SUMMARY
ARLO E. WEST
AES, PPSC, NYIFA, MTI
Certified as a Forensic Audio & Video Expert at New
York Institute of Forensic Audio
CONTACT
[email protected]
1 (207) 577-0151
Lewiston, Maine
www.creativeforensic.com
EDUCATION
New York Institute of Forensic Audio
Certification
Certified as a Forensic Audio & Video Expert at New
York Institute of Forensic Audio
MediaTech Institute
Audio Engineering and Film Production
QUALIFIED EXPERT
Expert Witness
Testimony
Qualified as an expert in several states including
NY, LA, NV, TX, FL, MA, ME, MT, SC, NH, NJ, IA, IL, SD.
CASE EXAMPLE
STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. CARLIA M. BRADY (DOCKET
No. A-0 A-0484-16T4)
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. BRANDON MICHAEL
TALIAFERRO & SHIRLEY ANN SCHWAB (DOCKET No.
CR 12-427)
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. DIANNA SAUNDERS
(DOCKET No. 2011-0230)
WILLIAM JORGENSEN v. STATE OF MONTANA
(DOCKET No. DV 07-185A)
UNITED STATES v. DANIEL POULIN (DOCKET No. CR-
08-50-B-W)
VALDA T JOHNSON v. DAVID HOLWAY (DOCKET No.
03-2513 (ESH)
STATE OF MAINE v. DANIEL ROBERTS (DOCKET No.
And-07-455)
STATE OF IOWA v. ROSCHELL LLOYD (DOCKET No.
#21260)
STATE OF IDAHO v. SARAH JOHNSON (DOCKET No.
33312)
UNITED STATES v. RICARDO CORDOBA-RAMIREZ
(DOCKET No. 03-10034)
STATE OF MAINE v. DANA RICHARDSON (DOCKET
No. CR-06-440)
STATE OF MAINE v. SARAH ALLEN (DOCKET No. And-
05-202)
STATE OF W. VIRGINIA v. ORLANDO DAILEY (DOCKET
No. 06-4052)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA v. SHERI NOLAN (DOCKET No.
CC 789691)
Beta Engineer
2012 - Present
iZotope Software
Beta test engineer for, iZotope Software [iZotope
RX5 Advanced, Ozone 7 Advanced] 2012 - Present
Beta Engineer
2010 - 2013
Sony Software
Beta test engineer for, Sony Software [Sony Sound
Forge] 2010 - 2013
Expert/Consultant
Present
Expert Services
CIVIL AND CRIMINAL ATTORNEYS / CORPORATIONS /
PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE / LAW ENFORCEMENT
/ INSURANCE INVESTIGATION
PRIVATE INVESTIGATION / DOMESTIC DISPUTES /
AUDIO PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION / PRIVATE
CITIZENS / DOMESTIC CASES / LITIGATION
EXPERIENCE
Creative Forensic Services, LLC.
2000 - Present
FORENSIC EXPERT
President and CEO, Creative Forensic Services, INC.
Testified and consulted as a forensic audio expert
in many high-profile cases. Trayvon Martin, Natalee
Holloway, Mel Gibson, Britney Spears and Michael
Jackson are just a few. Forensic Audio Enhancement,
Audio Authentication, Video Enhancement,
Authentication, Restoration Analysis of Recorded
Evidence. Provided forensic expertise in hundreds
of cases involving Audio, Video and Photographic
Evidence.
West Mastering Studio
2019 - Present
ENGINEERING AND PRODUCTION
ENGINEERING AND PRODUCTION
Mastering Engineer, Owner, West Mastering
Studio 2019.
Mastering audio recordings for release.
Elmwood Recording Studio
1999 - Present
AUDIO ENGINEER
Audio Engineer, Owner, Elmwood Recording
Studio 1999 - 2019."
Dallas Sound Lab
1987 - 1998
Sound Technician and Audio Engineer
Sound Technician and Audio Engineer, Dallas Sound
Lab 1987 - 1998.
Assistant Engineer, Digital Audio Editing
for Grammy Award winning rock group "U2."
Assistant Engineer, Audio Dialogue Replacement for
the Oscar Award winning motion picture
"Titanic."
