Employment History

• • Mesa County Coroner (2007-present)
  • Mesa County Chief Deputy Coroner (2001-2006)
  • Anatomic, Clinical and Forensic Pathologist (2001-Present), The Pathology Group, P.C. Grand Junction, Colorado
  • Laboratory Medical Director, Community Hospital, Grand Junction, Colorado (2006-Present)
  • Graduate of the Medical College of Pennsylvania and served his residency at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
  • Fellowship: Forensic Pathology, Office of the Medical Investigator, State of New Mexico
  • Fellowship: Neuropathology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Department of Pathology
  • Member of several professional organizations and has written several published medical articles.

Curriculum Vitae

Employment History

• • Aircraft Mechanic 1997 - 2008: Duties performed included maintenance, rebuilding, and wreckage recovery
  • Graduated Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely, CO Aviation Maintenance Technician program with High Honors 2001
  • Olathe Volunteer Fire Department Olathe, CO 2006 - 2010
  • Montrose Fire Department Montrose, CO 2008 - 2010
  • Community Hospital Emergency Department Tech Grand Junction, CO 2008 - 2011
  • Western Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Medical Assistant Grand Junction, CO 2011 – 2013
  • Lands End Volunteer Fire Department Whitewater, CO 2013 – present
  • American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigator 2013
  • Mesa County Coroner’s Office 2011 – present

Experience

• University of Northern Colorado, Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, Minor in Anthropology: Cum Laude: Fall 2014-Spring 2018
• Office of the Medical Examiner, Forensic Autopsy Technician Intern: May 2017-August 2017
• Reading for Change, Research Assistant : March 2018-May 2018
• Colorado Human Remains Extraction and Recovery Team: February 2018- Present
• Mesa County Coroner’s Office, Death Investigator: August 2018- Present

 

Employment History

• • St. Mary’s Telemetry: 1993
  • Premier Ambulance/AMR: 1993 – 1999
  • Arapaho Community College; Paramedicine: 1996
  • Lower Valley Fire Protection District: 1991 – 2001
  • National Fire Academy; Fire/Arson Investigation: 2005
  • National Fire Academy; Interview, Interrogation, and Courtroom Testimony: 2007
  • St. Mary’s Flight Medic: 2008 - 2010
  • International Association of Arson Investigation: 2011
  • Grand Junction Fire Department; Firefighter/Paramedic: 1999 - Present
  • Mesa County Coroner’s Office; Death Investigator 2012 - Present 

Employment History 

• • Lands End Fire Department: Current Member, EMT-B/Firefighter
  • Mesa County Coroner’s Office; Death Investigator: 2013 - Present

Employment History

• • Montrose Memorial Hospital; Autopsy Assistant: 2005 – 2012
  • Colorado Coroner’s Association; Certified Death Investigator: 2009
  • Licensed Histotechnologist: 2010
  • Montrose County Coroner’s Office; Death Investigation: 2007 - Present
  • Community Hospital; Histotechnologist: 2012 - Present
  • Mesa County Coroner’s Office; Death Investigator: 2013 – Present