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Qualifications
Certifications:
- National Association of Document Examiners: Board Certified Document Examiner
- National Questioned Document Association: Forensic Document Examination Course
- National Questioned Document Association: Certified Document Examiner
Certificate of Completion:
- American Institute of Applied Science: Police Photography, Questioned Documents
- American Institute of Applied Science: Forensic Science
- North Central Texas Council of Governments: Regional Police Academy Basic Instructor Course
Apprenticeship/Hands-On Internship:
- Lab/Microscopes/Photography/Court Exhibits/Fax Machines/Printers/Copiers
- Lab/Document Cases/Technique/Court Procedures/Preparation/Testifying
Court Experience:
- Ms. James has met and been qualified under the Daubert/duPont guidelines.
Instructor:
- Texas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies
- Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
- First Instructor/National Questioned Document Association Document Examination Course
Given Authorization to Use Course Materials for Instruction:
- American Institute of Applied Science/Questioned Document Section
Publications:
- National Association of Document Examiner Journal/Examination of Faxed Documents
- National Association of Document Examiner Journal/Document Manipulation
- National Association of Document Examiner Journal/The Silent Witness
Board Positions:
- Board of Director, By-Laws Chairman of National Association of Document Examiners
- Board Certifying Committee, National Association of Document Examiners
- Secretary of Association Certified Fraud Examiners, Dallas, Texas
- Associate Director of Association Certified Fraud Examiners, Dallas, Texas
Seminars Attended:
- AICPA National Conference on Fraud & Litigation Services, Dallas, Texas
- 64th TIAI Annual Education Conference, Digital Photography, Bob May (FBI), Arlington, Texas
- National Association of Document Examiners Conference, Crawley, England
- National Questioned Document Association Educational Conference, Dallas, Texas
- National Association of Document Examiners Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- National Questioned Document Association Educational Conference, Dallas, Texas
- Deloitte & Touche, Cybercrime & Computer Forensics/FBI Special Agents, U.S. Attorney, CFE
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Proving Fraud/ Master Peace Officer James D. Ratley
- Criminal Justice Training Manager, Don Rabon, ACFE Fraud Examiner's Seminar, Dallas, TX
- Secret Service Trained Handwriting Examiner, Chief Deputy, Denton County, TX
- The Forgery Investigator's Association of Texas, Georgetown, Texas
- National Questioned Document Association, Dallas, Texas
- National Association of Document Examiners, Baltimore, Maryland
- FBI Examiner, Larry Ziegler Professional Development Seminar/Court Testimony/, Maryland
- Statement Analysis, Interviewing, & Interrogation Seminar, Dallas, Texas
- ACJS Professional Development Seminar/Technocrimes/August Bequia, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Las Vegas, Nevada
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences (48th Annual Meeting), Nashville, Tennessee
- National Association of Document Examiners, San Antonio, Texas
- National Questioned Document Association, Dallas, Texas
- Content Analysis Seminar, Dallas, Texas
- American Board of Forensic Examiners, Branson, Missouri
- National Questioned Document Association, Kansas City, Missouri
- National Questioned Document Association, Dallas, Texas
- National Questioned Document Association, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- National Questioned Document Association, Dallas, Texas
Appointments:
- Dallas County Criminal District Court, United States District Court, Dallas Division, Bell County District Court, Paris Texas County Criminal Court, Collin County Criminal Court, Practicum Supervisor/Prescott College/Master of Arts Program.
Professional Affiliations:
- The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
- The National Association of Document Examiners
- Texas Division-Intl. Association for Identification
- The Evidence Photographers International Council
- The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
- The National Questioned Document Association
- The American Bar Association (Associate Member)
- The Forgery Investigator's Association of Texas
- The International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts, Inc.
Office & Laboratory Equipment:
- Tri-Ocular Stereoscopic Microscope
- Illuminated Microscope (3OX)
- 12" by 18" and 4" by 5" Light Box
- Opti Visor with 5 Power Loupe
- Typewriter Grids/Protractor
- Ken-o-vision
- Hewlett Packard Printer
- NEC/NEFAX Bit-V Facsimile Transceiver
- Magnifying and Measuring Devices/Gauges
- Fire Safe Security File (Protecting Documents)
- 6X Comparator for Type, Spacing, Screens
- Polaroid Spectra/Image System Camera
- Quadra Pod Copy Stand
- High-8 Sony Video Camera
- Microfiche Viewer
- 12" by 18" Light Box
- Dell Laptop Computer
- Tracer Projector, 3M Projector
- Digital Paper Micrometer/Vernier Caliper
- Copy Star with 200% Zoom Capabilities
- 3 Pentium Computers (Fax/Modem)
- HP OfficeJet Printer/Fax/Scanner/Copier
- Sirchie Typewriter/Handwriting Grids
- HP Flatbed and Visioneer Scanner/Pagewiz Scanner
- Comparator With Various Optical Glass Reticles
- Nikon FM, Micro Lens/Macro Flash/PK13/DR3
- QDX-430 IR/UV
- DL600 Digital Camera with Macro lens
