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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners
• International Association for Identification
• New England Area Firearms and Tool Mark Examiners Group
• New England Division International Association for Identification
• Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
• Certified Latent Print Examiner – International Association for Identification
• Certified Firearms Examiner – Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners
• Certified Tool Mark Examiner – Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners
• Certified Gunshot Residue/Distance Determination Examiner – Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners
PAPERS / PUBLICATIONS / ARTICLES
• AFTE Journal
• Dactylogram
• Evidence Technology Magazine
• Journal of Forensic Identification
• Lone Star Forensic Journal
• N.E.D.I.A.I. Journal
• New Hampshire State Police Forensic Laboratory Handbook of Forensic Services (Contributing Author/Editor)
• The California Identification Digest
• The Print
• The Weekly Detail
AWARDS
Best Original Article, N.E.D.I.A.I. Journal, for “Leucocrystal Violet: Enhancing
Your Blood Processing Experience,” New England Division International
Association for Identification, 14th Annual Educational Conference, 2005
LECTURES PRESENTED
• Association of Firearms and Tool Mark Examiners
• International Association for Identification
• Merrimack County Investigators Group
• New England Area Firearms Examiners Conference
• New England Commission on Forensic Education
• New England Division International Association for Identification
• New Hampshire Police Cadet Training Academy
• New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council
• New Hampshire LiveScan Users Group
• New Hampshire State Police Major Crime Unit and Troop Detectives
• Northeast Latent Print Forum
• Various New Hampshire local and state law enforcement groups
• Various New Hampshire high schools and social organizations
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
•Have been qualified to testify at trial as an expert in the following forensic disciplines:
o Finger and Palm Prints
o Firearms
o Toolmarks
o Physical Fracture Match
o Obliterated Serial Number
o Gunshot Residue/Distance Determination
o Daubert Issues
DAUBERT EXPERIENCE
• Testified in two Daubert Admissibility Hearings regarding fingerprints in New Hampshire.
o St. v. William Sullivan, 2005
o St. v. Richard Langill, 2006
• Prepared examiners and prosecutors in Daubert Admissibility Challenges regarding fingerprints,
simultaneous impressions and physical fracture matches in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
• Presented lecture on St. v. William Sullivan at 3rd Annual Northeast Latent Print Forum,
Meriden, CT, 2005.
• Authored three articles detailing Daubert Admissibility Challenges in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
o Daubert Challenge to Simultaneous Impressions in Massachusetts, The Weekly Detail, no. 213, 2005
o Judge Grants Motion to Exclude Latent Fingerprint Evidence, The Weekly Detail, no. 285, 2007
o Coffey Rules on Reconsideration of Langill Decision, The Weekly Detail, no. 296, 2007
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