Southern California Service Center Mark S. Fields Fire Investigator San Diego, California 760-317-6392 markfields@uis-usa.com EDUCATION: Cochise College & United States Army Weapons Intelligence Course Certificate in Site Exploitation, Post-blast investigations, forensic processing, and intelligence Bluefield College Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management Virginia Commonwealth University & Virginia Forensic Science Academy Certificate in Crime Scene Technology Piedmont Virginia Community College Associate Degree in Administration of Justice Certificate in Police Sciences EXPERIENCE: Unified Investigations & Sciences Inc. San Diego, California Fire Investigator March 2016 to Present Updated 5/2016
EXPERIENCE (CONT.): General Dynamics/United States Army Weapons Intelligence & Unified Site Exploitation Courses Instructor / Team Leader November 2013 to September 2015 CACI/Six 3 Systems, Inc. Battlefield Forensics, Unified Site Exploitation Instructor, Team Leader, Assistant Team Leader, Deployment 2011 February 2010 to September 2013 Charlottesville, VA Police Department Police Officer, Forensics Unit Detective, Senior Fire/Arson/Post Blast investigator, Unit Instructor October 1992- February 2010 Suffolk, VA Police Department Police Officer, Marine Patrol Unit February 1988- October 1992 MILITARY EXPERIENCE: United States Army 111 th Military Intelligence Brigade 304 th Military Intelligence Battalion, C Company Fort Huachuca, Arizona Weapons Intelligence Course 2013-2015 SPECIALIZED TRAINING: California Conference of Arson Investigators/San Diego Fire Department Seminar (Vehicle Fire Investigations), May 2016, 4 hours Unified Investigations & Sciences (UIS) New Employee Course (Insurance, Evidence Collection & Submission Procedures w/ Practical, Evidence Photography, Daubert Challenges, Report Writing), May 2016, 24 hours OSHA Asbestos Awareness Training, February 2016, 2+ hours National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI/IAFI) Spoliation, December 2015, Spoliation, 2 Hours United States Army, Weapons Intelligence Course Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIED) & Post-Blast Investigations, September 2015, 8 hours 2
United States Army, Bioterrorism Preparedness, March 2015, 4 hours United States Army, Hazardous Materials/Explosives Recognition, Handling, and Transportation, July 2014, 8 hours United States Army, Suicide Bombers, April 2014, 4 hours United Stated Army, Introduction to Improvised Explosive Devices, February 2014, 40 hours Western Forensic Law Enforcement Training Center (WFLETC), CBRNE for First Responders/Investigators, April 2013, 40 hours Sanfran-Morpho, Inc., What Makes an Expert Witness, April 2013, 2 Hours Virginia Chapter of International Association of Arson Investigators (Digital Photography and Crime Scene Documentation), March 2012, 4 hours Central Virginia Fire Marshals Association (CVFMA), Legal Updates and Fire Investigations, September 2010, 3 hours Central Virginia Fire Marshals Association (CVFMA), Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings, July 2010, 4 hours Virginia Fire Marshal Academy & ATF, Improvised Explosive Devices and Photographic Documentation, September 2009, 3 hours Virginia Fire Marshal Academy (VFMA) & Virginia Department of Forensic Sciences (DFS), CFFI Module 2- Arson Scene Evidence Processing, May 2009, 22 hours Public Agency Training Council (PATC), Arson for Profit Investigations, February 2009, 24 hours Virginia State Police (VSP) & Central Virginia Fire Marshal Association (CVFMA), Stolen Vehicles and Arson, September 2008, 2 hours Virginia Chapter of International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI), Farm Equipment/Heavy Machinery Fire Investigations, March 2008, 24 hours Virginia Department of Fire Programs (VDFP) & Public Agency Training Council (PATC) & VA Chapter of IAAI, Fire Pattern Certification, Fire Investigation Techniques and Forensic Fire Investigations, October 2007, 36 hours 3
International Association of Special Investigation Units (IASIU), Processing Vehicle Fires, September 2007, 3 hours Albemarle County Fire Marshals (ACFM) & Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Environmental Crimes training, September 2007, 3 hours Virginia State Police (VSP), Arson Investigations and Bomb Threat Awareness, September 2007, 8 hours VDFP & VSP & VFMA & VA DFS & Virginia Commonwealth University, 68 th Session of Virginia Forensic Sciences Academy, Fire/Arson Scene Investigations, 40 hours Albemarle County Fire Marshals, Hazardous Materials Refresher, March 2006, 5 hours No Burn, Inc. & CVFMA, Burn Resistant Materials Demonstration, January 2006, 3 hours ATF &ATF Laboratory Technicians, Iraqi Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), processing techniques of post blast items, May 2005, 5 hours VSP & VFMA, Bomb Investigations, May 2005, 3 hours International Association of Bomb Technicians & Investigators (IABTI), Post-Blast and Fire Investigations, June 2004, 8 hours Virginia Chapter of IAAI, Fatal Fire Investigations, March 2004, 16 hours Compu-Sketch, Computer Sketching of Scenes, October 2003, 2 hours ATF & Virginia State Police (VSP) & Virginia Chapter of IAAI, Fire/Arson/Post-Blast Investigations, March 2003, 36 hours ATF, Criminal Geographical Profiling in Investigations, March 2003, 3 hours John Reid, Inc., Reid Techniques of Interviews and Interrogations, November 2001, 24 hours Virginia Chapter of IAAI, Fire/Arson Investigations & Small Appliances, October 2001, 16 hours Virginia Fire Marshal Academy & Virginia Chapter of IAAI, Investigator 1033 Fire/Arson/Post-blast Investigations School, May 2001, 96 hours 4
