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This expert served 32 years with the San Francisco Police Department in a variety of different capacities. He began his experience as a police officer for nine years in patrol, and then went on to serve as a Sergeant and Inspector in the Investigations Bureau for over four years investigating Violent Crimes, Auto Theft, Burglary and Domestic Violence. He went on to serve as a Commander in the Patrol Bureau, Investigations Bureau, and over the Tactical Company and Homeland Security Unites. In his final role with the San Francisco Police Department, he served as Deputy Chief and was responsible for oversight of the 1700 member patrol force. Since retiring from the Police Department in 2013, this expert has been serving as a Lecturer in Criminal Justice Studies at a University in California.

This expert has over 20 years of experience in the field of digital forensics. She attended the Arizona Law Enforcement Academy, and served the Phoenix Police Department as a Digital Mobile Forensic Detective. While working there, she worked in several different units, including the Home Invasion Kidnapping Enforcement Unit, the Intelligence Action Center, and the Digital Forensic Investigation Unit. She has participated in many trainings and classes, earning her several certifications on different areas of digital forensics. She currently serves as a Cell Phone & Cell Tower Forensic Investigator at a Private Forensics Firm in Arizona.

This highly qualified expert has over twenty years of experience in investigations. He earned his BS in business from California Coast University and is a certified social media investigations expert by the McAfee Institute. This expert is also a certified and licensed private investigator by the California Association of Licensed Investigators and The State of California, respectively. He is a member of the California Association of Licensed Investigators, the National Council of Investigative and Security Specialists, and the national Association of Investigative Specialists. Formerly, he served as a corporate security investigator at Goodwill Industries of Orange County, Inc. and as a senior investigator and case manager for RJN Investigations, Inc. He currently is the president of a full-service private investigations firm in California.

This highly qualified fire cause investigation expert has nearly 30 years of professional experience. He completed prestigious fire science training at Mission College and is a certified fire service instructor and a California commercial pyrotechnician. Additionally, this expert is a licensed private investigator by the California Department of Consumer Affairs. He has completed additional vocational training and educational courses in investigation, homicide, explosives, hazardous materials, pyrotechnics, and fireworks. Formerly, he has held roles as a fire safety officer for the San Jose Fire Department, an investigator at Alford Investigations, and a firework safety consultant at San Diego Fireworks and Pyrospectaculars, Inc. Currently, this expert serves as a consultant and an operations manager at a CA fireworks company, and a consultant at a top CA investigations consultancy.

This qualified expert has over 35 years of experience in fire and explosion investigation. He earned his BS in justice studies at Arizona State University. He also completed a fire pattern certificate course through the Public Agency Training Council. He is certified as a fire and explosion investigator, a vehicle fire investigator, a fire investigator, and a fire investigation instructor. He is active in his field as a member of the Arizona Burn Foundation. He has also authored numerous publications, led several fire investigation seminars, and appeared in TV interviews discussing fire investigation. This expert is currently the owner of a fire investigation company in Arizona.

This expert has over 30 years of experience in biomechanical engineering. He earned a BS and MS in engineering mechanics, as well as a PhD in applied mechanics in bioengineering, from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He has published over 80 peer-reviewed journal articles, books and book chapters and holds privileges as a peer-reviewer for several biomechanical engineering journals. In addition, he is a member of numerous professional societies including the American Society of Biomechanics and the Biomedical Engineering Society. Previously, he served as an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an associate professor of mechanical and materials engineering at Portland State University. Currently, he is a professor of biomaterials and biomechanics at a university in Oregon and is the owner and principal investigator at a bioengineering firm.

This highly-qualified expert has over 40 years of experience as a firefighter, specializing in fire origin and cause investigations. Throughout his career, he has completed numerous fire safety training programs and completed fire investigation certificate programs through institutions such as the California State Fire Marshal's Office, the State of California, and the University of Washington. He is active in his field as a member of several associations, including the International Association of Arson Investigators, the National Association of Fire Investigators, and the International Association of Fire Investigators. He has formerly served as a firefighter with the United States Air Force and the Sacramento Fire Department. During his time with the Sacramento Fire Department, he also held the roles of fire investigator and fire captain. Currently, this expert is the owner of a private fire origin and cause investigation company in California.

