Topic: Firearm Examiner- Charlotte, NC

[Scott Doyle]

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Crime Laboratory
Charlotte, North Carolina

Posting- Firearm & Tool Mark Examiner Criminalist II Full Time Position- Job Class #3141: (City provides medical, dental, eye care, life insurance, FICA, retirement and City contribution 401K)[/u] (Accepting Resumes-CV’s through- 8/30/2008)

This is an advanced technical professional level position within the Crime Laboratory in the specialized field for Firearm & Tool Mark Identification.
 
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK

• Able to conduct examinations and comparisons of firearms, firearms related evidence, tool marks, shoe prints and tire track, fired ammunition residues and distance determination, shooting / trajectory reconstruction, and physical fit comparison
• Able to operate laboratory equipment in conducting tests using balances, measuring devises and mastery of the comparison and stereo microscopes
• Able to complete the report process of the analysis and communicate these results to law enforcement officers, prosecutors and officers of state and federal courts
• Able to maintain safety conditions within the laboratory using procedures in accordance with the ASCLD-LAB accreditation standards and criteria
• Able to train others within or outside of the department in this particular discipline to Detectives, Crime Scene Search, District Attorney’s Office and the Public Defender’s office
• Ability to provide expert testimony to forensic findings in the field of Firearm & Tool Mark Identification
• Ability to perform technical and administrative reviews on the analysis and reports from others in this discipline

REQUIREMENTS OF WORK

• Advanced knowledge and experience in laboratory techniques used in evidence analysis in the Firearm & Tool Mark Identification field, Range Determination and the analysis of Firearm Residues, Serial Number Restoration along with Footwear and Tire Track Identification
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s of Science Degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in chemistry, biology, physics, or forensic science

CONSIDERABLE KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Advanced knowledge in the field of Firearm and Tool Mark Identification including excellent instrument and computer operational skills
• Advanced knowledge in methods used in collecting, and preservation of physical evidence and preservation of such for court
• Advanced knowledge in photographic techniques in the documentation of identifications and recording physical evidence
• Advanced knowledge in the operation of the Integrated Ballistics Identification System to including past operator experience
• Excellent problem solving skills dealing with advance technical issues and concepts
• Advanced experience in providing testimony in the field of Firearm & Tool Mark Identification

SALARY:

Negotiable $56,000 to $59,000 

CONTACT:    

William S. McBrayer Chief Criminalist Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Crime Laboratory 601 E. Trade Street Charlotte, NC 28202 Phone (704)-353-1068 Fax (704)-353-0088 Email: wmcbrayer@cmpd.org

Roger C. Thompson Crime Laboratory Director Phone (704)-353-1100 Email: rthompson@cmpd.org