Fingerprint technician vs ballistic technician

Differences between fingerprint technician and ballistic technician duties and responsibilities

Fingerprint technician example responsibilities.

• Utilize SharePoint and Accutrac to convert information, by ensuring constant communication with department records coordinator and project leads.
• Evaluate ink fingerprints for accuracy and assign fingerprint pattern for entry into AFIS.
• Compare fingerprints in the AFIS system to fingerprints on file matching core and minutia.
• Transform a drug chemistry laboratory suite into a forensic biology and DNA training suite.
• Perform CSI duties (fingerprinting, DNA swabbing, photography, reports, and collection of evidence )
• Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
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Ballistic technician example responsibilities.

• Assist in managing technical and regulatory site visits to the laboratory and interface with QA and RA on all vendor/regulatory audits.
• Conduct ballistic tests for customers, domestic and foreign, seeking NIJ certification or research.
• Evaluate current lab practices and independent initialization of startup procedures for new lab practices and lab organization for ISO accreditation.
• Install blast sleeves, positive and negative EB switches w/ retaining nuts and top sub head assembly.
• Check SID numbers in RAS system.