DIGITAL VOICE STRESS ANALYZER (DVSA)

MANAGEMENT & ADVISORY BOARD

MANAGING DIRECTOR & DEVELOPER

E. Gary Baker, has practiced  psychophysiological  detection of deception since 1974.  The International Society of Stress Analysts in1981 awarded the title of “Analyst” by examination and peer review.  In ISSA he served on the Ethics Committee and the Research & Development Committee.   The title of "Fellow" was bestowed in 1985.  He earned a certificate in 1984 and a diploma in 1988 in Polygraph Science and Lie Detection Technology after 4596 hours of combined classroom and independent study. Advanced certifications have been awarded

by ISSA and the American Polygraph and Voice Stress Association. 

He was a founding member and served on the Nebraska Truth Verification Licensing Board, covering VSA and Polygraph examiners, from 1982 to 1990.  He has been designated and testified as an Expert Witness in forensic truth verification, legal investigations, and physical security, in District and County Courts.  He has provided his professional services to major corporations, governments, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies. 

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission accepted the Baker forensic VSA  technique and clinical psychological testing for personnel screening of applicants for unescorted access to nuclear power facilities and for specific examinations. The Baker organization screened over 10,000 applicants.  

He is the principal instructor for VSA, Polygraph, Interview & Interrogation and Kinesic Behavior Analysis skills. He personally conducts DVSA Certified Law Enforcement Examiner Courses.  His VSA course has been certified by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board and the Louisiana Stress Analyst Licensing Board.

He has been an internal fraud investigator for over 30 years. He served as a sworn Special Deputy Sheriff as Truth Verification Examiner, Internal Affairs Investigator and special projects investigator.  He is a Certified Forensic Hypnotist and a Certified Clinical PDD Examiner for Sex Offenders.  (Post Conviction Sex offender Testing - PCSOT.

He holds earned degrees of Master of Arts in Religious Counseling and Doctor of Philosophy in Theocentric Business and Ethics.

Baker has improved VSA science utilizing space-age technology, and techniques.  He conducted VSA and Polygraph Certified Examiner Courses for Air Force Research Laboratory engineers and analysis specialists of the National Institute of Justice’s – Law Enforcement Analysis Facility and National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center for their continuing VSA detection of deception validation studies.  We believe that the AFRL positive results validate his VSA stress pattern quantification and chart interpretation procedures. 

He currently is serving a third 2-year term as Trustee and Board Member of the Cocoa Beach (FL) Police Department Pension Board, a city commission appointment. 

BOARD OF ADVISORS

MARVIN (BUD) McCORKLE, Chief of Police/Consultant, Ivy Tech State College, Indianapolis, IN. 

With over 35 years of law enforcement and private security experience, Bud  retired as Chief of Police, Ingalls, IN.   He served 17 years as VP Loss Prevention, Paul Harris Stores, Inc., in charge of security operations for 500 retail operations in 38 states.  An experienced PDD examiner utilizing polygraph, PSE, Lantern, and DVSA he testifies as an expert witness in detection of deception examining. 

Bud is a Certified Analyst, Fellow, and currently serves as President of the International Society of Stress Analysts (ISSA) and Interim President of the American Polygraph and Voice  Analysis Association (APAVSA).

NELSON SPRIGGS, Investigator and Certified Fraud Examiner, Georgia

Nelson has over 20 years security and investigative experience including a tour in Vietnam as a company grade officer with the Security / Intelligence Department, U.S. Naval Support Activity, Da Nang. After graduating from the Combined Federal Law Enforcement Center in Washington, DC, he served with the US Park Police. He was in charge of security and audit management with two community banks conducting investigations of internal and external criminal activities. He served as a field grade officer (reserve mobilization augmentee), U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations.

Nelson is a trained polygraph, PSE, Lantern and DVSA examiner.  He is a  college instructor. 

WILLIAM L. ZUMWALT, Sgt. Major, US Army (Ret), San Jose’, Costa Rica 

Bill currently provides private training and consulting services regarding security and protective topics throughout the America, Europe and Middle East.  His private assignments have ranged from training the executive protection detail for Haiti's President Aristede to conducting executive security briefings, bodyguard training, security assessments, and intelligence briefings for major US corporations and foreign goverments.  He is an instructor in interview and interrogations.  His Army assignments included:  US Military Group, El Salvador, 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment, 5th Special Forces Group, and 1st Special Forces Group.

