My name is Jason Lewis and I have a long and winding background that got me to where I am today. I started in academia at East Tennessee State University working on a baccalaureate degree in mathematical sciences followed by a master’s degree in the same field. I then went to Clemson University, where I earned a doctorate in computer science.

Shortly before graduation my little brother was murdered. Due to this tragedy I decided to enter the law enforcement profession. I felt that I need to change directions and make the world a little bit safer. I started as a patrol officer with the Georgia Institute of Technology’s (Georgia Tech) Police Department. After spending about one and a half years at Georgia Tech my wife and I moved to Denver, Colorado where I took a position with the Greenwood Village Police Department. I started as a patrol officer and later on I served as a school resource officer, a community liaison officer, and also as a computer crimes investigator. As a computer crimes investigator I was assigned to the U.S. Secret Service’s Colorado Electronic Crimes Task Force (CECTF).

I medically retired from the police department in 2013 after a disability, at which time I started teaching full time at the University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver). While at CU Denver I created several digital forensics courses and a digital forensics certificate program at the undergraduate level. Up until my move to St. Thomas in August of 2015 I still volunteered as a forensic partner with the CECTF, where I conducted digital forensic exams.

In August of 2015 I accepted a position as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of the Virgin (UVI) Islands, in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. While at UVI I created a cybersecurity and digital forensics concentration track within the bachelor of science in computer science program. I also worked with numerous students and colleagues from around the United States as part of the Consortium Enabling Cybersecurity Opportunities and Research (CECOR), which was a National Nuclear Security Administration funded consortium.

For the 2018-19 term I moved to Tampa, Florida where I took a position at the University of South Florida as an Instructor of Cybersecurity. The Department of Computer Science & Engineering launched a new bachelor level program in cybersecurity that year, and I was hired to help bring the program on-line.

I still try to have a life outside of cybersecurity and digital forensics, and to that end I enjoy going to the beach with my wife and skiing during the winter (back in Colorado). I like to be involved in the community and volunteer with non-profits.