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Andy Maloney, BSc(Hons)
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I have been writing software since 1981 and have been a professional software developer since 1995. I earned an honours bachelor of science degree in Computing and Information Science from Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada. Professionally, I have worked in several areas – automated software engineering tools for ancient banking and insurance software, derivatives trading software for European market-makers, and game engine software for the independent game developer.

I have always been interested in providing easy-to-use software to users to save them time, effort, and frustration. I believe that software is there to help the user do their job more efficiently, should hide as much complexity as possible, and that the user should be in control, not the software.

My interest in bloodstain pattern analysis developed through discussions with my brother Kevin. Combining my knowledge of software and usability with his knowledge of bloodstain pattern analysis, we worked together to bring you HemoSpat. I hope our efforts in this area are of benefit to both educators and analysts in the field.

I am an Associate Member of the International Association for Identification (IAI) and of the International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts (IABPA) and I am a Technical Advisor to the Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction (ACSR). Over the years I have attended several training conferences:

  • IABPA Santa Barbara, CA, USA (2005)
  • IABPA Middleburg, The Netherlands (2006)
  • IABPA Corning, NY, USA (2006)
  • IABPA Zürich, Switzerland (2008)
  • IABPA Boulder, CO, USA (2008)
  • ACSR Monterey, CA, USA (2012)
  • ACSR Atlanta, GA, USA (2013)
  • IABPA San Diego, CA, USA (2013)
  • IABPA Portland, ME, USA (2014)
  • ACSR Oklahoma City, OK, USA (2015)
  • ACSR Clark, NJ, USA (2016)

In addition to attending, I presented talks and workshops at the following training conferences:

  • IABPA Portland, OR, USA (2009) – HemoSpat (workshop)
  • IABPA Lisbon, Portugal (2010) – HemoSpat (workshop)
  • IABPA Atlantic City, NJ, USA (2010) – HemoSpat (workshop)
  • ACSR Jacksonville, FL, USA (2011) – HemoSpat (workshop), Visualization of Linear Cast-off Patterns (talk)
  • IABPA Tucson, AZ, USA (2012) – An Introduction to HemoSpat: Impact Pattern Analysis & Visualization (workshop), Visualization of Cast-off Patterns (talk)
  • IABPA Edinburgh, Scotland (2012) – An Introduction to HemoSpat: Impact Pattern Analysis & Visualisation (workshop), Visualisation of Cast-off Patterns (talk)
  • ACSR Montgomery, TX, USA (2014) – An Introduction to SketchUp for Crime Scenes (workshop)
  • IABPA Fort Worth, TX, USA (2015) – Impact Pattern Analysis & Visualization With HemoSpat (workshop)
  • PNWD-IAI Tulalip, WA, USA (2016) – An Introduction to HemoSpat: Impact Pattern Analysis & Visualization (workshop), (Ab)Using HemoSpat for Shooting Incident Reconstruction (talk)
  • ACSR Black Hawk, CO, USA (2017) – Balthazard’s Ellipse: From Blood to Bullets (talk)
  • IABPA Warsaw, Poland (2017) – Impact Pattern Analysis In Theory and Practice (workshop w/Brian Yamashita)
  • IABPA Buenos Aires, Argentina (2018) – Impact Patterns: From Theory To Practice (talk)
  • IABPA Ottawa, Canada (2018) – An Introduction to HemoSpat: Impact Pattern Analysis & Visualization (workshop)

Publications:

  • Maloney, A. Comparing Nearly Identical Images Using “Beyond Compare”. Journal of Forensic Identification. 2013, 63 (2), 153-164.
  • St. Clair, E.; Maloney, A.; Schade, A. An Introduction to Building 3D Crime Scene Models Using SketchUp. Journal of the Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction. 2012, 18 (4), 29-47.
  • Maloney, A.; Campbell, T.; Killeen, J. Visualization of Cast-off Patterns Using 3D Modelling Software. Journal of the Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction. 2011, 17 (4), 49-56.
  • Maloney, A.; Nicloux, C.; Maloney, K.; Heron, F. One-Sided Impact Spatter and Area-of-Origin Calculations. Journal of Forensic Identification. 2011, 61 (2), 123-135.
  • Maloney, K.; Killeen, J.; Maloney, A. The Use of HemoSpat To Include Bloodstains Located on Nonorthogonal Surfaces in Area-of-Origin Calculations. Journal of Forensic Identification. 2009, 59 (5), 513-524.