2017 Pacific Northwest

IAI 53rd Annual Educational Conference

From Scene to Lab to Court

June 6-9, 2017 Mt. Bachelor Village Resort

Bend, Oregon

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Registration fees (see registration form in this packet) Full week: Members $300

Non-members $400

Full-time Student Members $150 Single day: Members $125

Non-members $165

Full-time Student Members $62.50

Scholarship opportunities

Scholarships may be available for those needing financial assistance to attend the conference. See the

division website for details. The deadline to apply is March 31.

Location and directions

Mount Bachelor Village Resort is at 19717 Mount Bachelor Drive. From downtown Bend, drive west on SW

Reed Market Road and turn left onto Mt. Bachelor Drive at the traffic circle. Room rates

Room rates for the conference start at $138 per night plus tax.

For reservations please call 541-389-5900 or 877-394-8966 and state that you are with the

PNWD-IAI – Group Code: 307757.

Reservations must be made by May 6, 2017 to receive the group rate.

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2017 PNWD-IAI Conference Agenda

Tuesday, June 6

General Session (8:00-5:00)

Opening ceremonies

“Master and Apprentice”, The Capital Murder Case of Tino Gutierrez – Chris Parosa and Dave

Schwartz, Lane County DA

Post Blast Fingerprint Recovery work by members of the Combined Explosives Exploitation Cell – Heather

VanDeGrift and Cheri Mahar

The Use of a 415 nm Alternate Light Source for Bloodstain Documentation – Tori Dickerson

President’s Social (6:00-8:00)

Wednesday and Thursday, June 7/8— Workshops

Workshops are organized into four tracks, but participants may choose to attend any workshop. See the registration form for the full schedule.

Latent Print Track:

Wed Comparison of Plantar Impressions – Jon Stimac

Palm Friction Ridge Impressions – Jon Stimac

Thur Recent Trends in Fingerprint Evidence – Melissa Gische

Expert Witness Testimony and What to Expect in the Courtroom – Mary Anderson

Tenprint/Biometric Track:

Wed Tenprint Certification Test Preparation – Alan Christensen and Cindy Fangour

Face Comparisons using Facial Recognition Systems - Rachel Pastorial

Thur Latent Comparison Basics for Tenprint Examiners – Heather VanDeGrift

Quality Tenprints – Jason Petersen

Tenprint Topics Roundtable – Alan Christensen and Kim Yada Advanced Crime Scene Track:

Wed The Determination of Bullet Impact Sites by Detection of Common Bullet Metals – Michael Haag

Thur Post Blast Investigation Overview – Wade Mutchler and Craig Mueller

General Forensics Track:

Wed Basic Firearm Familiarization – Dan Alessio

Strengthening the Forensic Sciences – The White House – Mike Hurley

Composite Drawing for Law Enforcement – Sgt. Julie Smith, Det. Dean Pederson, and Lt. Scott

McKee

Thur 3D Laser Scanning – Ken Jones

Full Spectrum Photography (UV/IR) Using the Fujifilm X-T1IR IR in the Ultraviolet and Infrared

Spectrums – Julio Sosa

Wednesday evening is your free time to explore Bend!

Thursday, June 8

General Business Meeting (4:00-5:00)

Election of officers and discussion/voting on important matters. All members are encouraged to attend.

Banquet (6:00-8:00)

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Friday, June 9

General Session (8:00-12:00)

I Dig Your Bones: Case Studies in Forensic Anthropology – Dr. Nici Vance

Identifying Lukah Chang – Chief Stuart Roberts, Detective Rick Jackson, and Dr. Janelle Moore

After Friday General Session:

Post-conference cleanup

Board of Directors Meeting – for all continuing and incoming Board members

Presentation summaries

Keynote Presentation – “Master and Apprentice”, The Capital Murder Case of Tino Gutierrez –

Assistant District Attorneys Parosa and Schwartz A young man thought he was giving a stranded young woman a ride home, but she was delivering him to his end.

Convicted murderer David Taylor graduated from a life sentence for a 1977 thrill kill to become a bank

robber. Having eluded capture when targeting banks in more densely populated areas with access to

major highways, he recruited two young people to help him rob a remote bank in Mapleton, Oregon.

