Ronald L. Moore Forensic Scientist 157 Paradise Park Santa Cruz, CA

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1 Curriculum Vitae Ronald L. Moore Forensic Scientist 157 Paradise Park Santa Cruz, CA EDUCATION 1. Degrees Bachelor of Science, Biology, University of California at Riverside, 1988 Juris Doctor, Western State University College of Law, 2003 Earl Warren Scholarship, Four-Year Full Tuition Scholarship Valedictorian, Magna Cum Laude Certificate in Criminal Law, Criminal Law Practice Center Law Review: Technical Editor, Managing Editor, Senior Managing Editor President, Criminal Law Association, Witkin Award for Academic Excellence (former American Jurisprudence Award) Criminal Law, Criminal Justice Ethics, Torts I, Torts II, Juvenile Law, Professional Skills II, Property II, Advanced Criminal Procedure Passed California Bar Examination, July California State Bar # , Admitted to practice 7/2/04 United States Supreme Court, Admitted to practice 5/18/09 Associate of Arts, Culinary Arts, Saddleback College, Additional Training and Education General Forensics 1. Post graduate course work in Chemistry (five units) and Forensic Science (three units), J & W Scientific seminar, "Gas Chromatography for Drugs of Abuse," five hours, Online Forensic Science Informational Resources, California Criminalistics Institute, Eric Moser, eight hours, Basic Forensic Microscopy, Ed Rhodes, six hours, 1994 Page 1 of 13 updated 7/20/2010

2 5. Courtroom Presentation of Evidence, Richard Koniescka, eight hours, 1994 Forensic Alcohol 1. Southern California Research Institute, "Evidence for Alcohol Impairment at 0.08% Blood Alcohol Content," eight hours, California Association of Toxicologists seminar, "Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of Alcohol/Drugs," eight hours, Forensic Alcohol Supervisor Course, California Department of Justice, forty hours, "Forensic Alcohol Analysis and Toxicology," A.W. Jones, Ph.D., sixteen hours, Alco-Sensor IV-XL Maintenance School, Intoximeters, Saint Louis, MO, twentyeight hours, DUI Seminar, POST certified. Cavenaugh & Associates, Laguna Niguel, CA thirty-six hours, SFST Update, Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department, Training Division, four hours, DUI and Medical Conditions, California Association of Toxicologists, Sacramento, CA. eight hours, Recent Developments in Alcohol Research, CAC Seminar, Southern California Research Institute. D. Fiorentino and M. Burns, eight hours, Rules of the Road, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice Seminar, Rancho Mirage, CA DUI Seminar, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers / National College for DUI Defense, Las Vegas, NE Winter Session, National College for DUI Defense, Waikiki, HI NHTSA / IACP DRE Advanced Course. Impaired Driving Specialists. Tony Palacios. 28 hours. Harrisburg, PA, June 18-21, Page 2 of 13

3 Crime Scene Investigation 1. Cadaver Search Training for Dogs, Bill Tolhurst, sixteen hours, Crime Scene Investigation I, Joe Rynearson, California Criminalistics Institute, forty hours, Crime Scene Investigation II, Joe Rynearson, California Criminalistics Institute, forty hours, Forensic Wound Pathology, Patrick Bessant-Matthews, California Association of Criminalists, thirty-two hours, Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation, California Criminalistics Institute, forty hours, Multidisciplinary Detection of Clandestine Graves and Evidence, Necrosearch International, Colorado, twenty-four hours, Crime Scene Preservation, two hours, Debbie Harris Child Abuse and Child Sexual Assault, two hours - Copley Child Stranger Abduction Homicide, four hours, Chris Boyer 32 nd Annual Search and Rescue Conference, SAR City, Barstow, Firearms and Toolmark Analysis 1. Firearms and Toolmarks Introduction I, T. Johnson, California Criminalistics Institute, forty hours, Association of Firearms and Toolmarks Examiners, 26th Annual Training Conference, including Remington 870 Armorers Course, San Diego, Glock Armorer s Course, Walnut Creek, eight hours, Firearms and Toolmarks Introduction II, California Criminalistics Institute, forty hours, Toolmark Criteria for Identification, California Criminalistics Institute, forty hours, 1996 Page 3 of 13