Virginia Division of Forensic Sciences (DFS), Photography for Law Enforcement, August 2000, 8 hours Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) & Virginia State Police (VSP), Clandestine Labs/Booby Traps, August 2000, 8 hours Virginia Division of Forensic Sciences, Alternate Light Sources and Crime Scene Processing, August 1999, 16 hours Virginia State Police (VSP) & Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), Railroad Crossing Accident Investigations, April 1999, 24 hours Virginia Division of Forensic Sciences, Crime Scene Photography, May 1999, 24 hours Charlottesville Police Department, Evidence Handling, Collection, and Packaging, January 1998, 3 hours Virginia Beach Police Department & Virginia DCJS, Virginia Beach Police Academy, included Hazardous Materials Certification, Crime Scene Processing/Evidence Collection, Explosives/Explosive Effects, Ordinance and materials Identification, Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), September 1997- January 1998, 48 hours Chesapeake Police Department & Virginia DCJS & Virginia State Police (VSP) & VDFP, Chesapeake Public Safety Academy, included Hazardous Materials Level 1 Certification, Fire Fighter Level 1, Crime Scene Processing/Evidence Collection, January 1989- May 1989, 184 hours International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) CFI Trainer.net o Vehicle Fire, April 2016, 4 hours o The Impact of Ventilation in Building Structures on Fire Development, 4 hours o Basic Electricity, March 2016, 4 hours o Fundamentals of Interviewing, March 2016, 4 hours o Critical Thinking to Solve Cases, March 2016, 4 hours o Physical Evidence at a Fire Scene, February 2016, 4 hours o Residential Electrical Systems, February 2016, 4 hours 5
International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) CFI Trainer.net o Electrical Safety, February 2016, 4 hours o Insurance and the Fire Investigation, February 2016, 4 hours o Using Resources to Validate Your Hypothesis, January 2016, 2 hours o Basic Electricity, January 2016, 4 hours o Documenting the Event, January 2016, 4 hours o Accreditation, Certification, and Certificates, January 2016, 3 hours o Vacant and Abandoned Buildings- Hazards & Solutions, January 2016, 4 hours o Introduction to Fire Dynamics and Modeling, October 2015, 4 hours o Explosion Dynamics, April 2013, 4 hours o DNA and Fire Investigations, February 2013, 3 hours o Digital Photography and Fire Investigations, December 2012, 4 hours o The Potential Value of Electronic Evidence in Fire Investigations, March 2012, 4 hours o Arc Mapping Basics, February 2012, 4 hours o Wildland Fires Investigations, February 2012, 5 hours PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) California Conference of Arson Investigators (CCAI) Virginia Forensic Academy Alumni Association (VFAAA) International Association of Bomb Technicians & Investigators (IABTI) National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI) 6
CERTIFICATIONS: OSHA Asbestos Awareness February 22, 2017 Certified Computer Forensic Examiner, InfoSec - Institute/Information Assurance Certification Review Board March 2017 Certified Military Instructor (Master level), United States Army, August 2017 Hazardous Materials/Explosives Recognition, Handling, and Transportation, United States Army, June 2016 COURT QUALIFICATIONS: November 22, 2009, Charlottesville, Virginia Circuit Court: Commonwealth V Shifflett, Sexual Assault (Qualified as Expert in Forensics) May 2009. Charlottesville, Virginia General District Court: Arson, Grand Larceny, and Domestic Assault December 2008, Charlottesville, Virginia Circuit Court: Commonwealth V M. Pritchett and M. Gentry, Capital Homicide, Robbery, Use of Firearm in Commission of Felony, Burglary, Grand Larceny of Automobile, and Grand Larceny April 2008, Albemarle-Charlottesville, Virginia Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court: Arson, Vandalism, and Assault & Battery February 2008, Albemarle-Charlottesville, Virginia Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court: Arson and Vandalism February 2007, Charlottesville Circuit Court: Commonwealth V Anthony Dale Crawford. Capital Homicide, Abduction, Use of Firearm in Commission of a Felony, and Grand Larceny of Automobile September 2002, U. S. Federal District Court, Charlottesville, Virginia. US V J. Hodges, G. Van Wie, C. Toraldo. Manufacturing and possessing an explosive device. DEPOSITIONS: May 2010, 14 th Street NW, Charlottesville, Virginia apartment fire, Arson involving pyrotechnics 7