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Expert Details

Forensic Document Examination - Handwriting, Signatures, Document Fabrications

ID: 730354 Oregon, USA

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Expert has 31 years of experience as a Forensic Document Examiner, receiving his initial training at the Eugene Police Department. His professional memberships include the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners (ASQDE), the Questioned Document section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the Southwest Association of Forensic Document Examiners. Additionally, Expert is Certified by the American Board of Forensic Document Examiners (ABFDE). He has served as the past-President of the ASQDE and as the past-Treasurer for the ABFDE.

The majority of cases submitted involve questioned signatures or handwriting. Specialized laboratory instruments are used to compare inks, recover indented writing, and examine fabricated, altered or obliterated documents.

Recent case examples include:
A document submitted by a client in which Expert established the client's signature was traced on a several million dollar mining contract.
A wrongful termination case litigated in Federal Court involved a document in which Expert proved a 'cut and paste' process of the employees signature by a supervisor.
A medical malpractice case was submitted. The doctor (defendant) testified during his deposition he had faxed the chart entry from his office rather than physically being present in the hospital to write the entries in the file. Expert recovered indentations of the chart notes on a subsequent page in the medical file of the patient, proving the doctor was physically present at the hospital when the notes were written.
Testimony was given for the prosecution in a murder trial in Texas. The signature of the victim on a document was proven to be a forgery. The defendant was convicted and believed to have murdered a total of four elderly people.

The most common type of case submission is related to wills and other estate documents.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1992 Degree: BS Subject: Criminal Justice and Sociology Institution: University of Oregon

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1988 to 2012 Employer: Private Practice Title: Forensic Document Examiner Department:
Responsibilities:
Private practice since retiring from the Eugene Police Department.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1976 to 2000 Employer: Eugene Police Department Title: Forensic Document Examiner Department:
Responsibilities:
After serving in various positions, in 1988, expert began training as a forensic document examiner.

Government Experience

Years Agency Role Description
Years: 1976 to 2000 Agency: Eugene Police Department Role: Various positions, eventually the Forensic Document Examiner Description: After serving in various positions, in 1988, Expert began a two and one half year apprenticeship training period in questioned documents.
Years: 1968 to 1972 Agency: US Navy Role: Electrician Description: Served two tours of Vietnam aboard the aircraft carrier USS America.

International Experience

Years Country / Region Summary
Years: 2011 to 2011 Country / Region: Jamaica Summary: An on-site examination of documents at the Supreme Court in Kingston confirmed the signature in a contract was genuine. The opposing examiner prepared a report stating he did not believe the signature was genuine. After receiving Expert's report, listing several more known signature specimens that were used in his examination as well as including several signature images, the opposing examiner rescinded his opinion.
Years: 2011 to 2011 Country / Region: Canada Summary: Identified an employee of a large company as the writer of an anonymous note.
Years: 1998 to 1998 Country / Region: Micronesia Summary: An attorney needed confirmation on a signature written on a government issued document.
Years: 2012 to 2012 Country / Region: Trinidad & St. Lucia Summary: Full day training seminars were presented on both islands, attended by government and corporation security personnel.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
American Society of Questioned Document Examiners (ASQDE)
Life Member – membership beginning in 1997
Past President – 2012 to 2014
Other Executive Committee positions – 2004 to 2012
American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)
Member since 1995
Fellow of the Questioned Document Section
Southwest Association of Forensic Document Examiners (SWAFDE)
Member since 1994
Licenses / Certifications
American Board of Forensic Document Examiners – Certified since 2004.
Past Treasurer for the ABFDE – 2011 to 2019
Publications and Patents Summary
Publications and Papers: 6

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Has testified in various State and Federal Courts over 100 times. His expert testimony has always been accepted by the courts.

Court testimony given in the following jurisdictions:
Federal Courts: California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
State Courts: Alaska, California, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Oregon, Nevada, Texas, Washington, Wyoming
Foreign Courts: British Columbia, Canada
Testimony given in over 130 cases.
Training / Seminars
Training sessions have been provided for a variety of law enforcement agencies and civic groups. The Caribbean Institute of Forensic Accounting has also contracted with Expert to conduct seminars in the Caribbean and South America.

Regular attendance at training conferences and workshops of the American
Society of Questioned Document Examiners, American Academy of Forensic
Sciences – Questioned Document Section and the Southwest Association of
Forensic Document Examiners.
1991: Two-week mentorship at the US Postal Inspection Laboratory, San Bruno,
CA.
1989: Attended the two-week USSS Questioned Document Course at the Federal
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, GA.
1988 – 1990: Two and one-half year apprenticeship at the Eugene OR Police Department.

Annual Proficiency Testing: Collaborative Testing Service, Sterling, VA. 2006 - 2019

Training provided:
Full day seminars to private and government security personnel, sponsored by
the Caribbean Institute of Forensic Accounting, at: Port of Spain, Trinidad, Castries, St. Lucia
Workshops were presented several times to the Oregon Association of Licensed
Investigators at their annual conferences.

Fields of Expertise

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