About Rob Painter Expertise I had a auto theft repair store for 17 years, which repaired over 10,000 steering columns.
Experience ROB PAINTER, ASE, CFL, CFEI
P.O. Box 190
Big Bend, WI 53103
Phone (414) 698-9696
Fax (262) 662-1352
Forensic Vehicle Component Analyst
Diplomate, Board Certified Forensic Examiner
ASE Certified Auto, Collision, Med/Hvy/Duty Truck Technician
Certified Forensic Locksmith
Certified Forensic Auto Theft Examiner L-5
Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator
Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator
Certified Auto Theft and Fraud Expert
http://www.autotheftexpert.com
Email-rpainter@wi.rr.com
As per federal court rules of evidence (702) (Daubert) my testimony has qualified me as:
Auto Theft and Fraud Expert
Forensic Vehicle Analyst
Fire Origin and Cause Expert
Qualified to testify as an expert for the Defense in a USAF Court Martial in the areas of Origin and Cause of Vehicle Fires, Transponder System Operation, Ignition Locks, Steering Columns, Auto Theft and Vehicle Burn Debris Analysis.
July-2004 Assisted San Francisco PD in a homicide investigation involving a reported stolen and recovered burned vehicle.
September-2004 Offered book deal by Lawyers and Judges Publishing.
September-2004 Contacted by the TV show ?Forensic Files? for a potential story to be aired.
November-2004 Filmed to be featured in the National Public Television pilot ?Why Not? on auto theft and auto theft prevention.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
? Formed the International Association of Forensic Auto Theft Examiners LLC.
? Formed the non Profit Forensic Institute on Auto Theft Analysis. Both organizations are to set the standards in forensics as it relates to reported stolen vehicles and to provide training to examiners, fire service and law enforcement.
? 1986 opened Auto Recovery Specialists Inc., providing exclusive repair of theft recovered and vandalized vehicles. The initial concept of the business was to return vehicles to their original shape before the theft, vandalism or fire. In 1987 bought the rights to the theft deterrent known as the ?Chicago Collar?.
? Founded the ?International Association of Forensic Auto Theft Examiners.? Its purpose is to set the standards in the field of determining the last operation of a reported stolen vehicle.
? Duties include complete component replacement: dash, stereo system, interior,
locks and coding, rebuilding steering columns, repairing and installing vehicle security system components (factory and after market), engine components, body repair, glass replacement, repair and service of air conditioning components, brake and suspension repair, and replacement, wiring harnesses etc. to return vehicle to pre-theft condition Complete reconstruction.
? During the past 17 years directly involved in the repair of over 10,000 theft-recovered and fire damaged vehicles.
? Personally examined and rebuilt thousands of steering columns on both import and domestic vehicles
? Internationally acknowledged as expert in auto theft including court, consulting with insurance companies, attorneys and law enforcement.
? Consultant on steering columns, locks, stereo systems and vehicle security for Special Investigation Units for many large insurance carriers during the past 10 years. Consulting services include but not limited to: How a vehicle was last operated (with or without keys in burned or unburned vehicles), Origin and Cause of vehicle fires, and vehicle defects.
? Provides services as a consultant and researcher to attorneys and insurance companies, and private industry throughout the US in cases related to vehicles.
? Has worked with crime prevention officers throughout the US establishing training programs designed to protect the public from becoming victims of auto theft.
? PATENT: 3/21/00 issued patent# 6,039,140 for 8 different variations of airbag anti-theft devices.
PUBLICATIONS
Currently authors articles and test reports on an ongoing basis for SIUs and the forensic/vehicle fire industry.
Published author: (1,350 slide training course) Auto Theft/ Fraud Training Course) ?The Modern Forensic Approach to Auto Theft Investigation.? (January, 2001)
Author: ?Absolute Statements Made By Experts? (Insurance publication-Sept. 2003)
Author: ?Locksmiths as Experts Reporting On Stolen Vehicles? (Insurance Publication-August 2003)
Author: ?Uncovering The Truth in Burned Reported Thefts? (Insurance publication-August 2002)
Author: ?Problems and Solutions in Vehicle Theft Determination? (Insurance publication December 2002)
Author: Master Keys? Insurance publication- February-2003)
Author: ?Variables to Be Considered In Vehicle Fire Investigation after Suppression.? (Insurance publication-November 2001)
Author: ?Ford Magnesium Steering Columns and the Results to Ignition Components after a Fire?. Article for peer review from the fire and forensic community. (November 2001)
Author: ?The Truth About GM VATS.? (Article) (November 2001)
Author: ?The Truth About GM PASSLOCK TM? (Article) (November 2001)
Author:? Auto Theft Investigation: Hollywood vs. Reality? (Article) (February 2001) For the John Cooke Fraud Report.
Published author: (Manual) ?Forensic Vehicle Fire/ Arson and Auto Theft Investigation? (October 2000)
Published author: (Article) ?Petty Claims? for the John Cooke Fraud Report (October, 1998)
Published author (Manual) ?AUTO THEFT: LET THE TRUTH BE KNOWN!? (1998) (Previously distributed by Barnes & Nobel)
Co-authored the investigation manual, ?Surreptitious Entry & Auto Theft & Burn & the Investigator.? (1999)
Authored test questions on the subject of steering columns and vehicle security for CFL designation to be given by the International Association of Investigative Locksmiths. January, 2000
Published author: (Manual) ?Saginaw Steering Columns-What Has Not Been Told? Training manual for fire investigators. (March 2000)
Published (Article) ?Beyond The Lock? (May 2000)
Published Author: (Article) Fraud Defense Network-August, 2000 Edition-?Melting Steering Column Tests.? http://www.fraudreport.com/index.cfm?month=08&year=2000
Published author: (Test Report) ?Burned Toyota Steering Column Testing to Determine How Last Operated?. Tool marks and procedures. (December 1999) Currently at the FBI Crime Lab in Washington DC and the US Army Crime Lab in Atlanta, GA for peer review.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Defeated the ?unstealable? Ford Securilock transponder system for a court case 10/10/00. They said it could not be done!
Primary designer of a state of the art ?bait? car for a police department to catch car thieves.
Worked with The National Highway Safety Transportation Administration and
discovered a potential fire hazard on a vehicle and determined origin and cause of under hood fires on this type of vehicle.
Featured as ?Auto Theft Expert? in the A & E auto theft documentary ?Stealing Wheels? that aired July 26, 2000.
Contacted by Sears and Edelman Marketing to be a national spokesman for an anti theft device for vehicles. (November 1999)
Invited to provide evaluation and consulting to steering column engineers at Daimler Chrysler Corporation in Auburn Hills, MI (10/99). The purpose of this project was to demonstrate how steering column locking mechanisms could be defeated without the use of a key and how to reinforce the columns again.....
Question on a 1997 mercury sable the horn is not getting any voltage, but is getting juice underneath the colum wiring harness. by trouble shooting i narrowed it down to the coil assembly in the steering wheel. Where can i find part # 14a664 ford product?
Answer Hello,
It has been my experience with Ford products that many parts go out of production after 5 years. Thus trying to get new is very difficult. As much as I don't like getting parts from junk yards, the only option may be to buy a used steering column for the parts. Other than that, I can't help you.
