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Matthew Noedel
Forensic Scientist
EDucation
| University of Montana |
Missoula, MT
1985 |
| Bachelor of
Science - Microbiology |
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| Bachelor of
Science - Medical Technology |
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| Minor in
Chemistry |
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| California State University |
Sacramento, CA
1987 |
| Bachelor of
Science - Forensic Science |
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| 30 Quarter
units of graduate credit in Criminal Justice with Forensic
Emphasis |
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Professional
Affiliations
| American Academy of Forensic Scientists |
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Regular Member |
| Association of Crime Scene Reconstruction |
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Board of Directors (February 2005)
*Program Chair Annual
Meeting 2007 |
| Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners
(AFTE) |
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Distinguished
Member
Certified in Firearm, Tool Mark and Gunshot
Residue
Editor, AFTE Journal and AFTE
News |
| International Association of Bloodstain Pattern
Analysts |
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Regular Member |
| Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists |
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Member at Large (Nov
2005)
Vice President (Nov 2006)
NWAFS Program Chair - Fall Conference (Oct
2000) |
Certifications
Certification in Firearms, Toolmarks, and
Gunshot Residue Examination
Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners
(AFTE)
Employment
| Nov. 7,
2005 - Present |
Noedel
Scientific |
| Forensic Consultant |
Consultation, Reconstruction, Training, Testimony,
Analysis |
| Noedel
Scientific provides expert forensic analysis in a variety of
areas including crime scene reconstruction, firearms
examination, bloodstain pattern analysis, and case review.
Examinations conducted are prepared with an emphasis on
scientific detail for future court
presentation. |
| Apr. 9, 1990 - Nov. 4,
2005 |
Washington
State Patrol Crime Lab |
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Forensic Scientist
III |
Crime Scene
Response, Firearm and Tool Mark Exam, Bloodstain Pattern
Analysis, Chemistry, Trace
Evidence |
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The Washington State Patrol Crime
Laboratory provided forensic examinations for all of the
police, sheriff, and prosecuting attorneys in the state of
Washington. Of the services offered by the Tacoma Crime Lab, I
worked in Chemistry, Drug Analysis, Fire Debris, Trace
Evidence, Crime Scene Response, Bloodstain Pattern
Interpretation, Firearms and Toolmarks Analysis.
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SPECIALIZED
TRAINING
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Factory Authorized Armory Certification from
the following firearm manufacturers:
Colt Smith
& Wesson
Ruger
Sig Sauer
Glock
Remington
Beretta
Heckler & Koch (MP-5)
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Beeman Air Rifle Workshop
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Lassen College Law Enforcement
school
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ATF Arson and Accelerant Detection
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California Department of Justice Basic Forensic
Hair examination
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Restek Capillary Chromatography
Seminar
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Tire Footprint Workshop
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McCrone's Advanced Microscopy
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Crime Scene Photography
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Hewlett Packard Gas Chromatography Inlet
Systems
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Infra-red Technology--Bio Rad
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Advanced Crime Scene Response
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Crime Scene response In Service
Training
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Exterior Ballistics and Reloading
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Crime
Scene
Response-Criminal
Justice
Training
Center
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Characterization of Projectile Performance-Yuma
proving Grounds
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ATF Serial Number Restoration
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Basic Bloodstain Pattern
Analysis—TBI
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FBI Gunshot and Primer Residue
School-Dillon/Rosati—August 1997
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Exterior Ballistics and Long Range Trajectory
Workshop—July 2001
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Washington State Patrol Firearms
Instructor—June 2001
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Investigation of Occult Crime Scenes—Lt. Randy
Johnson; April 18th 2001
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Explosion and Bombing Crime Scenes—James
Crippen; April 19th 2001
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Advanced Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Workshop—Toby Wolson, Metropolitan Police Institute, Miami, FL –May
7-11, 2001
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Marshall’s Reagent and GSR Workshop-April 22,
2002
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Examination of the Taser non lethal weapon
character-April 22, 2002
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Consecutive Manufactured Knife Blade Study-
April 22, 2002
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Black Powder and Black Powder Substitute
Analysis-April 23, 2002
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Ricochet Workshop—April 7, 2003 Instructed by
Lucian Haag at the CAC/NWAFS joint meeting in Reno, NV
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Colt 1911 Style Pistol Armorer’s Course—April
8th, 2003 Instructed by Vancouver PD Rob Caunt at the
CAC/NWAFS joint meeting in Reno, NV
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Crime Zone Software Tools-October 14, 2003
NWAFS meeting Portland, OR
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Utilization of Crime Zone 7.0-October 24, 2003
ACSR Annual Conference Oklahoma City, OK
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Adobe Photoshop Techniques-October 24, 2003
ACSR Annual Conference Oklahoma City, OK
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Fluorescein Techniques-April 19-21, 2004 NWAFS
Spring Meeting Missoula, Montana
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Putting Power in your Point-February 11, 2005
ACSR Annual Conference 2005
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LED/UV macro Photography-February 11, 2005 ACSR
Annual Conference 2005
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Investigation of Firearms Misadventures-June
2005 AFTE Annual Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Math, Physics and Computers in Advanced Bloodstain
Pattern Analysis, October 24-28, 2005; Alberta Justice Staff
College, Edmonton, Alberta
PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
Technical notes published in Microgram-An
International U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement
Administration publication dedicated to reporting trends and topics
related to current controlled substance analysis.
