Forensic Scientist and Toxicologist (241)
Expertise
Toxicology
Pharmacology and analyses of alcohol and drugs of abuse.
Testified as expert witness over 700 times in nearly 125 courts on a variety of forensic science issues which include: breath and blood testing for alcohol content, the pharmacological effects of alcohol, detection and identification of drugs in biological fluids, arson-related analyses, and the forensic examination of blood, semen, hair, paint, fiber, and glass evidence.
Experience
Present Forensic Science Consultant
Chief Forensic Scientist for the State of New Jersey
Dept. of Law and Public Safety
New Jersey State Police
Technical Director of one of the largest forensic science laboratories in the United States, conducting over 3,500 case analyses per year and employing a staff of over 90 professional scientists.
Shell Chemical Company, Analytical Toxicologist.
Group leader assigned to perform residue analyses on animal tissues and organs. Duties encompassed the development and implementation of laboratory procedures designed to measure the uptake of pesticides in livestock.
U. S. Treasury Dept., Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Laboratory, New York
Forensic Chemist. Responsible for the analysis of drug and alcoholic beverage preparation. Testified on numerous occasions as an expert witness in Federal and State courts on alcohol and drug chemistry.
FORENSIC SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR AT:
Trenton State College
Ocean County College
Law School of Widener University
Honors & Publications
American Academy of Forensic Sciences - Fellow, 1977
American Chemical Society
American Microchemical Society
Canadian Society of Forensic Scientists
Chromatography Forum of Delaware Valley
Forensic Science Society of England
International Association of Forensic Sciences
Mid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Scientists
New Jersey Association for Identification
New York Microscopical Society
Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists
Northwestern Association of Forensic Scientists
Society of Forensic Toxicologists
Award of Merit - American academy of Forensic Sciences, 1995
Rosenblatt Memorial lecturer in Forensic Science, Northeastern U., 1994
Member of the Editorial Board of:
Journal of Forensic Sciences, 1984-1994
Microchemical Journal, 1988-1995
Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 1980-1984
Education
Society of Forensic Toxicologists:
Forensic Applications of LC/MS, 1997
Forensic Alcohol Testing in the Workplace, 1995
Drugs and Driving: Current Pharmacological Issues, 1995
Advanced Forensic Toxicology: Pharmacologic, and Interpretative Topics
Analytical Genetic Testing Center: Forensic DNA Analysis, Polymerase Chain Reaction, 1995; American Association for Clinical Chemistry; Poison 91 Fundamentals and Analytical Considerations, 1991; Workplace drug Testing Workshop, 1990; The Drinking Driver: Medical and Legal Issues of Blood Alcohol Testing, 1985