Taylor would guide them through a depraved apprenticeship in murder and the macabre. This presentation will reveal the investigation into the disappearance of Celestino Guitierrez Jr., which

involved the convergence of multiple Federal, Municipal and County law enforcement agencies, and was solved through the use of many disciplines in the realm of forensic science.

Basic Firearm Familiarization – Dan Alessio This four-hour course will cover firearms safe handling, firearms operating mechanisms and terminology.

Various types of firearms will be present so that the student can handle them and learn how they function.

We will address topics such as firearm safeties, magazine vs. clip, cartridges and shotshells and firearm

function.

Comparison of Plantar Friction Ridge Impressions – Jon Stimac Due to their infrequent submission into forensic laboratories, friction ridge impressions originating from

the foot/sole that have been recovered at the scene of a crime can challenge even the most tenured

comparison analyst. This four-hour workshop is designed to provide the participant with the biological fundamentals, legal admissibility scenarios, and a tangible practical comparison experience with plantar friction ridge impressions. This workshop will not address classification or recording techniques. Each attendee will need to bring a magnifying glass.

Composite Drawing for Law Enforcement – Sgt. Julie Smith, Det. Dean Pederson, and Lt. Scott

McKee Sergeant Smith and team comprised of experts from Eugene Police Department and Springfield Police Department will conduct an overview of Forensic Sketch artistry to include composite drawings, image modification and enhancement, courtroom drawings and demonstrative evidence.

The Determination of Bullet Impact Sites by Detection of Common Bullet Metals - Michael Haag

– Albuquerque Police Department Crime Lab

This eight-hour workshop will focus on hands-on, practical chemical analysis of bullet impact

sites. Students will leave the class having personally conducted visual and chemical examinations of known and unknown examples of suspected bullet impact sites. Impact sites will be created in class with

a variety of firearm and ammunition types, on a variety of surface types.

It is common in shooting incidents that bullet impact sites in many types of materials (heterogeneous,

yielding, and unyielding) do not have characteristics that immediately identify them as being bullet related. It is also important in shooting incidents to be able to identify as many impact sites as possible in

order to account for as many shots fired as possible. These impact sites may be the best, or only, physical

evidence that allows a determination of shooter or victim position. Detection of common bullet metals at

suspected sites is a chemically defensible, scientific, and logical manner of reaching conclusions regarding

the identification of such sites, as well as the nature of the related trajectory and potential speed of the

projectile. The class will be comprised of lecture, live fire, and hands-on testing. Key topics to be demonstrated include: 2-nitroso-1-naphthol chromophoric and Dithiooxamide testing for copper

Sodium rhodizonate testing for lead Reagent Longevity, reagent checks and field kits, and chemical safety and hygiene Lead splash Perforation of frangible materials

Bullet metal longevity Testing at perforating and penetrating impact sites and ricochet sites Known positives and false positives, Interferants, and Background influence/interference

This is a rain or shine class. Individuals should be ready to take notes, photographs, or video.

Water, sunscreen, snacks, and bug spray are all suggested items to bring.

Expert Witness Testimony and What to Expect in the Courtroom – Mary F. Anderson Bringing

science into the courtroom through testimony requires preparation and an understanding of court

procedures. This session will focus on expert witness testimony generally and how to prepare before

going to court, what to expect in court and to how follow-up after court. An overview of the different

type of court hearings and the expectations for each will be included. Presentation of Fingerprint

Analysis and Comparison evidence will be included with examples of visual aids provided. At the end of

the presentation there will be a Q and A section with the prosecutor and a forensic scientist(s).

Face Comparisons using Facial Recognition Systems - Rachel G. Pastorial, Training Instructor,

FBI CJIS Although facial identification (FI) has been used in government and law enforcement applications for

decades, the widespread use of facial images for automated facial recognition (FR) systems is more

recent. This workshop is designed for face examiners to perform morphological analysis using a checklist

of facial features when utilizing a FR system that provides a candidate gallery. The workshop will break

down the facial features to help find the details to aid in making a face comparison and narrow down the

candidates. Full Spectrum Photography (UV/IR) Using the Fujifilm X-T1IR IR in the Ultraviolet and Infrared

Spectrums – Julio Sosa

The discussion and presentation will cover applicable disciplines using proven Photographic and Lighting

Forensic techniques. Disciplines include Latent Fingerprints, Blood Spatter, GSR ( Gun Shot Residue), Under

Skin Bruising, Bite Mark Impressions, Tattoo Identification, Footwear Impressions, body identification applications and more, all utilizing UV/IR photography.

