International Forensic Experts 3845 Brussels Street North Bend, OR 97459

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1 International Forensic Experts 3845 Brussels Street North Bend, OR Telephone: (541) Fax: (541) GARY A. KNOWLES Current Position Consulting Forensic Scientist for IFE Experienced in crime scenes, firearms and bloodstain pattern analysis Advanced skills in graphic arts as related to courtroom presentations Consultation includes state, federal and military casework, especially those that involve a death. 38 years in forensic science POSITION (Last held) Laboratory Director Supervised disciplines: Latent Print Examiners and Forensic Scientists (Controlled Substances, Drug Labs, Non-DNA Serology, Firearms/Toolmarks, Trace, Arson, Prints and Impressions, Breath Testing, and Crime Scene Processing.) OSP CAREER POSITIONS Trooper (Patrol) Criminalist (Portland Forensic Lab) Assistant Director (Portland Forensic Lab) Director (Medford/Central Point Forensic Lab) Retired FORENSIC ANALYTICAL EXPERIENCE Controlled Substances, Drug Labs, Firearms/Toolmarks, Trace, Arson, Prints and Impressions, Breath Testing, and Crime Scene Processing.

2 2 INSTRUCTOR ` Forensic Science Crime Scene Reconstruction Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation Recovery of Buried Bodies and Scattered Skeletons Forensic Academy (Dept. of Public Safety Standards and Training/Or. State Police) EDUCATION Miami University, Oxford, Ohio - BA Degree in Zoology, 1972 Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 1970 TRAINING Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Investigations certificate from Drug Enforcement Administration. Crime Scene and Autopsy Photography, Oregon State Medical Examiner's Office. Negligent Homicide Investigation, Oregon Attorney General's Office. Infrared Spectroscopy, Perkin-Elmer Corporation. Hairs and Fibers, FBI Research and Training Center. Forensic Microscopy, Dr. Walter McCrone, McCrone Research Institute and the Forensic Sciences Foundation. Instructor Training School, Oregon State Police. Lamp Examination for Traffic Accidents, Captain Thomas Lindquist, Colorado Highway Patrol. Crime Scene Evidence and Collection, FBI Research and Training Center. Bombing Crime Scene Investigation, FBI Research and Training Center. Firearms Manufacturing plant tour, Kimber of Oregon. Laboratory Analysis of Arson Matters, FBI Research and Training Center. Vehicular Homicide Seminar, National Traffic Institute. Tracor X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry School, Tracor Northern Corporation. 2

3 3 Forensic Mineralogy, Dr. John Vehrenberg, University of Montana. Forensic Glass Examinations, FBI Research and Training Center. Crime Scene Techniques Involving Surface Skeletons and Buried Bodies, Institute of Police Technology and Management Jacksonville, Florida Forensic Firearms examination, Oregon State Police Crime Laboratory Division, Monmouth, Oregon. American Society of Crime Lab Directors (ASCLD) Laboratory Accreditation Inspector Training. Footwear and Tire Tread Seminar, FBI, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Tire Footprint Identification, Peter McDonald, Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. Forensic Entomology, Dr. William Rodriguez, Boise, Idaho. CMI Intoxilyzer 5000 Technician and Certification Instruction. CMI Intoxilyzer 4011A Certification Technician and Certified Operator, Oregon State Police, Portland, Oregon. CMI Intoxilyzer 5000 Certification Technician and Certified Operator, Oregon State Police, Monmouth, Oregon. CMI Intoxilyzer 5000 Training for Prosecutors, Oregon State Police, Salem, Oregon. Microscopy - LEICA Corporations, Robert Stout and Hans Hinch, Monmouth, Oregon. Recovery of Skeletal Remains, Dr. Dennis Dirkmatt, Portland, Oregon. Workshop. Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists. Water Related Death Investigations, Corporal Kenneth Burton RCMP, Portland, Oregon. Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists. Homicide and Death Investigation, Spencer R. Smith, Chief Deputy Medical Examiner. 03/22/01 Medford, Oregon. Poser 6 Animation Course, LVS (Leader in Virtual Studies) January-February

4 4 MANAGEMENT TRAINING Basic Management Training, Oregon State Police. Middle Management Training, Oregon State Police. Total Quality Management, Oregon State Fiscal Association. Total Quality Management, Oregon State University. Leadership When The Heat Is On, Danny Cox. Facilitator Training, Oregon State Police. PROJECTS AND STUDIES Post Crash Auto Lamp Examinations. Tape Comparisons. Match Comparisons. Blood Pattern Interpretation. Intoxilyzer/Dentures. TRAINING MANUALS Hair Examination Training Manual - Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division Fiber Examination Training Manual - Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division Recovery of Buried Bodies and Scattered Surface Skeletons Manual - Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division Blood Spatter Workbook Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division. 4

5 5 JOB HISTORY 1971, 1972 U. S. Forest Service, Crescent, Oregon Oregon State Police Patrol Officer, Gold Beach Criminalist, Oregon State Police, Portland Forensic Laboratory Supervising Criminalist, Oregon State Police, Portland Forensic Laboratory Laboratory Director, Oregon State Police, Medford Forensic Laboratory. CAREER EXPERIENCE Expert Testimony in Oregon, Washington, and Nevada - over 400 trials. Death Investigations in Oregon, Washington, and Nevada - over 400. Consultations - over 400. Instructor of evidence collection and forensic techniques to police officers, military and forensic lab personnel, prosecuting and defense attorneys, and public organizations Appointed Deputy Medical Examiner, Curry County, Oregon. Assigned to Forensic Laboratory Division at Portland Instructor of Hairs and Fibers course to Oregon State Police Forensic Lab Personnel Northwest Fire and Arson Investigators Seminar, Eugene, Oregon. - Instructor of Microscopy to Oregon State Police Forensic Lab personnel. - Instructor of Lamp Examinations for Traffic Accidents to Oregon State Police Forensic Lab personnel. - Instructor of Lamp Examinations for Traffic Accidents to Northwestern Supervisor s School Board of Police Standards Training Instructor Certification - Forensic Lab Orientation Designer Drug/Clandestine Lab Seminar Instructor, Medford, Oregon Controlled Substances in Poppies - Presenter, Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists, Missoula, Montana Oregon Regional Forensic Academy Instructor, Oregon State Police and Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. 5

