Mechanical Training
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SUMMARY
Mr. Knox reconstructs traffic accidents and crime scenes, particularly those involving
gunfire, and is an
expert in firearms, ballistics, crime scene reconstruction, shooting incidents,
bloodstain pattern analysis,
photogrammetry, evidence collection procedures, and traffic accident reconstruction. Mr.
Knox brings
with him over 15 years of law enforcement experience in patrol, DUI enforcement, crime
scene
investigations, and traffic homicide investigations. Combined with an education in
mechanical
engineering, he is capable of reconstructing virtually any type of crime scene or traffic
accident. He has
reconstructed traffic accidents and crime scenes in Florida, Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, Texas, Ohio,
Illinois, and New Jersey. He has provided law enforcement training in Florida, Georgia,
Missouri,
Connecticut, the United Arab Emirates, Peru, and the Republic of Georgia. Mr. Knox has
testified at trial
as an expert witness in state and federal courts in Florida, Alabama, Texas, and
Illinois.
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Forensic Science, University of Florida, 2012
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University of North Florida, 2010
Associate in Science, Criminal Justice Technology, Florida Community College at
Jacksonville, 2000
Michael A. Knox
ACCREDITATION & CERTIFICATION
Forensic Consultant
Certified Crime Scene Reconstructionist, IAI, 2011 Present
Accredited Traffic Accident Reconstructionist, ACTAR, 2001 Present
CURRICULUM VITAE
Certified Glock Armorer/Advanced Glock Armorer, Glock Perfection, Inc., 2011 Present
May 18, 2012
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Knox & Associates, LLCForensic Consultant/Owner, Knox & Associates, LLC, Jacksonville, FL, 2008Present
P. O. Box
8081
Detective/Police Officer, Jacksonville, Sheriff s Office, Jacksonville, FL, 1994 2010
Jacksonville, FL 32239
904-***-**** (Office)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
904-***-**** (Fax)
Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction
904-***-**** (Cell)
International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts
****@*************.***
International Association for Identification
www.knoxforensics.com
International Crime Scene Investigators Association
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Society of Automotive Engineers
Areas of Specialty
National Association of Traffic Accident Reconstructionists & Investigators
Firearms, Ballistics & Shooting Incident
Reconstruction
Crime Scene Reconstruction AREAS OF STUDY & RESEARCH
Death Investigations & Equivocal Death Analysis
Computational Analysis in Traffic Accident Reconstruction
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
Computational Analysis in Crime Scene Reconstruction
Traffic Accident Reconstruction
Biomechanics in Crime Scene Reconstruction
Human Factors in Shooting Incidents & Crime Scene Reconstruction
Summary of Qualifications
Fifteen Years of Law Enforcement Experience
Master of Science in Forensic Science COMPUTATIONAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Microsoft Windows & Linux Operating Systems
Investigated & Reconstructed Hundreds of Traffic
CAD/Drafting with Various Proprietary and Open Source CAD Packages
Crashes Including Over 100 Fatal & Life-
3D Modeling with Google Sketchup, Pro/E
Threatening Crashes
Handled 350+ Forensic Death Scene FEM/FEA with NX6-Ideas
Investigations
Programming with Python, MATLAB, C/C++, BASIC
Court-qualified Expert Witness in Firearms,
Web Development with HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript
Shooting Reconstruction, Crime Scene
Image, Video & Audio Analysis & Enhancement Using Computational Tools
Reconstruction, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis,
Photogrammetry & Traffic Accident Specialize in Computational Analysis in Firearms, Crime
Scene Reconstruction & Traffic Accidents
Reconstruction
MECHANICAL SKILLS & ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE
Traffic Accident Reconstruction
Reconstruction of Firearms-Related Incidents
Analysis of Firearms Failures & Accidental Discharges
Mechanical Function of Motor Vehicles Involved in Traffic Crashes
Automotive Mechanical Failures
Analysis of Door Handle Failures
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PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Glock Advanced Armorer's Course, Glock Professional, Inc., 16 hours (Smyrna, GA, 2011)
Street Survival Seminar, Calibre Press, Inc., 16 hours (Myrtle Beach, SC, 2011)
Optics, Lighting, & Visibility for the Forensic Investigator, Clearly Visible
Presentations, 32 hours (West
Chester, OH, 2011)
Glock Armorer's Course, Glock Professional, Inc., 8 hours (Smyrna, GA, 2011)
Occupant Kinematics for the Traffic Crash Investigator, IPTM, 40 hours (Jacksonville, FL,
2010)
Investigation & Inspection of Commercial Vehicle Accidents, IPTM, 40 hours (Jacksonville,
FL, 2010)
Collision Reconstruction Using PhotoModeler, EOS Systems, Inc., 24 hours (Chicago, IL,
2009)
Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement, IPTM, 16 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 2008)
Traffic Engineering for Police, IPTM, 16 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 2007)
Methodology & Techniques of Crash Data Retrieval, IPTM, 24 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 2007)
Homicide Investigation, IPTM, 40 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 2006)
Advanced Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, IPTM, 40 hours (St. Petersburg, FL, 2006)
Crime Scene Reconstruction of Shooting Incidents, IPTM, 40 hours (Maitland, FL, 2006)
Firearms Instructior, NE Fla. Crim. Just. Training Ctr., 44 hours (Jacksonville, FL 2005)
Digital Photography for Law Enforcement, IPTM, 24 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 2005)
Vehicle Operations Instructor, NE Fla. Crim. Just. Training Ctr., 40 hours (Jacksonville,
FL, 2004)
Applied Physics for Traffic Accident Reconstruction, IPTM, 40 hours (Jacksonville, FL,
2004)
Field Training Officer, NE Fla. Crim. Just. Training Ctr., 40 hours (Jacksonville, FL
2003)
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, IPTM, 40 hours (St. Petersburg, FL, 2003)
Crime Scene Reconstruction, IPTM, 40 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 2002)
Instructor Techniques, NE Fla. Crim. Just. Training Ctr., 80 hours (Jacksonville, FL,
2002)
Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction, Jacksonville Regional Fire-Rescue Trg.
Ctr., 40
hours (Jacksonville, FL, 2001)
Scene Mapping Using Speed Lasers, IPTM, 40 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 2001)
Light Energy Applications for Law Enforcement, IPTM, 24 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 2001)
DUI Instructor Update, IPTM, 16 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 2001)
Crime Scene Processing Workshop, IPTM, 40 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 2000)
Crime Scene Techniques for Buried Bodies & Surface Skeletons, IPTM, 40 hours
(Jacksonville, FL,
2000)
Interviewing Techniques for the Traffic Accident Investigator, IPTM, 24 hours
(Jacksonville, FL, 1999)
Police Traffic Radar Instructor, IPTM, 40 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 1999)
Traffic Accident Reconstruction, IPTM, 80 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 1999)
Motorcycle Accident Investigation, IPTM, 40 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 1998)
Pedestrian & Bicycle Accident Investigation, IPTM, 40 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 1998)
Investigation & Inspection of Commercial Vehicle Accidents, IPTM, 40 hours (Jacksonville,
FL, 1998)
Advanced Traffic Accident Investigation, IPTM, 80 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 1998)
Traffic Homicide Investigation, IPTM, 40 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 1998)
Traffic Enforcement's Role in Community Policing, IPTM, 8 hours (Orlando, FL, 1997)
Modile Videotaping Instructor Course, IPTM, 40 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 1997)
At-Scene Traffic Accident/Traffic Homicide Investigation, IPTM, 80 hours (Jacksonville,
FL, 1997)
Investigative Interview, NE Fla. Crim. Just. Training Ctr., 40 hours (Jacksonville, FL,
1997)
DUI Case Preparation & Courtroom Testimony, IPTM, 40 hours (Daytona Beach, FL, 1996)
DUI Instructor Course, IPTM, 40 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 1996)
In-Car Video Requirements for DUI Enforcement, IPTM, 8 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 1996)
Radar Speed Measurement, Northeast Florida Criminal Justice Training Center, 40 hours
(Jacksonville,
FL, 1996)
DUI Detection & Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, IPTM, 24 hours (Jacksonville, FL,
1996)
Criminal Patrol Drug Enforcement, IPTM, 40 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 1996)
Basic Evidence Technician, NE Fla. Crim. Just. Training Ctr., 40 hours (Jacksonville, FL,
1996)
Concealment Areas Within a Vehicle, IPTM, 16 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 1996)
Case Preparation & Courtroom Testimony, NE Fla. Crim. Just. Training Ctr., 40 hours
(Jacksonville, FL,
1995)
Advanced Report Writing & Review, NE Fla. Crim. Just. Training Ctr., 40 hours
(Jacksonville, FL, 1995)
Police Officer Indoctrination Training, NE Fla. Crim. Just. Training Ctr., 200 hours
(Jacksonville, FL,
1995)
Verbal Judo: Train the Trainer, IPTM, 40 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 1994)
Street Survival Seminar, Calibre Press, Inc., 24 hours (Myrtle Beach, SC, 1994)
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Street Gangs Identification & Investigation, IPTM, 40 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 1994)
Basic Law Enforcement, St. Augustine Crim. Just. Training Ctr., 762 hours (St. Augustine,
FL, 1994)
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Knox, Michael A. Multivariable Monte Carlo Analysis Methods in Traffic Accident
Reconstruction Using
Python. Proceedings of the ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress &
Exposition. November 11-17, 2010, Denver, Colorado. New York: American Society of
Mechanical
Engineers, 2011.
