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Ronald Scott - Curriculum Vitae

Formal and Informal Education:

○ 1993 – Total Quality Management Program – MSP Academy, New Braintree, MA
○ 1991 – Contemporary Liability Issues for Modern Police Agencies, Springfield, MA.
○ 1991 - Master of Science in Advanced Management, Lesley College, Cambridge, MA.
○ 1982 - Master of Business Administration, 1 year of study, Salem State College, Salem, MA.
○ 1981 – MIT Leadership Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.
○ 1981 – Forensic Examination of Violent Death, Babson College, Wellesley, MA.
○ 1981 - Master of Arts in Criminal Justice, Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA.
○ 1980 - B.S Cum Laude, Law Enforcement, Northeastern University, Boston, MA.
○ 1979 - Criminal Justice Graduate Study, American International College, Springfield, MA.
○ 1967 - 1969 - Accounting & Finance, Bentley College, Waltham, MA.

Expert Testimony or Consultations:

Qualified and/or testified as expert witness in the dynamics of shooting incidents, shooting reconstruction, firearms, ballistics, gunshot wounds, safety, hunting protocols, use of force, crime scenes, and firearms identification approximately 265+ times. Testified before Mass. Legislature, military courts martial, and provided advice to various legislators. Consulted on various cases in approximately 25 states, the Downstate Illinois Innocence Project, Northern Arizona Innocence Project, Afghanistan, Canada, Nigeria, Iraq. Not all cases resulted in retainment.

Expertise:

Shootings including hunting, fatal/non-fatal, malicious destruction, trajectory, reconstruction, powder pattern tests and gunshot distance determination, malfunctions, defective design, toolmarks (cartridge cases, projectiles, tools, etc), involuntary and accidental shooting incidents, shooting dynamics, safety and hunting protocol, firearms identification, police shootings, use of force as it relates to generally accepted policy and procedure, and crime scenes.

Police Shootings, Use of Force, Policy and Procedure, Training:

Police use of deadly and/or excessive force including SWAT Team incidents, wrongful deaths or injuries resulting from negligent and/or inadequate Policy & Procedure and Training.

Gunshot Wounds:

Trained extensively with Dr. George Katsas, attended numerous presentations by Drs. Vincent DiMaio, Martin Fackler, and George Katsas. Made presentations at medical symposiums in MA and NH.

Specialized Firearms Training:

Armorer courses and/or actual familiarization with manufacturing, design, function at factories for:

Beretta ● Browning ● Colt ● Dan Wesson ● Glock ● Ithaca ● Marlin ● Mossberg Remington ● Sig-Sauer ● Saco/Maremont ● Savage Arms ● Sturm-Ruger ● Smith & Wesson ● Thompson Center Arms ● Winchester ● Iver Johnson

Gunsmith training 1980 - 1985, Butch Brochu, Beverly, MA.

U.S. Army:

● US Army Ordnance School, Ft. Dix, NJ 1964

● US Army Small Arms Repair School, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 1964

● Aberdeen Proving Ground: ammunition, chamber and pressure testing.

● 2 ½ years with 40th Ordnance Co. researching development of Eastern Bloc weapons.

● Company armorer .50 Cal MG, .45 ACP, M14 and M1A Rifles.

● Crew chief of .50 caliber M2 Browning HB Machine Gun.

Ballistics & Weapons Training/Experience 1973 – present:

○ Massachusetts State Police Ballistics Section - Commander
○ US Army Natick Research Lab
○ US Army Watertown Arsenal
○ Ft. Devens Weapons Center
○ Association of Firearms and Toolmark Examiners
○ IHMSA
○ MSP Academy
○ Camp Curtis Guild
○ Bureau ATF
○ MA Criminal Justice Training Council

Lectures and Presentations:

Harvard University ● Massachusetts State Police Academy ● Northeastern University ● Municipal Police Academy ● Boston University ● MDC Police Academy
District Attorney Seminars/Conferences ● Metro Boston EMS Symposiums

Personal Experience:

Conducted ballistics testing, reloading, chamber pressure trace tests and firearms modifications, and built or modified several firearms. Competed in professional tournaments.

I choose not to engage in written publications.

MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE 1973 -1998:

1973 – 1979 Field Operations: Criminal/Traffic Investigations, Logan Airport Delta crash, Boston Busing enforcement, State Prisons, Senior Trooper on 6-Officer Selective Enforcement “55 Team”; Presidential security, Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant, sporting events, crisis response, major traffic incidents, local police assistance, Executive Security, criminal investigations, crime scenes, and special assignments.

1979 – 1992: Ballistics Section: Commanding Officer of two labs, trained 5 additional firearms experts. Conducted forensic investigations statewide and out-of-state. Combined labs averaged 1500-2000 cases annually for fatal, non-fatal, accidental, defective design, malfunctions, voluntary/involuntary, toolmarks, gunshot distance determination, trajectory, crime scenes, shooting reconstruction, firearms safety, ballistics, police procedures. Conducted agency transitional firearms testing 1987-88. Member of Firearms Review Board.

1992: Shift Commander: General Headquarters Operations Section. Supervised statewide troop operations, 911 system, special investigations.

1992 – 1995: Shift Commander: Troop “H”. Supervised 4 barracks covering metropolitan Boston Special advisor on the Consolidation of Police Forces. Training Coordinator for new Officers.

1995: Shift Commander: Troop “A”. Supervised 6 barracks responsible for northeast quadrant of the state. Training Coordinator for new Officers.

1995 – 1997: Commanding Officer-Revere Barracks: Municipal oriented policing operation with 65 officers; covering cities of Lynn, Nahant, Chelsea, E. Boston, Winthrop, Revere. Worked with local police on gang activities. Specialized units included motorcycles, off-road and beach patrol. Primary jurisdiction on state and MDC beaches, parks, road and waterways.

1997: Shift Commander: Troop “A”. Supervised 6 barracks responsible for northeast quadrant of the state. Training Coordinator for new Officers.

1997-1998: Staff Inspector: Conducted investigations involving ethics, misconduct, use of force, shooting investigations, audits of drugs, cash, evidence, contraband, and special investigations. Reported directly to Superintendent/Colonel of State Police.

1967-1973:

· Jet engine fabrication, assembly, and inspection, Apprentice Program for Mechanical Engineering, General Electric Co, Lynn, MA.

· Accountant & estimator as apprentice in Mechanical Engineering (on-site) for Raisler-Lappin Corp., A Joint Venture, at the NEMNB 37-story office building, Boston, MA.

· Senior accountant and auditor, O.C. Moyer & Co, CPA’s, Boston, MA.

· Senior auditor and accountant at B&L Management, a capital venture, investment, and manager of land development and nursing homes, Somerville, MA.

Professional Organizations and Societies:

● American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS).
● International Association for Identification (IAI)
● Association of Firearms and Toolmark Examiners (AFTE) (Retired as Regular Member 1995; Re-entered as Provisional Member 2005 per By-Laws)
● American Society of Criminology (ASC)
● NRA – Life Member
● Sigma Epsilon Rho Honor Society