Identifying Lukah Chang – Chief Stuart Roberts, Detective Rick Jackson, and Dr. Janelle Moore In 2012 and 2013, two women were brutally attacked in the Pendleton area. This presentation will outline the

multi-agency investigation and interplay between the Oregon State Police Forensic Lab and the Pendleton

Police Department that led to the identification and apprehension of the perpetrator.

I Dig Your Bones: Case Studies in Forensic Anthropology - Nici Vance, Ph.D. Dr. Vance will highlight some of her more compelling cases from the Medical Examiner’s Office that deal

with skeletal recovery, trauma and identification. Beware: disgusting pictures before breakfast!

Latent Comparison Basics for Tenprint Examiners – Heather VanDeGrift

This is a condensed version of a training class in development. The goal is to create training that helps Tenprint Examiners develop their comparison skills for latent examinations. The class will briefly cover

value determination, orientation and distortion clues, comparison tips, and conclusion guidelines.

Feedback from this class will be used to gauge overall interest and determine appropriate content for a more comprehensive training class in the future.

Palm Friction Ridge Impressions Workshop – Jon Stimac

Taken from Jon’s Ron Smith & Associates course Latent Print Search & Comparison Techniques, this four- hour workshop is dedicated to the friction ridge skin of the palms. Beginning with a lecture on the anatomical aspects of the palm, attendees will then be occupied in practical exercise. Initially becoming familiar with the key regions and creases of the palms, several different associative and comparison exercises will supplement the attendee’s knowledge and experience with palmar friction ridge impressions. Each attendee will need to bring a magnifying glass.

Post Blast Fingerprint Recovery work by members of the Combined Explosives Exploitation Cell

– Cheri Mahar and Heather VanDeGrift

Heather VanDeGrift volunteered to go to Afghanistan, Cheri Mahar volunteered to go to Iraq – together

they were members of The Combined Explosives Exploitation Cell (CEXC). For 6 months their mission was to process evidence items associated with IED weaponry and attacks. These items were seized through

military raids of bomb-making facilities or captured as part of post-blast recovery teams. This lecture is

intended to share what was learned during those 6 months, with regards to best practices for post-blast fingerprint recovery.

Post Blast Investigation Overview – Wade Mutchler and Craig Mueller The training session will provide an overview of the Basic Post Blast Investigations Course. The course is a combination of classroom and hands-on learning. Students will receive briefings on the fundamentals of

explosives and the way the FBI processes an explosives crime scene. Following the presentations,

students will observe an explosives demonstration and then process a small crime scene. Students should

be prepared for outside work and have appropriate range clothing, boots, gloves, etc.

Quality Ten Prints – Jason Petersen Livescan machines have created a false confidence and a managerial view for reducing training for those

responsible for obtaining fingerprint standards. This presentation will discuss the significance of recording quality ten and major case prints, issues/problems to look for, and techniques for success.

Recent Trends in Fingerprint Evidence – Melissa Gische

As the scientific reliability of friction ridge evidence continues to be challenged, latent print examiners

must be prepared to defend their science in the courtroom. Reports from the PCAST and NAS have

identified perceived weaknesses in the latent print discipline and have generated questions of reliability in the courtroom. As new research becomes available and limitations of the discipline are better understood,

latent print testimony has had to evolve. Through presentations and group discussions, participants will discuss how to rely on published research and best practices to support the scientific reliability of friction

ridge evidence during testimony. Strengthening the Forensic Sciences – The White House – Mike Hurley

Understanding the impacts of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report, Strengthening

Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward, the White House Office of Science &

Technology Policy (OSTP) (May 2014)

This lecture will focus on the future path of forensic services, the “Alphabet soup” and how it affects

individual practitioners. The importance of understanding the role of Congress, National Institute of Justice

(NIJ), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Organization of Scientific Area

Committees (OSAC) in regards to Forensic Science. QUALITY ASSURANCE, ASSESSMENT AND

ACCREDITAION of Forensic Service Providers will be discussed from the perspective of an ASCLD-LAB Technical and Certified Lead Assessor.

