Curriculum Vitae

of

Raymond A. Grimsbo, Ph.D., D-ABC, FAAFS

Forensic Scientist

 

President / Director

Intermountain Forensic Laboratories, Inc.

11715 NE Glisan Street

Portland, Oregon 97220

(503)257-7177

fax (503)257-8352

E-mail: drg425@mac.com

Web Page: www.imflonline.com

 

Academic Appointments

(C) Current

(P) Past

 

Adjunct Faculty Portland State University 

Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice (P)

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon 97201

 

Adjunct Instructor, Division of Forensic Studies

School of Dentistry, Department of Pathology (P)

Oregon Health Sciences University 

Portland, Oregon 97201

 

Adjunct Faculty, Doctoral Committee

The Union Institute (P)

440 E. McMillan St.

Cincinnati, Ohio 45206

 

Board Certification, Registrations, & Licenses

 

ABC: Diplomate of the American Board of Criminalistics #439

CAC: Certificate of Professional Competency in Criminalistics #078 (P)

DEA: Researcher Registration #RG0151819

DEA: Analytical Laboratory Registration #RG0102347

CMI: DOT Breath Alcohol Certificate #4700

BATF: Federal Firearms Dealer License #9-93-051-01-6L-00146

OSME: Oregon Certified Medicolegal Death Investigator #DME08199

 

Formal Education

 

1972 Portland State University. Bachelor of Science (BSc), Double Major - Biology and Psychology

 

1987 The Graduate School of the Union Institute. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), area of studies - Forensic Science.

 

Experience

 

1969 Medical Technologist at United Medical Laboratories, Portland, OR

 

1975 Sworn in as an Oregon State Police Officer 

 

1975 Assigned to the Portland Crime Laboratory as a Criminalist (Forensic Scientist)

 

1982 Advanced Certificate from the Bureau of Police Standards and Training (DBPST)

 

1984 Adjunct Faculty, Instructor of Criminalistics, Member of the Core Faculty of the Division of Forensic Studies, Department of Pathology, School of Dentistry, Oregon Health Sciences University.

 

1984 Criminal Investigation Instructor for the Oregon State Police Recruit School

 

1985 Private Practice as Consulting Forensic Scientist

 

1985 Visiting Scientist, Genetic Linkage Lab, Crippled Children's Division, Oregon Health Science University Internship / Research for PhD under Dr. Everett Lovrien.

 

1986 Adjunct Faculty, Instructor of Forensic Science, Department of Administration of Justice, Portland State University.

 

1987 Private Practice Incorporated as Intermountain Forensic Laboratories, Inc.

 

1988 Adjunct Assistant Professor of Administration of Justice, Department of Administration of Justice, Portland State University.

 

1990 Adjunct Faculty, Doctoral Committee Advisor, The Graduate School of The Union Institute.

 

1991 Clinical Director, Western Health Laboratory, Portland, Oregon.

2010 Advisor, “Examining the Evidence: The Science of Forensic Science,” National Institute of Justice award number 2010-DN-BX-K238.

 

Prior

 

Research Assistant in Immunology, University of Oregon Dental School.

 

Interstate consultant to the prosecution and defense in forensic science casework.

 

Consultant to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Forensic Crime Laboratory Division on development and evaluation of game related research and testing techniques.

 

Certified from 1975 to 1985 by the Oregon Health Division to perform blood alcohol analysis.

 

Processed in excess of 700 crime scenes and assisted in over 10,000 cases.

 

Testified as an expert witness in more than 2500 proceedings in Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Indiana, Maryland, and Florida. 

 

Consulted on Forensic Science issues in the United States, Europe, Japan, and South America.

 

Specialized Training

 

General and Specialized Forensic Evidence Analysis and

          Data Interpretation, OSP CDL Personnel:

 

          1. Serology and semen analysis

          2. Firearms and toolmarks

          3. Toxicology and controlled substances

          4. Hairs, fibers, and other trace evidence

          5. Instrumentation

          6. Explosives and arson

          7. Crime scene examination

 

Crime Scene and Autopsy Photography, Oregon Medical Examiner.

