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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. As a forensic examiner and consultant, he has worked on cases originating in Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Nevada, and Washington. Mr. Saviano holds a degree in Criminalistics and has completed extensive training in the following areas:
  • Crime Scene Investigation
  • Crime Scene 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
  • Medicolegal Death Investigation
  • Gastric Contents Analysis
  • Marijuana Analysis

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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


Certifications

Certified Forensic Consultant (American College of Forensic Examiners)
Level 1 Certified Medical Investigator (American College of Forensic Examiners)


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; Shooting Incident Reconstruction; 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 (Member/Certified Forensic Consultant Oversight Committee)
  • International Academy of Forensic Professionals (Member)
  • International Association for Identification (Member)
  • International Crime Scene Investigators Association  (Member)
  • International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts  (Member)
  • Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction (Member)


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 62nd 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