Quality Assurance – Training, policies and procedures, equipment and supplies, competency and proficiency testing, testimony monitoring, technical management and ethics. Assessment – Internal and external audits, trained assessors, technical procedures, management

reviews, assessment methods, guidelines and tools.

Accreditation – Accreditation vs. certification. Who needs to be accredited? Why? How? By whom? The process and value of accreditation. Types of accreditation (ISO 17020, 17025)? Review of important relative requirements.

Tenprint Certification Test Preparation – Alan Christensen and Cindy Fangour

The workshop will guide examiners through the certification requirement and application process for

Tenprint Certification. Topics covered in the general knowledge test will be reviewed, including structure

and fetal development of friction ridge skin, history of fingerprint identification, and classification systems. Hands-on practice materials will be provided during this workshop, as well as helpful tips that will enable the examiner to approach the certification test with confidence and enhance chance for success. Attendees should bring magnifiers to this workshop.

Tenprint Topics Roundtable – Alan Christensen and Kim Yada If you work in tenprint identification, this is your forum to get to know your colleagues from other agencies and discuss issues such as career opportunities, training needs, the state of forensic science as it affects

the tenprint community. You will have ample opportunity to raise issues that are important to you!

The Use of a 415 nm Alternate Light Source for Bloodstain Documentation – Tori Dickerson This presentation will discuss a validation completed by the Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division

exploring the use of a 415 nm alternate light source and specialized goggles to screen for and document

bloodstains. Numerous other blood enhancement techniques were compared and will be discussed

including LCV, Bluestar®, and IR photography.

Speaker biographies

(Not all biographies have been submitted at this time.)

Keynote speakers:

Christopher Parosa is a Senior Prosecutor with the Lane County District Attorney’s Office in Eugene,

Oregon. Christopher is assigned to the Major Crimes Team where he prosecutes murder, sexual assault,

robbery and serious assault cases. Christopher is also a member of Oregon’s Uniform Trial Court Rules

Committee. Christopher received a Bachelor of Science degree from Oregon State University and a law

degree from the University of Oregon.

Dave Schwartz is Senior Prosecutor in the Lane County District Attorney’s Office in Eugene, Oregon. He

currently supervises a felony trial team after about a decade on the major crimes team. Dave attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Georgia School of Law.

Dan Alessio has been a Forensic Scientist with the Oregon State Police Portland Metro laboratory for seventeen years. He is a Firearm Examiner and is also a member of the Crime Scene Response Team. He

is a Distinguished Member of the Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners and past President of

the Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists. He is an Instructor for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,

Firearms and Explosives National Firearms Examiner Academy. He also holds NRA instructor certifications

for pistol, rifle and shotgun.

Mary F. Anderson is a Chief Deputy District Attorney from the Deschutes County District Attorney’s

Office and has prosecuted all types of criminal cases, from Theft to Aggravated Murder, prosecuting in

over 125 jury trials since 1994. Ms. Anderson has focused specifically on expert witness testimony for a

number of years. She has assisted other jurisdictions with addressing unique scientific issues, assists

other prosecutors with preparing cross examination of expert witness, instructs on expert witness testimony, and assists others preparing challenges to the admissibility of expert witness testimony. Ms.

Anderson is a faculty member of the Indiana University Robert F. Borkenstein Course on Alcohol and

Highway Safety: Testing, Research and Litigation.

Alan Christensen is a Tenprint Examiner with the King County Sheriff’s Office, where he has worked

since 1986. He is a Certified Tenprint Examiner and has taught classes in Fingerprint Classification and Tenprint Certification Preparation at previous PNWDIAI conferences.

