Ballistics Expert Witnesses in Pennsylvania

This highly-qualified expert has over 16 years of professional experience in multiple assignments in law enforcement, with demonstrated experience in use of force, training, and policies and procedures. He earned his BS in national security studies from New Jersey City University and later earned his JD from Rutgers Law School. He holds several certifications including public manager, use of force analysis, critical infrastructure protection, hostage negotiator, critical incident training instructor, firearms instructor, and advanced law enforcement rapid response training. Formerly, this expert served as a corrections officer and sheriff's officer for the Morris County Sheriff's Office. He also was a sergeant of marines in the United States Marine Corps before becoming a team leader for the Hudson County Regional SWAT Team/Crisis Negotiation Team. Currently, this expert is a police sergeant at a city police department in New Jersey.

This expert has certifications in Firearm Identification, Toolmark Identification, and Gunshot Residue by the Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners, and has been involved with forensic testing for more than 22 years. He is a Distinguished Member of the Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners and the NIST OSAC on Firearms and Tool Marks, and is a Guest Lecturer for the National Firearms Examiners Academy. He is currently the owner of a private firearm forensic consulting group, and a Firearm/Tool Mark Examiner for an Ohio-based crime laboratory.

This qualified expert has over 15 years of experience in law enforcement and police use of force tactics and standards. He earned his AS in computer science from the State University of New York at Cobleskill and is currently pursuing a BS in criminal justice at Columbia Southern University. He began his career as a police officer with the Glen Falls Police Department where, during his 9 years with the department, he trained members of police department in firearms, tasers, and conducting defensive tactics and reality-based training exercises. He then went on to serve as a police officer with the Warren County Sheriff's Office. Currently, this expert serves as a consultant and instructor at a tactical training organization in New York. Throughout his career in law enforcement, he has gained expertise in defensive tactics and law enforcement training and has qualifications as a firearms instructor, defensive tactics instructor, taser instructor, and chemical munitions instructor.