Curriculum Vitae

Ian J. Finnimore, Ed.D.

560 Township Line Road

Franklinville, NJ 08322

856-625-9613

Finnimore_Ian@comcast.net

Formal Education:

Wilmington College, (Jan. 2005) Ed.D. earned in Leadership &

Innovation in Education

Rowan University, (June 1999) M.A. earned in Public Relations
Kean University, (June 1991) B.A. earned in Political Science /

Criminal Justice

New Castle County, Delaware Police Academy Graduate (1994)
Gloucester County, New Jersey Police Academy, waiver (1997)

Present Assignment:

Assigned to Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Section as the Sergeant in charge of the Forensic Crime Scene Unit performing forensics on homicides and other serious cases. Duties include documentation, investigation, collection, preservation, and processing of evidence and the supervision of all forensic cases and crime scenes. Further duties include evidence examination and scene reconstruction, computer diagramming, printing traditional 35mm and digital photographs, facilitation between the unit and laboratories, and digital fingerprint processing and identification. I also provide expert testimony in Superior Court and generate expert opinion reports for various cases when needed.

Previous Assignments:

**(10/00- 06-02) Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, 4997 Unami Boulevard, Mays Landing, New Jersey 08330. Previously assigned as an investigator in litigation where I worked with the Chief Assistant Career Criminal Prosecutor investigating post-indictment crimes including homicides, car-jackings, shootings, and other serious crimes. I was also on-call with the Major Crime Squad for forensics at homicide scenes on a part-time basis.

**(04/97 – 10/00) Franklin Township Police Department, 1571 South Delsea Drive, Franklinville, NJ 08322. I was assigned to the community-policing unit working with the patrol and detective divisions including investigating crimes, accidents, quality of life issues, enforcing motor vehicle laws and responding to various crimes and crime scenes.

**(01/94 – 04/97) Delaware River and Bay Authority Police Department, Delaware Memorial Bridge, P.O. Box 71 New Castle, DE 19720. I worked as a Highway Patrol Officer at the Delaware Memorial Bridge and Cape May – Lewes Ferry. Duties included traffic enforcement, drug interdiction, accident investigation, and criminal investigation.

Prior to Law Enforcement:

Prior to working as a sworn law enforcement officer I worked as a security specialist and manager for Borg Warner Protective Services (Burns Security). I worked as a night inspector managing over 20 full and part-time security details in southern New Jersey. I was promoted to Client Service Manager where I ran day-to-day operations in Philadelphia for over 30 full and part-time security details including physical structure and asset security.

Crime Scene Investigation Experience:

I have conducted or assisted in over 1000 criminal investigations such as: homicides, assaults, robberies, burglary and theft investigations, suicides, unattended or suspicious deaths, auto thefts, fraud cases, narcotic and weapons cases, fatal motor vehicle accidents, domestic violence cases, and internal affairs investigations. I have examined hundreds of latent and inked finger and palm print impressions and have made over 100 finger comparison identifications. I have taken and developed thousands of black and white, color, and digital photographs. I have testified as an expert in latent fingerprint examination, recovery, and evaluation in New Jersey Superior Court multiple times. I have also testified as an expert in forensic crime scene investigation, crime scene reconstruction bloodstain pattern analysis, and post-mortem interval of death determination on multiple occasions (see expert testimony below).

Specific Crime Scene Training:

