Firearms and Toolmarks Examiner
— Salary: Commensurate with qualifications

Pasadena Police Department
Crime Laboratory
Pasadena, Texas

Qualifications include the following:

• BS in science preferred
• Knowledge of firearms, ammunition, and microscopy
• At least three years' experience as a recognized firearms and toolmarks examiner expert
• Experience in testifying as a firearms expert in a court of law
• Knowledge and experience with the identification and comparison of firearms, ammunition, and ammunition components; laboratory techniques used in the analysis of firearms and ammunition; chemical tests for distance determination; serial number restoration; and applying the principles of external and terminal ballistics to crime scenes
• Knowledge and experience with the IBIS system and laboratory and firearms safety

Responsibilities include the following:

• Performing laboratory and field work involving firearms and toolmarks and related evidentiary examinations
• Examining and identifying firearms, cartridges, bullets, and similar evidence in criminal investigation
• Performing on-scene evidentiary searches at major or difficult crime scenes
• Collecting physical evidence at crime scenes
• Providing expert testimony on general firearms capability and examination methodology
• Entering and correlating IBIS entries
• Performing related work as required

Contact:

Pamela McInnis
Laboratory Director
Pasadena Police Department Crime Laboratory
The Work Source
103 Pasadena Town Square Mall
Pasadena, Texas 77506
E-mail: pmcinnis@ci.pasadena.tx.us
713-475-7866 (Voice)
713-472-1608 (Voice)
713-475-2022 (Fax)
713-472-1275 (Fax)