Jeff Saviano is a Certified Forensic Consultant who has been employed in the area of crime
scene investigation and forensic science since 1985 when he joined the El Paso County Sheriff's Office crime laboratory
in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He holds a degree in Criminalistics and has completed extensive training in the following
areas:
- Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction
- Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
- Shooting
Incident Reconstruction
- Physical Evidence Collection and Preservation
- Latent Print Examination
- Forensic Photography
and Digital Imaging
- Footwear and Tire Impression Examination
- Gastric Contents Analysis
- Marijuana Analysis
Mr.
Saviano is a court-qualified expert in the following forensic disciplines:
- Crime Scene Investigation
- Crime Scene Reconstruction
- Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
- Shooting
Incident Reconstruction
- Evidence Recovery
- Latent Print Examination
- Footwear and Tire
Impression Examination
- Marijuana Analysis
- External/Terminal Ballistics
Past and Present Teaching Positions
- Pikes
Peak Community College (Criminal Investigation; Crime Scene Investigation; Fingerprinting)
- Colorado Springs Police Department Training Academy (Forensic
Photography; Crime Scene Diagramming; Collection and Preservation of Physical Evidence; Fingerprinting; Bloodstain Pattern
Analysis)
- El Paso County Sheriff's
Office Training Academy (Crime Scene Documentation; Bloodstain Pattern Analysis)
- Pikes Peak Regional Law Enforcement Academy (Collection and Preservation
of Physical Evidence; Forensic Photography; Bloodstain Pattern Analysis; Fingerprinting)
- Central Mountain Training Foundation (Basic Crime Scene Investigation;
Advanced Crime Scene Investigation; Bloodstain Pattern Analysis; Critical Thinking for Law Enforcement Personnel)
- County Sheriffs of Colorado (Crime Scene Investigation)
Professional
Organizations
- American College of Forensic Examiners
- International
Association for Identification
- International Crime Scene
Investigators Association
- International Association of Bloodstain
Pattern Analysts
- Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction
- Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado
- National Council of Investigation and Security Services
Publications
- "The Pursuit of Objectivity in the Examination of Forensic Evidence" (Article
published in the Journal of Forensic Identification - November 2006)
- "Articulating a Concise Scientific Methodology for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis" (Article published in the
Journal of Forensic Identification - July 2005)
- "The Significance
of Using Level 1 Detail in Latent Print Examinations" (Article published in the Journalof Forensic Identification
- March 2003)
- "Obtaining Identifiable Fingerprints from Mummified
Hands" (Article published in the Journal of Forensic Identification - January 2000)
- "Crime Laboratory Scientist" (Article published in Boys' Life - January 1992)
Contributed
to:
“Estimating Area of Origin Through
the Use of Void Patterns and Shadows” (Poster session at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 62nd Annual
Scientific Meeting – February 2010)
Cited in:
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, 3rd Edition by
Tom Bevel and Ross M. Gardner (2008)
Fingerprints
and Other Ridge Skin Impressions by Christopher Champod (2004)
CV available upon request.
