​WORK EXPERIENCE 

LECTURER • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH • JANUARY 2024 – PRESENT 

Teach courses pertaining to criminal justice and crime scene investigation. 

• Instructor for Forensic Photography, Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation, Fingerprint Development and Analysis in Criminal Investigations, Criminalistics in the Crime Laboratory, and Criminal Evidence and Trials

• Manage Forensic Laboratory

 

CRIME SCENE ANALYST • SILENT WITNESS FORENSICS, LLC • JUNE 2023 – PRESENT 

Owner of forensic consulting business. Conduct forensic analysis for criminal and civil cases and provide expert witness testimony. To date, expert crime scene analysis on approximately 40 homicide or law enforcement shooting cases. Provide services such as case review, CSI training, technical consulting, and pretrial preparation. 

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FORENSIC SUPERVISOR • IRVINE POLICE DEPARTMENT • JUNE 2017 – DECEMBER 2024 

Directed the daily operations of the crime scene investigation (CSI) Unit while managing and evaluating 

the work performance of five full-time Forensic Specialists and one part-time Public Safety Assistant. 

• Implemented policies and procedures in accordance with the current practices in crime scene and evidence processing 

• Processed over 850 crime scenes ranging from homicides to vandalisms

• Conducted over 2,550 latent print comparisons and verifications

• Developed training for basic CSI processing for patrol officers

• Testified as expert witness in crime scene processing
   

INSTRUCTOR • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH, CENTER FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH AND TRAINING • MARCH 2006 – PRESENT 

• Instructor for 80-hour Field Evidence Technician (CSI) course, 80-hour CSI Certificate course, and 4-hour Advanced Photography Course.

• Instructor for Module 1: Introduction to CSI (8 hours), Module 9: Crime Scene Processing Practicum (8 hours), and Module 10: Career Preparation (4 hours)

  • Instructed and trained approximately 675 students for a career in CSI

• Commission for Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) certified instructor (March 2006 – Present) for Field Evidence Technician (CSI) course (80 hours)

  • Instruct Fundamentals of CSI (16 hours) and Crime Scene Processing Practicum (12 hours)

  • Trained approximately 2,875 law enforcement professionals
     

CSI UNIT SUPERVISOR • COSTA MESA POLICE DEPARTMENT • DECEMBER 2013 – JUNE 2017 

Managed the daily operations of the CSI Unit while supervising the work performance of three full-time 

Crime Scene Specialists and two part-time Crime Scene Specialists. 

• Developed and implemented policies and procedures to follow current practices in the forensic community 

• Processed over 1,500 major and minor crime scenes

• Reviewed a 20-year-old cold case and re-examined evidence resulting in the identification of the homicide suspect 

• Completed administrative and technical review of CSI reports

• Provided courtroom testimony as an expert witness

• Conducted hundreds of latent print comparisons and verifications
   

SUPERVISING FORENSIC SPECIALIST • ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CRIME LABORATORY •
APRIL 2011 – NOVEMBER 2013 

Directed the daily operations of the Cal-ID (ten-print) Unit while managing the work performance of six full-time Fingerprint Technicians and two Forensic Specialists. 

• Developed, updated, and implemented policies and procedures

• Performed annual internal audits for laboratory accreditation

• Conducted print comparisons and verifications

• Technical and administrative report review

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LEAD FORENSIC SPECIALIST • ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CRIME LABORATORY •
SEPTEMBER 2007 – APRIL 2011 

Responded to crime scenes and processed evidence for latent prints and DNA 

• Processed over 6,500 crimes scenes including homicides, officer-involved shootings, sexual assaults, burglaries, robberies, domestic violence, child abuse, and other types of crimes

• Received commendations three consecutive years for identifying the most investigative leads through latent prints collected, with an average of 48 investigative leads per year

• Trained new Forensic Specialists

• Technical and administrative CSI report review

• Courtroom testimony

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FORENSIC SPECIALIST • ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CRIME LABORATORY • AUGUST 2001 – SEPTEMBER 2007 

Responded to crime scenes and processed evidence for latent prints and DNA. 

• Processed over 4,500 crimes scenes including sexual assaults, burglaries, robberies, incidents of domestic violence, child abuse, recovered stolen vehicles, and other types of crimes

• Received commendations two consecutive years for identifying the most investigative leads through latent prints collected, with an average of 48 investigative leads per year

• Assisted Lead Forensic Specialists at homicides, officer-involved shootings, and in-custody death investigations

• Courtroom testimony

• Process physical evidence for latent prints

 

FINGERPRINT EXAMINER • DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY • JANUARY 2001 – AUGUST 2001 

Contract employee tasked to classify, compare, and search inked prints. 

• Conduct criminal searches using NCIC, DACS, CLETS, WIN, and Cal-DOJ

 

FORENSIC INTERN • SAN DIEGO SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT CRIME LABORATORY • NOVEMBER 1999 – DECEMBER 2000

Assisted Field Evidence Technicians at major crime scenes (homicides, in-custody deaths, and officer-involved shootings). 

• Processed physical evidence for latent prints

• Report writing

• Courtroom testimony