TOBY L. WOLSON, M.S., ABC-MBT, CBPA

Forensic Biologist and Bloodstain Pattern Analyst
Noslow Forensic Consultations, LLC
1975 N.E. 208th Terrace
Miami, Florida   33179
Phone: (305) 336-2219
Toby.Wolson@gmail.com

EDUCATION HISTORY:

Master of Science (December 1986)
Michigan State University
Major: Criminal Justice
Specialization: Forensic Serology

Bachelor of Science (March 1978)
Michigan State University
Major: Entomology

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

  • Forensic Consultant and Instructor for Noslow Forensic Consultations, LLC in bloodstain pattern analysis, forensic DNA analysis and forensic serology analysis (March 1993 to the present).

  • Miami-Dade Police Department Forensic Services Bureau (September 13, 1982 to October 30, 2015) - Honorably Retired. Criminalist Supervisor assigned to the Forensic Identification Section Central Evidence Reception Facility (November 2013 to October 2015).

  • Criminalist Supervisor assigned to the Forensic Biology Section (March 2007 to November 2013).

  • Criminalist II, Lead worker assigned to the Forensic Biology Section (July 2000 to March 2007).

  • Criminalist II assigned to the Forensic Biology Section (July 1984 to July 2000).

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS, HONORS AND CERTIFICATIONS:

  • American Academy of Forensic Sciences - Retired Fellow

  • American Academy of Forensic Sciences Standards Board, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Consensus Body - Member, (2016 - present)

  • American Board of Criminalistics - Molecular Biology Technical Specialist (ABC-MBT)

  • International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts - Distinguished Member

  • International Association for Identification - Certified Bloodstain Pattern Analyst (CBPA)

  • International Association for Identification - Member

  • International Association for Identification Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Science and Practice Subcommittee - Chair (2018 - present)

  • International Association for Identification Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Certification Board - Member (2021 - present)

  • Organization of Scientific Area Committees, Physics/Pattern Scientific Area Committee - Member, (October 2014 - September 2019)

  • Organization of Scientific Area Committees, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Subcommittee - Chairperson, (October 2014 - September 2019)

  • Organization of Scientific Area Committees, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Subcommittee - Member, (October 2019 - present)

  • Journal of Forensic Sciences Editorial Board - Member (2017 - present)

  • Journal of Forensic Identification Editorial Board - Member (2018)

  • Instructor certification from the State of Florida, Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, Department of Law Enforcement (exp. 3/31/22)

  • Guest reviewer for the Journal of Forensic Sciences (2011 - 2016)

  • Guest reviewer for Forensic Science Policy & Management: An International Journal (2016)

  • Guest reviewer for the Journal of Forensic Identification (2016 - 2018)

  • Guest reviewer for the Journal of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (2019)

  • EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY PROVIDED:

  • Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, Maryland: Forensic DNA analysis (STR).

  • Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, and Sumter Counties: Bloodstain pattern analysis.

  • Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Pasco and Pinellas Counties: Bloodstain pattern analysis.

  • Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Miami-Dade County: Forensic DNA analysis (RFLP, PM, HLA DQ-alpha and STR), forensic serology, forensic hair comparisons and bloodstain pattern analysis.

  • Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota Counties: Forensic DNA analysis (STR) and bloodstain pattern analysis.

  • Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Palm Beach County: Bloodstain pattern analysis.

  • Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Monroe County: Forensic serology.

  • Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee Counties: Bloodstain pattern analysis.

  • Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Bloodstain pattern analysis.

  • Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Ohio: Forensic serology, bloodstain pattern analysis and forensic DNA analysis (PM and HLA DQ-alpha and STR).

  • Detroit Recorders Court, Detroit, Michigan: Forensic serology and bloodstain pattern analysis.

  • District Court, Clark County, Nevada: Bloodstain pattern analysis.

  • Grand Court, Georgetown, Cayman Islands, B.W.I.: Forensic serology.

  • Broward County Grand Jury in the Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit In and Around Broward County, Florida: Bloodstain pattern analysis.

  • Superior Court of the United States Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands: Bloodstain pattern analysis.

  • United States District Court, Southern District of Florida: Forensic DNA analysis (PM and HLA DQ-alpha), forensic serology, forensic hair comparisons and bloodstain pattern analysis.

  • Montana Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County: Bloodstain pattern analysis.

 

Copies of Mr. Wolson's complete Curriculum Vitae are available upon request . Request CV