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Driver License
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References
Accomplishments
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Barnabas Nyabanda

Barnabas Nyabanda

Harare

Summary

A professional member of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences. Results-oriented Digital Forensics Investigator who can also be utilised as a Cybersecurity expert. Constantly recognised as a hands-on forensic scientist who is well experienced as Crime Scene Investigator. Committed, objective and hardworking forensic scientist who is well-versed with forensic science from the crime scene, into the forensic laboratory and finally in courts of law as a court expert. Solved several challenging crime scenes, successfully examined hundreds of forensic cases and testified as a court expert on many occasions.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Digital Forensics Investigator

Ministry of Home Affairs, Forensic Science Directorate
Harare
09.2020 - Current
  • Crime Scene Investigations [at least two challenging cases in a week]
  • memory forensics, computer forensics, mobile forensics [two cases per week]
  • other forensic examinations of evidence such as firearms and motor vehicles
  • head forensics criminalistics unit
  • Scientific report writing after forensic examinations.
  • Testifying in court as an expert witness
  • familiar with tools such as FTK, ENCASE, Volatility,Redline, Comparison Microscopes and Scanning Electron Microscope

Forensic Ballistics Expert

Ministry of Home Affairs, Forensic Science Directorate
Harare
04.2015 - 09.2020
  • Forensic ballistics examinations

Crime Scene Investigator

Min of Home Affairs/CID [Harare]
Harare
10.2013 - 04.2015
  • Crime Scene Investigation and Giving evidence in courts as a CSI

Investigating Officer

Ministry of Home Affairs/ ZRP
Harare
11.2009 - 10.2013
  • Crime Scene Investigation and Crime investigation

Education

Master of Science - Digital Forensics & Information Security

National Forensic Sciences University
Gujarat,India
01-2025

Android Forensics -

Belkasoft
01-2024

Google Cybersecurity Certificate

Coursera
01-2024

Crime Scene Management certificate -

Forensic Science Directorate in Conjuction With UNICEF
01-2022

Digital Forensics Certificate -

Charles Sturt University
01-2021

Bachelor of Science - Forensic Science [Computer Science & Physics]

University of Zimbabwe
01-2020

Essential Good Laboratory Practice for Forensic Science Laboratories -

DNABiotec in Conjunction with ICRC

Skills

  • crime scene investigation
  • Evidence collection and preservation
  • Crime lab procedures
  • Digital Forensics
  • Crime scene photography
  • artificial intelligence
  • expert court witnessing

Personal Information

  • Title: Forensic Scientist [Digital Forensic Investigator]
  • Date of Birth: 02/10/89
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Zimbabwean

Driver License

classes 2,4 and 5.

Languages

  • English
  • Shona

References

  • Julia Chiswinga [Detective Inspector], Forensic Science Lab, CID HQ, Harare, +447774273312/ +263772996588, jchiswinga@gmail.com
  • Taringa Albert [Detective Chief Inspector], Forensic Ballistics, CID HQ, Harare, +263773 524 856, taringaaAT@gmail.com

Accomplishments

Forensic Science Internship at the Namibian Police Forensic Science Institute from 20 November 2018 to 30 June 2019. This involved hands-on forensic science in Forensic Computing, Questioned Document Examinations, Crime Scene Investigation, forensic ballistics, forensic pathology and fingerprints examinations.

Timeline

Digital Forensics Investigator

Ministry of Home Affairs, Forensic Science Directorate
09.2020 - Current

Forensic Ballistics Expert

Ministry of Home Affairs, Forensic Science Directorate
04.2015 - 09.2020

Crime Scene Investigator

Min of Home Affairs/CID [Harare]
10.2013 - 04.2015

Investigating Officer

Ministry of Home Affairs/ ZRP
11.2009 - 10.2013

Master of Science - Digital Forensics & Information Security

National Forensic Sciences University

Android Forensics -

Belkasoft

Google Cybersecurity Certificate

Coursera

Crime Scene Management certificate -

Forensic Science Directorate in Conjuction With UNICEF

Digital Forensics Certificate -

Charles Sturt University

Bachelor of Science - Forensic Science [Computer Science & Physics]

University of Zimbabwe

Essential Good Laboratory Practice for Forensic Science Laboratories -

DNABiotec in Conjunction with ICRC
Barnabas Nyabanda