Audio Engineer, Live I.S.D.N. feed
for NFL commentator "Pat Somerall" during
halftime commentary.
Assistant Audio Engineer for the Tony
Melendez CD "Hands in Heaven."
Assistant Engineer, Audio Dialogue
Replacement, Universal Pictures, TBS, Warner
Brothers, for the motion pictures "Leave It to
Beaver","Rough Riders", "Tarzan and the Lost City".
Audio Engineer, Foley Assistant, PBS, "Wishbone"
and "Barney" children's programs.
Software Development, Audio Engineer, Dave
Faherty from CBS golf, for Microsoft
Corporation.
Audio Engineer, Forensic Audio Analyst, Digital
Audio Engineer.
Assistant Engineer, Mary Kay Corporation, Dallas
Texas).
1986-2002 Composer, Midi Engineer, Producer,
Dallas Sound Lab in Irving, Texas)
Media
CONSULTANT
ID MURDER MYSTERY [Consultant, guest]
ID BREAKING HOMICIDE [Consultant, guest]
CNN, LARRY KING SHOW [Consultant, guest]
FOX, CRIME WATCH DAILY [Consultant, guest]
ABC, NEWS [Consultant, guest]
GOOD MORNING AMERICA [Consultant, guest]
DR. PHIL SHOW [Consultant, guest]
CBS, NEWS, WGME NEWS 13 [Consultant, guest]
NBC, NEWS [Consultant, guest]
ANIMAL PLANET, FINDING BIGFOOT [Consultant,
guest]
DISCOVERY CHANNEL, GHOST LAB [Consultant,
guest]
INTERVIEW MAGAZINE
TMZ [Consultant]
SOUND ON SOUND MAGAZINE [Consultant]
GRAMMY MAGAZINE [Consultant]
LEWISTON SUN JOURNAL [Consultant]
HOLLYWOOD LIFE [Consultant]
ORLANDO SENTINEL [Consultant]
MIAMI HERALD [Consultant]
ARLO WEST
CEO CREATIVE FORENSIC SERVICES
SUMMARY
ARLO E. WEST
AES, PPSC, NYIFA, MTI
Certified as a Forensic Audio & Video Expert at New
York Institute of Forensic Audio
CONTACT
[email protected]
1 (207) 577-0151
Lewiston, Maine
www.creativeforensic.com
EDUCATION
New York Institute of Forensic Audio
Certification
Certified as a Forensic Audio & Video Expert at New
York Institute of Forensic Audio
MediaTech Institute
Audio Engineering and Film Production
QUALIFIED EXPERT
Expert Witness
Testimony
Qualified as an expert in several states including
NY, LA, NV, TX, FL, MA, ME, MT, SC, NH, NJ, IA, IL, SD.
CASE EXAMPLE
STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. CARLIA M. BRADY (DOCKET
No. A-0 A-0484-16T4)
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA v. BRANDON MICHAEL
TALIAFERRO & SHIRLEY ANN SCHWAB (DOCKET No.
CR 12-427)
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. DIANNA SAUNDERS
(DOCKET No. 2011-0230)
WILLIAM JORGENSEN v. STATE OF MONTANA
(DOCKET No. DV 07-185A)
UNITED STATES v. DANIEL POULIN (DOCKET No. CR-
08-50-B-W)
VALDA T JOHNSON v. DAVID HOLWAY (DOCKET No.
03-2513 (ESH)
STATE OF MAINE v. DANIEL ROBERTS (DOCKET No.
And-07-455)
STATE OF IOWA v. ROSCHELL LLOYD (DOCKET No.
#21260)
STATE OF IDAHO v. SARAH JOHNSON (DOCKET No.
33312)
UNITED STATES v. RICARDO CORDOBA-RAMIREZ
(DOCKET No. 03-10034)
STATE OF MAINE v. DANA RICHARDSON (DOCKET
No. CR-06-440)
STATE OF MAINE v. SARAH ALLEN (DOCKET No. And-
05-202)
STATE OF W. VIRGINIA v. ORLANDO DAILEY (DOCKET
No. 06-4052)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA v. SHERI NOLAN (DOCKET No.
