Dwane S. Hilderbrand holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration/Management from the University of Phoenix, Arizona and over 60 credits equivalent to a degree in Police Science with 12 credits in chemistry. He should complete his Masters degree in Education by the summer of the year 2000. He is a Certified Latent Print Examiner, Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst and a Certified Footwear Examiner by the International Association for Identification. He is also a Certified Arizona, Arkansas, and California Law Enforcement Instructor and a Certified Teacher with the Maricopa County Community Colleges, in Arizona. He has taught students in the science of fingerprints and the identification of deceased persons, at various stages of decomposition. Dwane has also taught crime scene investigators in various aspects of forensic science and crime scene investigation and management. He presently specializes in footwear impression evidence and the identification of deceased persons.
Dwane presently performs examinations in latent prints, footwear and tire track and the identification of deceased persons. He has been a footwear/tire tread examiner since 1987. He teaches level one and two courses in Evidence Technology and Criminalistics at Scottsdale Community College in Scottsdale, Arizona. He has spoken to the Arizona Identification Council, the International Association for Identification, the New Jersey IAI Division, the Phoenix Police Academy, and other state association meetings, as well as at the International European Footwear/Tool Mark Examiners Conference in Vantaa, Finland. He presently travels, teaching the forensic aspects of footwear impression evidence to other law enforcement agencies. Other than being the author of this handbook, Footwear, the Missed Evidence, he is one of the co-authors of the Crime Scene Manual presently used by the Scottsdale Police Department. He has written and published numerous articles on footwear impression evidence and latent prints in various forensic journals.
Dwane has served in the positions of President, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Vice Presidents, Editor, and Secretary/Treasurer of the Arizona State chapter of the International Association for Identification (IAI). He has also served on the Arizona Identification Council's Forensic Science Committee and Latent Print Certification Board for the State of Arizona.
Dwane was elected to the Board of Directors of the International Association for Identification in 1994. He has served on the International Footwear/Tire Track Sub-Committee, the Strategic Planning Committee, and the feasibility study group for instructor certification. Dwane was also appointed to the National Disaster Medical Team in 1994. Dwane is presently employed by the Scottsdale Police Department's Crime Laboratory in Scottsdale, Arizona.
