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Bridge Media Collaborative, LLC. brings you the best of the best of the IT/World of Web and E-commerce industry in the Chicagoland area. These are companies that have been around for over 20 years and they are run by people who are at the top of their industry.

Ben Pavalon, Debbie Cairo and Brian Schoen

Ben Pavalon: Ben has over 15 years of Information Technology experience and is skilled in computer forensics, electronic discovery, expert testimony, technology infrastructure design and deployment, system security and application setup, security policies and penetration testing, as well as project management.

Ben also has many years of experience in computer security, investigations, electronic discovery, data forensics, migration and implementation experience.

Ben has assisted many types of businesses in data forensics, security relating to their computer systems and networks using firewalls, intrusion detection systems, security planning and procedures, and other technologies. Ben has assisted on legal strategy and advised on the best approach to data collection.

Ben is skilled with forensics tools such as Encase by guidance software, the most recognized forensics software by US courts. As well as FTK by Access Data and various other products. Ben has gone through the Encase Intermediate training. Ben has also given expert testimony in cases where damages were sought up to millions of dollars. He has been accepted as a testifying expert in U.S. Federal court and State court where he has provided testimony. Ben has also given deposition testimony or submitted written reports in a number of civil cases involving trade secrets.

Law Firms – Provided computer forensics, e-discovery support, security assessments, policy and procedure planning, implemented security programs. Advised on matters of data collection, expert testimony and provided affidavits. Ben has been a neutral 3rd party on many trade secret cases. Provided expert testimony and has been a technical advisor on various litigation matters.

Government Agencies/Utility Companies – Rolled out security programs for government agencies as well as federally regulated utilities companies. Work involved NERC standards as well as HIPAA compliance. Examples of detailed work include:

· Information Security strategic planning – Ben has developed several strategic information plans for various clients who had no formal plans in place.

· Information Security Forensics and Remediation – Ben consulted with numerous firms and companies by performing data forensics relating to hacking, industrial espionage, trade secrets and data theft. This support included efforts up to and including prosecution and criminal charges. Ben’s efforts lead to many favorable decisions for his team.

· Information Security Vulnerability testing – Ben has performed numerous internal and external vulnerability assessments and evaluations over the past 6 years. He has prepared detailed remediation reports and presentations identifying top vulnerabilities, risks and recommendations for technical staff and senior management.

· Information Security Policy Assessments – Ben lead and conducted multiple information security policy assessments for large companies and government agencies to evaluate current policies against regulatory requirements and prioritize recommended policies.

· Information Security Policy Development – Ben has developed many information security policies to reduce risk in high and medium risk environments. These policies were crafted to each client’s environment and document organizational policies across many areas of risk to assets.

· Information Security Procedure Development –Ben custom developed procedures to targeted the success of each individual business.

Certifications

CISSP: “Certified Information Systems Security Professional” The first credential accredited by ANSI to ISO Standard 17024:2003 in the field of information security, the Certified Information SystemsInternet Security.

Debbie Cairo: www.geekgirlchicago.com. Debbie's work as a web developer/e-commerce developer can be seen at shopasionline.com and LarryAbledesigns.com from the makers of the Oprah Winfrey Godiva's Chocolate set, Larry Able and Raymond McCallister.

Brian Schoen: www.Realnets.com, born in 1998 is a Chicago based firm that focuses on sustained support and long term relationships. The company started with three goals, the development of site - the hosting of websites - Infrastructure consulting.

Our web development team consists of programmers and artists that have worked within every field imaginable. We've built everything from custom product configuration platforms for Fortune 100 companies to complex programming logic for airline flight availability.

We provide boutique style hosting at pricing some of the big guys can't beat. Custom hosting solutions include, dedicated Windows and Linux servers, managed / unmanaged co-location services at our downtown Chicago data center, and shared space with real support from real people.

When it comes to systems and network consulting we offer a full array of solutions. We specialize in Linux support but have expertise in Windows server environments including Exchange, SQL and a long list of applications. We have transformed network rooms from Shang-Hi to Spokane. We've implemented meshed world-wide VPN solutions and replaced 1000+ port networks in a single night.