Knox, Michael A. Forensic Engineering Applications in Crime Scene Reconstruction.
Proceedings of
the ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition. November 12-18,
2010, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. New York: American Society of Mechanical
Engineers,
2010.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Knox, Michael A. Crime Scene Reconstruction: Dynamics, Biomechanics & Engineering
Analysis.
Current textbook writing project under publication agreement with CRC Press. Expected
manuscript
completion September 2012.
LaForte, Michael F., and Knox, Michael A. Crime Scene Processing 2.0. Glen St. Mary, FL:
Eagle Crime
Scenes, Inc., 2008. Electronic media.
PRESENTATION, LECTURE & TEACHING EXPERIENCE
ContractForensic Technology Instructor with the Institute of Police Technology &
Management; Sirchie
Fingerprint Laboratories, Inc.; Professional Business Solutions, Inc.; Safariland; and
Eagle Crime
Scenes, Inc. (2004 Present).
Training Coordinator for the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Crime Scene Unit (2003
2007).
Advisory Board Member for the Crime Scene Technology & Forensic Investigation Programs,
Keiser
University. (Jacksonville, FL, 2011 Present).
COURSES TAUGHT
Shots Fired!: Forensic Reconstruction of Police-Involved Shootings, Int. Mun. Lawyer s
Assoc., 1 hour
(Washington, DC, 2012)
Crime Scene Reconstruction of Shooting Incidents, IPTM, 40 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 2011)
Crime Scene Reconstruction: Evidence Collected v. Evidence Presented, Fla. Assoc. of
Public
Defenders, 6 hours (Destin, FL, 2011)
Cartridge Case Ejection Patterns: Determining a Shooter's Location, FDIAI/GDIAI Joint
Educational
Conference, 1 hour (Panama City Beach, FL, 2011)
Evaluating Accuracy, Precision & Uncertainty in Crime Scene Reconstruction, FDIAI/GDIAI
Joint
Educational Conference, 1 hour (Panama City Beach, FL, 2011)
Crime Scene Processing Workshop, IPTM, 40 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 2011)
Shooting Incidents: A Primer for Claims Professionals, Jacksonville Claims Assoc., 1 hour
(Jacksonville,
FL, 2011)
Photogrammetry & 3D Computer Modeling for Crime Scene Reconstruction, ASCR Annual Conf.,
1 hour
(Jacksonville, FL, 2011)
Crime Scene Reconstruction of Shooting Incidents, U.S. State Department/INL Under
Contract with
PBSI, 40 hours (Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, 2011)
Shooting Reconstruction Involving Vehicles, IPTM, 12 hours (National CSI Camp, Lake of
the Ozarks,
MO, 2010)
Basic Crime Scene & Evidence Procedures, Fla. Assoc. of Public Defenders, 6 hours
(Clearwater
Beach, FL, 2010)
Crime Scene Processing Workshop, IPTM, 40 hours (Jacksonville, FL, 2010)
Fundamentals of Crime Scene Technology, Sirchie, 40 hours (Public Ministry, Chiclayo,
Peru, 2010)
Crime Scene Technology, Sirchie, 3 hours (National Police, Lima, Peru, 2010)
Fundamentals of Crime Scene Technology, Sirchie, 40 hours (Public Ministry, Lima, Peru,
2010)
Fundamentals of Crime Scene Technology, Sirchie, 25 hours (Dubai Police, Dubai, UAE,
2010)
At-Scene Traffic Accident/Traffic Homicide Investigation, IPTM, 80 hours (Jacksonville,
FL, 2010)
Bloodstain Pattern Evidence at Crime Scenes, Eagle Crime Scenes, Inc., 40 hours (Orange
Park, FL,
2009)
Scenario-Based Crime Scene Processing Exercises, IPTM, 32 hours (Meriden, CT, 2009)
Crime Scene Reconstruction
of Shooting Incidents, IPTM, 4 hours (Am. Crim. Just. Assoc.
