Curriculum Vitae
of Richard Smith - Law Enforcement/Polygraph specific
23 years in
law enforcement-
Commissioned Alaska State Trooper- Jan. 1981 - June 1988
Patrol, Warrant's/Fugitives Investigator, SWAT member (SERT), relief
supervisor in patrol division, received
numerous
commendations.
Police Officer- Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Police- Oct. - Dec. 1988
Patrol, Academy Class President, Physical Fitness and Top Gun Awards.
Police officer assigned to patrol of naval high security industrial areas. navy housing, general law enforcement duties.
Deputy Sheriff- Kitsap County Sheriff's Office-
Dec. 1988 - retirement - December 2004
Extensive criminal investigator experience. Served in Detectives, Major Crimes Scene Investigator, Warrants/Fugitives-Service/Apprehension,
Patrol, Special Traffic Enforcement, Bike Patrol, Chemical Agents Instructor, Polygraph Examiner.
Extensive
professional law enforcement, polygraph, and specialized training throughout my career. Peace Officer Certifications in Washington
and Alaska.
Polygraphist since 1993-
Graduated
Western Oregon University School of Polygraphy- Lead instructor and program director- Dr. Stanley Abrams, Phd. - http://www.wou.edu/~wildfangc/Docs/GIFs/polygraph.html
Note- Due to Dr. Abrams retirement, Western Or University School of Polygraph is now closed.
Successful
completion of one year internship with oversight and quality control review by Western Oregon University School of Polygraphy.
Attendance 1-2 times yearly at advanced polygraph seminars since 1994.
Extensive
experience in criminal issue exams, pre-employment screening, and Post Conviction Sex Offender Testing.
American
Polygraph Association (APA) certified Post Conviction Sex Offender (PCSOT) examiner.
Nationally
Certified Polygraphist #083.
Professional Affiliations-
Memberships granted upon successfully meeting minimum requirements for training, documented field experience,
review of randomly selected polygraph examinations, and oral interview regarding polygraph fundamentals, standards, and ethics.
Memberships require yearly attendance at advanced polygraph seminars.
Member in
good standing with-
American Polygraph Association (APA)
Northwest Polygraph Examiners Association (NPEA)
Continuing
Education- Advanced Polygraph Training Seminars-
Seminars attended covered advanced polygraph techniques, polygraph
instrumentation technologies, fundamentals of psycho-physiological detection of deception, pre-med physiology, pharmacology,
personality typing and profiling, interviewing and interrogation techniques, sex offender testing, sociopathy/psychopathy,
question development and formulation techniques, countermeasures, chart interpretation, pre-employment testing, ADA
laws and issues, EPPA laws and related issues, as well as many other polygraph related subjects. All training certificates
available upon request, and on record with NW Polygraph Examiner's Association. Training accredited by the American
Polygraph Association.
Polygraph seminars attended-
Jan. 1994- 14 hours, NPEA Winter Seminar, Alderbrook Inn, Union, Wa.
Feb 1995- 16 hours, NPEA winter seminar-Wenatchee, Wa.
June 1995- 36 hours, NPEA
summer seminar- Newport, Or.
June 1996- 32 hours, NPEA summer seminar- Bend, Or.
June 1997- 32 hours, NPEA summer seminar- Reno, NY. (Kinesic interviewing)
June 1998-
29 hours, NPEA summer seminar Leavenworth, Wa.
Jan 1999- 10 hours, NPEA winter seminar- Wilsonville, Or.
June 1999- 27 hours, NPEA summer seminar- Bend, Or.
June 2000- 21.5 hours, NPEA
summer seminar- Leavenworth, Wa.
Oct 2000- 40
hours, NPEA/ APA Post Conviction Sex Offender Testing (PCSOT) certification course- Lynnwood, Wa.
June 2001 - 34 hours, NPEA
summer seminar- Kahneeta, Or.
Jan 2002- 9 hours, NPEA winter seminar- Hood River, Or.
June 2002 - 30 hours, NPEA summer seminar - Newport, Or.
Feb 2003- 9 hours, NPEA winter
seminar-Hood River,Or.
June 2003- 34 hours, NPEA Summer Seminar- Leavenworth, Wa.
June
2004 - 20 hours, NPEA Summer Seminar- Bend, Or.
Jan 2005-8 hours,. NPEA Winter Seminar-Hood River, Or.
June 2006 - 32 hours, NPEA Sumer Seminar (EPPA, Pre Med Physiology)- Newport, Or.
Jan.
2007- 8 hrs, NPEA Winter Seminar-Hood River, Or.
June 2007 - 32 hrs, NPEA Summer Seminar-Spokane, Wa.
Jan. 2008 - 10 hrs, NPEA Winter Seminar- Hood River, Or.
Jan. 2009- 12 hrs, NPEA Winter Seminar- Hood River, Or.
June 2009- 35 hrs, NPEA Summer Seminar- Newport, Or.
