I was a detective for 30 years in the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) at New Scotland Yard before embarking on my current academic adventure.
I served on the Anti-Terrorist Branch, Racial & Violent Crime Directorate, Major Investigation Teams, and the Specialist Crime Directorate Homicide Command at New Scotland Yard where I was involved with the assessment, management and forensic examination of numerous high profile crime scenes and incidents, surveillance, and covert forensics throughout the UK and overseas.
During my police service, I lectured extensively on forensic and terrorism-related subjects to UK police forces and outside agencies including, NHS, Fire and Rescue Services, Security and Intelligence Services, Military, FBI and the UK National Forensic Training Establishment.
I am an accredited Expert for the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the subject of Emergency Preparation and Response and the investigation and examination of nuclear or radiological emergencies, incidents and accidents.
I advise for a number of TV drama programmes and award-winning authors of both crime fiction and non-fiction books on forensic and investigative subjects. I have also appeared in a range of documentary programmes on terrorism, homicide and cold case investigations as a presenter, co-presenter and specialist commentator.
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Memberships
The Emergency Planning Society (EPS)Chartered Society of Forensic Scientists
Research
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Conferences
Conferences/Presentations.
- July 2018 Media City, Manchester - Creative Skill Set Future Film Skills Congress Guest Speaker “Recognition of Transferable Skills Forensics to Films”
- March 2015 Rayong, Thailand - Course Director - United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency: “National Training Course for First Responders to a Radiological or Nuclear Emergency”.
- September 2014 Lusaka, Zambia - Course Director - United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency: “National Training Course for First Responders to a Radiological or Nuclear Emergency”.
- May 2014 Islamabad, Pakistan - Assistant Course Director - United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency: “National Training Course for First Responders to a Radiological or Nuclear Emergency”.
- July 2012 Richland, Washington State, USA - Hanford Volpentest Hammer Training Ground, - Office of Radiation Protection Department of Homeland Security. Accredited Trainer/Lecturer “Forensic Evidence Management Team Hostile Environment Training”.
- November 2011 Beijing, China. Course Director - United Nations - International Atomic Energy Agency: “National Training Course on Preparing, Conducting and Evaluating an Emergency Response Exercise to a Radiological or Nuclear Emergency”.
- October 2010 Vienna, Austria. Assistant Course Director - United Nations - International Atomic Energy Agency: “National Training Course for First Responders to a Radiological or Nuclear Emergency”.
- May 2010 Ohrid, Macedonia. Course Director - United Nations - International Atomic Energy Agency: “National Training Course for First Responders to a Radiological or Nuclear Emergency”.
- January 2010 Bucharest, Romania. Course Director - United Nations - International Atomic Energy Agency: “National Training Course on Preparing, Conducting and Evaluating an Emergency Response Exercise to a Radiological or Nuclear Emergency.
- Nov 2009 Bogota, Colombia. Course Director - United Nations - International Atomic Energy Agency: National Training Course; First Responders to a Radiological or Nuclear Emergency”.
- July 2008 Prague, Czechia. Keynote Speaker – “Prepare to Respond: Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive Threat Mitigation”.
- April 2008 Richland, Washington State, USA - Hanford Volpentest Hammer Training Ground, - Office of Radiation Protection Department of Homeland Security. Accredited Trainer “Forensic Evidence Management Team Hostile Environment Training”.
- July 2007 Shanghai, China. Assistant Course Director - United Nations - International Atomic Energy Agency: “National Training Course – Orphan Source Search & Secure Workshop”.
- June 2006 Jakarta, Indonesia. Assistance Course Director - United Nations - International Atomic Energy Agency: “Regional Training Course; Practical First Responders to a Radiological or Nuclear Emergency”
