The Team
Eli W. Wilkerson
Private Investigator & Security Consultant
Eli brings 15+ years of combined experience from Law Enforcement and the US Army to the 'Praxis' investigation and infosec consulting services. He has earned a Master of Business Administration from WTAMU and some of his professional board certifications include: Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). He is an adjunct instructor of digital forensics at a local community college.
He is a voracious reader of crime, philosophy, and blockchain. He raises and trains Australian Shepherds with his wife. When time permits, he studies Kodokan Judo and Wing Chun Kung Fu.
Mike Gay
Private Investigator & InfoSec Consultant
Mike brings 30+ years of experience in the IT industry to the 'Praxis' investigation and infosec consulting services. Mike has worked at every level; Architecture, Administration, Project management as well as Data and Systems Analysis. His most recent experience is being part of a Governance and Compliance team focused on Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP). Mike is responsible for maintaining and creating enterprise process and procedures, often consulting and mentoring Technology teams on improving compliance within federal regulatory guidelines resulting in improved security posture. He is currently studying for the Certified CIP Compliance Professional (C3P) exams.
Mike also volunteers his, OSINT, IT Security, and CIP experience locating missing persons in cyberspace.
A Husband and Father of two, Mike enjoys traveling, history and the US Constitution. Mike is also part of a weekly podcast and produces several others across the country. He recently started practicing Kodokan Judo.
Jake Rue
Private Investigator & InfoSec Consultant
Jake brings 25+ years in Information Technology/IT Security to the 'Praxis' investigation and infosec consulting services. He began with electronics maintenance training in the Marine Corps. He has worked predominantly in healthcare and petrochemical IT and is a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA). In Dec2022 he completed the Cyber5W Digital Forensics Analyst (CDFA) training. He is studying for Certified Network Defender (CND), and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) exams.
Jake also volunteers his investigator and network security skills finding missing persons in cyberspace and the darkweb.
In his free time, he hangs out with his family and practices Danzan Ryu Jujitsu, Kodokan Judo, and Shaolin Kung Fu.