Bio
Forensic Biography Ken Jones 2018
After serving 26 years with the Portland Police Bureau, 20 in the Forensic Evidence Division as a Criminalist, Ken Jones retired in 2015 and went to work as the PSG Training Manager for Leica Geosystems training public safety forensic professionals in North America on operation and integration of 3D laser scanning hardware and software for crime scene documentation. Since 2020 he has taken on the new position at Leica Geosystems as Customer Success Manager for public safety.
He additionally serves as an adjunct professor in Criminal Justice at Portland Community College instructing forensic photography.
His career in law enforcement started in 1989 as a Reserve Officer in Portland and from 1990 to 1996 he served as a uniform patrol officer. In 1994 he was involved in a deadly force incident. In 1996 he was promoted to the rank of Criminalist and specialized in the following areas of forensic:
• Latent Fingerprint Development and Comparison
• Crime Scene Processing
• Forensic Photography
• Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
• Crime Scene Reconstruction
• 3D HDS Laser Scanning
Jones received his Bachelors of Science degree in the Administration of Justice from Portland State University. His professional memberships are with the following organizations: IAI, IABPA, ACSR and IAFSM.
Ken has focused on developing and instructing forensic courses and has instructed 40 hour basic BPA and advanced trajectory documentation courses in Mexico for the U.S. CWAG - Alliance Partnership. In 2012 and 2013 he instructed for DOJ / ICTAP and introduced basic BPA documentation techniques into the curriculum of the Bangladesh national police.
Jones retired from the Portland Police Bureau in 2015 and continued to serve as sworn Police Officer in the Reserve Unit until 2018.
