This Certified Latent Print Examiner and forensic analyst has more than 45 years of experience in fingerprint identification and forensic comparison. For more than 35 years, he has provided expert witness testimony in local, state, and federal courts and has supported litigation through consultation and deposition testimony as a fingerprint analyst expert. His work involves the examination, comparison, and evaluation of latent prints and known exemplars for identification using established forensic methodologies.

Professional responsibilities have included conducting latent print examinations and performing comparisons to known individuals, as well as database searches utilizing the FBI Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS), the Department of Homeland Security’s Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT), and state automated fingerprint identification systems. While serving in an ASCLD/LAB accredited laboratory environment, examinations were conducted under a documented quality assurance program requiring adherence to standard operating procedures, annual proficiency testing, and both technical peer and administrative review.

During his tenure with the New York City Police Department, he conducted over 800,000 inked and latent print comparisons. In subsequent federal contractor work supporting the Department of Homeland Security, he conducted over 500,000 additional latent and inked print comparisons. His experience includes evaluation and comparison of latent fingerprints recovered from crime scenes.

Earlier in his career, he served as a fingerprint technician and detective investigator with the New York City Police Department, where duties included classification and comparison of inked prints using the Henry system, latent print examination, and courtroom testimony regarding examination findings. In private-sector practice, he conducts examinations and comparisons for defense counsel and private industry matters and is listed on the Expert Roster of the Assigned Counsel Plan of the City of New York.

He has qualified as an expert in the discipline of latent prints and has testified in New York City Supreme and Criminal Courts, Nassau County Supreme Court, and United States Federal Courts. He holds certification as a Certified Latent Print Examiner through the International Association for Identification. His education includes a Baccalaureate of Fine Arts in Communication Arts and an Associate of Arts degree in Psychology.