Tori Dickerson has been a forensic scientist with the Oregon State Police for the past twelve years and is

stationed out of the Bend Forensic Laboratory. She specializes in the latent print, crime scene, and biology

disciplines and currently is the crime scene technical leader. Tori is a past president of the PNWD-IAI. She

has instructed numerous groups of law enforcement personnel, forensic scientists, students, and members

of the community on forensic science topics including laboratory capabilities, photography, latent print

examination, and crime scene investigation. Tori holds a Bachelor of Science degree in forensic science

from the University of North Dakota. Cindy Fangour has been an employee of King County since 1992. Cindy is a Certified Tenprint Examiner

and has taught various student science classes about AFIS and hands-on demonstrations. Melissa Gische is a Physical Scientist/Forensic Examiner in the Latent Print Operations Unit at the Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory in Quantico, VA. She has qualified as an expert witness in the

discipline of latent prints and testified in federal and state court. Melissa is Chair of the Organization of

Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) Friction Ridge Subcommittee and the International Association for

Identification (IAI) Latent Print Identification Subcommittee. Melissa received a Bachelor of Science

degree in Psychobiology from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Master of Forensic Sciences

degree in Forensic Science from The George Washington University. Michael Haag is a private consultant owning his own company, Forensic Science Consultants, and Senior

Forensic Scientist with the Albuquerque Police Department supervising APD's Firearm and Tool Mark

Section, Chemistry Section, and Blood/Breath Alcohol Section. He is also a member of APD's Major Crime

Scene Team. Mike is a Distinguished Member of the Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE) and past Member of the Year. He is the chairman of the Journal OCR Committee and also is one of

the few in the field to hold AFTE certifications in all three areas offered: firearm examination and

identification, tool mark examination and identification, and gunshot residue / distance determination.

Mike co-authored a textbook on Shooting Incident Reconstruction, and his research has been presented

and published numerous times at many conferences and in various scientific journals. Mike has taught,

and continues to teach a nationally recognized shooting incident reconstruction course within the United

States and throughout the world.

Mike Hurley has been a Technical and Certified Lead Assessor for ASCLD-LAB for the past 15 years and

has been active in the forensic community for over 35 years. He retired in 2002 as the Director of the

Oregon State Police - Springfield Forensic Laboratory after 28 years of service with the Oregon State Police.

His assignments included analyst, supervisor, Quality Manager, Laboratory Director, Director State Breath

Testing Program and Regional Forensic Division Manager. A native of Oregon, Mike received his Bachelor

of Science degree in chemistry from Oregon State University in 1974. He has had extensive training in

several forensic disciplines (Chemistry, Serology, Toxicology, Firearms/Toolmarks, Trace Evidence and

Crime Scenes) as well as extensive management training including the NW Management Institute and the

Luke Center Pacific Program. Mr. Hurley is a member of ASCLD, IACT, and past member of the NW

Association of Forensic Sciences, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, IABPA and NIJ

Crime Scene technical working group. As an ASCLD member and ASCLD-LAB Technical and Lead Assessor Mike has conducted numerous national and international inspections and assessments. Mike has a broad

background in forensic science, quality assurance and assessment as well as management and human resource management. He teaches forensic science at the local community college as well as regional and

national meetings. Rick Jackson, Detective Sergeant has 17 years certified law enforcement experience with the last 13

years in investigations as narcotics and general law detective. Supervisor and SWAT Team Commander for

last 6+ years. He hold a DPSST Supervisory Certification and has over 3000 hours of training specific to

investigations and tactical operations. He has worked countless major crimes in Northeast Oregon,

written/supervised Federal Title III Wire cases, managed multiple Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task

Force (OCDTF) cases and supervised the first Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) case in

Umatilla County (involved the successful arrest/prosecution of multiple white supremacist gang members). Cheri Mahar, LPE, King County Sheriff’s Office, Regional AFIS has been an LPE for 13 years at King

County. She has provided academy training for officers at the Washington State Criminal Justice Training

Center. Cheri and her co-presenter Heather VanDeGrift also trained contracted IED trainers from Joint

Base Lewis-McChord in post-blast fingerprint recovery. From Nov 2007 to May 2008 Cheri volunteered to be part of Task Force Troy, as a member of The Combined Explosives Exploitation Cell (CEXC) – Iraq.

Scott McKee is a Lieutenant with the Springfield Police Department. Prior to his current employment, he

was a Police Officer and Police Sergeant for many years at the Eugene Police Department, which included

time as the Violent Crimes Unit Sergeant and the Special Investigations Unit Sergeant. Lt. McKee has been a certified Forensic Sketch Artist since 1989.

Janelle Moore, Ph.D., is a forensic scientist specializing in DNA analysis. Since 2006, she has worked in

the Oregon State Police Portland Laboratory analyzing biological evidence in a variety of case types.

