Curriculum Vitae WILLIAM R. FLORES Palestine, Texas (903) 922-0057 [email protected] PLACE OF BIRTH: Galveston, Texas FORMAL EDUCATION: B.S., Criminal Justice Emphasis, Excelsior College, Albany, New York A.A.S., Criminal Justice, Trinity Valley Community College, Athens, Texas Graduate, Ball High School, Galveston, Texas EMPLOYMENT: Present TXFACT, LLC Co-Owner / President Investigative Training and Consulting Present Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, Athens, Texas Reserve Deputy Sheriff, Investigations 2015 - 1996 Texas Department of Public Safety, Austin, Texas Sergeant – Texas Rangers Division 1996 – 1994 Texas Department of Public Safety, Austin, Texas Sergeant - Traffic Law Enforcement Division 1994 – 1988 Texas Department of Public Safety, Austin, Texas Trooper – Traffic Law Enforcement Division 1988 – 1986 Galveston Police Department, Galveston, Texas Police Officer – Patrol Division 1986 – 1982 Galveston County Sheriff’s Office, Galveston, Texas Deputy Sheriff – Patrol Division 1982 – 1981 University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas Security Officer - Police Department SPECIALIZED EDUCATION: Graduate, Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas, Leadership Command College, Sam Houston State University – Huntsville, Texas 1997 CERTIFICATIONS / LICENSES: Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education Peace Officer License (Basic, Intermediate, Advanced & Master Certifications) Police Instructor License Firearms Instructor License Special Investigator Certification 1 ACADEMIC POSITIONS: Associate Instructor of Criminal Justice University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado Associate Instructor of Criminal Justice Missouri Western State University, Saint Joseph, Missouri Associate Instructor of Criminal Justice Kilgore College, Kilgore, Texas CONSULTING POSITIONS Team Member Sheriff’s Association of Texas, Cold Case Review Team (2013 to 2015) PROFESSIONAL HONORS Major Case Award – Kaufman County District Attorney Murder Investigation Texas Department of Public Safety 2013 Murdock Memorial Award - Technical Law Enforcement East Texas Peace Officers Association 2012 PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS: Anderson County Peace Officer Association, Past President PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS: Texas Department of Public Safety Academy, Austin, TX Officer – Involved Shooting Investigations Sexual Assault & Family Violence Investigations Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Advanced Crime Scene Investigation General Law Enforcement Subjects College of the Mainland Police Academy, Texas City, TX General Law Enforcement Subjects Texas City Police Department Academy, Texas City, TX Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Sexual Assault & Family Violence Investigations Blood, Bullets and More: Investigating Violent Crime Scenes Digital Police Photography Investigation & Reconstruction of Shooting Incidents General Law Enforcement Subjects Galveston Police Department Academy, Galveston, TX Sexual Assault & Family Violence Investigations General Law Enforcement Subjects 2 PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (cont.): Galveston College Police Academy, Galveston, TX General Law Enforcement Subjects Galveston County Sheriff’s Office Academy, Galveston, TX General Law Enforcement Subjects Angelina College Police Academy, Lufkin, TX General Law Enforcement Subjects East Texas Police Academy, Kilgore, TX Investigation & Reconstruction of Shooting Incidents Sexual Assault & Family Violence Investigations Blood, Bullets and More: Investigating Violent Crime Scenes Digital Police Photography Crime Scene Investigation Forensic Death Investigation Basic Criminal Investigation General Law Enforcement Subjects Houston County Sheriff’s Office Academy, Crockett, TX Sexual Assault & Family Violence Investigations Crime Scene Investigation Police Use of Force Texas Adult Protective Services, Karnak, TX Conducting Investigative Interviews Texas Police Association, Austin, TX Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Death Investigation Blood, Bullets and More: Investigating Violent Crime Scenes Freestone County Sheriff's Academy, Fairfield, TX Crime Scene Investigation Latent Print Processing Texas A & M University Police Academy, College Station, TX General Law Enforcement Subjects Texas Municipal Police Association, Police Academy, Austin, TX Sexual Assault and Family Violence Investigations Trinity Valley Community College, School of Nursing, Palestine, TX Recognizing Signs of Criminal Violence Homicide Investigators of Texas Conference, Corpus Christi, TX Investigating Shooting Incidents Homicide Investigators of Texas Conference, San Antonio TX Investigating Shooting Incidents Texas Division of the IAI Educational Conferences, various locations, TX Using PowerPoint for Court Presentations Chemical Enhancement of Latent Bloodstains Investigating Shooting