Crime Scene Investigation School (New Jersey State Police, 240 hours)
American Institute of Applied Science Forensic Science Program (230 hours)
Practical Homicide Investigation (Vernon Geberth School, 24 hours)
- Basic Homicide Investigator’s School 2010, International Homicide Investigator’s Conference, 2010, Philadelphia
Basic Homicide Investigator’s School 2011, International Homicide Investigator’s Conference, 2011, MAGLOCLEN
- Cold Case Homicide Investigations: Methodology and Protocol (New Castle County, DE, Police and MAGLOCLEN, 2010, 8 hrs)
- Basic Evidence Gathering Training (MAGLOCLEN, 40 hours)
- Medico-legal Investigation of Death (Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine, 40 hours)
- Medico-legal Death Investigation Training Program (National Forensic Science Training Center (National Institute of Justice, 16 hours online coursework)
- Supervising Crime Scene Investigators (University of Tennessee Law enforcement Innovation Center, online coursework)
- Buried Body and Surface Skeleton Recovery (Miami-Dade Public Safety Training Institute, 40 hours)
- Crime Scene Reconstruction (Miami-Dade Public Safety Training Institute, 48 hours)
- Shooting Reconstruction (Miami-Dade Public Safety Training Institute, 40 hours)
- DNA Trends and Issues: A High Impact Summit For Law Enforcement (RCPI, 16 hours)
- Inside The Mind of a Sexual Predator (LJS International Training, Atlantic County Academy, 8 hours)
- Visual Statement Vista FX3 Scene Diagramming (Tomkins County Sheriff’s/Vista, NY, 32 hours)
- Evidence Collection After Weapons of Mass Destruction (8 hours)
- Tales From The Corpse, Forensic Investigation of the Deceased (NJ Association of Forensic Scientists, 8 hours)
- New Jersey Homicide Investigators Association Conference (NJHIA, 16 hours)
- Medico-Legal Aspects of Forensic Pathology, Odontology, and Anthropology (NJAFS, 8 hours)
- Ritualistic and Occult Crime Scene Investigation (MAGLOCLEN, 8 hours)
- Bloodstain Pattern Analysis and Interpretation (The Taylor Group, 40 hours)
- Math and Physics for Bloodstain Pattern Analysts (Miami-Dade Public Safety Training Institute, 40 hours)
- 2010 International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts Training Conference (IABPA, Atlantic City, 32 hours)
- Cybercrime / Computer Crimes (8 hours)
- Trace Evidence Symposium (New Jersey State Police Office of Forensics Sciences, 3 hours)
- The Expert Witness (8 hrs, ATF and the NJ State Police)
- Expert Testimony (24 hrs, Northeast Counterdrug Training Center)
  - Latent Fingerprint Collection and Preservation (Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office, 16 hours)
  - Homicide Investigation and Management (Wilmington College, FBI, 8 hours)
  - Managing Death Investigation (FBI, 16 hours)
  - Crime Scene / Critical Hours of an Investigation (Dover Township Police Department, 8 hours)
  - Kidnap Investigations School (New York Major Crimes Squad Seminar, 8 hours)
  - Association of Firearms and Tool Mark Examiners Training Conference (NJSP, 8 hours)
  - Eyewitness Evidence and Line-up School (NJ Identification Association, 8 hours)
  - Woodland Search and Rescue, Criminal Pursuit, Man-tracking (Cape May County, 8 hours)
  - At-Scene Traffic Accident Investigation (IPTM, 80 hours)
  - DNA Collection and Preservation (New Jersey State Police, 8 hours)
  - 5^th Annual CODIS Conference, Forensic DNA Typing (NJSP Office of Forensic Sciences, 4 hours)
  - Incident Command I 200 (New Jersey State Police, 16 hours)
  - Incident Command System 100 (NJ Domestic Preparedness Task Force Virtual Academy, 4 hours)
  - Incident Command System 200 (NJ Domestic Preparedness Task Force Virtual Academy, 4 hours
  - Digital Imaging of Evidentiary Photography (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 80 hours)
  - Forensic Light Source Photography (Miami-Dade Public Safety Training Institute, 40 hours)
  - Court Issues with Digital Photography (In-Service by Miami-Dade Police Training Division, 4 hours)
  - Advanced Forensic Digital Image Processing (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 80 hours)
  - Photographic Surveillance Techniques for Law Enforcement (N/east Counterdrug Training Center, 40 hours)
  - Latent Fingerprint Photography (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 80 hours)
  - Forensic Digital Imaging Enhancement (Miami-Dade Public Safety Training Institute, 40 hours)
  - Photography (Gloucester County College, 1 semester)
  - International Association of Identification Training Conference, 2002 (24 hours)
  - International Association of Identification Training Conference, Expert Witness, Using Light on Crime Scenes, Forensic Photography, Principles of Individualization, 2007 (16 hours)
  - Philadelphia Police Crime Scene Unit (Assignment, 40 hours)
  - Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives Ops Level (Atlantic County. Emergency. Mgmt. Office, 8 hours)

Other Police Training:

