John Pickering Email & Phone Number

Denver, Colorado, United States

• Adjunct Instructor – Criminal Justice Studies/Constitutional Law, Arapahoe Community College, Denver, CO. [2014 - present]• Instructor – Trial Advocacy: o Colorado District Attorney’s Council: Taught trial advocacy skills to new prosecutors. [2004 – 2007]. Weeklong training program was conducted twice yearly. Developed course content and lectured on courtroom evidentiary issues, and DUI prosecution. o Authored course outline, “Making and Meeting Trial Objections”. [2004 – 2007].• Speaker: U.S. Dept. of Transportation - New Hampshire Police Arrest Standards and Prosecution Trial Advocacy, Concord, New Hampshire; Colorado Law Enforcement Training Academy; Colorado District Attorney's Council Annual Conference; Colorado Association of Judges Mid-Year Conference

Pacific, Mo

• Author of four classic, best selling college level percussion instruction books. • Books are sold world-wide and are part of music curriculum at major universities in the United States, including Percussion Institute of Technology [P.I.T.] – Los Angles, CA; University of Central Florida; Clemson University; Arizona State University; North Texas State University . . . • “Form and Fours: Playing Fours in a 32 Bar AABA Format". Percussive Arts Society Notes. July, 2015; o The Drummer’s Cookbook Vol. II: Trading Fours In The Real World. [2013]; o The Studio/Jazz Drummer’s Cookbook. [1978]; o The Stage Band Drummer’s Guide. [1975]; o The Drummer’s Cookbook. [1972]; Mel Bay Publicationso Keeping It Simple, Modern Drummer Magazine. [1983].o Big Band Phrasing for Drum set, Modern Drummer Magazine. [1978];

Caribbean; Canada, Miami & Sarasota, Fla; Denver, Co; Hollywood, Ca

• Musical performance experience is extensive and diverse: Recorded at CBS Television City, Hollywood, CA; Accompanist/drummer for numerous jazz and commercial vocalists; Extensive experience playing shows on Miami Beach, theater pit bands, and night club cabaret shows; Toured the Caribbean as drummer/conductor for supper club act; 40 + years commercial experience playing club dates, industrial conventions and shows, recording for jingles, film scores, industrial films and commercial record sessions; Small group jazz; 30 + years experience playing big band jazz. Excellent sight-reading ability. • Performed as accompanist/drummer for numerous entertainers including Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, Joan Rivers, Smothers Brothers, Jim Stafford, Little Anthony & The Imperials, The Shirelles, The Coasters, Bo Diddley . . .

Twentieth Judicial District, Boulder, Colorado

• Chief Deputy District Attorney, Boulder District Attorney’s Office, Boulder, CO [1984 – 2007]; Supervisor for all felony prosecutions [notwithstanding sex crimes] in Boulder County [2002 – 2007]; Responsible for supervision, mentoring, training and professional development of felony DA’s. • Extensive felony trial experience including Murder, Sex Crimes, Persons Crimes, White Collar Crime, Habitual Criminal and Narcotics. • Experienced in the courtroom presentation of forensic evidence and expert testimony - DNA, serology, hair analysis, gunshot residue, ballistics, fingerprint and handwriting analysis, and post mortem examinations. • Extensive expertise in constitutional law pertinent to criminal justice issues - Search and seizure.• Certificate of Appreciation, Drug Enforcement Agency [DEA/DOJ]. Operation Little Cowboy: 18 month joint state and federal investigation and prosecution of multi-state narcotics trafficking. • Legal advisor to Boulder County Drug Task Force. [1990 – 1997] Responsible for all felony narcotics prosecutions. Duties included review of all narcotics arrest and search warrants: provided legal advice concerning constitutional issues related to narcotics investigations; Co-ordinated joint state and federal narcotics investigations with US Attorney’s Office. • Recipient of Professional Achievement Award from Colorado Division of Highway Safety. [1988] Member, U.S. Dept. of Transportation Working Group responsible for development of uniform national sentencing guidelines for traffic related criminal cases; U.S. Dept. of Transportation Traffic Safety Summit II, Orlando, Florida, [1991]. • Professional Training: "Prosecuting Drug Cases", Philadelphia, PA; "Symposium on Forensic Evidence", San Diego, Calif.; "Medico legal Investigation of Death", Denver, CO; "Advanced Trial Advocacy", Denver, CO; "Career Prosecutor School," University of Houston Law School, Houston, Texas

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

Activities and Societies: Editor - Denver Journal of International Law and Policy; 1982-83;• Graduated U. of Denver School of Law, 1983.

Completed Coursework For Florida Teaching Certificate. Music K - 12., Music Education

Bachelor'S Degree, Music, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Music performance scholarship; Undergraduate teaching assistant.