Experience
and Expertise
· Two-year training program
in document examination under Gus R. Lesnevich, Diplomat American Board of Forensic Document Examiners. Former Senior Document
Examiner U.S.S.S.
(March 1992-March 1994)
· Full-time practice of
forensic document examination. Experienced in the examination of documents: determining the authenticity of signatures, erasures,
obliterations, photocopying processes, and other elements of a document in relation to its authenticity.
(March 1994-December 2001)
· United States Department
of Treasury, Document Analyst. *
Responsible
for maintaining the integrity of U.S. Treasury documents
against attempts of fraud, including signature
and handwriting analysis,
altered and counterfeit examination.
Developed
and implemented a training program for new document
examiners employed with the U.S. Treasury.
Casework includes
examinations performed for the Bureau of Public Debt, Social Security
Administration, Internal Revenue Service and
cases of congressional
status.
Developed
a training seminar titled “Preventing Check Fraud” for use by
the Federal Reserve Banks and other financial
institutions.
(December 2001-Current)
*Because of my current
employment, I am unable to accept criminal cases.
Education
Villanova University,
Bachelor of Science
University of Baltimore,
School of Law
Professional
Affiliations
· Northeastern Association
of Forensic Scientist (NEAFS)
· International Association
for Identification (IAI)
· ASTM International, Committee
E30
· American Board of Forensic
Document Examiners
Seminars
in Questioned Documents
“Essentials of Check and Deposit Account Fraud Prevention”
June 20-21 2002
“Special Topics In Questioned Documents”, California Criminalistics
Institute, California Department of Justice, May
9-12, 2000 Sacramento, CA
“Canon Photocopier and Facsimile Training Workshop”, American
Board of Forensic Document Examiners, October 4-6, 1999, Norcross,
GA
“Printing Process Identification and Image Analysis for Forensic
Document Examiners”, Rochester Institute of Technology, June 24-27, 2003.
American Academy
of Forensic Sciences, 56th Annual Meeting February 16-21, 2004. Dallas, TX
“The Forensic Examination of Documents Produced by Office Machine
Systems Utilizing Inkjet Technology”, Northeastern Association of Forensic scientist Annual Meeting, October 2004.
“Forensic Digital Photography”, Northeastern Association
of Forensic Scientist Annual meeting, October 2004.
Papers Presented
Technical workshop titled “Desktop Publishing for the Forensic
Document Examiner.” Training session conducted at the Northeast Association of Forensic Scientist Annual meeting, October
1994, to Fellow Forensic Document Examiners.
“Treasury Wages High-Tech Offensive against Document Fraud”,
The Financial Connection, April/May 2003, Vol.12, No. 2.
"Security Features of the U.S. Treasury Check" Northeastern Association
of Forensic Scientist annual Meeting, October 2004. Mystic CT
Court Qualifications
Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
American Arbitration Association
Court of Common Pleas, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County
Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
Circuit Court, Queen Anne's County, MD
Fairfax County Circuit Court
