Duties include the collection, preservation and processing of evidence; conducting crime scene investigations; comparing finger, palm and footprints, footwear, and tire tracks for identification or elimination; performing chemical, physical and optical examinations; and exhibiting proficiency with various casting techniques, and electrostatic lifting devices.

Incorporate examination results into written reports, offer court testimony regarding examination and comparison conclusions.

EXPERIENCE:

1959 - 1963
Fingerprint Examiner
City of Los Angeles, California
Police Department

1963 - 1987
Identification Officer
City of Long Beach, California
Police Department

1987 - 2000
Senior Fingerprint Examiner
2000 Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Regional Forensic Laboratory, San Diego

EDUCATION:

1957/58/62
El Camino College
Business Administration

1960
East Los Angeles College
Police Science

1998/99
Grossmont College
Admin. of Justice

IDENTIFICATION TRAINING:

1966/68/69 - California State University / Police Supervision, Criminalistics
1970 - Long Beach City College / Teaching Techniques
1957 - Institute of Applied Science, Chicago, IL / Forensic Identification
1960 - East Los Angeles College / Fingerprint Interpretation
1962 - El Camino College / Photography
1969 - Calif. State University, Long Beach / Criminalistics
1971 - Calif. State University, Long Beach / Field Evidence Technician
1972 - Rio Hondo College, Whittier / F.B.I. Fingerprints
1973 - Golden West College, Huntington Beach / Questioned Document Examination
1974 - Long Beach Police Academy / Firearms Identification
1975 - Rio Hondo College, Whittier / Advanced F.B.I. Fingerprints
1978 - Calif. Department of Justice, Sacramento / Advanced Latent Fingerprint
1981 - National Law Enforcement Institute, Nevada / Crime Scene Investigation
1984 to Present - In attendance at Annual Training Seminars conducted by the International
Association for Identification
1984 to Present - In attendance at approximately six monthly meetings per year conducted
by the Southern California Association of Fingerprint Officers
1994 - F.B.I. National Academy / Footwear/Tire Track Symposium
1995 - F.B.I. I.A.F.I.S. Symposium
1996 - S.C.A.F.O. Technological Seminar / Introduction to Ridgeology
1997 - S.C.A.F.O. Technological Seminar / Forensic Evidence
1997 - Peavey Workshop, Burbank, CA / Fingerprints On Human Skin
1998 - S.C.A.F.O. Technological Seminar / Supervision.
1998 - Grossmont college,California / Interviewing/counseling for corrections.
1998 - California Association of Criminalist / Vacuum metal deposition workshop.
1999 - Grossmont college,California / Juvenile delinquency, laws/perspectives.
1999 - S.C.A.F.O. Technological seminar / Legal issues.
1999 - International Association For Identification, Milwaukee, WI / Footwear/tiretrack/glass workshop.
2000 - S.C.A.F.O. Technological Seminar / Forensics, Imaqing courtroom , VMD, AFIS.
2000 - International Association For Identification, Charleston, W.VA / Footwear/tiretrack, friction ridge.
2002 - S.C.A.F.O. Technological Seminar,Covina,Ca./Daubert challenges/Biological basis/SWGFAST.
2002 - International Association For Identification.Las Vegas,Nev./Friction ridge/Footwear Workshops.

CERTIFICATION:

1957 - Institute of Applied Science / Scientific Crime Detection Technician.
1970 - State of California Lifetime Teaching Credential.
1978 - Certified latent print examiner.
1982 - Certified IdentiKit Operator.

TESTIMONY IN COURTS:

Department of Defense Military Court Proceedings (In and Out Conus)
Municipal Court, San Diego County
Municipal and Superior Courts, Los Angeles and Orange Counties
Federal Court, Los Angeles and San Diego Counties

AFFILIATIONS:

Southern California Association of Fingerprint Officers. (Historian)
International Association for Identification.
International Association for Identification, California State Division. (Past President)
Fingerprint Society of England. (Fellow)
Southern California Laser Study Group

PUBLICATIONS:

I.A.I. Publication - Journal of Forensic Identification:
1991 - Co—Authored results of research project “Post Ninhydrin Processing with 1, 8 - Diazafluoren - 9 - ONE.”
1997 - Case Report - “Forensic Search of a Landfill”
1997 - S.C.A.F.O. Publication - The Print, “Inherited Fingerprint Characteristics”
Numerous training articles for Long Beach Police Department Training Academy and Naval Criminal Investigative Service.

CURRENTLY:

Contributing Author - I.A.I. - S.C.A.F.O. - C.S.D. l.A. I.

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