Ballistics Expert Witnesses

This expert is a qualified Forensic Examiner by the FBI Laboratory Training, and has been working in the field for more than 10 years. He is the first vice president of the Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and has authored several publications focusing on forensic firearm/toolmark identification and gunshot residue testing. He is a former Forensic Firearm and Tool Mark Examiner for the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Laboratory Manager for the Michigan State Police Northville Laboratory, and is currently the president and owner of a private forensic consulting group.

This highly qualified expert has over 20 years of experience in forensic science specializing in firearms and ballistics, fingerprints, toolmarks, shooting scene reconstruction, indented writing restoration, and drug chemistry. He earned his BA in chemistry at Saint Anselm College and holds several certifications including latent print examiner, firearm examiner, tool mark examiner, and gunshot residue/distance determination examiner. He is very active in his field as a member of several professional societies including the Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners, the International Association for Identification, and the Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists. In addition, this expert has published 2 abstracts and has given over 10 presentations. Formerly, this expert served as a quality control chemist at Dexter Electronic Materials before holding multiple positions at the New Hampshire State Police Forensic Laboratory including a fingerprint technician, criminalist I, criminalist II, and criminalist III. This expert is currently the co-owner at supervising scientist at a forensic consultancy in New Hampshire.