CC 789691)
Beta Engineer
2012 - Present
iZotope Software
Beta test engineer for, iZotope Software [iZotope
RX5 Advanced, Ozone 7 Advanced] 2012 - Present
Beta Engineer
2010 - 2013
Sony Software
Beta test engineer for, Sony Software [Sony Sound
Forge] 2010 - 2013
Expert/Consultant
Present
Expert Services
CIVIL AND CRIMINAL ATTORNEYS / CORPORATIONS /
PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE / LAW ENFORCEMENT
/ INSURANCE INVESTIGATION
PRIVATE INVESTIGATION / DOMESTIC DISPUTES /
AUDIO PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION / PRIVATE
CITIZENS / DOMESTIC CASES / LITIGATION
EXPERIENCE
Creative Forensic Services, LLC.
2000 - Present
FORENSIC EXPERT
President and CEO, Creative Forensic Services, INC.
Testified and consulted as a forensic audio expert
in many high-profile cases. Trayvon Martin, Natalee
Holloway, Mel Gibson, Britney Spears and Michael
Jackson are just a few. Forensic Audio Enhancement,
Audio Authentication, Video Enhancement,
Authentication, Restoration Analysis of Recorded
Evidence. Provided forensic expertise in hundreds
of cases involving Audio, Video and Photographic
Evidence.
West Mastering Studio
2019 - Present
ENGINEERING AND PRODUCTION
ENGINEERING AND PRODUCTION
Mastering Engineer, Owner, West Mastering
Studio 2019.
Mastering audio recordings for release.
Elmwood Recording Studio
1999 - Present
AUDIO ENGINEER
Audio Engineer, Owner, Elmwood Recording
Studio 1999 - 2019."
Dallas Sound Lab
1987 - 1998
Sound Technician and Audio Engineer
Sound Technician and Audio Engineer, Dallas Sound
Lab 1987 - 1998.
Assistant Engineer, Digital Audio Editing
for Grammy Award winning rock group "U2."
Assistant Engineer, Audio Dialogue Replacement for
the Oscar Award winning motion picture
"Titanic."
Audio Engineer, Live I.S.D.N. feed
for NFL commentator "Pat Somerall" during
halftime commentary.
Assistant Audio Engineer for the Tony
Melendez CD "Hands in Heaven."
Assistant Engineer, Audio Dialogue
Replacement, Universal Pictures, TBS, Warner
Brothers, for the motion pictures "Leave It to
Beaver","Rough Riders", "Tarzan and the Lost City".
Audio Engineer, Foley Assistant, PBS, "Wishbone"
and "Barney" children's programs.
Software Development, Audio Engineer, Dave
Faherty from CBS golf, for Microsoft
Corporation.
Audio Engineer, Forensic Audio Analyst, Digital
Audio Engineer.
Assistant Engineer, Mary Kay Corporation, Dallas
Texas).
1986-2002 Composer, Midi Engineer, Producer,
Dallas Sound Lab in Irving, Texas)
Media
CONSULTANT
ID MURDER MYSTERY [Consultant, guest]
ID BREAKING HOMICIDE [Consultant, guest]
CNN, LARRY KING SHOW [Consultant, guest]
FOX, CRIME WATCH DAILY [Consultant, guest]
ABC, NEWS [Consultant, guest]
GOOD MORNING AMERICA [Consultant, guest]
DR. PHIL SHOW [Consultant, guest]
CBS, NEWS, WGME NEWS 13 [Consultant, guest]
NBC, NEWS [Consultant, guest]
ANIMAL PLANET, FINDING BIGFOOT [Consultant,
guest]
DISCOVERY CHANNEL, GHOST LAB [Consultant,
guest]
INTERVIEW MAGAZINE
TMZ [Consultant]
SOUND ON SOUND MAGAZINE [Consultant]
GRAMMY MAGAZINE [Consultant]
LEWISTON SUN JOURNAL [Consultant]
HOLLYWOOD LIFE [Consultant]
ORLANDO SENTINEL [Consultant]
MIAMI HERALD [Consultant]
ARLO WEST
CEO CREATIVE FORENSIC SERVICES