A complete curriculum vitae regarding my qualifications, experience and professional fees are available upon request at plumcreekforensics@gmail.com.

Education:

  • Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice and Business Administration - Columbia College, Aurora, Colorado

Experience:

  • Criminalist II - (Technical Lead - Questioned Document Examiner) - Unified Forensic Laboratory - Englewood, CO

    • (merged with UFL Oct. 2018) Aurora Police Department Crime Laboratory, Aurora, Colorado (2007 - Current)

  • Plum Creek Forensic Laboratory, LLC, Castle Rock, Colorado (2000 - Present)

  • Fraud Investigator/Forensic Document Trainee - Northglenn Police Department, Northglenn, Colorado (1992 - 1999)

Training:

  • Completed a forensic document internship program under the tutelage of board certified examiners of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and Northern Arizona Forensic Laboratory. The training programs were based upon the U.S. Army Training Syllabus and conformed to the Objectives for Training of the American Board of Forensic Document Examiners (ABFDE) which is the only recognized and sponsored organization regarding certification.

Additional continuing forensic document training by organization:

  • American Academy of Forensic Sciences - Questioned Document Section (AAFS)

  • American Board of Forensic Document Examiners (ABFDE)

  • American Society of Questioned Document Examiners (ASQDE)

  • Canadian Society of Forensic Science (CSFS)

  • Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists - Questioned Document Section (MAFS)

  • Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)

  • Southwestern Association of Forensic Document Examiners (SWAFDE)

  • Southwestern Association of Forensic Scientists (SWAFS)

  • United States Secret Service (USSS)

Professional Memberships:

  • American Academy of Forensic Sciences (Questioned Document Section) (AAFS)

  • American Society of Questioned Document Examiners (Former Member) (ASQDE)

  • Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists (Questioned Document Section) (MAFS)

  • Southwestern Association of Forensic Document Examiners (SWAFDE)

  • Association of Forensic Quality Assurance Managers (AFQAM)

Proficiency Testing:

  • Continued proficiency testing through Collaborative Testing Services (CTS). Examinations are offered twice a year and consist of handwriting and a sub-discipline subject (i.e. printing processes, typewriter, fonts, paper, ink, etc.).

Designation as an expert witness in your case requires payment of a non-refundable retainer along with a signed agreement for services.  Please call for a complimentary initial consultation to discuss your case.