Dontavious Ellis Cybercrime Investigation & Digital Forensics

This site documents my ongoing development in digital forensics and cybercrime investigation. Through structured academic training and simulated casework, I am building the technical discipline required to analyze digital evidence, reconstruct cyber incidents, and document findings with forensic rigor.

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PROFILE

Dontavious Ellis

Cybersecurity student pursuing digital forensics and cybercrime investigation, with proven capability in leading technical initiatives, building systems-oriented projects, and developing structured investigative workflows through academic and simulated work.

Investigative Focus Areas

Network Traffic Analysis

Endpoint Artifact Analysis

Timeline Reconstruction & Reporting

Introductory Memory Forensics

Field Notes

A concise activity gallery of what I’ve been building, leading, and learning.

About Resume

FILTER

Cyber

JAN 2026

Certification Milestone

Security+ earned and baseline competencies established; focusing next on casework and investigative fundamentals.

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Projects

NOV 2025

Project BullsAID: Progress in Motion.

Over the past few weeks, we’ve accomplished key milestones, including...

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Leadership

NOV 2025

LGSO Diversity In Professionalism Showcase

We met amazing student leaders and alumni, and shared our mission...

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Leadership

NOV 2025

Lomax Magnet STEM Series

Over the past few weeks, we’ve introduced 4th and 5th graders to the exciting world of STEM through hands-on activities in...

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Leadership

OCT 2025

TRIO Upward Bound Program Student Tour

The perfect opportunity to highlight the importance of STEM and to share the impact NSBE...

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Leadership

SEP 2025

Gaines Hope Tampa Bay Inc.'s 'Hope on the Block'

Initiative to distribute school supplies, food, personal care products, clothes, and more to the Tampa Bay community..

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Certifications

CompTIA Security+

BS Cybersecurity (In Progress)

Learning Domains

• Digital Evidence Handling & Preservation

• Network Forensics Fundamentals

• Endpoint Artifact Identification

• Introductory Memory Analysis

• Incident Timeline Reconstruction

• Technical Documentation & Reporting

Skills Snapshot

The capabilities I’m actively practicing and proving through simulated casework.

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NETWORK FORENSICS

PCAP triage & protocol interpretation

Wireshark-based analysis, baseline vs anomalous behavior, and evidence notes.

INVESTIGATIVE METHOD

Hypothesis-driven analysis

What can be proven, what is unknown, and what evidence would close gaps.

TIMELINE

Timeline reconstruction & reporting

Event sequencing across artifacts + logs with clear documentation discipline.

LINUX FORENSICS

Log + artifact correlation (in progress)

Auth/system/web logs, persistence checks, and disk evidence handling (Case‑002).

TOOLS

Wireshark, Nmap, Ubuntu/Kali, Git

Core lab tooling used for analysis, validation, and reproducibility.

CREDENTIAL

CompTIA Security+

Baseline security concepts supporting investigative practice and lab work.

Case Portfolio

Simulated investigations demonstrating forensic methodology and evidence analysis

CASE-001

After-Hours Network Activity Investigation

Completed simulated investigation analyzing recurring after-hours outbound HTTPS activity, incorporating baseline comparison, packet-level analysis, persistence validation, and structured timeline reconstruction.

Completed

CASE-002

Linux Web Server Compromise Investigation

Planned DFIR simulation on an isolated lab network: deterministic web exploit (DVWA) → foothold shell → root via misconfiguration → persistence (SSH keys + systemd) → staged data exfil (scp/curl).

Planned

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Professional Inquiry

Available for internships and entry-level roles aligned with digital forensics, incident response foundations, and investigative cybersecurity

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