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KARL SUNI, B.S.
Karl Suni received a B.S. in Biochemistry from Michigan State University in 1984. Prior to his work with FSC, he was employed as a Forensic Scientist for over 33 years in the Forensic Science Division of the Michigan State Police in both the Controlled Substances and Trace Evidence units. His areas of expertise include drug analysis, chemical unknowns and adulterants, paint, explosives, filaments and impression evidence. He has extensive experience in crime scene processing and evidence collection. During his time with MSP he was qualified as an expert in the above disciplines and testified over three-hundred times in state and federal courts.
REBECCA SMITH, B.S.
Rebecca Smith received her B.S. in Biology from Central Michigan University in 2007 and her M.S. in Forensic Science from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 2011. During graduate school, Rebecca worked full time at Weill Cornell Medical College as a certified Electron Microscopist (CEMT) and Research Specialist in the Microscopy Core Facility. She has been affiliated with NEAFS (Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists), MAFS (Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists), AFQAM (Association of Forensic Quality Assurance Managers), NYMS (New York Microscopical Society), and M&M (Microscopy and Microanalysis Society). Since 2015, Rebecca has been employed with Forensic Testing Services/Forensic Science Consultants and currently acts as the Forensic Science Proficiency Test Program Manager, among other roles.
Gabby Robbins received her Bachelor of Science in Human Biology from Michigan State University in 2021. She has been employed as the Laboratory Technician for FTS/FSC since 2021 and has since become affiliated with organizations such as the Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists (MAFS) and the Association of Forensic Quality Assurance Managers (AFQAM).
David Stephens is an Executive in Residence at Michigan State University. He is retired from the Michigan State Police after a long career as a Laboratory Director and Trace Evidence Analyst. His areas of expertise include the analysis of hair, fibers, impression and biological evidence. In addition to his work with our company, Michigan State University and the Michigan State Police, David has served as a privately contracted forensic instructor for the U.S. Department of State in Uganda, Kosovo, Bosnia, Lebanon and Haiti. David has testified as an expert over 100 times in various disciplines.
David Szymanski is a professor at Bentley University, a geologist and forensic scientist. As a practicing forensic scientist, David specializes in trace evidence examination and consults in both criminal and civil investigations. In geology, his research interests focus on the chemical changes that occur in magmas and rocks at the Earth’s surface. His research and teaching interests in both disciplines focus on how matter moves and changes with time and how understanding complex systems can help non-scientists solve real-world problems. David has academic research experience in college teaching and learning, attempting to understand how non-scientists learn complex systems in geology and biology. He is also interested in communicating science for policy development on issues of energy, natural resources, and climate change, most recently serving a Congressional Fellow and science policy advisor to U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) in Washington, D.C. David was formerly the director of the Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry Facility at Michigan State University. David was awarded the MAFS New Scientist Award for his outstanding contribution to the forensic sciences. His forensic research has been presented at meetings of the MAFS and AAFS.