Education

    B.S. Chemistry, Fairmont State College, 1961

Specialized Forensic Training:

• FBI Laboratory - National Training Academy - Quantico, VA

• Drug Enforcement Agency - Washington, DC

• Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms - Rockville, MD

• Scotland Yard Laboratory - London, England

• Georgetown University

• Indiana University

• University of California at Berkeley

• Marshall University - Huntington, WV

• Fisk University - Nashville, TN

• Florida State University

Work Experience

• Chemistry Teacher, Webster Springs High School, Webster Springs, WV, 1961-1963

•  West Virginia State Police 1963 - 1993

•  Rank of Lieutenant/Director of CIB Forensic Laboratory

•  Private Forensic Science services to attorney from 1992 to present            

Areas of Expertise

     Federal and County courts - Expert witness over 1200 times

• Toxicology/Alcoholic Influence (DUI)

• Drug Analysis and Identification

• Trace Evidence - Arson, Glass, Fibers, Gunshot Residue and Paint Comparison

• General Electron Microscopy / X-Ray analyses for Inorganic substances

• Serology / Blood and Seminal Fluid Analysis

 Guest Speaker / Instructor

• Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists - Alaska

• FBI Gunshot Residue Seminar Opening Speaker

• Visiting Instructor - Fairmont State College Criminalistics Course - West Virginia 

• Invited Speaker - West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Association

• Invited Speaker - Circuit Judges Conference

• West Virginia Mandatory CLE Seminar Lecturer

• West Virginia State Police Academy Lecturer & Instructor

• Invited Speaker - American Chemical Society Annual Meeting and ACS Meetings
   at various colleges

• Invited Speaker - International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI)

• Invited Speaker - International Association of Chiefs of Police

• Invited Speaker at West Virginia Colleges

• Invited Speaker at Upward Bound High School/College Program

• Invited Speaker at Private Investigators meeting in West Virginia and 
  North Carolina Public Defenders Conference

 Professional Memberships

• American Society of Crime Lab Directors (ASCLD) 1990-1993, Nominated for Board of Directors 1992

• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) Member 1977, elected to position of Fellow 1989

• Southern Association of Forensic Scientists (SAFS) General Program Chairman 1989

• National Steering Committee for Accelerant Analysis Standards with FBI,  ATF & NBS

• International Association of Arson Investigators

• West Virginia Chiefs of Police Association

• Troopers Association

• Fraternal Order of Police

• West Virginia State Police Retired Members Association

• American Association of State Troopers
  

   Professional Training and Experience in the Following Areas:

• Gunshot Residue Analysis

• Alcohol and Drunk Driving Testing

• Arson Analysis

• Drug Analysis

• Serology

• Trace Evidence analysis including comparisons of paint samples, glass,
  fibers, soil and miscellaneous tests
  
  

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