About
Police Practices Expert with over 38 years of law enforcement experience at city, county, state and federal level California Private Investigator and member of the California Association of Licensed Investigators. Assignments worked included Patrol, K-9, Detectives, Narcotics/Task Force (DEA), Special Investigations and Internal Affairs, Organized Crime, Gaming, Metro Fugitive, Metro Gang, Major Crimes/Homicide, Dignitary Protection, Security Manager, Latent Fingerprint Examiner, Identification and NICS Manager, Investigations in Indian Country, Officer Involved Shooting Team Coordinator, Joint Terrorism Task Force (FBI), Crime Scenes.
Recent consultation and testimony in civil (primarily Federal Civil Rights - 1983) cases involving claims of Wrongful Arrest/Improper Interrogations/Improper Identification Procedures and False Conviction/Imprisonment, False Arrest, Excessive Force, In-custody death, murder (multiple in criminal court). Have provided experts services and consultation in cases in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Washington, Arkansas, California, Nevada, New York and the Bahamas. Have also provided expert services as a latent fingerprint examiner, and on the analysis of investigative and forensic processes.
Adjunct Professor (Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA) since 2014 teaching Criminal Investigation, Investigative Report Writing, Legal Aspects of Evidence and Introduction to Criminal Justice. Member, International Association of Chiefs of Police, International Managers of Police Academy and College Training (IMPACT). Member of International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA) and the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), International Association for Identification IAI)