Peter Downes Email & Phone Number

Worcester, GB

Technical Assessor for Fingerprint Comparison for UK and international accreditation bodies on a contract basis.

Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Evesham, Worcestershire

Abu Dhabi

In this role I give advice and training to the Forensic Department on matters of identification, new technology, new procedures and updating to world-class standards. I wrote quality management procedures and health and safety procedures and steered the fingerprint department through full ISO 17025 standard accreditation, believed to be the first of its.

In this role I was the head of department, managing a team of 20+ forensic experts and laboratory specialists covering the forensic evidence from the population of the cities of Cambridge and Peterborough and the surrounding county (1 million people). I maintained ISO 9001 accreditation and pre-assessed for ISO 17025 accreditation. I was trained in DVI and.

In this role I was in charge of the Fingerprint Unit for Bermuda Police. I was responsible for supervising the fingerprints identification process for every crime and the introduction of modern technology and techniques. During my time in charge of this department I completely reorganised the methods and introduced modern AFIS technology resulting in a.

In charge of a team of fingerprint experts. During this time I was the lead expert in the high-profile Soham murder case, advising senior police officers on forensic strategy, examining scenes, chemically treating exhibits, identifying many hundreds of fingerprints and writing 100 pages of statements for court.

On attachment to the fingerprint enhancement laboratory, linking crimes with both DNA and fingerprint casework.

In this role I was a member of a small hand-picked team of fingerprint experts responsible for a 24/7 real-time AFIS identification process for the UK. Based in Tacoma, WA, USA. The team proved the concept of the system and took part in research and development of AFIS as well as identifying offenders from tens of thousands of current and historical.

Promoted to a senior expert role, joint manager of the fingerprint department - in charge of a team of experts and trainees.

Fingerprint Expert duties and court attendance, laboratory and photographic experience. Was awarded a Chief Constable's Commendation. During my time at Northamptonshire I was also sent to the USA to oversee the conversion of fingerprint records to an AFIS system.

New Scotland Yard, London

My time working for the London Metropolitan Police included nearly 2 years working as an Identification Officer (combined CSI and Expert) examining crimes scenes for evidence as well as laboratory, mortuary, courtroom and identification duties.

Ba (Hons), Politics, Economics, Social Science.

Education record

Advanced Level Examinations in Biology, English and Politics.