CURRICULUM VITAE |
Linton A. Mohammed, Forensic Document Examiner |
| 4203 Genesee Ave. | Suite 103/165 | San Diego, CA 92117 |
| Tel (619) 300-2884 | Fax (858) 384-8102 | www.qdexams.com |
NOTE: A printable version of this CV is available here
Academic Qualifications:
Master of Forensic Sciences, National University, San Diego, CA 2005
Bachelor of Science - University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies 1984
Professional Qualifications:
Diploma in Document Examination - Forensic Science Society (United Kingdom) 1996
Diplomate - American Board of Forensic Document Examiners 1998
Training (Document Examination):
Dec. 1986 - Dec. 1988: Two year training period at the Trinidad and Tobago Forensic
Science Center, Port of Spain, Trinidad. Mr. Robert Fawcett (Staff Sergeant [retired], Royal Canadian Mounted Police) conducted the training which included the examination of: signatures, handwriting, typewriting, machine printing, commercial printing, photocopies, hand stamps, inks, paper, indented impressions, binding materials, alterations, and obliterations. The training also included photography and court testimony.
Work Experience (Document Examination):
1997 - : Associated Document Examiners, San Diego, CA.
Forensic Document Examiner, Owner
1996 - : San Diego County Sheriff’s Crime Laboratory, San Diego, CA.
Senior Forensic Document Examiner (2002- )
Forensic Document Examiner
1993 - 1996: Laboratory of the Government Chemist, England.
Higher Scientific Officer (Document Examination)
1992 - 1993: Caribbean Institute of Forensic Investigations Ltd., Trinidad, West Indies.
Forensic Document Examiner, marketing
1989 - 1992: Trinidad and Tobago Forensic Science Center, Trinidad, West Indies.
Scientific Officer 1 (Document Examination)
Testimony:
Testified 85 + times
San Diego, CA – Superior Courts (Downtown, El Cajon, South Bay, Vista, Probate)
England – Crown Courts, Magistrates Courts
Trinidad & Tobago, St. Vincent – Courts of Law, Administrative Hearing
Civil depositions – California, Alaska (by telephone), Nevada.
Continuing Education:
American Society of Questioned Document Examiners 49th Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, 1991:
Canon Fax Workshop
Deposition Testimony Workshop
Expert Witness Workshop
Signature Comparison Workshop
American Society of Questioned Document Examiners 50th Annual Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1992:
Signature Workshop
American Society of Questioned Document Examiners 51st Annual Conference, Ottawa, Canada, 1993
Laser Printer Workshop
Miscellaneous Document Examination Workshop
American Society of Questioned Document Examiners 55th Annual Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1997
Handwriting Workshop
California Criminalistics Institute, Sacramento, California, 1997
Courtroom Presentation of Evidence
Canadian Society of Forensic Science 44th Annual Conference, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1997
Digital Image Processing Workshop
American Board of Forensic Document Examiners, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1998
Examination Techniques in Handwriting & Rubber Stamp Cases Seminar
Southwestern Association of Forensic Document Examiners, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1999
Typewriter Examination & Classification Workshop
American Board of Forensic Document Examiners, Norcross, Georgia, 2000
Canon Photocopier and Facsimile Training Workshop
California Criminalistics Institute, Sacramento, California, 2000
Special Topics in Questioned Documents
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 2002
Printing Process Identification and Image Analysis for Forensic Document Examiners
American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Chicago, IL 2002
Note Taking for Forensic Document Examiners Workshop
California Criminalistics Institute, Sacramento, CA 2005
Technical Writing for Criminalists
American Academy of Forensic Sciences, New Orleans, LA 2005
State of the Art Infrared and Ultraviolet Examinations of Documents by the Video
Spectral Comparator
Southeastern Association of Forensic Document Examiners, Atlanta, GA 2006
Signature Disguise and Forgery Workshop
American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, Portland, OR 2006
Fine and Subtle Features of Handwriting Workshop
Signature Workshops
Publications and Presentations:
Signature Disguise in Trinidad and Tobago
- Journal of the Forensic Science Society Vol. 33 (1) 1993.
(Presented at the 49th Annual Conference of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, Orlando, Florida 1991).
Cocaine and Handwriting
- presented at the 50th Annual Conference of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, Milwaukee, WI 1992
Sequencing Writing Impressions and Laser Printing or Ink-Jet Printing Using the ESDA
- Journal of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners Vol. 1 (1) 1998
(Presented at the 44th Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science,
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada 1997)
An Evaluation of Documents Produced by a High-Speed, High-Volume Scanning Process
- Forensic Science Communications Vol. 1 (3) 1999
(Poster presentation at the 2nd International Symposium on Questioned Documents, Albany, NY 1999)
Write-On™: A New Tool for Handwriting Comparison
- Journal of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners Vol. 2 (2) 1999
The Influence of Paper on the Performance of the VSC-2000 Spectrometer
- Presented at the 58th Annual Conference of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2000 (co-authored).
The Association of Forensic Document Examiners
- Prepared for the 58th Annual Conference of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2000 (co-authored)
Demonstrative Evidence and Multi-Media Technology
- Presented at the 59th Annual Conference of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners,
Des Moines, IA 2001
Association of Counterfeit Documents to a Printing Plate by Means of Halftone Dots
-Journal of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners Vol. 5 (1) 2002
(co-authored)
A Standardized Training Program for Forensic Document Examiners - a Proposal
- Presented at the 61st Annual Conference of the American Society of Questioned Document
Examiners, Baltimore, MD 2003
Daubert and Documents
-Presented at the California Association of Criminalists Fall Conference, San Diego, CA 2003
The Edge of Light™ Scanner
- Presented at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Conference, New Orleans, LA 2005
Using Adobe Photomerge™ to Prepare Demonstrative Charts
- Poster presentation at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Conference, Seattle, WA 2006
(co-authored)
Thinking Outside the Box
- Journal of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, Vol. 9 (2) 2006.
(co-authored)
Frequency of Signature Styles in San Diego County
-Presented at the 65th Annual Conference of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, Boulder, CO 2007 (co-authored)
Genuine and Disguised Signatures - An Empirical Approach
-Presented at the 60th Annual Conference of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Washington, DC 2008 (co-authored)
Teaching Experience:
Adjunct Instructor of Forensic Sciences, Oklahoma State University 2006 -
Routinely give presentations and classes to attorneys and investigators on Document Examination
Professional Affiliations:
American Academy of Forensic Sciences
American Society of Questioned Document Examiners (ASQDE)
Treasurer: 2006 -
Director: 2004 – 2006
Annual Conference Program Chair: 2006
Chair: Evaluation & Examination Committee: 2002 – 2006
Annual Conference Site Chair: 2002
American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) [Subcommittees E30 and E0.02]
Canadian Society of Forensic Science
Forensic Science Society
Southwestern Association of Forensic Document Examiners (SWAFDE)