Expert Qualifications
This expert is a qualified Forensic Examiner by the FBI Laboratory Training, and has been working in the field for more than 10 years. He is the first vice president of the Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and has authored several publications focusing on forensic firearm/toolmark identification and gunshot residue testing. He is a former Forensic Firearm and Tool Mark Examiner for the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Laboratory Manager for the Michigan State Police Northville Laboratory, and is currently the president and owner of a private forensic consulting group.
Bio Snapshot
- Location: Michigan
- B.S., University of Michigan
- M.S., Forensic Science, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Qualified Forensic Examiner - trained at the FBI Laboratory
- Member, Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners
- Member, Organization of Scientific Area Committees - Firearms & Toolmarks Subcommittee
- Member, American Academy of Forensic Sciences
- Member, American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors
- Authored several publications focusing on forensic firearm/toolmark identification and gunshot residue testing
- Former, Forensic Firearm and Tool Mark Examiner, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Former, Laboratory Manager - Firearm and Tool Mark Unit, Michigan State Police Northville Laboratory
- Current, Instructor in Forensic Investigation of Firearms, Ballistics and Explosives, major university
- Current, President and Chief Consultant, private consulting group
