EDUCATION

* Master of Public Administration, University of Hartford, 1976.
* Bachelor of Arts, Double Major: Economics, Physical Geography, Universityof Connecticut, 1973.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

* Connecticut State Police Academy, 1971.

* Accident Reconstruction Series, Traffic Institute, Northwestern University, 1986.

* Expressway Management, (N.H.T.S.A.) National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, 1986.

* Supervising a Traffic Investigative Unit, Institute of Police Technology and Management, University of North Florida, 1986.

* Microcomputer Assisted Accident Reconstruction (EDCRASH) Traffic Institute, Northwestern University, 1991.

* Reconstruction of Motorcycle Accidents, Institute of PoIice Technology and Management, University of North Florida, 1991.

* Reconstruction of Pedestrian Accidents, Institute of PoIice Technology and Management, University of North Florida, 1991.

* Advanced Accident Reconstruction, Texas A&M University - Dallas, 1995.

* Low Speed Accident Reconstruction, Texas A&M University - Houston, 1997.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

* National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists, 1990 to present.
* The Society of Accident Reconstructionists, 1990 to present.
* The National Association of Traffic Accident Reconstructionists and Investigators, 1991 to present
* National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances, 1995 to present.

AUTHORED PUBLICATIONS

* Department of Public safety. A New Concept, 1977.
* The Connecticut State Police Resident Trooper Program. 1985.
* Supervisors' Guide to Accident Reconstruction, 1986.
* Guide to the Investigation of Commercial Accidents, 1987.
* The Routes 6 and 66 Highway Safety Program. 1989.
* Liability and The Traffic Accident Reconstructionist, Accident Reconstruction Journal, Jan/Feb 1992.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

* Connecticut's Nominee for the National J. Stannard Baker Highway safety Award. Awarded "Honorable Mention", 1989.

* Citation from the Connecticut Legislature in recognition of highway safety programs, 1987.

* Meritorious Service Award in recognition for saving the life of a trapped operator in a burning motor vehicle, Connecticut. State Police, 1978.

EXPERIENCE

CONNECTICUT STATE POLICE

* Commanding Officer Troop C

* Commander of one of the twelve State Police Troops.

* Planned and implemented law enforcement strategies in an eight town region encompassing two countries. Responsible for providing primary law enforcement services to over 210,000 persons.

* Directed the activities of 65 patrol Troopers, 12 civilian staff and 35 Auxiliary Troopers.

* Responsible for the development of improvements to the area's traffic network including review of over 2000 accidents occurring annually. Conceptualized and implemented programs to improve highway safety.

* Directed accident reconstruction efforts at serious injury and fatality accidents. One such investigation involved personal examination of 38 vehicle bulbs to determine incandescence by the offending vehicle involved in a triple fatality. Determinations led to the conviction of the offending operator for three counts of manslaughter.

* Commanding Officer, Eastern District Traffic Section

* Supervised the activities of 16 Troopers and six civilian commercial vehicle technicians.

* Directed and reviewed the investigations conducted by the District Accident Reconstruction Unit.

* Personally conducted over 20 reconstructions annually.

* Investigated over 5,500 vehicle collisions and conducted over 850 collision reconstructions to date.

* Initiated and directed the reinvestigation of several fatality accidents, some of which had occurred more than eight years earlier.

* Worked with the Connecticut Legislature's Judicial Committee in the writing and subsequent passage of Connecticut's Per Se DWI statute.

* Researched, planned and developed policies for the institution of DWI spot checks. These check points were subsequently upheld by the Courts of Connecticut.

* Additional State Police Assignments include: serving as a Detective in a Troop Criminal Investigative Unit. Member of Commissioner's Staff with responsibility for Personnel, Labor Relations, Information Systems and Fiscal Affairs Sections.

* Managed the development of the State Police budget and prepared its presentation and defense before the Legislature's Appropriations Committee.

* Conducted the reconstruction of a two vehicle fatality accident which led to a conviction of manslaughter with a motor vehicle while intoxicated, the first such conviction under Connecticut Law.