Police Patrol - 6 years
Research & Evaluation - 6 months
Worked on departmental policy and General Orders
Worked on the research and implementation of various projects, such as Command Discipline, creation of the Downtown Section, creation of the City Noise Ordinance.
Training Section - 6 months
Class Counselor for Police Evidence Technician class. Assisted in developing training curriculum for the Police Evidence Technician program. Instructed at the Regional Training Center in Crime Scene Processing Techniques. Assisted in developing the Police Technician training manual.
Technician Unit - 17 years
Crime and accident scene investigation; photography, process various scenes for fingerprints, scene diagrams, collection and preservation of physical evidence, courtroom testimony. Expert in fingerprint identification, senior field training officer for new technicians. Instructed police recruits in the collection and preservation of physical evidence. Investigated hundreds of serious & fatal motor vehicle accidents.
- Judicially accepted as an Accident Reconstructionist in New York State Courts.
- Judicially accepted as a Fingerprint expert in New York State Courts.
- Reconstructed hundreds of motor vehicle accidents
- Taken part and participated in numerous motor vehicle and pedestrian accident experiments
- Assisted in the development of an accident investigation curriculum for the trucking industry and conducted a one day training seminar in Houston, TX.
- Developed & presented photography and accident reconstruction seminars to the insurance industry.
EDUCATION
HIGH SCHOOL: Newark High School, Newark, N.Y.
UNDERGRADUATE:
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Rochester Institute of Technology, Graduated with honors, B.S. degree in Criminal Justice.
Monroe Community College - physics and math courses
GRADUATE:
Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Ky.
Graduate work in Police Administration.
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
«Crash Management, NYS Bureau of Municipal Police. 1979 (160 hrs.)
«Advanced Accident Investigation, Institute of Police Technology and Management. Nov 7-18, 1988 (80 hrs.)
«Traffic Accident Reconstruction, Institute of Police Technology and Management. Feb. 20-March 3, 1989 (80 hrs.)
«Advanced Traffic Accident Reconstruction with Microcomputers, Institute of Police Technology and Management. Aug. 7-11, 1989 (40 hrs.)
«Investigation of Motorcycle Accidents, Institute of Police Technology & Management. Feb. 5-9, 1990 (40 hrs.)
«Investigation & Inspection of Commercial Vehicle Accidents, Institute of Police Technology & Management. (40 hrs.)
«American Traffic Safety Services Assoc., Training Course for Worksite Traffic Supervisors, Nashville, TN, Feb. 1-3, 1994 (20 hrs.)
«American Traffic Safety Services Assoc., Traffic Control in Urban & Utility Work Areas, Hershey, PA; Feb 19, 1996 (8 hrs.)
«Forensic Physics Applied to Accident Reconstruction, Colorado School of Mines.
Aug. 1-4, 1995 (40 hrs.)
«Applied Physics for Accident Reconstruction, Texas A&M University, Law Enforcement & Security Training Division. June, 1996 (40 hrs.)
«Applied Physics for Traffic Accident Investigators; Institute of Police Technology & Management; Westchester, Ohio,. 1999 (40 hrs.)
«Computerized Traffic Accident Reconstruction, EDCRASH; Northwestern Univ. Traffic Institute, March, 1997 (24 hrs.)
«High/Low Speed Impact Seminar, MacInnis Engineering, Vancouver, B.C., Canada,
August, 1997 (40 hrs.)
«Analysis of Low Speed Collisions, Texas A&M Univ. TEEX, W. Palm Beach, Florida.,
December, 1997. (40 hrs.)
«Vehicle Damage & Energy Relationship in Collision Reconstruction; Texas A&M Univ., TEEX; Dayton, Ohio, 1998. (40 hrs.)
«Biomechanics of Injury from Traffic Collisions; National Inst. of Forensic Studies; CATAIR; St. Catherines, Canada, August, 1998. (24 hrs.)
«Human Factors in Automobile Accidents; Lawyers & Judges Publishing Co.; Las Vegas, NV, Feb., 2000 (16 hrs)
«Relationship Between Crush and Energy in Collision Reconstruction; Middlesex Co., NJ; March 24 & 25, 2000. (16 hrs.)
«IATAI Crush Analysis Seminar; Danville, Ill; Sept. 24-25, 2001. (16 hrs.)
«CDR Tool - User Certification Course; IPTM, Jacksonville, Fl., Feb. 6-8, 2002. (24 hrs.)
«Advanced Physics Using Microcomputers - REC-TEC/SMAC; REC-TEC 2002, Cocoa Beach, Fl., August, 2002. (40 hrs.)
«Human Factors for Drivers & Pedestrians; Jeff Muttart, Accident Dynamics Research Center; West Chester, Ohio, March 24-28, 2003. (40 hrs.)
«Crash Zone; IPTM, Jacksonville, Fl.; July 21-25, 2003 (40 hrs.)
«Excel for Accident Reconstructionist; Anne Arundel Community College, Hanover, MD; Jan. 5-9, 2004. (40 hrs.)
«Technical Training Course Involving Driver Response using Drive3; Jeff Muttart, Accident Dynamics Research Center; Conshohocken,PA, March 23-24, 2004. (16 hrs.)