Rachel G. Pastorial, CTPE has dedicated over 19 years of government service to the Science of

Fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division

(FBI/CJIS), Biometric Training Team (BTT), in Clarksburg, WV. She also has 4 years of experience in the

field of Facial Comparison. Currently, Rachel trains FBI Fingerprint Examiners in all phases of automated

and manual fingerprint operations at the FBI CJIS Division. And she is responsible for coordinating and

providing Tenprint and Facial training and instruction externally to local, state, federal and International law enforcement agencies around the world. Rachel is recognized as a Certified Tenprint Examiner (CTPE)

through the International Association for Identification (IAI). Dean Pederson is a Property Crimes Detective with the Eugene Police Department. Detective Pederson has been employed with the Eugene Police Department for 10 years which includes 3 years working in the

Detectives Unit. He has been a Composite Sketch Artist for 6 months. Jason Petersen is the Laboratory Supervisor and practicing Latent Print Examiner with the Eugene Police

Department, Forensic Evidence Unit. For two and a half years of his 18 year career in forensics he worked

as an Identification Technician fingerprinting criminals and applicants and completing the

processing/comparison of booking packets for the Seattle Police Department, Identification Section.

Stuart Roberts, Chief of Police has 25 years certified law enforcement experience, the last 14 years as

police chief. He is a graduate of Western Oregon University, FBI National Academy, Oregon Executive

Development Institute, and the Rural Executive Management Institute and holds a DPSST Executive

Certification. He is a past President of the Oregon Association Chiefs of Police, Oregon/Idaho High Intensity

Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Board member, Chair of the Blue Mountain Enforcement Narcotics Team

Board, Past DPSST Board member, and Past Vice-Chair of the DPSST Police Policy Committee.

Christopher Parosa is a Senior Prosecutor with the Lane County District Attorney’s Office in Eugene,

Oregon. Christopher is assigned to the Major Crimes Team where he prosecutes murder, sexual assault,

robbery, and serious assault cases. Christopher is also a member of Oregon’s Uniform Trial Court Rules

Committee. Christopher received a Bachelor of Science degree from Oregon State University and a law

degree from the University of Oregon. Dave Schwartz is a Senior Prosecutor in the Lane County District Attorney’s Office in Eugene, Oregon.

He currently supervises a felony trial team after about a decade on the major crimes team. Dave

attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Georgia School of Law. Julie Smith is a Sergeant with the Eugene Police Department. Sergeant Smith joined the Eugene Police

Department in 1996. She has worked on Patrol, in the Property Crimes Unit as a Detective for many

years, and as an Arson Investigator. She has supervised the Property Crimes Detective Unit, the Financial

Crime Unit, the Arson Unit, and the downtown bike team. Sergeant Smith has served as the Eugene Police

Department Composite Sketch Artist since 2006 and provides a wealth of knowledge in forensic artistry.

Sergeant Smith is presenting her workshop with fellow Composite Sketch Artists Lieutenant McKee of the

Springfield Police Department and Detective Pederson of the Eugene Police Department.

Julio R. Sosa is a professional photographer & forensic consultant for Fujifilm, with over 25 years of

Commercial and 15 years of Digital Forensic Photography. Julio has extensive experience in Ultraviolet and

Infrared Photography. Julio is a past Beta Tester for Adobe and Talent Team member for FujiFilm. He has

worked with agencies that includes the U.S. Secret Service, FBI, NASA, U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army and

has been called as an expert witness in a Federal trial by the FBI. Julio R. Sosa has worked with local law

enforcement agencies on active cases and has co-presented at the 2016 IAI National Conference and

Presented at the National IABPA on UV/IR photography. Currently Julio travels for Fujifilm giving

seminars and demonstrating the advantages of UV/IR Photography. Jon Stimac is both a Certified Latent Print Examiner and a “Distinguished Member” of the International

Association for Identification (IAI), while also serving as Editor for their quarterly publication, IDentification

News. He was a member of the NIJ-sponsored Scientific Working Group on Friction Ridge Analysis

(SWGFAST) and has had several research projects pertaining to latent friction ridge development

published in the Journal of Forensic Identification, Fingerprint Whorld, and divisional IAI newsletters. More

recently, he has instructed numerous comparison courses to both latent print and tenprint analysts

throughout the United States and from Argentina, Australia, Canada, Puerto Rico and Sweden.

