A forensic scientist since 1996, Ryan Black has subject matter expertise in quality assurance management, ISO 17025, ISO 17020, postmortem/antemortem forensic toxicology, seized drug analysis, clandestine laboratory analysis/response, fire debris analysis, and lamp filament analysis.
He is certified in Comprehensive Criminalistics by the American Board of Criminalistics and holds a green belt in Lean Six Sigma.
He has been a technical assessor since 2005 and was a lead assessor from 2015 to 2023.
1995 Masters, Chemistry
1993 BS, Chemistry (Mathematics)
Arkansas State Crime Laboratory
2015–present Quality Assurance Manager
2002–2015 Chief Forensic Toxicologist
2000–2002 Forensic Criminalist II
(Trace Evidence: Fire Debris, Lamp Filaments)
1998–2000 Forensic Chemist
(Seized Drugs, Clandestine Laboratories)
North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
1996–1998 Scientist
(Toxicology)
Certifications
2010 ABC-CC: Diplomate, Comprehensive Criminalistics
(American Board of Criminalistics)
2014 Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
(Sorenson Forensics)