Unified Forensic Laboratory

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Unified Forensic Laboratory

Scott A. Milroy

Senior Forensic Scientist

Spanish Fort, Alabama

251-406-8954

[email protected]

EDUCATION: University of Central Florida

Bachelors of Science, Forensic Science Minor – Chemistry

May 1986

EMPLOYMENT: Unified Investigations & Sciences, Inc. Spanish Fort, Alabama

Senior Forensic Scientist July 2015 to Present

Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office Bay Minette, Alabama

Crime Scene Analyst January 2014 – June 2015

Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences Mobile, Alabama

Regional Laboratory Director April 2005 – January 2014 (Retired) Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences Mobile, Alabama

Assistant Regional Laboratory Director June 2003– March 2005

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Firearm & Tool Mark Section Chief Senior Forensic Scientist

October 2001 – March 2008

Firearm & Tool Mark Examiner Forensic Scientist

July 1995 – September 2001

Trace Evidence Examiner Forensic Scientist

May 1988 – October 1995

SPECIALIZED TRAINING:

• Alabama Association of Arson Investigators and Fire Marshal’s Association of Alabama Training Seminar – Subrogation and Spoliation; Natural Gas Transmission Line Rupture and Fire Spread Analysis; Ethical Practices and Negative Corpus; Insurance Fraud Law; Meth Labs and Hazards; Evidence Collection; Scientific Method, Inductive and

Deductive Reasoning, Gulf Shores, AL, November 2-4, 2015

• Live Burn Training & Education– Unified Investigations & Sciences, Covington, Georgia, August 2015, 6 hours

• Forensic Investigations Orientation & Training - Unified Investigations & Sciences, Detroit, Michigan, July 2015, 16 hours

• Basic Fire Debris Analysis - University of Central Florida & National Center for Forensic Science, July 2015, 2 CEUs (tested)

• Advance Crime Scene Investigations – Forensic Pieces, Stapleton, Florida, September 2014, 40 hours

• Crime Scene Processing Workshop – Institute of Police Technology and Management, Jacksonville, Florida, April 2014, 40 hours

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SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.):

• Firearms Re-Trainer – FBI, Mobile, Alabama, March 2014, 16 hours

• Basic Crime Scene Investigation – FBI, Stapleton, Alabama, February 2014, 40 hours

• 36th Annual Association of Firearm & Tool Mark Examiners Training Seminar – Indianapolis, Indiana, June 2005

• Serial Number Restoration – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Office of Training, Hoover, Alabama, July 2004, 24 hours

• Firearms Instructor School – FBI, Montgomery, Alabama, April 28 – May 9, 2003

• Integrated Ballistic Information System Training – Forensic Technology – Largo, Florida, January 2003

• National Integrated Ballistic Information Network Training – ATFE/Forensic Technology, Birmingham, Alabama, September 2002

• 32nd Annual Association of Firearm & Tool Mark Examiners Training Seminar – Newport Beach, California, July 2001

• 31st Annual Association of Firearm & Tool Mark Examiners Training Seminar – St. Louis, Missouri, June 2000

o HK Armorers Course – HK International Training Division

• 30th Annual Association of Firearm & Tool Mark Examiners Training Seminar – Williamsburg, Virginia, July 1999

• Techniques in Firearms Identification Course – FBI, Quantico, Virginia, February 1999, 40 hours, (tested)

• Firearms & Tool Marks Introduction II – California Criminalistics Institute, Sacramento, California, March 1998, 40 hours, (tested)

• Firearms & Tool Marks Introduction I – California Criminalistics Institute, Sacramento, California, February 1998, 40 hours, (tested)

• 28th Annual Association of Firearm & Tool Mark Examiners Training Seminar – Annapolis, Maryland, July 1997

o SIG P229 Armorer’ Course, Sig Arms Training Division, 8 hours o Glock Armorer’s Course, Glock Training Division, 8 hours

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• Remington Police Armorer Course – Remington Technical Services, Ilion, New York, September 1996, 32 hours, (tested)

• Shooting Crime Scene Reconstruction and Processing Seminar – FBI, Birmingham, Alabama, September 1996, 24 hours

• 27th Annual Association of Firearm & Tool Mark Examiners Training Seminar – Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 1996

• DRUGFIRE SYSTEM – Mnemonic Systems Incorporated – FBI, April 1996

• Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation – Alabama Division of the International Association for Identification, Gulf Shores, Alabama, May 1997, 20 hours (tested)