4 6. Beretta Armorer s Course, twenty-four hours, International Wound Ballistics Association, 2 nd Conference, Manhatten Beach, CA, sixteen hours, CAT/NWAFS/SAT Combined Training Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, ATF Full Auto Conversion Seminar, PMC Ammunition, MAST Technologies tours, eight hours, Serial Number Restoration seminar, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, twenty-four hours, Association of Firearms and Toolmarks Examiners, 29 th Annual Training Conference, Tampa Bay, Firearms Trajectory Reconstruction, Lucian Haag, California Criminalistics Institute, forty hours, AR 15 Armorer s School, Fred Haller Associates, November, eight hours, Assault Weapons Seminar, California Department of Justice, Rieger, Ferranto, four hours, Assault Weapons Seminar, Southern California Firearms Study Group, San Bernardino District Attorney s Office, four hours, IBIS/NIBIN User Training, Forensic Technologies / Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, forty hours, Association of Firearms and Toolmarks Examiners, 32 nd Annual Training Conference, Newport Beach, Basic Lock Analysis, Hans Mejlshede, eight hours, July 2001 Leadership, Management and Supervision 1. Creative Leadership Workshop for Manages, Supervisors, and Team Leaders, David Pollard, Careertrack. eight hours, January 2006 Page 4 of 13

5 2. 34 th Annual FBI Crime Laboratory Symposium Organizational Communication, Georgia Tech School of Management, University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management, thirty-two hours, May Proactive Leadership Strategies, Jack Enter, Orange County Sheriff Advanced Officer Training Center, eight hours, June Team Building for Supervisors, Orange County Sheriff Professional Standards Division, four hours, August Get Motivated, Peter Lowe, Zig Zigler, Rudolph Giuliani, Colin Powell, Joe Montana, The Pond, Anaheim, eight hours, September th Annual FBI Crime Laboratory Symposium, The Ohio State University, Thirty-two hours, May EMPLOYMENT Present: Independent Forensic Consultant. Santa Cruz, CA. Case Review and Consultation, Expert Witness Appearances, Training and Presentations : Forensic Scientist / Attorney at Law, Law Office of Barry T. Simons, Laguna Beach, CA. Case Review, Discovery, Legal and Scientific Research, Calendar Appearances, DMV Hearings, Web Site Development and Video Production. 3. Orange County Sheriff-Coroner, Forensic Science Services, Orange County, CA. 12/2005 7/2007. Senior Forensic Scientist, Supervisor of the Forensic Alcohol Section, Forensic Scientist III. Forensic Alcohol Section, Intern Advisor Forensic Scientist III, Firearms and Toolmarks / Crime Scene Investigation Sections. Firearms Examiner. Also responsible for the identification, collection, and preservation of evidence at the scene of crimes. Page 5 of 13

6 Forensic Scientist III / Senior Criminalist, Firearms Examination/Controlled Substances/Crime Scene Investigation sections. Training in firearms examination as of December 1, Responsible for the identification of controlled substances. Also responsible for the identification, collection, and preservation of evidence at the scene of crimes; blood alcohol capillary column gas chromatography method development; breath alcohol training protocol, and student intern advisor Senior Criminalist, Breath Alcohol section coordinator. Responsible for directing section activities including instrument repair and maintenance, record keeping, operator training, reagent preparation and analysis, court appearances, supplies and parts ordering, subordinate training, and alcohol related research Criminalist. General laboratory assignments in antemortem toxicology, blood alcohol, and breath alcohol sections. Specific training in instrumental methods of drug analysis, blood alcohol analyses, and repair and maintenance of the Intoxilyzer Qualified in Municipal Court in drug identification, blood and breath alcohol analysis and interpretation, and in Superior Court in blood alcohol interpretation California Department of Justice, Riverside Criminalistics Laboratory. Laboratory Technician. General laboratory support, Evidence Inventory Control, purchasing, limited training in serology and firearms California Department of Justice, Riverside Criminalistics Laboratory. Intern. Serology research under the direction of a Criminalist. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS 1. California Association of Criminalists: Student affiliate: Provisional member: Member: Ad Hoc Committee on Electronic Communication, Chairperson, So. California Forensic Computer Study Group, Chairperson, Spring 2007 Semi-Annual Conference Committee Co-Chair Alcohol Study Group Co-Chair Leadership, Supervision and Management Study Group 2. American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Associate member, 1992+; Page 6 of 13

7 Task Force on Electronic Communication, Member, Association of Firearms & Toolmark Examiners, Provisional Member, ; 2001 Conference Committee, Registration Chairperson 4 International Wound Ballistics Association, Member International Association for Chemical Testing, Member, Professional Certification/Accreditation Committee - Chairperson 2006 Annual Conference Committee 6. California Association of Toxicologists, Associate Member, Summer 2005 Meeting Committee 7. National College for DUI Defense, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, California DUI Lawyers Association, AWARDS 1. Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Gold Star Award, Best Scientific Paper Presented at the 84th Semi-annual Conference of the California Association of Criminalists LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS 1. Forensic Alcohol Analyst, California State Department of Health, Forensic Alcohol Supervisor, California State Department of Health, Technician class amateur radio license, KD6LFF, Federal Communications Commission Page 7 of 13

