A latent fingerprint examiner provides expert witness services in forensic identification with approximately 10 years of experience in latent print analysis, comparison, and forensic science practices. This expert holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology and is a Certified Latent Print Examiner (CLPE). This expert has more than five years of experience offering consultation, deposition, and courtroom testimony in cases involving latent fingerprint evidence. Work in this field includes the examination and comparison of latent prints, with particular focus on fingerprint residue composition, variability, and changes over time after deposition, as well as the use of established methodologies such as ACE-V, digital imaging, and laboratory-based forensic analysis.

Background includes service as a forensic scientist in a state public safety laboratory, a senior latent print examiner in a private forensic services firm, and current work as an independent consultant in forensic identification. Additional experience includes functioning as a subject matter expert in biometric and identification technologies and providing training to latent print examiners in analysis and comparison techniques. This expert has testified in criminal proceedings, including homicide trials and evidentiary hearings, and maintains involvement in professional organizations such as the International Association for Identification, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and the Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science, including participation in efforts related to latent print standards and probability modeling.