Fire-Damaged Laptop Recovery
A severe physical-damage case included to show the kind of catastrophic hardware conditions that can still require disciplined recovery planning and extraction work.
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Martin Campetta
Data Recovery Engineer | Software Engineer | R&D Solutions Architect
I'm an engineer at Ontrack Data Recovery focused on solving problems across both hardware and software. My work spans board-level diagnostics, embedded device research, technician training and internal tooling built to enable data recovery in our labs across the globe.
Lab / Recovery Highlights
Bench-level work behind the software
PMIC Rework
Microscope-guided component rework and board handling in cases where power management behavior is central to diagnosis or recovery viability.
Contamination and Water Damage Remediation
Board remediation of damaged SMD and BGA components after contaminant exposure in an ISO 1000 lab, using micro-soldering and BGA rework to clear shorts and restore damaged traces to a functional state.
DC Power Injection
Board-level troubleshooting using direct power injection to isolate fault behavior and confirm whether a device is viable for deeper recovery work.
Mechanical Media Damage
Physical media failures where recovery planning depends on understanding the extent of platter damage and the limits of safe handling.
NAND Wiring and Direct Access
Fine-pitch wiring and custom connection work used to establish stable read paths when standard interfaces are no longer sufficient.
Signal and Waveform Analysis
Using low-level signal inspection to understand bus behavior, timing, and communication issues during hardware analysis and research.
microSD Trace Mapping
Trace analysis and pin mapping work used to identify usable access points and recover damaged or undocumented media paths.
Selected Recovery Work in Practice
Recovery work shown in context
Inside the Lab and Cleanroom
A look inside the lab and cleanroom, featuring hands-on recovery work and interview footage with data recovery engineers and client-facing staff, with yours truly making an appearance as part of the team. Included here as a grounded view of the people, environment, and day-to-day work behind professional recovery operations.
Extreme Physical Damage Recovery
A recovery case demonstrating data extraction work on mobile devices after severe physical damage. Included to show real-world recovery conditions, device-level failure scenarios, and the practical constraints involved in difficult extraction work.
Engineering Notes & Guides
Practical troubleshooting guidance
Battery Diagnostics and Controlled Testing
A practical guide focused on hardware troubleshooting techniques, including multimeter-based testing and controlled battery / charging workflow analysis. Included as evidence of technical depth and the ability to explain engineering processes clearly.
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Experience summary
A short view of the environments and responsibilities behind the work shown above.
Cleanroom Engineer / R&D Engineer
Ontrack
Current
Works within an R&D business unit alongside one of the most technologically advanced data recovery rooms in the industry. Recovery work spans hard drives, flash memory, smartphones, tablets, and embedded systems, including devices affected by fire, flood, drops, explosions, and deliberate damage. The role centers on building bespoke solutions to difficult technical problems that other engineers and technicians can apply and repeat in production work.
- Develop recovery procedures and tooling for Apple-focused workflows shaped by corruption, extraction challenges, and device-specific behavior.
- Build and refine internal software used for analysis, automation, cleanroom evaluation, intake capture, and operational support inside the lab.
Selected Projects
Featured software work
iOS Backup Manager
Case StudyDesktop recovery software for creating, browsing, extracting, and restoring iTunes-style backups with app-aware workflows.
Built around real recovery and transfer work rather than generic backup browsing.
- C#
- iOS Backups
- Data Recovery
- Desktop UI
Testimonials
Professional endorsements
“Martin Campetta is highly intelligent, methodical and task oriented. A hard-working employee that takes pride in his work and doesn't finish until the task is finished. Humble, hungry, and smart, Martin continues to educate and better himself every day.”
Ashley Wilkins
Ontrack“Martin is 100% committed to finding innovative and bespoke solutions for us and delivers. Quality candidate and employee that brings value to the table across a wide variety of spectrums. Was a pleasure to work closely with Martin for over 5 years at Ontrack.”
Sean McBride
Innovate Solutions & Support
Technical Focus
Technical focus
Data Recovery Engineering
Applied recovery work across damaged storage, mobile devices, embedded systems, and technically constrained extraction environments.
Apple Device Workflows
Research, diagnostics, and process development around Apple devices, backup structures, device behavior, and recovery edge cases.
Software Tooling and Automation
Internal applications and scripts that reduce manual effort, improve repeatability, and support engineers in day-to-day technical work.
Python, C#, and Shell
Practical tooling languages for analysis, utilities, internal applications, workflow support, and quick-turn engineering tasks.
Hardware Diagnostics
Bench-level troubleshooting informed by device behavior, board-level symptoms, media condition, and recovery-method constraints.
Board-Level Investigation
Investigation of difficult hardware cases where recovery strategy depends on understanding failure mode, signal path, and access method.
Micro-Soldering and BGA Rework
Hands-on repair work involving damaged SMD and BGA components on logic boards, including micro-soldering and board-level rework that supports diagnostics, device recovery, and restoration of viable data paths.
Process Improvement and R&D
Turning technical research, experiments, and case experience into workflows that are more consistent, efficient, and usable.
Resume / Contact
Available for engineering, R&D, and recovery-focused technical roles
For engineering, R&D, and recovery-focused roles, contact details and resume are available below.