About the Author


 

Curriculum Vitae

 Jeffrey Scott Doyle



EDUCATION

Stuart High School, Louisville, KY- May, 1974
Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY- August, 1978

Degrees Held

Bachelor of Science, Police Administration
Associate of Arts, Criminalistics

EMPLOYMENT

March 2008- Present

Firearm and Tool Mark Examiner / Forensic Scientist Specialist, KENTUCKY STATE POLICE, Jefferson Regional Forensic Lab, Louisville, Ky.

August 2007

Retired.

April 1979 thru July 2007

Firearm and Tool Mark Examiner / Forensic Scientist Specialist, KENTUCKY STATE POLICE, Jefferson Regional Forensic Lab, Louisville, Ky.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

1979-1981

Completed a comprehensive 2 year Firearms and Tool Mark Examiner training program at the Kentucky State Police, Central Forensic Laboratory.

  Major fields of study included:

  • Firearm Function
  • Firearm Identification
  • Toolmark Identification
  • Muzzle-to-garment Distance Determinations
  • Serial Number Restoration
  • Fracture Match Identification
  • Microscopy
  • Photography
  • Photomicrography
  • Shoe and Tire Print Identification
  • Bullet Trajectory Analysis

  1981-Present

  • Conduct examinations on firearms for operability, malfunction, deficiency of design, and accidental discharge characteristics.
  • Conduct microscopic examinations on bullet and cartridge cases for identification of manufacture and/or identification to a specific firearm.
  • Conduct bullet/projectile trajectory examinations to determine angle and/or point of origin.
  • Conduct microscopic and chemical examinations on clothing for range of fire determinations.
  • Conduct tool mark examinations, shoe and tire print/impression examinations, physical matching, and serial number restorations.
  • Conduct examinations of and collect physical evidence from scenes of crimes involving firearms related criminal and civil investigations.
  • Have testified in over 350 criminal and/or civil trials, hearings, inquests, and depositions.
  • Qualified as an expert in the areas of Firearm Operability, Firearm Identification, Ballistics, Tool Mark Identification, Gunshot Residue Analysis, Shoe/Tire Print Identification, Bullet Trajectory Analysis, and Serial Number Restoration in the state and federal courts of Kentucky and Indiana.
  • Instructor at the Kentucky State Police Academy giving instruction in the care and preservation of firearm, gunshot residue, tool mark, and shoe/tire print evidence. Give instruction in the processing and collection of evidence from scenes of crimes.
  • Committee member of the federally sponsored Scientific Working Group on Firearms and Toolmarks (SWGGUN)
  • Webmaster and owner/author of www.firearmsid.com  
  • Webmaster of www.afte.org (Association of Firearm & Toolmark Examiners)
  • Webmaster of www.swggun.org (Scientific Working Group on Firearms and Toolmarks)

AWARDS

  • Distinguished Membership Award, Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE)- June 1991
  • Regional Lab Analyst of the Year, Kentucky State Police, Forensic Services Award- December 1999
  • Member of the Year, Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE)- July 2001
  • Presidents Award, (Robert J. Shem) Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE)- May 2003
  • Calvin Goddard Award, Forensic Technologies Inc.- May 2004
  • Regional Lab Analyst of the Year, Kentucky State Police, Forensic Services Award- October 2005

SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

  • Completed the Smith and Wesson Armorers School- March 1980
  • Completed the Advanced Police Photography Course, Bureau of Training, Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, KY- July 1980
  • Completed the Gunpowder and Primer Residue School, Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Academy in Quantico, VA- June 1981
  • Attended the first Shoe print and Tire Tread Identification Technical Conference, Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Academy in Quantico, VA- April 1983
  • Completed the Expert Witness Testimony Seminar at the Kentucky State Police Academy, Frankfort, KY- February 1984
  • Completed the Collection and Preservation of Physical Evidence School, Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Academy in Quantico, VA- August 1984
  • Completed the Blood Spatter Workshop, Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists, Minneapolis, MN- September 1984
  • Completed the Ruger Armorers School, Newport, NH- September 1985
  • Completed the Advanced Techniques in Firearm Identification Course, Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Academy in Quantico, VA- April 1987
  • Guest speaker at the Twelfth Annual Public Advocates Training Seminar, Louisville, KY- April 1987
  • Completed the Glock Armorers School, AFTE Technical Conference, Virginia Beach, VA- April 1989
  • Completed the Remington Arms Shotgun Armorers Course, AFTE Technical Conference, Omaha NE- June 1990
  • Firearms Evidence in the Emergency Department Workshop Instructor, Second Annual Postgraduate Clinical Forensic Medicine Conference, Louisville, KY- May 1994
  • Firearms Evidence in the Emergency Department Workshop Instructor, Second Annual Postgraduate Clinical Forensic Medicine Conference, Louisville, KY- June 1996
  • An Introduction into Firearms and Ammunition Workshop Instructor, Second Annual Postgraduate Clinical Forensic Medicine Conference, Louisville, KY- June 1996
  • Completed the Carrying Concealed Deadly Weapon Instructors Course as developed by the Department of Criminal Justice Training, Kentucky Justice Cabinet- November 1996
  • Completed the Bullet Trajectory Analysis Course, Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Academy, Quantico, VA- May 1998
  • Completed the Serial Number Restoration Course, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF)- June 2000
  • Completed the GLOCK Armorer's Course (Re-certification), Lexington, KY- April 2001
  • Completed the SIG SAUER Armorer’s Certification Course, AFTE Technical Conference, Philadelphia, PA- May 2003
  • Completed the CRITERIA FOR IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP, AFTE Technical Conference, Indianapolis, IN- June 2005
  • Completed the HI-POINT Pistol Workshop, AFTE Technical Conference, Springfield, MS- May 2006
  • Completed the Investigation of “Sniper” Cases, Long Distance Shootings, and Bullets Falling from the Sky Workshop, AFTE Technical Conference, Springfield, MS- May 2006
  • Completed the Surviving and Thriving in the Courtroom Workshop, AFTE Technical Conference, San Francisco, CA- May 2007
     

AFTE TRAINING SEMINARS ATTENDED

  • Virginia Beach, VA-1989
  • Omaha, NE- 1990
  • Indianapolis, IN- 1994
  • St. Louis, MO- 2000
  • Newport Beach, CA- 2001
  • San Antonio, TX- 2002
  • Philadelphia, PA- 2003
  • Vancouver B.C., Canada- 2004
  • Indianapolis, IN- 2005
  • Springfield, MS- 2006
  • San Francisco, CA- 2007
  • Miami, FL- 2009

PUBLICATIONS

  • "Collection and Preservation of Shoe print and Tire Tread Evidence", Fraternal Order of Police Magazine- Spring 1982
  • "Identification of Chambering Marks", Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiner’s Journal- October 1982
  • "Similarities Between 22 Magnum Caliber Bullets and 22 Long Rifle Caliber Bullets", Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiner’s Journal- April 1983
  • "Possible Malfunction of a Savage 30-30 Caliber Rifle", Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiner’s Journal- October 1983
  • "Griess Test Modification", Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiner’s Journal- May 1987
  • "Orbea Hermanos Revolver", Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiner’s Journal- October 1987
  • Author of the Microsoft Access database application, "Rifling Data Search", a database application that contains over 14,000 firearm rifling specifications collected by firearm examiners. Used by firearm examiners in private and public forensic laboratories (US and abroad).
  • Author of the Microsoft Access database application, "Trigger Pull Data Search", that contains over 9000 firearm trigger-pull data records taken from recovered firearms throughout the USA. Used by firearm examiners in private and public forensic laboratories (US and abroad).

 

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