Expert Details

Forensic Analysis of Handwriting & Hand Printing; Counterfeit Detection; Ink & Paper Analysis

ID: 729965 California, USA

Expert. Expert has applied his expertise in forensic document analyses and testimony in the resolution of disputed documents and has passed on that experience to national police students in 8 Latin American countries for the U. S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. This has resulted in the development of a number of qualified forensic document examiners in these countries, some of whom continue to apply their expertise to resolve issues of disputed documents. Expert. Expert has provided sworn testimony on about 160 occasions, in Federal, State courts and depositions. He has also taught forensic subjects to community college and university level students. Expert. Expert has testified in civil and criminal matters. In criminal matters, he has testified for the prosecution and defense. Expert. Expert rads, writes and speaks Spanish fluently.

Expert. Expert completed the FBI Academy "Fundamentals of Questioned Documents for Laboratory Personnel" and "Questioned Documents" at the U. S. Secret Service Office of Training, Washington, D. C.

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 2002	Degree: BS	Subject: Criminal Justice	Institution: National University, La Jolla, CA

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1999 to 2011	Employer: Alliance Forensic Services	Title: Forensic Document Examiner/Owner	Department: Questioned Documents
Responsibilities: Forensic analysis of questioned/disputed documents applying the scientific method and scientific equipment and provide expert testimony when required

Government Experience

Years	Agency	Role	Description
Years: 1989 to 1994	Agency: U. S. Department of Justice	Role: Instructor/consultant	Description: Taught basic, intermediate and advanced questioned/fraudulent documents classes to law enforcement & intelligence personnel in 8 Latin American Countries; and made recommendations for additional training and equipment
Years: 1984 to 1986	Agency: San Diego Police Dept	Role: Forensic Document Examiner	Description: Examined documents to determine their authenticity, wrote reports regarding expert conclusions and testified in court as to findings and utilized scientific examination equipments and applied the scientific method in resolving problems presented. Also acted as liaison with forgery detectives regarding questioned document issues.
Years: 1983 to 1996	Agency: U. S. Marine Corps	Role: Military Police Officer & Criminal Investigations Officer	Description: Conducted criminal investigations involving military personnel/conducting interviews/interrogations & forensic document analyses; presented investigations disputed documents classes to military law enforcement personnel
Years: 1977 to 1982	Agency: Dept of Public Social Services	Role: Fraud Investigator/Document Examiner	Description: Investigated welfare fraud; conducted interviews & interrogations of fraud suspects; wrote reports, provided sworn testimony; forensic examination of documents to determine their authenticity; provided expert guidance to 11 fraud investigators in questioned document matters.

International Experience

Years	Country / Region	Summary
Years: 1989 to 1994	Country / Region: Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama, Bolivia, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Colombia	Summary: Instruction and consultations regarding questioned documents foregery & counterfeit issues

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
American Academy of Forensic Sciences; International Association for Identification; Southwestern Association of Forensic Document Examiners

Licenses / Certifications
California Private Investigator license (licensed for more than 40 yrs.).

Professional Appointments
Sub-committee member of the Questioned Document Section of the International Association for Identification; Board of directors for the Southwestern Association of Forensic Document Examiners and Charter Member.

Awards / Recognition
Awarded Certificate of Achievement by Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA, for "Outstanding Performance as a Teacher"; Awarded Certificate of Achievement by PI Magazine for contributions made to the private investigations profession as a forensic document examiner; graduated from National University Cum Laude; awarded Purple Heart Medal for wounds received in action against communist guerilla forces in the former Republic of South Vietnam and the U. S. Army Achievement Medal for Meritorious Services above and beyond the call of duty while serving with U. S. Marine and numerous other military medals during a 35 year military careet where he rose from enlisted to chief warrant officer of Marines in the law enforcement field.

Awards / Recognition

Awarded Certificate of Achievement by Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA, for "Outstanding Performance as a Teacher"; Awarded Certificate of Achievement by PI Magazine for contributions made to the private investigations profession as a forensic document examiner; graduated from National University Cum Laude; awarded Purple Heart Medal for wounds received in action against communist guerilla forces in the former Republic of South Vietnam and the U. S. Army Achievement Medal for Meritorious Services above and beyond the call of duty while serving with U. S. Marine and numerous other military medals during a 35 year military careet where he rose from enlisted to chief warrant officer of Marines in the law enforcement field.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Provided expert testimony on almost 160 occasions in criminal and civil matters in state and federal courts and State Bar court. Deposition testimony has been provided on approximately 40 occasions.

Training / Seminars
From 1989-1994 and 2004, provided full instruction on the principles and theories of questioned document analysis in Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Colombia, Guatemala, Dominican Republic and Bolivia to law enforcement agents aspiring to become forensic document examiners and to seasoned forensic document examiners.

Vendor Selection
Was responsible in locating vendors to make available scientific equipment to respective countries

Other Relevant Experience
Recommend best courses of action, stategies regarding evidence examined or pending examinations

Language Skills

Language	Proficiency
Spanish	Taught in Spanish. This applicant can read, write and speak Spanish fluently.

Fields of Expertise

forensics, forensic document examination, handwriting comparison, expert testimony, courtroom testimony, arbitration testimony, testimony, expert witness