Dr. Nici Vance has served as a forensic scientist at the Oregon State Police Forensic Laboratory for more

than 21 years, primarily in the field of forensic biology. She analyzes physical evidence found at the scene

of violent crimes and high-profile cases, and also worked as a crime scene analyst on the OSP crime scene

response team for 18 years. As the state forensic anthropologist for Oregon, she has recovered, analyzed

and identified over 100 human skeletal remains cases since 1997. Vance is a member of the Disaster

Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT), the NIJ Technical Working Group for Human

Identification, the ASCLD/LAB Testing Supplemental Working Group, and the NIJ Research & Development

Grant Review Committee. She also works as an assistant professor at Western Oregon University in Monmouth, Oregon. In addition to degrees in Anthropology from the University of Montana and Portland

State University, she holds a Ph.D. in skeletal anatomy from the University of Pretoria (South Africa).

Heather VanDeGrift is a Certified Latent Print Examiner for King County Regional AFIS. I’ve worked for

KCRA for 18 years. As an Identification Technician taking prints in the jail, as a Tenprint Examiner, and as

a Latent Print Examiner for the last 15 years. I am currently a Lead Examiner, was the SOP Coordinator

before that helping to organize and make SOP changes during our accreditation process, and the Trainer for

new LPE’s prior to that. In 2009 I took a 6 month leave of absence to work for a contractor in Afghanistan processing IED’s for fingerprint evidence. Outside of work I’m a busy mom of 3 boys,

amateur photographer, and hiker. Kim Yada is an IAI Certified Tenprint Examiner with the Portland Police Bureau’s Forensic Evidence

Division. She supervises the Police Identification Technicians on her shift, fingerprints arrested subjects in

jail routinely, compares fingerprints and has testified in state and federal court.

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ASSOCIATION FOR IDENTIFICATION 2017 EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE, JUNE 6-9, BEND, OR

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Breakout Sessions

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Breakout Sessions

See below for

options &

registration

I Dig Your Bones: Case Studies

in Forensic Anthropology

Vance 8:00-9:45 BREAK 9:30-9:45

Key Note Presentation:

"Master & Apprentice"

The Capital Murder Case of Tino

Gutierrez

ADA Parosa & Schwartz

9:45-2:00

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Identifying Lukah Chang

Roberts/ Jackson/ Moore

10:00-12:00

LUNCH 12:00-1:00 Post-Conference cleanup followed by

Board of Directors Meeting for

continuing & incoming Board

members

Gutierrez Case Cont.

till 2:00

Post Blast Fingerprint Recovery

VanDeGrift / Mahar

2:00-4:00

The Use of a 415nm ALS for

Bloodstain Documentation

Dickerson 4:00-5:00

General Business

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Blood Visualization Research - Dickerson Lunch provided on Breakout Session days.

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tracks and attend any lecture / workshop.

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

LP TRACK 10-PRINT TRACK C/S TRACK GENERAL FORENSICS TRACK LP TRACK 10-PRINT TRACK C/S TRACK GENERAL FORENSICS TRACK

800 Comparison of Plantar Tenprint The Determination Basic Firearm Recent Trends in Latent Comparison Post Blast Investigation 3D Laser Scanning

830

900

Friction Ridge Impressions

Stimac

Certification Test

Preparation

of Bullet Impact

Sites by Detection

Familiarization

Alessio

Fingerprint Evidence

Gische

Basics for

Tenprint Examiners

Overview

Mutchler & Mueller

Jones

8:00-12:00

930 8:00-12:00 8:00-12:00 of Common Bullet 8:00-12:00 8:00-12:00 VanDeGrift 8:00-4:00 REGISTER