«Crash Data Retrieval; (CDR) System Operator; Collision Safety Institute; Ocean City, MD; October 9-11, 2004 (24 hrs.)
«Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) System Operators Update; Collision Safety Institute; CATAIR; Markham, Ontario, Canada; April 25 & 26, 2006. (16 hrs.)
«Commercial Vehicles: Nomenclature, Braking, Rollovers, Dynamics, ECM's; NAPARS; Augusta, ME, May 15-19, 2006 (40 hrs.)
«Human Factors: Understanding Driver Response; Jeff Muttart; Univ. Mass., Amherst, MA., June 11-15, 2007 (40 hrs.)
«Advanced Physics & Animation – Using REC-TEC; Jekyll Island, GA; Dec., 2007. (40 hrs.)
«Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) Technician Course, CSI; Westlake, Ohio, May 19, 2008. (8 hrs.)
«Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) Data Analyst Course; CSI; Westlake, Ohio, Mary 20-25, 2008. (32 hrs.)
SEMINARS:
«Special Problems in Traffic Accident Reconstruction, Institute of Police Technology & Management, Univ. of N. Florida. April 1992
«Collision Analysis and Traffic Accident Reconstruction, SOAR, Orlando, Fla. Oct. 1991.
TAARS-SOAR-WATAI Combined Conference, College Station, Texas. June 1990.
«Advanced Accident Investigation Techniques, NATARI. Philadelphia, PA. October 1992.
«Advanced Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Seminar, NATARI. Ocean City, MD.October 1993.
«Discover Factor "H" Conference, CATAIR. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. August 1994.
«Human Factors in Accident Reconstruction, NATARI, Lancaster, PA. October 1995.
«Pedestrian Collision Investigation Seminar, CATAIR. Halifax, Nova Scotia. August 1996.
«Skid Tests and Anti Lock Brake Systems; NYS Div. Criminal Justice Services; Colonie Police Dept., Sept. 18, 1996.
«High Speed Impact Analysis, NATARI. Waldorf, MD. October 1996.
«Commercial Vehicle Testing Seminar, CATAIR. Centralia, Canada. October 1996.
«Low Speed Crash Analysis & Forensic Tire Examination, NATARI, Atlantic City, NJ.October, 1997.
«Special Problems in Traffic Accident Reconstruction, IPTM, Jacksonville, Fl., April 22-24, 1998.
«The Human Body in Collision, CATAIR. St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada. August 1998.
«Commercial Vehicle Collision Reconstruction, NATARI, Allentown, PA., October, 1999.
«WREX 2000 (World Reconstruction Exposition); College Station, TX; Sept., 2000.
«ATAI Traffic Crash Reconstruction Conference; Danville, Ill.; Sept. 26-28, 2001.
«Special Problems in Traffic Crash Reconstruction, IPTM, Jacksonville, Fl., April 15-19, 2002.
«Introduction to Event Data Recorders & Crush Documentation and Analysis; NAPARS; Ocean City, Md.; Sept. 11-13, 2002.
«Estimating Driver Perception & Response Times, by Jeff Muttart; CATAIR; Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; December 4, 2002.
«Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators 6th International Conference 2003; Accident Investigation, Reconstruction, Interpretation and the Law; Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England; Sept. 26-29, 2003.
«2004 Combined Conference for Collision Reconstruction; MATAI; Ocean City, MD; Oct. 6-8, 2004.
«Perception Reaction Basics & Driver Response; NYSTARS; Yorktown Hgts., NY; March 10-12, 2005.
«Crash Investigation & Reconstruction Update 2005; NAPARS; Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy; June 27-28, 2005.
«2005 Combined Annual Conference for Collision Reconstruction; NATARI; Wilmington, Del.; October 5-7, 2005.
«Crash Data Retrieval User's Conference; CSI and ARC; Dallas, Texas, Feb. 13-14, 2006.
«FBI Basic Fingerprint School.
«FBI Advanced Fingerprint School
«NYS Certified Police Instructor (March 1989 to June 1993)
«Kodak Law Enforcement Photography Seminars
«Intrafamily Sexual Abuse Training
«Ident-I-Kit School
«NY State Police Col. Henry F. Williams Homicide Seminar
«Numerous Law Enforcement Seminars
PRESENTATIONS:
«DSI Trucking, Basic Accident Investigation; Houston, TX, July 1998.
«Rochester Claims Assoc.; Accident Reconstruction Cases & CDR; Oct. 2000.
«Travelers Insurance Claims Adjusters; Photography; Rochester, NY; Oct. 2000.
«SAFECO Insurance Company, Crash Data Recorder; Rochester, NY; Aug. 2003.
AWARDS:
«Monroe County District Attorney Commendation; Arthur Shawcross Investigation.
INSTRUCTOR: (1983-1993)
Regional Training Center, Monroe Community College. Instructed in crime scene processing techniques, accident investigation/reconstruction, fingerprinting & physical evidence.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
«SOAR - Society of Accident Reconstructionists, 1989 to present.
«NAPARS - National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists, 1989 to 2006
«NATARI - National Association of Traffic Accident Reconstructionists & Investigators, 1990 to present.
«SAE - Society of Automotive Engineers, 1992 to present.
«NYSTARS - New York Statewide Traffic Accident Reconstruction Society, 1996 to present.
«Rochester Claims Association - past member