Roger Robson

Society Position: President
Qualifications/Postnominals: BSc Hons, CBiol, FSB, FCSFS 
Current Employment: Consultant

Professional Background

Roger has 39 years’ experience as a forensic practitioner and manager; accumulating a broad range of experiences working in both the private and public sectors, as well as extensive experience, working for both sides of the judicial system.

Originally rooted in the FSS, being trained in various disciplines and specialising in micro-particles. As of 1992 he was considered by his peers to be an ambassador for this discipline and was instrumental in setting up the ENFSI Fibre Group where he continued to travel and lecture extensively.   Roger considers that he has had a very fortunate career due to the early groundwork and exposure to the most complex of cases; as a result he has been involved in many high profile cases in the UK.

His managerial career developed in my latter years with the FSS. In 1998 he went onto help grow Forensic Alliance and became Head of Operations in the early days of LGC Forensics.  Roger left in 2007 to join Forensic Access as their MD; introducing new business initiatives and overseeing their quality standards and forensic services.

These days Roger continues to consult, both in management and as a practitioner.  He advises Government and assists with policy, having sat on The Regulator’s Advisory Council since 2009, published various articles scientific papers and media work.  He also sat on the Steering Committee for a Public Hearing looking into the ethics of the NDNAD.

CSFS Background

Roger joined the Society in 1979.   He soon became the Society’s Link Person for the Wetherby FSS Laboratory and for some reason ended up being honoured with the task of designing posters for various Society Meetings over many years.  He has been on the Editorial Committee and attended numerous meetings and given various presentations over the years – some technical, whilst others focussed on the commercial aspects of the service.  He has been a Fellow since 2010 and an authorised Assessor and currently holds the position of President-Elect.

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