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HISTORY |
| I began my Document
Examiner career, in May of 1987. After fifteen years in
Industrial Engineering, I resigned my position as Manager of
Advanced Manufacturing Engineering and began assisting in the
research and development of a handwriting analysis system,
utilizing new technology. The research and development
effort led to: the building of specialized equipment; five
U.S. Patents; and the formation of a Questioned Document
Laboratory (SignaScan, Inc.), in December of 1991.
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EDUCATION |
| MBA
in Business and Management |
Pepperdine
University, Irvine, CA |
1983 |
| BS
in Industrial Technology |
Cal. State
University, Long Beach, CA |
1973 |
| AS
in Electronics |
Cerritos
College, Norwalk, CA |
1971 |
| Aircraft
Electrician |
U.S.
Air Force |
1963-1967 |
| Forensic
Document Examination Course - Andrew Bradley, Denver, CO |
1994-1999 |
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PATENTS, CREDENTIALS AND AWARDS
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| Board Certified
Document Examiner granted
by the N.A.D.E. on October 31, 1997 |
| U.S. Patent #
4907080, "Video Signature Comparator", granted on March
6, 1990 |
| U. S. Patent
#4985928, "Signature Forgery Detection Device", granted
on Jan. 15, 1991 |
| U.S. Patent #
5588765, "Apparatus for Analyzing Signatures", granted
on Dec. 31, 1996 |
| U.S. Patent
#5600443, "Method of Determining the Age of Ink",
granted on Feb. 4, 1997 |
| .U. S. Patent
#5759246, "Ink with Time Dependent Characteristics",
granted on June 2, 1998 |
| Grand Prize
Award - Pasadena Invention Convention on September 1, 1991 |
| California
Teaching Credential, 1989-1994 |
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EXPERIENCE
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- Board Certified Member of the
"National Association of Document Examiners" (NADE).
- Privileged to serve as a member
of the NADE Ethics Committee, since Jan. 2002.
- Annual participant in Document
Examiner Proficiency Tests, since 1994. These tests are accepted
by ASCLD (the "American Society of Crime Lab Directors"),
for Laboratory Accreditation.
- Over ten years in research and
laboratory training on handwriting and document analysis.
- Researched over fifty U.S.
Patents on handwriting analysis and signature verification techniques.
- Read many reference books on
Handwriting Analysis and Q.D. Examination by authors: Osborn;
Harrison; Hilton; Brunell; Robertson; Caputo; McNichol; Williamson;
and the FBI.
- Performed numerous open and
blind studies of handwriting and document analysis techniques.
- Assisted in the design and
patenting of two automated "Signature Verification Systems".
- Performed case work, and
provided expert opinions, on over 3000 questioned document cases.
- Have testified as an expert in
both Municipal and Superior Courts, in California.
- Have conducted many document
analysis training classes (State Bar - MCLE certified).
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SignaScan
John F. Cerlanek, CDE
1423 Lambda Place
Anaheim, CA 92805
714-635-7899
www.signascan.com |
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