6 6 CAREER EXPERIENCE (cont.) 2006 Forensic Imaging and Animation for the Courtroom OALI Presentation, Salem, Oregon CSI: Defense Academy National Forensic Seminars, Wilsonville, Oregon Recovery of Buried Bodies and Scattered Surface Skeletons Instructor: Recovery of Buried Bodies and Scattered Surface Skeletons Workshop - Instructor, Central Point, Oregon. - Buried Bodies and Scattered Surface Skeletons - Presenter, Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists (NWAFS), Anchorage, Alaska Oregon State Police Forensic Services Crime Scene School; and, Buried Bodies and Scattered Surface Skeletons Workshop - Instructor, Monmouth, Oregon. - Recovery of Buried Bodies and Scattered Surface Skeletons Workshop - Instructor, Coos Bay, Oregon Recovery of Buried Bodies and Scattered Surface Skeletons Workshop - Instructor, Bend, Oregon. - Recovery of Buried Bodies and Scattered Surface Skeletons Workshop - Instructor, Boise, Idaho Recovery of Buried Bodies and Scattered Surface Skeletons Workshop Instructor Springfield, Oregon Recovery of Buried Bodies and Scattered Surface Skeletons Presentation - Instructor, Crime Scenes and Management of High Profile Cases, Ashland, Oregon. - Recovery of Buried Bodies and Scattered Surface Skeletons Workshop - Instructor, Spokane, Washington. - Recovery of Buried Bodies and Scattered Surface Skeletons Presentation - Instructor, Clackamas County Homicide Team, Milwaukie, Oregon. - Recovery of Buried Bodies and Scattered Surface Skeletons Workshop - Instructor, Salt Lake City, Utah Recovery of Buried Bodies and Scattered Surface Skeletons Presentation Instructor. Criminal Seminar. Helena, Montana. 6

7 Recovery of Buried Bodies and Scattered Surface Skeletons Workshop Instructor and conference Presenter. Pacific Northwest Chapter of International Association for Identification. Sunriver, Oregon. - Recovery of Buried Bodies and Scattered Skeletons Presentation instructor. Park County Coroner s Office, Livingston, Montana Recovery of Buried Bodies and Scattered Skeletons Presentation instructor. Kalispell Police Department, Kalispell, Montana CAREER EXPERIENCE - (cont'd) Crime Scene Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation Instructor: Summer Institute for Criminal Justice, Oregon District Attorney's Association Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists Spring meeting, Boise, Idaho. - Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists Fall meeting, Eugene, Oregon. - National Law Enforcement Institute, Colorado Springs, Colorado. - National Law Enforcement Institute, Portland, Oregon National Law Enforcement Institute, Portland, Oregon Interamerican Congress of Forensic Sciences, Sacramento, California. - National Law Enforcement Institute, San Francisco, California. - FBI Research and Training Center, Quantico, Virginia. - Board of Police Standards and Training Instructor Certification - Blood Patterns National Law Enforcement Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah Criminal Division Training School, Camp Withycombe, Portland, Oregon. - Blood Spatter Seminar, Reno, Nevada. - Blood Spatter Seminar, Springfield, Oregon Fall Institute for Criminal Justice, Oregon District Attorney's Association Blood Spatter Seminar, Reno, Nevada Blood Pattern Interpretation for Forensic Scientists - Workshop, Monmouth, Oregon. - Blood Spatter Presentation Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists, Spring Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska. 7

8 8 CAREER EXPERIENCE - (cont'd) Oregon State Police, Forensic Services Division, Crime Scene School - Workshop, Monmouth, Oregon. - Oregon State Police, Forensic Services Division, Blood Spatter School - Workshop, Monmouth, Oregon. - Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists, Spring meeting - Workshop, Reno, Nevada. - Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists, Spring Meeting presentation: Coughed Bloodstain Patterns: A Phlegm Show You Might Not Expectorate. - California Association of Criminalists, Fall Meeting - Presentation and Workshop, Ventura, California Robbery/Homicide Subchapter of the Oregon Peace Officers Association - Presentation, Bend, Oregon Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation Workshop, Bend, Oregon Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association - Presentation, Sunriver, Oregon Oregon State Police, Investigation Division - Presentation, Bend, Oregon Oregon State Police, Forensic Services Division, Blood Spatter School - Workshop, Monmouth, Oregon. - Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists, Spring Meeting - Workshop, Missoula, Montana. AFFILIATIONS Montana Division of Forensic Sciences Criminal Investigations Seminar & Presentation. Helena, Montana Park County Coroner s Office, Livingston, Montana Presentation and workshop instructor. - Oakland Police Department and Douglas County Sheriff s Office Homicide Seminar - Presentation. Canyonville, Oregon Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Presentation, Newport, Oregon. - Kalispell, Montana Police Department Presentation & Workshop Instructor. Kalispell, Montana. Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists (President ) International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts 8

9 Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association 9 American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors - past member International Association of Arson Investigators Oregon, Rogue Valley Chapter, (President , ) - past member Clandestine Laboratory Investigating Chemists - past member Laboratory Accreditation Inspector, ASCLD/LAB past inspector Pacific Northwest Division, International Association for Identification- past member Revised 03/18/14 9