Certified Latent Print Examiner Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.1448

Illinois

Certified Latent Print Examiner

Originally Trained by the Chicago, Illinois Police Department,
Six week classroom training, two months of practical training - 1963.

1977 successfully completed , Administrated Advanced Latent Fingerprint Class,
FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia (120hours)

Previous Experience

Certified Latent Print Examiner, 1989-2005
Northern Illinois Police Crime Laboratory, Vernon Hills, Illinois, 1973-1998

Chicago Police Department - Latent Print Unit, 1982-1998
Primary Instructor of all new employees, both Civilians & Sworn.

Chicago Police Department, Latent Print Examiner 1973 – 1998

Evaluate, compare and verify and identify unknown latent prints from crime scenes using inked recorded fingerprints of arrested subjects.  Provided expert testimony as requested.

Chicago Police Department Training Academy – Instructor, 1982 – 1998
Academy course – Fingerprint Theory and Application.

Chicago Police Department, Fingerprint Technician (Sworn Officer) 1969-1973
Assigned to the identification section of department.  Duties included classify and search inked printes of arrested subjects for prior criminal history.

1963 - 1966 Civilian Fingerprint Technician , Chicago Police Department
Classified and searched inked prints of arrested subjects for evidence of prior criminal history.

1966 – 1969, Police Officer, Chicago Police Department, Grand Crossing District

Expert Witness Activities

Served as Expert Consultant for the following Public Defenders Offices:

Cook County,

Kankakee County,

Peoria County,

Federal Defense program in Illinois and Wisconsin,

Qualified as expert in Cook County Court System, U

U.S. Federal Court System for the Northern District of Illinois

Dane County Court System, Madison, Wisconsin

References

Available upon request