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Robert's qualifications are highlighted by a combination of BOTH a formal, forensic science education as well the completion of a highly specialized, multi-year apprenticeship training program in Forensic Document Examination. His sworn expert testimony experience will be most helpful for your case.
Educated and Trained SCIENTIST
Qualified Expert Witness
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FORENSIC SCIENCE EDUCATION & DEGREE
- Graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Forensic Science from John Jay College of
Criminal Justice in NYC, NY.
- Completed graduate level course-work in forensic document examination from Oklahoma State University
(OSU): These full semester length, graduate courses are specially designed for the apprenticeship training of
forensic document examiners and was established in cooperation with the American Board of Forensic
Document Examiners.
FORENSIC DOCUMENT EXAMINATION TRAINING
Completed a formal 2.5 year apprenticeship training program in Forensic Document Examination as prescribed by the
ASTM Standard Guide for Minimum Training of Forensic Document Examiners (ASTM E2388-05) which includes (but
not limited to):
- Forensic Examination of Handwriting
- Forensic Examination of Signatures
- Printing Processes
- Writing Instruments & Inks
- Mechanical Impressions
- Paper
- Facsimiles
- Typewriters
- Photocopiers
- Computer Printers
- Charred and Soaked Documents
- Expert Witness & Legal Proceedings
- Photography and Digital Imaging
- Alterations, Obliterations, and Erasures
Trainers, teachers, and educators included (former and current) personnel of the:
- Nassau County, NY Police Department - Scientific Investigations Bureau
- New York City Police Department (NYPD) - Forensic Investigations Division
- United States Secret Service (USSS)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS)
- United States Department of Homeland Security
Over 400 hours of experience in the Questioned Documents Section of the Nassau County, NY Police Department -
Scientific Investigations Bureau. Studied, learned, and researched about all facets of document examination.
Completed Training From:
- Oklahoma State University (OSU)
- Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
- American Society of Questioned Document Examiners (ASQDE)
- American Board of Forensic Document Examiners (ABFDE)
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)
- Mid-Western Association of Forensic Scientists (MAFS)
- Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists (NEAFS)
- Technical Working Group of Document Examiner (TWGDOC)
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
- "Creating a Virtual Grid in Adobe Photoshop - Tips and Tricks"
Presented at the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, 2010
- "A Close Look at the Significance of Margin Drift; What Does it Really Tell Us?"
Published in the Journal of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners Vol.
2, No. 2, Dec 1999
(Download Abstract)
- Statistics and Forensic Document Examination
Published in the American Board of Forensic Document Examiners Newsletter,
Fall 19
- Using Adobe Photoshop(R) to Decipher Overwritten Writings Present on an ESDA Image
Published in the American Board of Forensic Document Examiners Newsletter, Spring
1997.
- Limited Writing Area and its Effect on Signatures – A Preliminary Study
Presented at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 1998 conference
- Differentiation of Colored Pencils Using the Video Spectral Comparator(VSC)
Presented at the Northeast Association of Forensic Scientists 2004 conference
- Classification and Computer Databasing of Bank Robbery Notes
Presented at the Northeast Association of Forensic Scientists 1996 conference.
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Professional Affiliations
American Society of
Questioned Document
Examiners
(ASQDE)
Northeastern Association of
Forensic Scientists
(NEAFS)
American Society for Testing
and Materials
(ASTM)
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