Education
Indiana Wesleyan University: Evansville, IN, University of Southern Indiana: Evansville, IN, Vincennes University: Vincennes IN
Undergraduate Studies: Major; Accounting/Minor: Marketing & Criminal Justice, 136 Credit Hours
Private Pilot License: with approximately Seventeen-Hundred (1,700) Flight Hours in a multitude of different aircraft to include single-engine, complex, and multi-engine operations.
Promoted to Corporal/Post Commander, Indiana State Police, 1986
Promoted to Detective, Indiana State Police, 1982
Graduate, 36th Indiana State Police Recruit Academy, Sixteen (16) Weeks, 1979
Graduate, 51st Basic Law Enforcement Academy, Indiana, Ten (10) Weeks, 1978; President, 51st Basic Law Enforcement Academy Class
Graduate, United States Air Force Security Police School, Six (6) Weeks, 1973
State Licenses, Accreditations & Certifications
Indiana Private Investigator, Firm No. PI20900459
Missouri Private Investigator, Firm No. 2012015085
Kentucky Society of Private Investigators Charter Member (KSPI)
Missouri Association of Private Investigators (MAPI)
Commander: V.F.W. Post 1147, Princeton, IN, 2005-06
OSHA Certified Fork Truck Instructor: Sixteen (16) Hours, Evansville, IN, 2001
Texas A & M University Industrial Firefighting Certification: Forty (40) Hours, College Station, TX, 1993.
California Mountain Company Industrial High Rise Rescue Rappelling School: Forty (40) Hours, Newburgh, IN, 1992-93.
Meritorious Service Award, Indiana State Police, 1984
Certified Alco-Sensor (PBT) Operator, 1980
Certified Breathalyzer Operator, Forty (40) hours, 1978
Distinguished Expert, 292 out of a possible 300 Score, Small Arms
Professional Trial/Criminal Proceedings Experience
Prior testimony as an expert in Court (Indiana): Sexual-Related & DUI cases.
Trial Assistant: SOI vs. Barker, Homicide & Rape case, B. Chastain, Esq., Jackson County, IN, June, 2011
Trial Assistant: Sexual Battery case, Church, Church, Hittle & Antrim Law Firm; Samuel Robinson, Esq., February 2011
Trial Assistant: Sexual Battery case, Church, Church, Hittle & Antrim Law Firm; Samuel Robinson, Esq., February 2011
Trial Assistant: SOI vs. Murphy, 4 (four) counts of Child Molestation, 1 (one) count of Jury Tampering; L. Hansen, Esq., Rush County, IN, January, 2010
Trial Assistant: SOI vs. Zimmer, 1 (one) Count of Rape, Criminal Confinement, and 5(five) counts of Invasion of Privacy; L. Hansen, Esq., Dearborn County, IN, January, 2010
Trial Assistant: SOI vs. Murphy, 6 (six) Count of Child Molestation, L. Hansen, Esq., Rush County, IN, October, 2009
Trial Assistant: SOI vs. Mann, 3 (three) Counts of Child Molesting, Caroline Briggs, Esq., Clinton County, IN, March, 2009
Professional Speaking & Training Experience
Faculty: Marion College, Indianapolis, Indiana. Guest speaker for paralegal school, April 2015.
Faculty: Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum. Co-Chair for sexual allegations investigations seminar, Dec, 2014.
Faculty: Community College, Greenville, SC, guest speaker for Forensics class relative to sexual crimes, October, 2012
Faculty: Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum. Co-Chair for sexual allegations investigations seminar, May, 2012.
Community College: Greenville, SC, Guest Speaker for Criminal Justice Program Sex Crime Investigation presentation, April, 2012.
Hancock County Bar Association: OWI investigations & the SFST’s, April, 2012.
Faculty: Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum. Presented & assisted in OWI trial preparation both from the SFST and investigation arenas, March, 2012
TrialPrep.org Seminar: Intricacies of the OWI Trial. Presented in Indianapolis, IN, December 3, 2010
N.A.C.D.L. Fall Seminar: Confronting the Mob Mentality-Defending Sexual Assault Cases. Presented in Savannah, GA, November 3-5, 2010
Faculty: South Carolina Law Enforcement Sanctioned SFST course Instructor. Presented in Andersonville, SC, September, 2010
Faculty: Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum. Presented SFST program to Attorney’s present and same taped for Internet related hours, March, 2010
Standardized Field Sobriety Testing: Practitioner’s Course (24 hours): Assistant Instructor for Lance A. Platt, PhD., Platt & Associates, Chicago, IL, October, 2009
Shelby County Bar Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (IN): Featured Speaker in re: Sexual Allegations Investigations, April, 2009
National Child Abuse Defense & Resource Center Seminar: Kim Hart, National Chairman, Twenty (20) hours, Las Vegas, NV, September, 2008
Department of Public Advocacy: Kentucky Bar Association: Traumatic Brain Injuries, May 2008
Department of Public Advocacy: Kentucky Bar Association: DNA Utilization, May 2008
Department of Public Advocacy, Kentucky Bar Association: Featured Speaker in Sexual Allegations Investigation, Lexington, KY, May 2008
SFST & DUI Investigative Course Featured Instructor: Miner, Lemon & Walton, LLP, Law Firm, Warsaw, IN, May, 2008 Standardized Field Sobriety Testing: Instructor’s Course, Assistant Instructor with Walden, Platt & Associates, Thirty (30) hours, Atlanta, GA, November, 2007
Indiana Public Defender Council: Featured speaker for investigation of child molestation and sexually related crimes; Indianapolis, IN, October, 2007
Standardized Field Sobriety Testing: Basic Course: Twenty-Four (24) hours, Assistant Instructor for Mr. Lance Platt, Ph.D., and Mr. Troy Walden, Ph.D., Indianapolis, IN, January, 2007.
National Symposium for Alcohol, Drugs, and Traffic Safety: Thirty-Two (32) hours, Indianapolis, IN, January, 2006
National Child Abuse Defense & Resource Center Seminar: Kim Hart National Chairman, Twenty (20) hours, Las Vegas, NV, November, 2006
Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Instructor Course: Thirty-Two (32) Hours, Walden & Platt, San Antonio, TX, August, 2006
Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Basic Course: Twenty-Four (24) Hours, Walden & Platt, Atlanta, GA, April, 2006
Indiana Public Defender Council Forum: DUI Defense Twelve (12) Hours, Indianapolis, IN, December 2005
White Collar Crimes Seminar, Indiana State Police, 1984
Illegal Gambling Seminar, Indiana State Police, 1984
Child Molestation Seminar, Indiana State Police, 1983
Sexual Assault & Criminal Deviant Seminar, Indiana State Police, 1983
Outlaw Motorcycle Gang & Sexual Assault Seminar, FBI, 1982
VASCAR (Visual Average Speed Computer and Recorder) Instructor, 1981
K-55 Radar Instructor, 1981
Links & Associations:
Foster, O’Daniel, Hambidge & Lynch – Attorneys at Law in Evansville, Indiana