Bonnie Burkhardt attended the University of Colorado, graduating with a BS in Applied Mathematics. She worked as a network protocol engineer for General Telephone and Electronics (GTE) Government Systems for a decade. While there, she received her MS in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Santa Clara. In 1989, GTE moved she and her husband to Virginia. After leaving GTE, Ms. Burkhardt maintained a secure e-mail and data transfer system. She developed software tools, techniques, and training on analyzing signals intercepted by the DoD. Ms. Burkhardt has a Top Secret security clearance with a current SSBI and polygraph. She was a certified system administrator for a government computer network. In 2007, Ms. Burkhardt founded Blue Ridge Software Consulting, where she is the President and Senior Engineer. She created Bit Buster Graphics, which is an offline signal processing tool analyzing weapons signals. Ms. Burkhardt worked as a signals analyst to developed new techniques using these tools. She wrote class curriculum and taught classes training the military on how to analyze weapons signals. Her software has been delivered to over 40 sites worldwide. She has presented several signal analysis papers at national and international Telemetry, Ephemerous, and Beacon Analysis Community (TEBAC) conferences. She is now working for Verite as an intelligence analyst and software engineer. Ms. Burkhardt used her knowledge of privacy and interception laws to provide expert witness support to attorneys. She filed two amicus briefs as a pro se litigant with the Appellate Court of Virginia, arguing for Fourth Amendment rights. The briefs formed the basis for her book, “Manufacturing Criminals – Fourth Amendment Decay in the Electronic Age.” The second edition was released in 2024, “Manufacturing Criminals, 2nd Edition – Wiretapping and Planting Evidence.” She has briefed the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee and presented at NACDL and several advocacy groups.