He is a polygraph and DVSA examiner and instructor.  He represents The Baker Group in Latin America and Europe and middle east.  Mr. Zumwalt is fluent in the Spanish language and resides in Costa Rica.    He is the Director of Seguridad Americana, SA, San Jose', Costa Rica. 

JERRY POWDRILL, Major (Ret), West Monroe PD, West Monroe, LA

Jerry retired from WMPD after 32 years in law enforcement.  He is presently President of the Louisiana Stress Analysts Association.  He served as a member and Chairman of the Louisiana Certified Stress Analysts Licensing Board and was a founding member.  He is certified in PSE, Verimetrics, Lantern, and DVSA having practiced VSA since 1981.  Jerry is a certified VSA instructor and qualified expert witness in VSA Psychophysiological Detection of Deception, and in fingerprint technology.

He instructs for the North Delta Regional Training Academy since 1982 in subjects including Burglary Investigation, Fingerprinting, Photography, Interview and interrogation, Body language, Evidence, and Voice Stress Analysis 

DWAYNE STANTON, Det. (Ret) Metropolitan Police Dept., Washington DC

Dwayne retired from the Metro DC Police Department’s Homicide Division where he was an investigator and training instructor, CVSA examiner / instructor, and interrogator.  . He is certified as a VSA examiner / instructor utilizing CVSA, Lantern and DVSA.

A Legal Investigator since retirement he specializes in investigating major crimes, homicides and Organized Crime matters.  His list of clientele is a “Who’s Who” in the modern criminal justice arena, from prestigious law firms and major corporations to high profile celebrities.  

RON KRAMER, Deputy Sheriff III, Vero Beach, FL

Ron served as Negotiator and Team Leader, for the agency’s Hostage/Crisis response Team; holding a Federal Certification as an Instructor in First Response, Hostage/Crisis Negotiations; and is an adjunct instructor for Ohio University in Community and Professional Programs.  Ron is currently certified by the Florida Attorney General as a Crime Prevention Practitioner, (CPP); and by the International Foundation of Protection Officers as a Certified Protection Officer, (CPO).  Ron has over 25 years of law enforcement experience, (which includes: US Secret Service, Metro-Dade Public Safety and Director of Region VI, State of Indiana Criminal Justice).   He is a Lantern and DVSA examiner specializing in narrative analysis in hostage / crisis situations. 

LAVELLE PITTS, Sheriff (Ret.) Bay County, FL

LAVELLE PITTS is a 32-year veteran of law enforcement and criminal investigations.  He has served as Chief of Police, Florida State Deputy Fire Marshall, Florida Marine Patrol (Major) in charge of statewide anti-smuggling operations, and Special Agent for Florida Sheriff’s Bureau, Chief of Criminal Investigations, Chief of Detectives, and Sheriff of Bay County, FL. 

For the past twelve years Pitts conducts legal investigations in the Florida panhandle specializing in criminal and civil investigations.  He is a Certified Stress Analyst and is a Qualified Expert Witness in voice stress analysis. 

MICHAEL W. SAVAGE, LT. COL. USARMY (Ret), Guatemala, Colombia & El Salvador

Michael W. Savage is a retired Lt. Col. with extensive experience in Latin America and counter terrorism, serving in hotspots such as Colombia and El Salvador and later as the J-3 Operations Officer for the reconstruction of Panama following the 1989 invasion.  Earlier in his career he was the Assistant Operations Officer for the 1st Ranger Battalion when it was responsible for all counter-terrorism and hostage rescue operations for the United States prior to the establishment of the Delta Force. He later held the position of Civil-Military Affairs officer for the same unit, responsible for planning and liaison with foreign military and civilian governments worldwide.  After retiring, he became associated with the Diogenes Company where he served as the Vice-President for Operations. After leaving Diogenes he now operates his own independent VSA firms in Guatemala, El Salvador, Colombia and Ecuador.  He has provided VSA training and examinations in the U.S., Colombia, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Ecuador and Peru.