8 4. Diplomate, American Board of Criminalistics, Forensic Sobriety Assessment Certified Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, LaPier & Associates, CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 1. "A County-Wide Breath Alcohol Testing Program Utilizing A Modified Intoxilyzer 5000," 43rd Annual Conference of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Anaheim, California, "Possible Errors In Using Voided Urine For Prediction Of The Phase Of Alcohol Metabolism," 78th semi-annual seminar of the California Association of Criminalists, Ontario, California, " and the CAC Forum," 83rd semi-annual seminar of the California Association of Criminalists, Oakland, California, May "Putting the Ratio to Rest," 83rd semi-annual seminar of the California Association of Criminalists, Oakland, California, May 1994, Ronald Moore and Martin Breen. 5. "A Comparison of Blood and Breath Alcohol Levels in Arrested Drivers," 83rd semiannual seminar of the California Association of Criminalists, Oakland, California, May 1994, R. Moore and T. Dickan. 6. "Human Scent as Evidence," 84th semi-annual seminar of the California Association of Criminalists, a joint meeting of the Forensic Science Society, Pasadena, California, October The California Association of Criminalists Forum, California Association of Toxicologists' quarterly meeting, November Human Scent as Evidence, California State Division of the International Association for Identification, 1997 Annual Conference. 9. Advances in Forensic Sciences, Western State University College of Law, seminar, September Proving Impairment in Drug (Alcohol) Vehicular Homicide Martin H. Breen, R. Lynn Howard, Ronald L. Moore, California District Attorney s Association, Page 8 of 13

9 Vehicular Homicide Seminar, San Francisco, May An Update on the Orange County PEBT Program, Robert Reckers and Ronald Moore, 17 th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Chemical Testing, Little Rock, Arkansas, April 25-29, The Orange County Breath Alcohol Proficiency Testing Program, Martin Breen, Robert Reckers, Ronald Moore, 17 th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Chemical Testing, Little Rock, Arkansas, April 25-29, Changing From Stationary to Portable Evidential Breath Testing: a Report on Implementation, Martin Breen, Robert Reckers, Ronald Moore, 17 th International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs, and Traffic Safety, T04, Glasgow, UK, August 8-12, The Orange County Breath Alcohol Proficiency Testing Program, Martin Breen, Robert Reckers, Ronald Moore, 17 th International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs, and Traffic Safety, T04, Glasgow, UK, August 8-12, The Double Danger of Drowsy Drunk Drivers, Community Traffic Safety Forum, Calsafe Program and Center for Trauma and Injury Prevention Research, University of California, Irvine, UCI Medical Center, March 24, What Does Under the Influence Mean? 18 th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Chemical Testing, Madison Wisconsin, April 9-14, Practical RFI Testing with the Intoximeters Alco-Sensor IV-XL Breath Alcohol Measuring Instrument, 18 th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Chemical Testing, Madison Wisconsin, April 9-14, Accreditation and Individual Certification in Chemical Testing, 18 th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Chemical Testing, Madison Wisconsin, April 9-14, The Effect of Breath Freshener Strips on Two Types of Breath Testing Instruments, Ronald Moore, and Jennifer Guillen, California Association of Toxicologists, Summer Meeting, June 3-4, What Does Under the Influence Mean? California Association of Toxicologists, Summer Meeting, June 3-4, Page 9 of 13

10 21. Cross Examination of the State s Expert, California Association of DUI Lawyers, February Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Masters of Scientific Evidence, Dallas Texas, Presented Cross Examination of the State s Expert March California DUI Lawyers Association, presented Cross Examination of the State s Expert, San Francisco, CA, April National College for DUI Defense, Summer Session, Harvard, Cambridge MA, Presented Persuasive Cross Examination of the State s Expert July, The Blood and Urine Seminar, Headlines Marketing, Atlanta Georgia. Invited Speaker, Presented Science and Law. Blood Collection, Storage and Analysis with Dr. Al Staubus, Common Drugs of Abuse and Their Effects With Drs. Al Stabus and Joe Citron, Equipment Used in Forensic Testing With Drs. Staubus, Citron, and Fran Jengo, Death and Serious Injury Cases with attorneys Pat Barone, Flem Whited, Lenny Stamm, and Dr. Citron, and DRE Experts and DRE Validation with Lenny Stamm, December 2008, Atlanta, Gerogia 26. Maryland DUI Lawyers Association, Invited Speaker, Presenting: Blood Alcohol Analysis, From the Vein to the Lab and Medical Defenses to DUI., Baltimore Maryland, May The Blood and Urine Seminar, Headlines Marketing, Atlanta Georgia, Invited Speaker, Presenting: A Virtual Tour of the Crime Lab, Forensic Discovery in DUI Cases with attorney Troy McKinney, and False Positives in Drug Screens with Dr. Joe Citron and Dr. Al Staubus, San Diego, California, May Pennsylvania DRE Seminar for Defense Attorneys. Invited Speaker, Presenting: Drugs of Abuse: Field Identification and Laboratory Analysis Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, June California State Bar Convention, Invited Speaker, Presenting: Medical Defenses to DUI: Turn Your Client into a Patient and Win with Barry T. Simons. San Diego, CA, September National College for DUI Defense / National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Invited Speaker, Presenting: Medical Defenses for DUI with Barry T. Simons, and Inside the Blood Alcohol Lab Las Vegas, NV, October 2009 Page 10 of 13

