Forensic Consultant Services

• Bloodstain and Splatter Pattern Analysis
• Crime Scene Investigation
• Crime Scene Reconstruction
• Expert Witness Testimony
• Evidence Presentation & Display Techniques
• Forensic Evidence Evaluation
• Fingerprint Analysis
• Trial Preparation & Case Review
• Death Scene Investigations
• Forensic Photography

Thirty-three years experience in forensic examination. Strong technical experience in all phases of crime scene, physical evidence investigation and expert witness testimony.  Work cooperatively with federal, state and local criminal justice agencies throughout the western United States. Provide private forensic identification and analysis in civil and criminal cases.

            Review and analysis of physical evidence in criminal and civil cases

            Expert Witness Testimony

            Responsible for supervision of city operations and personnel issues

2005-May 2006  Lane County District Attorney, Eugene, Oregon

            Responsible for on-call death scene investigation in compliance with Oregon State Statutes (146.085 Death Inv.)    

1978-2005         Eugene Police Department, Eugene, Oregon

Responsible for major crime scene investigations, evidence identification and examination.  Function as the technical representative to the Western Identification Network (WIN) Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS)

 

*           Developed examination skills in latent print identification, footwear comparison, bloodstain pattern analysis, presumptive chemical tests, digital imaging, computerized reconstruction techniques, crime scene reconstruction, tool mark and firearm examination/comparison

*           Qualified as an expert witness in circuit courts of Oregon, Washington, California and Utah, federal court in Oregon and Fort Lewis, Washington.

 

 

B. S. (Criminology), Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana -1973

Undergraduate classes in chemistry, biology, computer science, criminalistics and

photography, University of Oregon and Lane Community College,

Eugene, Oregon -1975 through 1983

M. S. (Business Management), Marylhurst College, Marylhurst, Oregon-1987             

 

Los Angeles County, California Superior Court Approved Panel of Expert Witnesses

 

Certified Bloodstain Pattern Examiner, 0049, by the International Association for Identification (2010)

 

Licensed Private Investigator (PSID # 50158) by State of Oregon, DPSST (2010)

State of Oregon Medical Examiner’s Office, Deputy Medical Examiner Training (2005)

 

Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst by the International Association for Identification (1990-95, 2004-07)

 

Certified Instructor, Oregon Board of Public Safety Standards and Training (1992-1994, 2004)

                                    (Forensics, Crime Scene Investigation, Police Photography, Bloodstain Analysis, Latent Print  Processing and Identification) Developed and implemented a computerized bloodstain pattern analysis program the first ever developed for this type of physical evidence.

 

City of Coburg, Oregon Councilor 1997-1999 and 2000-2005, Mayor 2000

 

Charter member, First Secretary Treasurer and former Educational Committee Chair, Western Regional Vice President, Ad hoc Committee member, Current Chair of the Certification Research Committee, International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts

 

IAI – Past Member, Bloodstain Pattern Identification Committee

 

Invited Guest to SWGSTAIN Meeting, Fall 2010

 

2010 Co-Employee of the Year, City of Coburg

 

Crime scene reconstruction / Bloodstain pattern analysis / Shooting reconstruction

Forensic Ridgeology

Latent print processing, comparison and examination

Automated Fingerprint Identification system (AFIS) operation and technical support

Footwear evidence examination

Video analysis

Videography

Presumptive blood test including species determination

Firearms and tool mark / pattern examination

Microscopy (general)

Photo microscopy

Microscopical examination and identification of explosives

Microcrystalline and spot plate test for controlled substances

Digital photography and enhancement techniques

Police photography

Physical matches / Impression tool marks

Serial number restoration

Trace Evidence collection and examination (hair and fiber)

Glass examination

Sexual assault evidence collection, examination and identification

Evidence packaging, integrity and custody

Expert witness testimony / Evidence presentation methodology

International Association for Identification

Co-Author-“Alternative Resources for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis", Journal of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Vol. 27, No. 2, June 2011

Author-“Alternative Crime Scene Reconstruction”, The Oregon Defense Attorney, May/June 2011

 

Author-“The Development of an Alternative Crime Scene Reconstruction”, Professional Investigator Magazine, August 2010