DEA Drug Investigation School (DEA, Dover DE, 80 hours)
Police Supervision School (Gloucester County Academy, 80 hours)
Leadership & Mastering Performance Management (Northeast Counterdrug Training Center and MAGLOCLEN, 40 hours)
FBI Investigator’s School (FBI, Gloucester County Academy, 80 hours)
Certified Instructor, Delaware and MOI, New Jersey (Delaware State Police, 40 hours)
Safety and Security for Investigators (8 hours, NJ Div. of Criminal Justice)
- Criminal Procedure (16 hours, NJ Div. of Criminal Justice)
Internal Affairs (8 hours, NJ Div. of Criminal Justice)
Interview and Interrogation School (16 hours, NJ Div. of Criminal Justice)
Interview and Interrogation School (24 hours, Northeast Counterdrug Training Center)
Interview and Interrogation (NJSP and Atlantic County, 16 hours)
New Jersey Narcotics Enforcement Officers Association Annual Training Conference (40 hours)
Community Policing Certification School (University of Delaware, 80 hours)
Threat Assessment in Domestic Violence (United States Secret Service, ACPO, 2 hours)
Highway Criminal Interdiction (MAGLOCLEN Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force, 8 hours)
Undercover Drug Enf. School (MAGLOCLEN Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force, 16 hours)
Terrorism with Trucks (New Jersey State Police, 8 hours)
Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism Conf. (I.A.L.E.F.I., Atlantic City, NJ, 2005, 24 hours)
Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism Conf. (I.A.L.E.F.I., Atlantic City, NJ, 2006, 24 hours)
Preparation Strategies Against Terrorism (8 hrs, MAGLOCLEN, Philadelphia Police)
Anti-Terrorism (16 hours, Northeast Counterdrug Training Center)
Counter Terrorism (Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Anti-Defamation League, 8 hours,)
Suicide Bombing (Israel Security Agency, 8 hours)
Methamphetamine Clandestine Laboratory Cert. NIMS Cert. (Northeast Counter-drug, 40 hours)
School Violence, Gangs Weapons and Bombs (MAGLOCLEN, 16 hours)
Domestic Drug Highway Interdiction and Hidden Compartments (MAGLOCLEN, 24 hours)
Concealed Trap Initiative Training (DEA, Sea Girt, NJ 8 hours)
Lethal Weapons Training, ACT 235 (Philadelphia, 80 hours)
Physical Fitness Instructor’s School (Gloucester County Academy, 40 hours)
Power Point for Litigator’s (8 hours, Office of Attorney General, NJ)
Officer Safety Instructor’s School (Atlantic County Police Academy, 40 hours)
National Child Restraint Technicians School (NHTSA 40 hours)
Drug Abuse Resistance Education Certification (Core Program, New Jersey State Police, 80 hours)
Drug Abuse Resistance Education Certification (Parent Program, New Jersey State Police, 40 hours)
Drug Abuse Resistance Education Certification (Middle School, New Jersey State Police 40 hours)
Officer Survival I (Delaware State Police Academy, 16 hours)
Street Survival (Calibre Press, 1996, 24 hours)
Street Survival (Calibre Press, 1998, 24 hours)
Street Survival (Calibre Press, 2000, 16 hours)
New Jersey Alcohol Beverage Control Law (New Jersey State Police, 16 hours)
CrimeNtel End User and 28 C.F.R. Part 23 training (Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, 3 hours)
Inspection and Enforcement of Commercial Vehicles (Delaware State Police, 8 hours)
Delaware State Fire School First Aid for Police Officers (New Castle County Police, 24 hours)
Alcohol Content Certification (Delaware State Police, 40 hours)
Bias Incident Reporting Determination (New Jersey Attorney General Office, 8 hours)
Driving While Intoxicated / Field Sobriety Testing (Gloucester County Academy, 40 hours)
Breathalyzer Training (Gloucester County Academy, 40 hours)
Emergency Medical Technicians School (Newcomb Hospital, 250 hours)
CPR for the Professional Rescuer School (Rowan University, 40 hours)
ASP Baton, Monadnock PR-24, OC Spray Certification
Spanish (Rowan University, 1 semester)

Expert Testimony:

New Jersey Superior Court, Atlantic County, State v. Alex Michel, testified as an expert in fingerprint analysis, 2005
New Jersey Superior Court, Atlantic County, State v. Emery Chapman, testified as an expert in fingerprint processing and evaluation, 2006
New Jersey Superior Court, Atlantic County, State v. Jermaine Harris, testified as an expert in fingerprint analysis, 2007
New Jersey Superior Court, Atlantic County, State v. Cordoba, testified as an expert in crime scene investigation, 2007
New Jersey Superior Court, Atlantic County, State v. Chicarelli, testified as an expert in crime scene investigation, 2007
New Jersey Superior Court, Atlantic County, State v. Darnell Hicks, testified as an expert in crime scene investigation, 2008
New Jersey Superior Court, Atlantic County, State v. Darnell Hicks, testified as an expert in fingerprint processing and evaluation, 2008
New Jersey Superior Court, Atlantic County, State v. Christopher Blank, testified as an expert in forensic crime scene investigation, 2008
New Jersey Superior Court, Atlantic County, State v. John Johns, testified as an expert in fingerprint examination and identification, 2008
New Jersey Superior Court, Atlantic County, State v. Louis Williams, testified as an expert in fingerprint examination and identification, 2009
New Jersey Superior Court, Atlantic County, State v. Louis Williams, testified as an expert in Crime Scene Examination, 2009
New Jersey Superior Court, Atlantic County, State v. Dara Woodall, Carlos Woodall, testified as an expert in Crime Scene Examination, 2009
New Jersey Superior Court, Atlantic County, State v. Aziz Gilliard, testified as an expert in Crime Scene Examination and Analysis, 2009
New Jersey Superior Court, Atlantic County, State v. Rasheed Royster, testified as an expert in fingerprint examination, 2010
New Jersey Superior Court, Atlantic County, State v. Mark Little, testified as an expert crime scene reconstruction to include post-mortem interval of death determination and bloodstain pattern analysis, 2010
New Jersey Superior Court, Atlantic County, State v. Nicholas H. Nigro III, testified as an expert in crime scene examination and bloodstain pattern analysis, 2011
New Jersey Superior Court, Atlantic County, State v. Kafele Bomani, testified as an expert in crime scene examination, 2011
New Jersey Superior Court, Atlantic County, State v. Marvin Sherwood, testified as an expert in crime scene examination, 2012
New Jersey Superior Court, Atlantic County, State v. Marvin Sherwood, testified as an expert in fingerprint examination and identification, 2012
New Jersey Superior Court, Atlantic County, State v. Patrick Latko, testified as an expert in crime scene analysis, 2013