Nat. Conf.,
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Crime Scene Reconstruction of Shooting Incidents, Eagle Crime Scenes, Inc., 40 hours (NE
Fla. Crim.
Just. Trg. Ctr., Jacksonville, FL, 2007)
Bloodstain Pattern Evidence at Crime Scenes, Eagle Crime Scenes, Inc., 40 hours (NE Fla.
Crim. Just.
Trg. Ctr., Jacksonville, FL, 2005)
Bloodstain Pattern Evidence at Crime Scenes, Eagle Crime Scenes, Inc., 40 hours (NE Fla.
Crim. Just.
Trg. Ctr., Jacksonville, FL, 2005)
Crime Scene Photography, Eagle Crime Scenes, Inc., 40 hours (Valdosta, GA, 2005)
Basic Crime Scene Processing Techniques, Eagle Crime Scenes, Inc., 40 hours (NE Fla.
Crim. Just. Trg.
Ctr., Jacksonville, FL, 2004
)
Investigation & Reconstruction of Impaired Driving Collisions, IPTM, 3 hours
(Jacksonville, FL, 2000)
PUBLIC SERVICE APPEARANCES
Jane Velez-Mitchell, CNN Headline News. Appeared on live cable news broadcast as forensic
expert
regarding the February 2012 shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin by neighborhood watch
volunteer
George Zimmerman. Commented specifically on range of fire as noted in the autopsy report
and on
developing a timeline of the events.
Jane Velez-Mitchell, CNN Headline News. Appeared on live cable news broadcast as forensic
expert
regarding case of a woman and her three daughters that were possibly abducted.
(
Jacksonville, FL,
May 2012)
Keiser University. Guest speaker for forensic technology program. (Jacksonville, FL, Mar.
2012)
News4Jax. Interviewed about computer hacker case for evening news. (WJXT, Jacksonville,
FL, Oct.
2011)
The Morning Show. Appeared as live guest regarding computer hacker case. (WJXT,
Jacksonville, FL,
Oct. 2011)
The Morning Show. Appeared as live guest regarding deaths of police officers. (WJXT,
Jacksonville, FL,
Jan. 2011)
The Morning Show. Appeared as live guest regarding Ohio police-involved shooting. (WJXT,
Jacksonville, FL, Jan. 2011)
Keiser University. Guest speaker for forensic technology program. (Jacksonville, FL, Jul.
2010)
The Morning Show. Appeared as live guest discussing the Grim Sleeper serial killer case
and the use
of familial DNA to solve crimes.
(
WJXT, Jacksonville, FL, Jul. 2010
)
Action News. Interviewed for evening news broadcast regarding text message threats sent
to high
school students. (CBS 47, Jacksonville, FL, Jun. 2010)
Sisters In Crime. Presentation to crime writer's group.
(
Jacksonville, FL, Feb. 2010)
EXPERT TESTIMONY COURTROOM QUALIFICATIONS4th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida
4th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Nassau County, Yulee, Florida
7th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Volusia County, Daytona Beach, Florida
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
27th Judicial District of Texas, Bell County,
Belton, Texas
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Heart of MADD Award. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (Jacksonville, FL, 2008)
Heart of MADD Award. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (Jacksonville, FL, 2007
)
Police Officer of the Month. Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (Jacksonville, FL, 2006
)
Certificate of Commendation. Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (Jacksonville, FL, 2002)
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