This highly-qualified expert has nearly 40 years of experience in law enforcement and security operations. He is a licensed private investigator and has extensive experience in law enforcement best practices, security guard operations, use of force, premise liability, complex criminal investigations, homicide investigations, and K9 handling. He earned his BA from Claremont McKenna College before beginning his 30-year career with the LAPD. This expert started as a police officer I and rose in the ranks to eventually retire as a lieutenant II, officer-in-charge. Over the course of his career with the LAPD, he worked in several divisions, including the metropolitan division as a K9 handler, the burglary-auto theft division, major crimes division, and the robbery-homicide division. Upon retiring from the LAPD, this expert served as the CEO of Critical Solutions Protective Services Group for 7 years. Currently, this expert is the CEO and senior investigator of a private investigations consulting firm in California.

This highly-qualified engineering expert has over three decades of experience in his field. He earned a BS in civil engineering from National Technology University. He went on to earn an MS in civil engineering, an MS in aeronautics and astronautics, and a PhD in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is active is in field as the author of numerous engineering publications and the founder and director of several engineering laboratories focusing on surface mechanics. Formerly, he served as a professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Currently, this expert is a principal investigator at a technological research institute, a faculty materials scientist at a DOE-affiliated research laboratory, and a professor of mechanical engineering at a distinguished university in California.

This expert has 26 years of experience with the Oregon State Police and ample experience in teaching, human resources investigation, and public safety training. He received a BS in the administration of justice from Portland State University and a master's in education focusing on adult education from Oregon State University. This expert formerly served as a sergeant first class in the Oregon Army National Guard and as a captain in the United States Army Reserves. Following those roles, he spent 26 years with the Oregon State Police, serving as a trooper, a senior trooper, and then a patrol sergeant. He then took on a communications supervision role at the Portland Regional Dispatch Center and a part-time training position for the Salem Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. Outside of these jobs, he worked as a human resources investigator for the Local Government Personnel Institute and as an adjunct professor at Concordia University and Pacific University. He has extensive experience teaching about multiculturalism and cultural diversity and even designed the first cultural diversity courses and curricula for multiple academic programs. This expert is currently an adjunct professor in fire service administration at a university and in criminal justice at a community college, as well as the owner of a training and human resources consulting firm, all in Oregon.

This dramshop liability expert has a background in law enforcement. He is a former Police Officer and later served as a Senior Investigator for the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control. As a Liquor Control Officer, he was assigned to investigate alcohol-related accidents and violence to assure compliance with the state law and the operational procedures of the establishment as well as the applicable standard of care. He provides presentations for the liquor industry, legal conventions and Law Enforcement presentations. He testifies and consults on dramshop liability and the prevention of violence.

This expert has 15+ years of success working with children and their families. Her expertise includes mediation, child forensic interviews, adoption, child custody evaluation, CPS investigations, and child abuse prevention. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker she has completed hundreds of child abuse investigations covering neglect, molestation, and death. After years of public service, she now runs a nonprofit organization that prepares children for court proceedings and provides trauma counseling. She is also a consultant on lawsuits pertaining to Child Protective Services and is also a Child Custody Evaluator for Family Law Court.

This former Salt Lake City police officer was with the force for two periods spanning from 1984 until 2004. He spent time as a Patrol Officer, a Field Training Officer, and a Detective, working in Vice, Narcotics, and Financial/Computer crimes, among other departments. He was graduated from Utah POST (Peace Officer Standard and Training) the Utah Drug Academy and completed several courses relating to Law Enforcement. These include; Interviews and Interrogations, Search Warrant writing, applications and affidavits, and Computer Crimes. He served as a Chief of Police and Security for the Department of Veterans Affairs during this time period. Since 2004, the expert has worked as an independent consultant and investigator. He has a B.S. in Sociology and an M.B.A. He is bi-lingual and can read, write and speak Spanish. He was also a primary contributor to the First Congressional Study on Gulf War Illness.