Jan. 2010- 12 hrs, NPEA Winter Seminar-
Hood River, Or.
Jan.
2011- 12 hrs, NPEA Winter Seminar- Hood River, Or.
June
2011- 30 hrs, NPEA Summer Seminar- Leavenworth, Wa.
Other-
Business
owner- Olympic Polygraph, Inc.
Expert witness:
Kitsap County, Wa. Superior Court
Spokane
County, Wa. Superior Court
US District (Federal)
Court Tacoma, Wa.
Pierce County, Wa. Superior Court (Oct. 2009)
King County, Wa. Superior Court- (Jan. 2011)
Snohomish
County Superior Court- (Oct. 2011)
Guest Speaker-
April 19, 2001- Washington State Juvenile
Detention Managers Spring Conference, Walla Walla, Wa. Pre-employment polygraph.
August 2010- Guest Speaker-University of Wa. Forensic Accounting Program- Polygraph's Application to Forensic Accounting
July 18th, 2011- Guest Speaker-University of Wa. Forensic Accounting Program- Polygraph's Application to Forensic Accounting
Post Conviction Sex Offender testing for -
Wa. St. DSHS
Wa. State Dept of Corrections.
Attorneys and Treatment Providers in Western Wa.
Polygraph testing and consultation for-(partial client listing)
Attorney references
also available on WACDL online
Attorney
Brad Meryhew- Seattle, Wa.
Attorney Robert Rhodes- Seattle,
Wa.
Attorney Amy Muth- Seattle, Wa.
Attorney Zenon Olbertz-
Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney Kristin Olbrechts- Seattle, Wa.
Attorney Meng Chi- Tacoma,
Wa.
Attorney Timothy Leary- Seattle, Wa.
Attorney Helen Whitener- Tacoma,
Wa.
Attorney Gary Clower- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney Donna Vasilkovs- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney
Wayne Fricke- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney Brett Purtzer- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney Mark
Yelish- Port Orchard, Wa.
Attorney Jay Berneburg- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney Sandra Mostoller- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney
Ray Thoenig- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney Lance Hester- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney Julie
Rho- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney Denise Whitely- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney Harry Steinmetz-
Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney John O'Melveny- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney
John Cain- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney Bob Quillian- Olympia, Wa.
Attorney Steve
Downing- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney Helene Chabot- Pierce County DAC
Attorney Mary High- Pierce County DAC
Attorney Karen Campbell- Pierce
County Defense Conflict Office
Attorney Michael Stewart- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney Nicholas Franz- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney Gary Wallis- Lakewood,
Wa.
Attorney Diane Kiesel- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney
Jim Schoenberger- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney John Doherty- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney Cristine Beckwith- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney
Steve Gant- Pierce County DAC
Attorney Jeff Larson- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney Renee Alsept- Kent, Wa.
Attorney Jason Holloway- Seattle,
Wa.
Attorney Shana Thompson, Kent, Wa.
Attorney
Jeanette Dalton- Kingston, Wa.
Attorney Bruce Finlay- Shelton, Wa.
Attorney Paula Crane- Silverdale,Wa.
Attorney Richard Shepard- Tacoma,
Wa.
Attorney Randy Loun- Bremerton, Wa.
Attorney
Heather Gallano- Bremerton, Wa.
Attorney Tracy Flood- Port Orchard, Wa.
Attorney Anne Montgomery- Silverdale, Wa.
Attorney Kathleen Schultz-
Port Orchard,Wa.
Attorney Travis Currie- Pierce County DAC
Attorney
Robert Freeby- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney Jason Johnson- Pierce County DAC
Attorney Mary Martin- Pierce County DAC
Attorney Curtis Huff- Pierce
County DAC
Attorney Richard Whitehead- Deputy Director Pierce County DAC
Attorney David Knodel- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney Scott Terry-
Kent, Wa.
Attorney Jerry Grey-Chehalis, Wa.
Attorney
John Chambers- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney Blake Kremer- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney Dennis Burns- Tacoma, Wa.
Attorney Dana Ryan- Puyallup,
Wa.
Attorney A. Fred Miller-Ketchikan, Alaska
Kitsap
County Sheriff's Office
Kitsap County Juvenile Detention, Probation, and CRC Counselor
positions.
State of Washington Dept. of Corrections
Poulsbo
Police Dept.
Port Orchard Police Dept.
Port Gamble
Police Dept.
Suquamish Police Dept.
Snoqualmie Tribal
Police Dept.
Bainbridge Island Police Dept.
Ferndale
Police Dept.
Kittitas County Sheriff's Dept.
Jefferson
County Sheriff's Office
Tulalip Tribal Police
Clallam
County Sheriff's Office
Kitsap County Fire Marshall's Office
Humboldt
County Sheriff's Office California (see HBO movie "Just Melvin, Just Evil)
Pierce
County Dept of Assigned Counsel Tacoma, Wa.