 

Law Enforcement Photography, FBI Academy/U of V.

 

Crime Laboratory/Questioned Document Photography, FBI Academy/U of V.

 

Traffic Accident Investigation, Austin Evanson, OSU/OSP.

 

Negligent Homicide Investigation, Oregon Attorney General.

 

Forensic Serology, FBI Academy/U of V.

 

Biochemical Analysis of Bloodstains, FBI Academy/U of V.

 

Blood Spatter Interpretation, Rod Englert, MCSO.

 

Analysis of Flight Characteristics of Blood, OSP CDL Personnel.

 

LDH and Hp Advances, Helena Laboratories.

 

Scale Pattern Analysis of Commercial Fish, Oregon Fish and Wildlife.

 

Identification and Categorization of Northwest Game Birds and Endangered Species, Oregon State University Ornithology Department.

 

Monoclonal / Hybridoma Production, Catholic University.

 

International Symposium for Electrophoresis, FBI Academy.

 

International Symposium for Analysis of Sexual Assault Evidence, FBI Academy.

 

International Symposium for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and / or Drugs, FBI Academy.

 

Recombinant DNA Techniques, Portland State University Biology Department.

 

Blood Spatter Interpretation, NWAFS Workshop. 

 

Blood Alcohol Elimination, NWAFS Workshop.

 

International Symposium on Forensic Aspects of DNA Analysis, FBI Academy.

 

International Symposium on Human Identification, Promega Corp.

 

Drug & Alcohol Recognition Program, Traffic Institute, Northwestern University.

 

PCR/DQA1 Analysis, Cetus Corp / Seri / FSA.

 

International Symposium on Forensic Toxicology, FBI Academy.

 

PCR/PM, AmpFLP Analysis, Roche Molecular.

 

GC/MS - MSD Detectors,  Hewlett Packard.

 

Forensic DNA Analysis, Statistics and Population Genetics, Genelex / AAFS.

 

Implementation and Consequences of New DNA Techniques, Budowle & Fourney / AAFS.

 

Breath Alcohol Analysis, CMI, Inc.

 

DNA Typing by STR's, Promega Corp.

 

Population Genetics and DNA Statistics, Stensabaugh / NWAFS.

 

Capillary Gas Chromatography, J&W Scientific. 

ABI 310 Genetic Analyzer, Applied Biosystems.

 

FBI Symposium on Forensic Toxicology, Washington D.C.

PowerPlex 16 and AluQuant Training, McLaren/Promega Corp.

Oregon Certified Medicolegal Death Investigator Course, OSP/ME

 

Research

 

Doctoral Thesis: "An Evaluation of Selective Genetic Markers Using Hi-Resolution Ultra-Thin Layer Agarose Isoelectric Focusing and Electrophoresis."

 

Original and independent research in differentiation of deer and elk by biochemical analysis of tissues and bloodstains (Oregon State Police). 

 

Researched, adapted and manufactured antisera to deer IgG in rabbits (OSP/PSU).

 

Categorizing and cataloging differences in Oregon's fish and fowl population (OSP).

 

Expansion of the OSP Portland Crime Lab blood analysis capabilities. 

 

Effectiveness of FST's in predicting ethanol impairment and correlation with breath alcohol test results (IMFL).

 

Detection of Cotinine and Benzoylecgonine in saliva by EIA (Genetic Systems). 

 

Drug levels in saliva and the effect on the body (Hooper Center /

Multnomah County).

 

DQ Alpha & D1S80 in aged, dry bloodstains (Cetus Corp).

 

HIV in dry bloodstains and drug-user syringes by PCR (PE/Cetus/City of Portland).

 

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Publications

 

"The Differentiation of Deer and Elk in Game Cases." Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists, 1981.

 

"Determination of Freezing Patterns in Salmon by Biochemical Analysis." Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists, 1982.

 "A Practical Method for Preserving Cast Gels." FBI Crime Lab Digest, August 1982.

