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Dan Purdy joined Forensic Document
Examination Services, Inc. (FDES) in 1999 after working for 30 years as a
scientist in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) forensic laboratories.
Mr. Purdy received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of B.C.
and trained to become a forensic scientist at the RCMP's Vancouver Laboratory
from 1969 to 1971. In 1979, he moved to Ottawa and worked in the RCMP's
Central Forensic Laboratory as a document examiner. In 1985 he was
appointed head of the agency's Document Operational Support unit and a year
later head of the Ottawa Document Section. In 1989, Mr. Purdy was
promoted to Chief Scientist Document Services, a position he held for 10
years.
Active in many professional organizations, Mr. Purdy joined the Canadian
Society of Forensic Science (CSFS) in 1971 and served terms as a Chairperson,
Director and Society Treasurer. He was elected a Fellow of the CSFS at
its 1997 meeting in Regina. Mr. Purdy has also been a member of the
American Society of Questioned Document Examiners (ASQDE) since 1991.
He was appointed a Director of the ASQDE during its 1994 meeting and occupied
several positions on its Executive Committee before serving as Society
President from 2004 to 2006. He is also a member of the American
Academy of Forensic Science and a Fellow of the Forensic Science Society.
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Mr.
Purdy's professional qualifications as a document examiner are regularly
reviewed by two independent certification bodies. He was awarded a
Certificate of Qualification in Forensic Document Examination by the American
Board of Forensic Document Examiners (ABFDE) in 1980. He served on its
Board of Directors for 7 years and as ABFDE President from 1993 to 1995. Mr.
Purdy also holds a diploma in Forensic Document Examination issued by the Forensic
Science Society in 1985. Both of these internationally recognized bodies
review the qualifications of their certified diplomats on a regular basis.
During his career, Mr. Purdy has written over more than 25 scientific papers
on various topics related to forensic document examination. He has examined
over 3500 cases involving more than 40,000 documents and has testified as an
expert witness over 300 times in court rooms located in British Columbia,
Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland & Labrador, the Yukon
Territory, Nunavut, Bermuda, the United States and Hong Kong.
To view a complete list of Mr. Purdy's professional qualifications, please
click on the following hyperlink: Dan
Purdy.
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