Author-“The Development of an Alternative Crime Scene Reconstruction”, Expertpages.com, Expert Articles Library, March 2010

 

Contributor-“From Film to Digital”, Evidence Technology Magazine, February 2004

 

Contributor- Bloodstain Pattern Analysis: With an Introduction to Crime Reconstruction, Bevel & Gardner, CRC Press, Inc., 1997, 2002, 2008

 

Contributing author-Interpretation of Bloodstain Evidence at Crime Scenes, Eckert & James, Elsevier Publishing Company, 1989           

Author-"Measurement and Directionality of Individual Bloodstains Utilizing Instant Photography",

The ABPA NEWS, 1989                                                

                                                                                   

Coauthor-"Geometric Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation Using a Computer Program", in the CRIME LABORATORY DIGEST, FBI, V14, 3, July 1987

 

The following is a list of agencies and associations that have requested my assistance in crime scene investigation/bloodstain pattern interpretation, forensic examination or have invited me to teach.

 

United States Army, Fort Lewis, Washington  (crime scene and bloodstain pattern analysis)

 

United States Attorney’s Office, Eugene, Oregon (digital photography, video analysis, latent print identification)

 

Washington State Coroner and Medical Examiner Association  (Instructor-bloodstain pattern analysis)

 

Yavapai County Attorney’s Office, Prescott, Arizona  (Consultant –bloodstain pattern analysis)

 

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C.  (Consultant, IAFIS, latent tracing)

 

Lockheed Martin Corporation, Orlando, Florida   (Consultant, IAFIS, latent tracing)

 

Oregon State Council of Perioperative Nurses   (Instructor-evidence collection, preservation and bloodstain analysis)

 

Oregon State Police Forensics Laboratory, Springfield, Oregon  (Consultant- bloodstain pattern analysis, Instructor-shoe print collection and photography)

 

Oregon State Police Forensics Laboratory, Coos Bay, Oregon   (Consultant-bloodstain pattern analysis)  

 

Lane County Sheriff’s Office, Eugene, Oregon  (Consultant-bloodstain pattern analysis and digital photography)

 

Lane County Medical Examiner’s Office  (Forensic photography, bloodstain pattern analysis, fingerprints, digital facial reconstruction)

 

Lane County District Attorney, Eugene, Oregon  (Consultant-bloodstain pattern analysis, evidence presentation methodology)

 

Coos County District Attorney, Coquille, Oregon  (Consultant-bloodstain pattern analysis)

 

Public Defenders Services of Lane County   (Instructor-rideology, crime scene reconstruction, latent analysis)

 

Reserve Officer Program, Lane County Oregon   (Instructor)                   

 

Recruit Training Program, Eugene Police   (Instructor)

 

Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon   (Guest Lecturer-forensics, bloodstain pattern analysis)

 

Linn-Benton Community College, Albany, Oregon  (Guest Lecturer-forensics, bloodstain pattern analysis)

 

University of Oregon, Department of Chemistry  (Guest Lecturer-forensics, bloodstain pattern analysis)

 

Bush Veterinary Animal Hospital, Eugene, Oregon   (Animal abuse-gun shot wound examination)

 

Lane Community College Cottage Grove, Oregon  (Instructor-ridgeology, bloodstain pattern analysis)

 

Oregon Association of Licensed Investigators   (Instructor-ridgeology, bloodstain pattern analysis)

 

Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association   (Instructor-ridgeology, bloodstain pattern analysis)

 

Lane County Defense Consortium  (Instructor-ridgeology)

 

Southern Oregon Public Defenders, Inc.   (latent print analysis, processing, shooting reconstruction)

 

Navajo County Arizona Public Defender   (shooting reconstruction, bloodstain pattern analysis)

 

Montana State Public Defender   (latent print analysis)

 

Marion County Oregon Public Defender   (latent print analysis)

 

Clark County Washington Indigent Defense   (shooting reconstruction, latent print analysis)

Bloodstain pattern analysis and crime scene reconstruction

Crime scene investigation

Latent print identification and processing

Shooting reconstruction (bullet flight path determination and documentation)

Footwear impression identification and processing

Death Investigation

Serial number restoration

Firearms operation (test firing) and identification

Presumptive blood test

Marijuana identification

Digital photography

Evidence integrity and chain of custody procedures