"Routine Sub-Typing of the PGM Locus I Enzyme Using the BAS Group II Methodology. FBI Crime Lab Digest, May 1983.

"Three Case Studies Involving Bone Marrow Typing." Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists, 1983.

 

"PGM Subtyping on the Group II System." International Symposium for Electrophoresis, 1984.

 

"Isoelectric Focusing of ACP 1 in Ultra-thin Layer Agarose." Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists, 1985. 

 

"Plasminogen as a Potential Genetic Marker in Forensic Serology." Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists, 1985.

 

"Field Investigations - An Overview." The Oregon Defense Attorney, Oct./Nov. 1985.

"On Controlled Substances." The Oregon Defense Attorney, Dec. 1985/Jan.1986.

 

"Intoxilyzer Test Protocol." The Oregon Defense Attorney, Feb./Mar. 1986.

 

"Alcohol Absorption/Elimination." The Oregon Defense Attorney, Apr./May 1986.

 

"The Gaze Nystagmus Test." The Oregon Defense Attorney, Aug./Sept.1986.

"The Effects of Dentures on Blood Alcohol Breath Analysis." International Symposium for Driving under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs, 1986.

 

"The Technical Derivation of Dr. Widmark's Equation." The Oregon Defense Attorney, Apr./May 1987. 

 

"Ritual Sites, Signs, Activities and Cases." Satanism and

Ritualistic Abuse Issues Seminar, 1991. 

 

"A Case Report - Alcohol-Induced Blackouts During Sexual Intercourse: Legal Responsibility?" International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 37(4), 1993.

 

"They Arrested Me for a Crime I Did Not Commit!" The Oregon Defense Attorney, Aug./Sept. 1996.

“Pulverized Green threads, Brain, and High Velocity Bloodspatter - Unravel the Mystery of a Crime: A Homicide Case Study with No Body: with R. Englert at the Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists meeting, 1998.

 

"A Natural Sobriety Enzyme: A Party Pill or Snake Oil?" Vet Human Toxicol, 41(2), April 1999. 

 

Professional Associations

 

FELLOW IN THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCES (AAFS)

MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD BANKS (AABB)

MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL CHEMISTRY (AACC)

 MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS  (ASTM)

MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ELECTROPHORESIS SOCIETY (AES)

MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE (AAAS)

MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FORENSIC TOXICOLOGISTS (TIAFT)

 MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR IDENTIFICATION (IAI)

 

MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLOODSTAIN PATTERN ANALYSTS (IABPA)

MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY FOR FORENSIC GENETICS (ISFG)

 MEMBER OF THE NORTHWEST ASSOCIATION OF FORENSIC SCIENTISTS (NWAFS)

 

MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (NYAS)

 

MEMBER OF THE OREGON CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION (OCDLA)

 

MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION (NDAA)

 

Special Awards Received

 

Commendation from the Superintendent of the Oregon State Police for independent and original research in Wildlife Forensic Science. 1983

 

Congressional Record, November 17, 1990

 Who's Who in the West, Marquis,1990.

Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Marquis, 1992.

 

Community Activities

 

Oregon Health Division Substance of Abuse Methods Panel

ASTM E-30 Committee - Criminalistics - Procedures

IAI Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Certification Study Committee

Oregon Biotechnology Association

Oregon Hunter Safety Instructor

Community Drug Awareness Advocate in BPOE (Elks)

St. Therese Catholic Grade School - School Board

 

The Union Institute Alumni Board - Northwest Region Representative

 

The Union Institute Alumni Board Appeals Committee

Core Group of the Positive Action Center

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Consultant for mtDNA exhibits

DNA and Drug Analysis of Historical Archaeological Artifacts.

American Indian Artifacts Examination and Verification.

 

Consultant on National Radio and Television on Forensic Science.

Washington County Historic Society/Museum Forensic Science Consultant.

JAG/USAF Eastern Seaboard Defense Conference, Bolling AFB, Alexandria, VA.

The Oregon Innocence Project, Inc.