1955 - 1958
UNITED STATES ARMY - HONORABLE DISCHARGE
Last Military Assignment
U.S. Army Forensic and Second Field Hospital, Germany
Duties
Forensic Laboratory Technician
Colonel Michael Whelan/Captain Raymond Biernacki (Supervisors)
Specialized Training in Questioned Documents
Internship-Document Trainee under tutelage of Professor Wintermatel (University of Stuttgart - 16 months) and member of the Gesellschaft Forensische (GFS) Association of Freelancing Forensic Experts.
Training involved various aspects of questioned document examination. Structured reading of textbooks and existing professional papers. Research projects and completing numerous practical exercises.
Topics studied during training included: examination and identification of handwriting, hand-printed numbers, typewriting, stamp impressions, photocopies, paper, inks and writing instruments, detection of erasures, alterations, decipherment of erased, obliterated test, penmanship system and latent fingerprint development.
Additional Training
United States Army Photography and Projectional School - Munich, Germany
1959-1961
COLUMBUS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
(Recommended by Colonel Michael Whalen - U.S. Army)
Duties
Pathology and Neurology technician.
While employed in this capacity, I continued my studies in handwritten identification. I was engaged in a research program which consisted of handwriting studies on patients with various neurological disorders (e.g. Parkinson's disease motor disorders, multiple sclerosis and brain tumors). This research was to establish the effect of handwriting prior, during and after these problems.
1963-1973
EMPLOYED AS AN INVESTIGATOR/SECURITY
Worked with various investigative services and continued study in the field of questioned documents.
1975
LICENSED NEW YORK STATE PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR
Founded, All City Investigations and Forensic Services, Inc.
1977-1981
ASSOCIATED WITH VINCENT J. SCALICE, RETIRED DETECTIVE N.Y.P.D.
Continued to study in questioned document examination, forensic photography and latent fingerprint examination with Vincent Scalice.
1988-1993
STUDIED UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF FELIX KLEIN - MANHATTAN HANDWRITING INSTITUTE
I continued to study and research in the field of questioned documents and handwriting identification and keeping abreast of periodicals, books and literature published by experts and agency's authority. I have visited government and private questioned document laboratories to observe techniques and procedures. I retained a complete library of texts on handwriting and questioned documents. I attend numerous training conferences.
1994-Present
ASSOCIATED WITH CHRISTOPHER L. MORALES
Christopher L. Morales is formerly a document examiner with the United States Secret Service/Adjunct Faculty Members, The George Washington University.
