National Technology Validation and Implementation Collaborative

Introduction and Members

The National Technology Validation and Implementation Collaborative (NTVIC) was established in 2022 with a vision to collaborate nationally on forensic science validation, method development, and implementation in the public sector.  The group is not associated with any organization, corporation, or non-profit.  However, the group is connected with prominent forensic science membership organizations, universities, and private technology and research companies.  The NTVIC Members are federal, state, regional, and large local forensic science laboratory directors with validation needs and resources.  The NTVIC Members have a common vision to share existing resources to work together on validation and implementation projects to lessen the burden on individual forensic science and forensic medicine providers to perform the work.  Goals or the NTVIC are:

 1) Oversee developmental validation and implementation plans for emerging technology in public forensic science laboratories.   

2) Pool existing resources at Member laboratories to validate and implement the solution more quickly and provide more robust data sets. 

3) Publish the developmental validation work for purposes of public scrutiny. 

 4) Develop model methods, performance verification plans, and procurement documentation to speed technology transfer into public forensic science laboratories.


Current members of the NTVIC are:

 

Idaho State Police Forensic Services (Matthew Gamette—Chair)

Alaska State Crime Laboratory (David Kanaris)

Arizona Department of Public Safety (Stephen Butler)

ASCLD Forensic Science Research Committee (Henry Maynard)

California Department of Justice Bureau of Forensic Services (Barry Miller)

Colorado Bureau of Investigation Forensic Services (Lance Allen)

Department of Defense DNA Operations for the Armed Force Medical Examiner Service (Dr. Timothy McMahon)

Florida Department of Law Enforcement Forensic Services (Jason Bundy) 

Illinois State Police (Robin Woolery)

Illinois State Police and Loyola University Chicago Retired (Dr. Garry Bombard)

Indiana State Police Laboratory (Carl Sobieralski)

Kansas Bureau of Investigation (TL Price)

Kentucky State Police Forensic Science Laboratory (Jeremy Triplett)

Louisiana State Police Crime Laboratory (Adam Becknel) 

Miami-Dade Police Department, Forensic Services Division (Stephanie Stoiloff)

Michigan State Police Forensic Science Division (Jeff Nye)

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Forensic Science Services (Catherine Knutson)

Missouri Highway Patrol Crime Laboratory Division (Brian Hoey)

Montana Forensic Science Division (Travis Spinder)

Nebraska State Patrol Crime Laboratory (Pam Zilly)

New Jersey State Police (Laura Tramontin)

New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner’s Office (Timothy Kupferschmid)

New York State Police Crime Laboratory System (Dr. Ray Wickenheiser)

Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (Roger Davis)

Philadelphia Police Department Office of Forensic Science (Michael Garvey)

Texas Department of Public Safety (Brady Mills)

Virginia Department of Forensic Science (Linda Jackson)

West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory (Sheri Lemons)

Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Forensic Sciences (Jennifer Naugle)

Wyoming State Crime Laboratory (Scott McWilliams)



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NTVIC Publications

Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy Technical Validation Working Group

Firearms 3D Imaging Technical Validation Working Group

Mission:

The Firearms 3D imaging Technical Validation Working Group was established by the NTVIC in June 2023 after significant discussion among state and local laboratory directors about appropriate implementation of this technology and building on the efforts of the FBI 2D/3D working group.  The group will focus on developmental validation and performance verification of the technology and instrumentation into the public laboratory environment in concert with instrument vendors, government entities, and technical working groups already working in this space.  


Objective Statement:

Implementation of Virtual Comparison Microscope (VCM) technology into workflows in public law enforcement and forensic science laboratories.  Create sample policies and procedures, investigate and review developmental validation that may exist within the community for the various VCM technologies.  Provide guidance on deployment validation for implementation in laboratories (aligning with published forensic science standards) and explore the possibility of developing sample materials that can be distributed to laboratories for use in validation of the systems.

Members:

Kansas Bureau of Investigation, (TL Price  Co-Chair)

Montana Department of Justice, (Travis Spinder Co-Chair)

 

Arizona Department of Public Safety, (Jared Ford)

California Department of Justice, (James Hamiel)

 Idaho State Police, (Britany Wylie)

Illinois State Police, (William Demuth)

Kansas Bureau of Investigation, (Stephani Hinshaw)

Miami-Dade Police Department (Sarah J. Johnson)

Michigan State Police (Rebecca Smith)

Minnesota BCA (Nathaniel J. Pearlson)

Missouri State Highway Patrol, (Alexander Belt)

Montana Department of Justice, (Douglas Lancon)

Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification, (Mark Losko)

Tennessee Bureau of Identification, (Connor Lamberson)

Texas Department of Public Safety, (Sandy Parent)

Be considered for a subcommittee

Rapid DNA Technical Validation Working Group

Mission:

On August 9, 2023, the NTVIC voted unanimously to form a third Technical Validation Working Group focusing on Rapid DNA.  The goal of the working group is to support the coordinated and streamlined cooperative validation and implementation of Rapid crime scene DNA to create one network of FSSPs (Forensic Science Service Providers) that will enable efficient and effective adoption of Rapid DNA technology, create a shared pool of resources for policies, procedures, training, IT, etc. using the same harmonized system that can leverage immediate mutual assistance if there is a national emergency.  The working group will pursue this goal by collaborating with the FBI, SWGDAM, jurisdictions pursuing implementation of Rapid DNA, vendors and other cooperating stakeholders.  


Members:

Brian Hoey (Lab Director, Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Laboratory Division) Co-chair

Joanie Brocato (Department Head, LSU Health Sciences Center Dept of Medical Laboratory Science) Co-chair

Ray Wickenheiser (Director, New York State Police Crime Laboratory System) Co-chair

ANDE (Melissa Schwandt)

Bensalem Police Department, Pennsylvania (Glenn Vandergrift)

Connecticut State Police Crime Laboratory (Guy Vallaro)

Connecticut State Police Crime Laboratory (Cheryl Carreiro)

East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office (Todd Morris)

Fisher Police Department, Indiana (Jim Hawkins)

Kentucky State Police Forensic Science Laboratory (Laura Sudkamp)

Kentucky State Police Forensic Science Laboratory (Jeremy Triplett)

Kentucky State Police Forensic Science Laboratory (Regina Wells)

Loyola University Chicago and Illinois State Police - Retired (Dr. Garry Bombard)

Louisiana State Police Forensic Laboratory (Adam Becnel)

Louisiana State Police Forensic Laboratory (Philip Simmers)

Miami-Dade Police Department, Forensic Services Division (Stephanie Stoiloff)

Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Forensic Science Services (Catherine Knutson)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (Dr. Pete Vallone)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (Dr. John Butler)

New Jersey State Police Office of Forensic Sciences (Jennifer Thayer)

New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice Appeallate Bureau (Amanda Schwartz)

New York State Police Crime Laboratory System (Meegan Fitzpatrick)

Orange County District Attorney's Office (Eric Eastman)

Orange County District Attorney's Office (Michael Briante)

Palm Beach Sheriff's Office Crime Laboratory (Julie Sikorski)

Philadelphia Police Department Crime Laboratory (Mike Garvey)

Pinellas County Forensic Laboratory (Reta Newman)

Research Triangle International (Jason Chute)

Texas Department of Public Safety (Brandon Letts)

Thermo Fisher (Matt Gabriel)

West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory (Melissa Runyan)

Be considered for a subcommittee

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Strategic Partners

Strategic Partners:

ASCLD