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About the expert

Andrei Viktorovich — expert assistance with forensic trace examination, preparation of questions and report reviews.

Professional profile

Work is performed within the questions posed, the type of objects, the preservation of traces and the sufficiency of comparison specimens. Where a multidisciplinary examination involving automotive engineering, commodity examination, materials science or other tasks is required, specialists in the relevant fields are involved.

Training and experience

Advanced training in forensic trace and impression examination.

Expert practice since 2020.

Membership and insurance

Andrei Viktorovich is a member of SUDEX.

His professional liability as a forensic expert is insured with Absolut Strakhovanie LLC for RUB 5,000,000.

Approach: the object, trace, photographs, packaging, specimen provenance, questions, case materials and limits of competence are assessed first.

Main tasks

preliminary analysis of traces and questions;
examination of human and animal traces;
examination of footwear marks and footprints;
tool mark examination: marks left by implements, tools and mechanisms;
locks, seals and locking and sealing devices (ЗПУ);
vehicle trace examinations;
review of an expert report.

Limits of competence

An expert examination does not replace legal assessment or conclusions on guilt, the admissibility of evidence or the legal classification of conduct. Such questions are resolved by the court, investigative authorities, inquiry authorities or a lawyer.

Inquiry

Send photographs of traces, documents or a description of the task

You may send photographs of traces, damage, locks, seals, footwear, tools or vehicles, a court ruling, an investigative order, draft questions or a report for review.

marks left by footwear, feet, clothing, teeth and fingernails;
marks left by implements, tools and mechanisms;
locks, seals, locking and sealing devices (ЗПУ);
vehicle traces and damage;
mechanical damage to clothing, knots and loops.

Type of examination Your name Contact phone number or email * Briefly describe the task * Attach photographs, documents or a report

Up to 10 files of 10 MB each. Preserve the source photographs and information about the provenance of traces; physical objects are transferred separately.

I give consent to the processing of my personal data for the purpose of considering and responding to my enquiry.

How data is processed: Personal Data Processing Policy. Attach only materials relevant to the examination; redact unnecessary data about other people.

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For physical objects, it is important to preserve traces, packaging, storage conditions and information about the provenance of specimens.

Attachments: up to 10 files of up to 10 MB each, with a maximum combined size of 15 MB. If a file is rejected, the enquiry is not sent.