• Bombing Investigator Seminar – FBI, Birmingham, Alabama, April 1996, 24 hours

• Instrumental Analysis of Explosive and Explosive Residues School – FBI, Quantico, Virginia, February 1995, 40 hours

• Introduction to Practical Investigation of Fire Cause and Origin – Public Agency Training Council, Montgomery, Alabama, September 1994, 16 hours

• Forensic Identification and Analysis of Textile Fibers – Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, Huntsville, Alabama, November 1993, 36 hours

• Laboratory Examinations in Arson Matters School – FBI, Quantico, Virginia, August 1991, 40 hours

• HP UX/MS Training Course – Hewlett Packard Analytical Group, Birmingham, Alabama, January 1991

• Fire/Arson School – Alabama Association of Arson Investigators, Evergreen, Alabama, September 1990, 8 hours

• Chromatographic Methods in Forensic Science School – FBI, Quantico, Virginia, April 1990, 80 hour

• Polarized Light Microscopy and Forensic Applications – Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, Huntsville, Alabama, February 1990, 40 hours

• Arson Accelerant Detection Course – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Office of Training, Georgia, August 1989, 40 hours

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SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.):

• Tire, Lamp & Photography Seminar – University of Alabama Law Enforcement Academy, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, September 1989, .8 CEUs

EXPERIENCE:

During his 25 year career as a Forensic Scientist, Scott has been court qualified in several District Courts and Federal Court in Southwest Alabama as an expert in the areas of fire debris analysis, crime scene, paint analysis, glass analysis, impression evidence, lamp filament examination; fracture matching, firearm examination and tool mark examination. Scott retired from the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences as the Mobile Regional Laboratory Director. During his tenure as the Laboratory Director, his laboratory was ASCLAD/LAB accredited in 2003 and 2008. In 2013, the Mobile Laboratory was again accredited by ASCLAD/LAB as well as achieving ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation. His responsibilities included the day to day operation and assuring quality processes and upholding the fair, objective application of science in disciplines of Forensic Biology, Firearm & Tool Mark Examinations, Medical Examiner, Death Investigation and Forensic Drug Chemistry. Scott was employed with the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences from May 5, 1988 to January 1, 2014.

As a bench scientist, Scott’s forensic career started as a Trace Evidence Examiner. He was trained and certified on July 1, 1990 by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences to conduct independent examinations on evidence in the area of Fire Debris Analysis, Impression Evidence, Lamp Filament Examination, Paint Analysis, Glass Analysis, Crime Scene and Fracture Matching. During his tenure as a Trace Evidence Examiner, his primary case work was Fire Debris Analysis making up 80% of his case load.

Scott was queried to transfer from the Trace Evidence Discipline to the Firearm & Tool Mark Discipline due to consolidation within the department. He was trained and certified on December 22, 1997 by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences to conduct independent examinations of Firearm & Tool Mark evidence.

Scott is a sworn state police officer. He attended and successfully completed the Southwest Alabama Police Academy Peace Officers Standards and Training on November 22, 1988.

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• Certified Trace Evidence Examiner- Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences o Fire Debris Analysis

o Impression Evidence o Paint Analysis

o Lamp Filament Examination o Glass Examinations

o Crime Scene

• Certified Trace Evidence Examiner- Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences o Fracture Matching

• Certified Firearm & Tool Mark Examiner – Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences

• Firearms Instructor – Federal Bureau of Investigation EXPERT TESTIMONY:

During Scott’s 25 years as a Forensic Scientist, he has been recognized and accepted as an expert in Mobile County District Court, Baldwin County District Court, Monroe County District Court, Clarke County District Court, Escambia County District court, Conecuh County District Court, Washington County District Court, Choctaw County District Court in the state of Alabama and the United States District Court – Southern District of Alabama as a Trace Evidence Examiner, including but not limited to fire debris analysis for ignitable liquid residue and evidence chain of custody and a Firearm & Tool Mark Examiner.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

• American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM International o Committee E30 on Forensic Science

• Alabama State Association of Forensic Sciences o President, 1997

o Vice President, 1996

o Program Chairmen, 1995, 2001

• Association of Firearm & Tool Mark Examiners, 1996 – 2008

• Southern Association of Forensic Sciences, 1988 – 1995

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PROFESSIONAL RECONGITIONS:

• C.J. Rehling Meritorious Service Certificate, 1993, 1995, 2010

• Herman D. Jones Award – Region IV Outstanding Employee, 1995