My Background

JDS Criminalistics, LLC

Background

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

“Using Multiple Void Patterns at Crime Scenes to Estimate Area of Origin in Bloodstain Cases” (Article published in the Journal of the Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction – Summer 2010)
"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 62^nd Annual Scientific Meeting – February 2010)

Cited in:

Forensic Comparative Science, Qualitative Quantitative Source Determination of Unique Impressions, Images, and Objects by John R. Vanderkolk (2009)
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis with an Introduction to Crime Scene Reconstruction, 3rd Edition by Tom Bevel and Ross M. Gardner (2008)
Fingerprints and Other Ridge Skin Impressions by Christopher Champod, Chris Lennard, Pierre Margot, and Milutin Stoilovic (2004)

CV available upon request