This law enforcement professional spent 21 years with several police forces in Utah. He began his career with the Midvale Police Department, where he worked from 1995 until 2001 and held positions including Patrol Officer, Officer in Charge, Auto Theft Detective, VICE Detective, and SWAT Operator. The expect then joined the South Salt Lake City police force, where he worked as a Narcotics Detective until 2006. He ended his police career in 2016 as a Sergeant for the Washington City Public Safety Department. During his career, he spent several years supervising field training programs. He also supervised animal control and code enforcement. The expert completed numerous officer training, including in Search and Seizure Law.

This veteran police over spent nearly three decades with the Los Angeles and Santa Rosa Police Departments. He was an Officer in Los Angeles until 1991 and then served in Santa Rosa until 2015, where he was a Lieutenant and Investigative Bureau Commander. The expert has obtained his B.S. in Criminal Justice from California Coast University and has delivered several presentations in the field. He is a certified SWAT/HNT Commander and a certified National Instructor.

This supremely qualified fire origin and cause investigation expert has served as a municipal fire marshal for over 20 years, and is a certified fire investigator who is the proprietor of a private fire investigation and fire/building code consulting firm.

This expert is a Licensed Private Investigator, and he has participated in SIU investigations of fraudulent injury and auto theft claims as well as auto repair fraud. He has many years of field and courtroom experience. In addition, he has been authorized by the California Bar Association to provide continuing Legal Education in the fields of Collision Reconstruction and the Bio-mechanics of Injury. He has served on the Expert Panel for Los Angeles County Superior Court, criminal prosecution and defense. He was formerly a Senior Associate Staff Instructor for the Federal Transit Administration, United States Department of Transportation, and Transportation Safety Institute for approximately ten years. He has also had technical training in low-speed collisions, pedestrian and bicycle accidents.

This qualified expert of Industrial Technology obtained his BS and MA in Industrial Technology at Kent State University and his PhD in Industrial Technology at the Ohio State University. He is certified in Life Credential in Driver & Traffic Safety Education and is a Licensed Private Investigator. He is a member of the American Board of Forensic Examiners and the American Society of Certified Auto Appraisers. He is currently a Forensics and Product Consultant for a Private Consulting Firm.

This expert has over 20 years of experience in wildland fire investigation, suppression, prescribed fire, and training. He is currently the President/Owner of a private wildfire investigation, consulting, and training firm. Previously, he served as a Special Agent with the US Forest Service, specializing in wildland fire investigation and performing as the national wildland fire investigation expert, as well as, detailing as the Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge. He was also the Incident Commander of the US Forest Service Law Enforcement & Investigations Fire Investigation Team and received the US Forest Service's Special Agent of the Year Award. He is currently an active member, and former Co-Chair, of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group's Wildland Fire Investigation Committee. He has investigated hundreds of wildland fires, to include the largest fires in the history of Arizona and New Mexico. He has also instructed numerous wildland fire investigation training courses, both nationally and internationally. He was also a Subject Matter Expert in the U.S. Forest Service's International Programs organization. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Business Administration/Finance from Northern Arizona University.

This expert is a retired police officer and owner of a police training and consulting firm. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Management, a Masters of Science in Psychology and is completing a doctoral degree in Performance Psychology. He is a Certified Criminal Investigator with the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute and a Force Science Certified Analyst with the Force Science Institute He currently teaches the application of Human Factors science to a police officer's use of force (Attention, Perception, Response Time, Decision Making, and Memory). He is also an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice, a Police Academy Instructor, and a Force Options Simulator Instructor at a large regional training center. His policing experience includes positions in; SWAT, Field Training, Gangs, Narcotics, Supervision Media Relations, and Use of Force Training.