Incidents Bloodstain Evidence in Violent Crime Scenes Texas Association of Vocational Nurse Educators, San Antonio, TX Recognizing Signs of Criminal Violence 3 PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (cont.): Piney Woods Regional Advisory Council, Tyler, TX Evidence Protocols for Emergency Responders Children’s Advocacy Center of Anderson / Cherokee Counties, Palestine, TX Sexual Assault Crime Scene Investigations East Texas Medical Center Trauma Team, Tyler, Texas Recognizing Signs of Criminal Violence Southwestern Association of Forensic Scientists Blood, Bullets and More: Investigating Violent Crime Scenes University of Northern Colorado, Southern institute of Forensic Science Bloodstain Pattern Analysis in Violent Crime Scenes Shooting Investigation & Reconstruction Missouri Western State University, Southern institute of Forensic Science The Texas Rangers – Selected Case Studies Bloodstain Pattern Analysis in Violent Crime Scenes Crime Scene Investigation Kilgore College, Criminal Justice Program Kilgore, TX Crime Scene Investigation Plano / Richardson Police Training Center, Plano, TX Blood, Bullets and More: Investigating Violent Crime Scenes Pharr Police Department Pharr, Texas Investigating Officer-Involved Shootings Abilene Police Department Abilene, Texas Blood, Bullets and More: Investigating Violent Crime Scenes Collin College, Frisco Texas Sexual and Domestic Violence Investigations National District Attorney’s Association San Francisco, CA Investigating the Homicide Scene: Every Scene Tells a Story McKinney Police Department, McKinney, Texas Digital Police Photography Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office, Seguin, Texas Blood, Bullets and More: Investigating Violent Crime Scenes Katy Police Academy, Katy, Texas Blood, Bullets and More: Investigating Violent Crime Scenes Victoria County Sheriff’s Office, Victoria, Texas Blood, Bullets and More: Investigating Violent Crime Scenes Odessa Police Department Academy, Odessa, TX Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Mesquite Police Department Academy, Mesquite, TX Investigation & Reconstruction of Shooting Incidents Digital Police Photography Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Temple Police Department Academy, Temple, TX Basic Criminal Investigation Grayson County College, Denison, Texas Crime Scene Investigation Shooting Incident Investigations 4 PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (cont.): Grayson County College, Denison, Texas (cont.) Bloodstain Evidence at Crime Scenes Regional Organized Crime Information Center, Shreveport, LA Crime Scene Evidence Analysis Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction, Conroe, TX Crime Scene Evidence Analysis Forest Hill Police Department, Forest Hill, TX Blood, Bullets and More: Investigating Violent Crime Scenes Monroe Police Department, Monroe, LA Digital Police Photography Erath County Sheriff’s Office, Stephenville, TX Digital Police Photography Baton Rouge Police Department, Baton Rouge, LA Digital Police Photography Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Live Oak Police Department, Live Oak, TX Basic Criminal Investigation SOCIETIES / MEMBERSHIPS: International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts, Member Association of Crime Scene Reconstruction, Member Texas Police Association, Member National Rifle Association, Life Member Sheriff’s Association of Texas, Member International Association for Identification (Texas Division), Life Member Homicide Investigators of Texas, Life Member Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Ranger Division Crime Scene Investigation Working Group, Founding Member PUBLICATIONS / ARTICLES: An Evaluation of Higher Education Requirements for the Texas Department of Public Safety Entry Level Applicant: A Policy Research Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Professional Designation; Graduate, Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas Sam Houston State University – Huntsville, TX 1997 Texas Rangers Advanced Crime Scene Investigation Field Manual – Austin, TX 2006 Training Module: Bloodstain Evidence Training Module: Shooting Incident Evidence Texas Rangers Basic Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Instruction Manual – Austin, TX 2011 5 TRAINING ATTENDED: Basic Law Enforcement Training Texas Department of Public Safety, Law Enforcement Academy 1988 Galveston Police Department, Law Enforcement Academy 1986 Galveston County Sheriff’s Office, Law Enforcement Academy 1983 Galveston County Sheriff’s Office, Correctional Academy 1982 Management Training Sam Houston State University, Law Enforcement Management Institute Module IV, 2003 Sam Houston State University, Law Enforcement Management Institute Module III, 1997 Contemporary Issues in Supervision, Texas DPS Academy 1995 Texas Women’s University, Law Enforcement Management Institute Module II, 1995 Texas A & M University, Law Enforcement Management Institute Module