A little bit about myself

I'm a Forensic Artist & Sculptor and I specialize in reconstructing faces from the skull and sketching composites. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice which is how I got started in the field of Forensics. For 19 years I worked in the Forensic Investigation Unit for the Sacramento Police Department in California and became the Police Department's first Forensic Artist. I later branched out as a consultant for Coroner's Offices and I am a freelance artist.

I served for 18 years as a Forensic Photographer and Medical Investigator on a Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT-9), under the National Disaster Medical System with the Federal Government. I was part of a team of forensic specialists who deployed to disaster scenes to assist in the identification of victims of mass fatalities. I've responded to a tsunami, hurricane, wildfire, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

My expertise also includes crime scene investigation, photography, and anthropology, and in my spare time I enjoy fine art projects and writing. 

Forensic Facial Imaging
FBI Academy
Quantico, Virginia

Advanced Facial Reconstruction Sculpture
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

Advanced 2-Dimensional Identification Techniques & Portrait Sculpting in Clay
Scottsdale Artists' School
Scottsdale, Arizona

Mastering Composite Drawing
Northwestern University, Center for Public Safety
Evanston, Illinois

Professional Facial Reconstruction
University of Manchester, Unit of Art in Medicine
Manchester, England

Age Progression Techniques
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Forensic Imaging Unit
Alexandria, Virginia

Human Identification in Anthropology
University of Tennessee, Anthropology Department
Knoxville, Tennessee

Human Osteology
California State University, Sacramento
Anthropology Department