11 31. Monterey County Public Defender s Office. In-service training. Invited Speaker, presenting BA s for PD s, Salinas, CA, December National Public Defender s Retreat, Invited Speaker, presenting Cross Examination of the State Expert, Las Vegas, NV, April New York State Bar Association, DWI On Trial, Big Apple X, Invited Speaker, presenting Inside the Blood Alcohol Lab, New York, NY, May PUBLICATIONS 1. "Concerning Breath Alcohol Measurements During Absorption and Elimination," Journal of Analytical Toxicology, Volume 15, November/December 1991, pp "Training Methods in Forensic Alcohol Analysis," Martin Breen, Thomas Dickan, Ronald Moore, and Stacy Vallercamp. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs, and Traffic Safety, Cologne, Germany, "Bringing Forensic Science into the 21st Century: Realizing the Potential of Computer Communication," CAC News (California Association of Criminalists), Spring, "Electronic Communication in Forensic Sciences," Journal of Forensic Sciences, 39(5), September 1994, pp "Human Scent as Evidence" CAC News Fall, The Supreme Court Adopts a New Test and a Civil Negligence Standard Where a Statute lacks an Express Mental Element: The In Re Jorge M. case. 28 Western State University Law Review 201 (2001) 7 The Effect of Breath Freshener Strips on Two Types of Breath Testing Instruments, Ronald Moore, and Jennifer Guillen, Journal of Forensic Science, 49 (4) July, 2004, pp Changing From Stationary to Portable Evidential Breath Testing: a Report on Implementation, Martin Breen, Robert Reckers, Ronald Moore, Proceedings of the 17 th International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs, and Traffic Safety, T04, Glasgow, UK, August 8-12, (pending) Page 11 of 13

12 9. The Orange County Breath Alcohol Proficiency Testing Program, Martin Breen, Robert Reckers, Ronald Moore, 17 th International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs, and Traffic Safety, T04, Glasgow, UK, August 8-12, (pending) 10. Accreditation and Individual Certification in Chemical Testing, International Association for Chemical Testing Newsletter, Vol. 16. No. 1, March 2005, pp Challenging an Alcohol Blood Test, With Barry T. Simons, The Champion (Journal of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) May ABSTRACTS (Separately published) 1. "A County-Wide Breath Alcohol Testing Program Utilizing a Modified Intoxilyzer 5000," proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Anaheim, California, "Concerning Breath Alcohol Measurements During Absorption And Elimination." California Selects: Forensic Chemistry, No. 9, 1992, p4, Abstract No. 116:145932d. 3. "Possible Errors In Using Voided Urine For Prediction Of The Phase Of Alcohol Metabolism." Journal of the Forensic Science Society, Vol. 32, No. 3, 1992, p "Putting the Ratio to Rest," proceedings of the Seventh Conference of the International Association for Chemical Testing, Denver, Colorado, April "Putting the Ratio to Rest," proceedings of the 83rd semi-annual seminar of the California Association of Criminalists, May 1994, Ronald Moore and Martin Breen. 6. "A Comparison of Blood and Breath Alcohol Levels in Arrested Drivers," proceedings of the 83rd semi-annual seminar of the California Association of Criminalists, May 1994, R. Moore and T. Dickan. 7. " and the CAC Forum," proceedings of the 83rd semi-annual seminar of the California Association of Criminalists, May "Human Scent as Evidence," proceedings of the 84th semi-annual seminar of the Page 12 of 13

13 California Association of Criminalists, a joint meeting of the Forensic Science Society, Pasadena, California, October TEACHING POSITIONS 1. Canines in Forensic Science Chapman University, Guest Lecturer to Death & the Law. Jackie Berndt - Course Coordinator, 1995, 1996, Firearms & Death Investigation POST - Basic Coroners Academy, Orange County Sheriff s Department, Advanced Officer Training Division, Firearms and Homicide Investigation, POST Homicide Investigator s Course, Orange County Sheriff s Department, Advanced Officer Training Division, 2001, Forensic Alcohol Supervisor s Course. California Criminalistics Institute, Course # T-109, Rancho Cordova, CA May 2004 Page 13 of 13