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