Video Audio Tape Verification Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.58

Court qualified as expert in voice identification, audio and video authentication, signal processing, tape enhancement, recording industry practices.

Education

1969 B.A. History Bellarmine College, Louisville, Kentucky

Awards

1983 Certificate of Achievement, Electro-Acoustics Synergetic Audio Concepts

1985 Completion of Voice Identification Course

July 17, 1986 Certification as Voice Identification Examiner by the International Association for Identification, Life Member Kentucky Division
Life Member New Jersey Division

1989-1991 1996-1998 Audio Engineering Society NY Chapter Board of Directors

1991 to Present Chairman Audio Engineering Society WG0-12 Working Group "Forensic Audio"

The American Board of Forensic Examiners - BCFE, ABFE Fellow, Life Member, Board Certified

Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Recorded Evidence - American College of Forensic Examiners

1997, 1998 Diplomate in Audio Authenticity and Voice Identification

1992 Instructor "Southern Conference Seminar" Western Kentucky University

Instructor "New York Institute for Forensic Audio" 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

Special Deputy, Warren County Sheriff’s Department, Bowling Green, KY

Experience in the Recording Arts, 35 years

1976 Winner of the "ampex golden reel award"

1986 Nominated for 2 n.a.r.a.s. "grammy awards"

1997 Winner of the "golden eagle award” American Board of Recorded Evidence

Experience

1981 to Present President and CEO
Responsible for overall operations of Forensic Consulting business including but not limited to Audio and Video Tape Authentications, Enhancement, and Voice Identification. Fully equipped Audio-Video processing laboratory with digital capabilities for audio-video signal processing

Clients Serviced
Law Enforcement Agencies, State Police, the Federal Government, Insurance Companies, Prosecuting Attorneys, Defense Attorneys, Banks, Private Investigators, Security Directors, Legal Aid Society, Public Defenders, Corporations and the business community in general.

Previous Work Experience

January 1979 - September 1989 New York Public Library At Lincoln Center New York City, New York 

Chief Engineer
Rodgers And Hammerstein Archives Of Recorded Sound Duties included but not limited to Audio Restoration, Video Restoration, Data Base Systems Management, Public Service Systems Management. Responsible for the Metropolitan Opera Archives Broadcasts
Responsible for 4 recording studios and public service projects
Voice Identification and Tape Aging studies and Archival Storage.

1973 – 1978
Engineer, Producer, Quality Control for Springboard, Musicor, Viva, Trip Spector Record Labels
Staff Producer for the above consortium of labels producing over 700 LP’s.

Publications and Speaking Engagements

Available upon request