Only Certified Fingerprint Examiner in Imperial County History. No. 81-37

Retired Law Enforcement Officer - 26 Years Field/Lab Experience with the Imperial County Sheriff's Office, El Centro, California. Imperial County Sheriff's Office

Sergeant in Charge of Scientific Investigations Unit and Crime Lab - Photo Lab, and another eight years private consulting practice.

Court Qualified Expert; Federal, Superior, Municipal, Justice, including Mexico.

Member - California State Division - International Association for Identification. (C.S.D.I.A.I.) Member No. 1720

Served - Various committees for the C.S.D.I.A.I., including Science and Practice, Forensic Photography, Legislation, Board of Directors, Chairman of the Certification Committee in charge of testing candidate fingerprint examiners (experts) for all of California and Nevada.

Fellow of the Fingerprint Society of Great Britain

Numerous Fingerprint Schools, Courses, Seminars and Studies - including; Basic FBI, Advanced FBI, Administrative Advanced at the FBI Academy, Texas Tech University - LASER application, Long Beach State Field Evidence Technician, Institute of Applied Science.

Taught - Science of Fingerprint Identification and other forms of physical evidence to; Law Enforcement Officers, Reserve Officers, College Students. Vocational Teaching Credentials No. 230657, Police Science.

Provided requested assistance to allied agencies; FBI, Attorney General, California Department of Justice, and many other law enforcement related agencies.

Contributed or assisted in nearly all major cases in Imperial County for a quarter century, including; homicide, robbery, rape, burglary, assault, theft, arson, forgery, etc..

Promoted and initiated Imperial County's implementation of CAL-ID, A.F.I.S. System. Served on the Imperial County CAL-ID Board.

Promoted and initiated Imperial County's implementation of "Live-Scan" system.

Intensive and extensive experience and training in comparison and identification of latent/inked fingerprints including case strategy, and other related forms of physical evidence, i.e., footwear, tire tracks, ballistics, physical comparison, tool marks, etc.

These are in addition to all standard law enforcement functions as a fully sworn peace officer.

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