945 REGISTER REGISTER Metals REGISTER REGISTER 8:00-12:00 REGISTER

1000 Haag REGISTER 1015 8:00-5:00

1030 REGISTER 1100

1130

1200 LUNCH

LUNCH

LUNCH

LUNCH

LUNCH

LUNCH

LUNCH

LUNCH

1230

1300

1330

12:00-1:00

Palm Friction Ridge Impressions

Workshop

Stimac

12:00-1:00

Face Comparisons

using Facial

Recognition Systems

on-site 12:00-1:00

Strengthening the Forensic

Sciences -

The White House

Hurley

12:00-1:00

Expert Witness Testimony

and What to Expect in the

Courtroom

12:00-1:00

Quality Tenprints

Petersen

1:00-2:00

on-site 12:00-1:00

Full Spectrum Photography

(UV/IR) , Using the Fujifilm

X-T1IR

1:00-5:00 Pastorial 1:00-3:00 Anderson REGISTER Sosa

REGISTER 1:00-5:00 REGISTER 1:00-4:00 1:00-4:00

1400 REGISTER REGISTER BREAK 2:00-2:15 REGISTER

Tenprint Topics

1415

1430

Roundtable

Christensen/Yada

1500 BREAK 3:00-3:15 2:15-3:45

1515 Composite Drawing for REGISTER

1530 Law Enforcement

1545 Smith/ Pederson/ McKee BREAK 3:45-4:00

1600 3:15-5:00 1630 REGISTER

2017 PNWD-IAI CONFERENCE Presenting

"From Scene, to Lab, to Court" BEND, OR JUNE 6-9

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

LP TRACK 10-PRINT TRACK C/S TRACK GENERAL FORENSICS TRACK LP TRACK 10-PRINT TRACK C/S TRACK GENERAL FORENSICS TRACK 800 Opening Ceremony

8-9:30

Comparison of Plantar

Friction Ridge

Impressions

Tenprint

Certification

Test Preparation

The Determination

of Bullet Impact

Sites by Detection

Basic Firearm

Familiarization

Alessio

Recent Trends in

Fingerprint Evidence

Gische

Latent Comparison Basics

for Tenprint Examiners

VanDeGrift

Post Blast

Investigation

Overview

3D Laser Scanning

Jones

8:00-12:00

I Dig Your Bones: Case Studies in

Forensic Anthropology Vance 830

900

930 BREAK 9:30-9:45 Stimac Christensen/Fangour of Common Bullet 8:00-12:00 8:00-12:00 8:00-12:00 Mutchler/ 8:00-9:45 945 Key Note Presentation

"Master & Apprentice"

The Capital Murder Case

of Tino Gutierrez

ADA Parosa & Schwartz

9:45-2:00

8:00-12:00 8:00-12:00 Metals

Haag

8:00-5:00

Mueller

8:00-4:00 BREAK 9:45-10:00

1000 Identifying Lukah Chang

Roberts/ Jackson/ Moore

10:00-12:00

1015

1030

1100

1130

1200 LUNCH

12:00-1:00

LUNCH

12:00-1:00

LUNCH

12:00-1:00 LUNCH

on-site

LUNCH

12:00-1:00

LUNCH

12:00-1:00

LUNCH

12:00-1:00

LUNCH

on-site

LUNCH

12:00-1:00

Post-Conference cleanup

followed by

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

for continuing & incoming Board

members

1230

1300 Gutierrez Case Continued

till 2:00 Palm Friction Ridge

Impressions Face Comparisons

using Facial Strengthening the Forensic

Sciences - The White House

Expert Witness Testimony

and

Quality Tenprints

Petersen 1:00-2:00 Full Spectrum Photography

(UV/IR) 1330

1400 Post Blast Fingerprint Recovery Workshop Recognition Hurley What to Expect in the Courtroom BREAK 2:00-2:15 Using the Fujifilm X-T1IR IR in the 1415 work by members of the

Combined Explosives Exploitation

Stimac

1:00-5:00

Systems

Pastorial 1:00-3:00 Anderson

1:00-4:00

Tenprint Topics Round Table Ultraviolet and Infrared Spectrums

Sosa 1430

1500 Cell 1:00-5:00 BREAK 3:00-3:15 Christensen / Yada 1:00-4:00 1515 VanDeGrift / Mahar

2:00-4:00 Composite Drawing for Law

Enforcement 2:15-3:45

1530

1545 Smith/ Pederson/ McKee BREAK 3:45-4:00

1600

The Use of a 415nm Alternate

Light Source for Bloodstain

Documentation

Dickerson 4:00-5:00

3:15-5:00 GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING

for all Members

4:00-5:00 1630

1700

PRESIDENT'S SOCIAL

6:00-8:00

Free Night to Explore Bend

BANQUET

6:00-8:00

1730

1800

1830

1900

1930

2000

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY