident Response Consultant until November 2021.

Christopher's previous experience includes working at the Collin County Sheriff's Office as a Digital Forensic Examiner & Investigator from an unknown date until 2021. In this role, they were responsible for leading computer forensic investigations, data recovery, and electronic discovery requests. Christopher also played a key role in turning around the Child Exploitation Unit and Digital Forensic Lab. Before that, they served as a Digital Forensic Examiner & Investigator at the Dallas Police Department from 2006 until 2019, where they led the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and was involved in the planning and construction of the department's digital forensics lab.

Christopher's career in the field of cybersecurity and digital forensics began at Target, where they worked in loss prevention from an unknown date until 2006.

Christopher DeLeon's education history is as follows:

- From 2010 to 2013, they attended the University of Houston-Victoria and earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Business.

- From 2002 to 2006, they studied at Texas A&M University and obtained a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) degree in Political Science and Government.

- In 2019, they attended the United States Secret Service National Computer Forensics Institute for a brief period and achieved a certification as a Basic Computer Evidence Recovery Technician (BCERT).

- In 2021, they returned to the United States Secret Service National Computer Forensics Institute for further training in Digital Evidence Investigations (DEI).

- Additionally, Christopher has pursued various certifications, including Insider Threat Program Manager from Carnegie Mellon University (obtained in August 2023), Certified Cellebrite Instructor from Cellebrite (obtained in August 2021), and Magnet Certified Forensic Examiner (MCFE) from Magnet Forensics (obtained in March 2021).

- Christopher also holds the title of Master Peace Officer, obtained through TCOLE in August 2006.

- Christopher has additional certifications from various institutions such as IACIS, BlackBag Technologies, Teel Technologies, which include Cellebrite Certified Mobile Examiner (CCME), Cellebrite Certified Operator (CCO), Cellebrite Certified Physical Analyst (CCPA), and others. The specific dates of obtaining these certifications are not provided.