“Separation of Isomers of (d/l) Amphetamine and
(d/l) Methamphetamine from Urine by GC and GC/MS”. Presented at
the 29th annual meeting of the American Academy of
Forensic Scientists; Las Vegas, NV. February 1988
“Solid Phase Extraction of Morphine and
Codeine”. Presented
at the Fall meeting of the California Association of Toxicologists,
San Diego, Ca.
1989
“Variations on Charcoal Strip Exposure for
Absorption/Elution Recovery of Flammable Liquids”. Presented at the Fall
meeting of the Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists;
Portland
Oregon, October 1992
“Understanding Your Mass Spectrometer” Crime Scene—A Quarterly
Newsletter of the Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists;
Volume 21--#3 p. 9
1995
“Uses and Implementation of the Caswell Indoor
Firing
Range for
Forensic Purposes”.
Presented at the Firearms Round Table during the Northwest
Association of Forensic Scientists Spring Conference,
Spokane
Wa. April 1996
“Drop Testing a .45 Auto Colt 1911”. Association of
Firearm and Toolmark Examiners Journal Volume 29 #2 Spring 1997 p.
183
“Persistence of Gunshot Residue on
Clothing”.
Presented at the Spring Northwest Association of Forensic
Scientists meeting
Missoula,
MT. April, 1997
“Velocity Drop During the Depletion of CO2
Cartridges in a Pellet Pistol”. Association of
Firearm and Toolmark Examiners Journal Volume 30, Number 3; Summer
1998 p. 435; Presented
at the Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists Fall
Meeting
Las Vegas,
NV Fall 1997
“Slam Firing Calico M-100/M-100P
Firearms”.
Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners Journal Volume 30, Number 3; Summer
1998 p.
527
“Lead Patterns Observed in Ricochets”.
Presented at the Spring Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists
meeting
Anchorage,
AK. April, 1999
“An Unusual
Jennings
By Bryco Model 59”. Association of Firearm and Toolmark
Examiners Journal Volume 31, Number 2; Summer 1999 p. 147
“Tap Rack No Bang”. Presentation at
the Spring Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists meeting
Sacramento
CA May, 2000
“Full Auto Armory and Workshop” Instructor…Fall 2000 NWAFS
Conference…Seattle,
WA
“Examination of
Unusual .22 Caliber
Ammunition”.
Presentation at the Association of Firearm and Tool Mark
Examiners Annual Conference
St.
Louis,
MO; June,
2000.
“Examination of 12 Gauge Flare Guns”.
Presentation at the Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners
Annual Conference Newport Beach
CA; July 11th, 2001
“Detection of Gunshot Residues on Secondary
Surfaces”. Presentation at the NWAFS Spring Conference, Spokane,
WA; April 25th, 2002.
“Forensic Black Powder Workshop”.
Instructor at the NWAFS Spring Conference, Spokane, WA; April 23rd,
2002
“Firearms in the Forensic Environment”
Instructor at the IAI Spring Conference, Tacoma, WA; May 7,
2003.
“Semiautomatic Firearm Ejection
Patterns” Instructor at the NWAFS Fall Conference, Portland, OR;
October 15, 2003
“An Interesting Shotgun Pattern
Reconstruction” Presentation at the ACSR annual conference (Last
Piece Society) Oklahoma City,
OK; October 23, 2003
“Toolmarks in Bone—Evaluation of a
“Sawzall” Presentation at the NWAFS Spring Conference, Missoula,
Montana April, 2004
“Evaluation of Non-Replenishing Blood Drip
Trails” Presentation at the IABPA Annual Conference October
2004; Tucson Arizona
“Trajectory Documentation Using a
3600Scale” Instructor for the Washington State Patrol
Crime Laboratory—presented to the Washington State Patrol Crime
Scene Response Team, July 27, 2005
“Special Topics for Crime Scene
Examination” Instructor for the Joint IAI/NWAFS Conference May
18, 2005
“Shabazz v Shabazz-An Interesting
Shooting Reconstruction” Presentation at the ACSR annual
conference (Last Piece Society) Albuquerque, NM;
February, 2006
“The Influence of Intermediate
Objects Positioned Close to the Muzzle of a Firearm” Presented at the Association of
Firearm and Toolmark Examiners Annual Conference Springfield,
Massachusetts-- June, 2006.
“Processing and Reconstructing Shooting
Crime Scenes”—A 40 hour
course on crime scene processing in shooting
incidents.
Instructor July 24-28,
2006—Olympia
Police Department, Olympia, WA
“Processing and Reconstructing Shooting
Crime Scenes”—A 40 hour
course on crime scene processing in shooting
incidents.
Instructor December
19-23, 2006—Seattle Police Department,
Seattle, WA
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