Keywords
Forensic Document Examiner, Handwriting Expert, Document Alterations, Alterations Detections, Document Examiner, Questionaed Document Examiner, QDE, FDE, Document Examination, Signature Authenticity, Handwriting Analysis, Questioned Typewritten Documents, Forgery Detection, Ink Identification, Ink Dating,
Oregon
Expert Witness No. 3251 EducationAS Degree - Criminal Justice
Lane Community College, Eugene, OR (1976)
BS Degree - Sociology
University of Oregon, Eugene OR (1992)
Work Experience2000 - Present
Document Examiner - Private Practice
1988 - 2000
Document Examiner - Eugene, OR Police Department
1976 - 1988
Patrol / Detective positions - Eugene, OR Police Department
Professional MembershipsAmerican Society of Questioned Document Examiners
(Currently serving as the Vice President of the ASQDE)
American Academy of Forensic Sciences - Questioned Document Section
Southwest Association of Forensic Document Examiners
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
CertificationDiplomat - American Board of Forensic Document Examiners
Court QualificationsFederal Courts:California Montana Oregon Washington
State Courts:Alaska Idaho Montana Oregon Texas Washington
Testimony given in over 95 cases.
Publications and PapersAvailable Upon RequestProfessional Training1988 - 2000
Two and one half year apprenticeship training at the Eugene
Police Department.
1989
Questioned Document Course, conducted by the U.S. Secret Service at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Georgia.
1991
Two week mentorship at the US Postal Inspection Laboratory, San Bruno, CA.
1990 - Present
Regular attendance at professional conferences and workshops.
Annual TestingCollaborative Testing Service, Sterling, Virginia