Professional Memberships:

New Jersey Identification Association, (NJIAI), member
National Association of Field Training Officers (NAFTO), member
International Association of Identification (IAI), member
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), member
International Homicide Investigators Association (IHIA), member

Professional Writing and Teaching:

Adjunct Professor, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, for the Graduate Criminal Justice Program instructing a “Forensic Investigation in the Criminal Justice System” course (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013)
- Master’s Thesis, 1999, The Efficacy of Community Policing in Gloucester County New Jersey
The National Association of Field Training Officers News, Spring 2003, article titled “Learning and applying good communication skills”
Doctoral Dissertation, 2005, The Efficacy of Police Academy Training: A Study of the Relationship Between Suburban Police Officers and Their Training at a Regional Police Academy
Seminar Instructor in Forensic Photography at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, 2004
Seminar Instructor in Crime Scene and Forensic Photography at the Atlantic County Community College of New Jersey, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
Seminar Instructor in Basic 35mm and General Photography, Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, 2007, 2008
Dissertation Review Board Member for a Doctoral Defense on Emotional Intelligence and Leadership at Wilmington College
Seminar Instructor for Crime Scene Investigation, Evidence Collection, and Photography for a “Basic Criminal Investigations Course” at Atlantic County Police Academy, March, 2008, 2009
Seminar Instructor for Evidence Collection and Photographic Documentation in Sexual Assault Cases at Atlantic County Police Academy, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013
Seminar Instructor for Forensic Crime Scene Photography Course, MAGLOCLEN and The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, 2010
Seminar Instructor, Crime Scene Examination, International Homicide Investigator’s Conference, 2010, Philadelphia
Seminar Instructor, Crime Scene Examination and Buried Remains Seminar, International Homicide Investigator’s Conference, 2011, MAGLOCLEN
Seminar Instructor, Crime Scene Examination, International Homicide Investigator’s Conference, 2012, Portland, Maine
Seminar Instructor, Crime Scene Examination, International Homicide Investigator’s Conference, 2013, Portsmouth, Virginia
Seminar Instructor for Forensic Crime Scene Investigation Course, The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office and Canale Police Training Center, 40 hours, 2010
Seminar Instructor for Forensic Crime Scene Investigation Course, The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office and Canale Police Training Center, 40 hours, 2011
Seminar Instructor, Rutgers South Jersey Teen Conference, “Get a Clue”, 2013
Instructed various law enforcement officers in crime scene safety, evidence collection and preservation, latent fingerprint processing, traditional and digital photography, officer safety and survival, advanced emergency medical care, physical fitness, public relations, and homicide investigation.

Awards and Commendations:

Academic Achievement For Forensic Investigations, 2011, presented by the Miami-Dade Metropolitan Police Institute
Unit Citation, 2007, Major Crimes, Atlantic County PBA Mainland #77
Unit Citation, 2007, Major Crimes, PBA local #24, Atlantic City Homicide Investigations for the years 2002-2006
Medal of Valor, 2004, New Jersey State Chiefs of Police Association
Medal of Valor, 2004, Atlantic County PBA
Distinguished Service Award, Gloucester County
Unit Citation, Community Policing, Gloucester County
Gloucester County Education Award, Master’s Degree Ribbon
Officer of the Year 1999, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Franklin Township Police Department
Good Service Award, Franklin Township Police Department
Veterans of Foreign Wars Appreciation Award 1998, Franklin Township Police Department
Superior Academic Achievement Award, New Castle County Police Academy
Merit Award, National Leukemia Society
Mentor Award, Franklin Township School District
Good Service Honor, Franklin Township Public Schools

Multiple Letters of Commendation for Police Service