| Forensic Ballistics- |
Comparisons |
| Shooting Scene Reconstructions |
| Distance Determinations from Gunshot Wounds & Clothing |
| Shooting Accident Reconstructions |
| Gunshot Residue Analysis |
| Tool marks Examinations |
| Gun Safety & Design Issues |
Formal Education
| Auburn University |
| University of Georgia, B.S.- 1975 | |
Specialized Training
| "Managing for Performance"-GBI-GA State Merit System - 1999 |
| "Introductory Management Training for Supervisors"- Career Track Seminars- Fort Worth, TX - 1999 |
| Tire-Track - Characteristics and Identification School-GBI - 1990 |
| Criminal Profiling Workshop ,GBI - 1990 |
| SIG-Sauer Pistol Armorer's Course - 1990 |
| Glock Pistol Armorer's Course - 1990 |
| Smith & Wesson Revolver & Pistol Armorer's Schools - 1987 |
| F.B.I. Academy -Specialized Techniques in Firearms Identification School - 1985 |
| F.B.I. Academy- Gunpowder & Gunshot Residue School - 1984 |
| F.B.I. Academy Hairs & Fibers School - 1981 |
| Polarized Light Microscopy Workshop by Walter McCrone - 1979 |
| Beretta Pistol Armorer's School-1993 |
| Colt Armorer's School-1992 |
| Ruger Pistol Armorer's School-1993 |
| Ruger Rifle Armorer's School-1993 |
| Ruger Revolver Armorer's School-1993 |
| Blood Spatter Pattern Workshop,GBI-1985 |
| Crime Scene Investigation Workshop, SWAFS-1993 |
| Fingernail Striae Symposium,AFTE-1991 |
| Shooting Scene Reconstruction Workshop ,AFTE-1994 |
| Trajectory Analysis Workshop,AFTE-1995 |
| Guest Lecturer at FBI Academy-1996- Seminar on Shooting Scene Reconstructions |
| Wound Ballistics Workshop by Dr. Vincent DiMaio- AFTE-2002 |
| Ricochet Workshop by Lucien Haag- AFTE- 2002 |
| Shooting Scene Reconstruction School- 2002- Gunsite Ranch |
| Simplified Gunshot Residue Analysis- AFTE, 2005 |
| Hi-Point Armorer.s Course- AFTE, 2005 |
Experience
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I have had over 32 years of full time experience as a Forensic Firearms & Tool Mark (Forensic Ballistics) Specialist & Criminalist. Also, I have worked over 15 years (both part time & full time) as a forensic firearms consultant, and have worked full time for over the past six years as the Laboratory Director of the Alliance Forensics Laboratory, Inc. Additionally, I have worked as an Adjunct Professor at the University of North Texas teaching a course in Forensic Microscopy the past four years in the FEPAC accredited Forensic Science Program.
At this point in my career I have worked well over 10,000 firearms related and toolmarks related cases including numerous crime scene examinations & shooting scene reconstructions. I have testified in criminal & civil cases in State, Superior, Military and Federal Courts in Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Colorado, Montana, Massachusetts and the Virgin Islands more than 1500 times in the fields of Forensic Firearms & Toolmark Identification, Gunshot Residues Analyses, Arson Examinations, Crime Scene Examinations and Shooting Scene Examinations & Reconstructions. I have given numerous depositions in civil cases. A current list of cases & depositions covering the last ten+ years in available upon request. |
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Number of Cases
| Over 20,000 firearms examined and tested |
| Over 10,000 cases worked during career |
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Testimony Experience
| Testified over 1500 times in State & Federal Courts.
Numerous depositions. (List Available) |
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Society Memberships
| The Association of Firearms & Toolmarks Examiners (Distinguished Membership - 1992) |
| The Southern Association of Forensic Scientists |
| The American Academy of Forensic Sciences |
| The Southwestern Association of Forensic Scientists (SWAFS) |
| The Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction |
| The International Ammunition Association |
| The International Wound Ballistics Association |
| The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors |
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Services Available
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