Experience

Trent University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Course Instructor

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Course Instructor for FRSC-3800H Forensic Toxicology course. Course Instructor for FRSC-3800H Forensic Toxicology course.



JP Palmentier Forensic Toxicology Consultant

• Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Forensic Toxicology Consultant

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  Forensic Toxicology Consultant for criminal, civil and death investigations. Forensic Toxicology Consultant for criminal, civil and death investigations.



Cayman Islands Health Services Authority

• Cayman Islands
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Forensic Analyst

  • Jul 2020 - Oct 2020

  Principle duties: • Perform instrumental analyses for drugs in urine and prepare ‘negative’ reports • Technical and administrative review of other toxicology section reports/certificates • Assisting with sample collection and note taking during autopsies • Laboratory equipment troubleshooting and repair Principle duties: • Perform instrumental analyses for drugs in urine and prepare ‘negative’ reports • Technical and administrative review of other toxicology section reports/certificates • Assisting with sample collection and note taking during autopsies • Laboratory equipment troubleshooting and repair



Ontario Government | Gouvernement de l’Ontario

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Forensic Toxicologist

  • Mar 2001 - Aug 2019

  Principle duties: • Perform and/or direct analyses for alcohol, drugs and poisons in items including body fluids and tissues • Interpret analytical findings in a medico-legal context • Provide expert testimony in relation to pharmacology and toxicology of alcohol, drugs, and poisons • Perform research and teaching in forensic toxicology • Scientific advisor and coordinator for criminal investigations TRAINING and EXPERIENCE Absorption, distribution, and elimination of drugs including alcohol in the human body including the calculation of blood alcohol concentrations Pharmacological and toxicological effects of alcohol, drugs, and poisons on the central nervous system Written, reviewed and/or consulted on over 10,000 cases concerning the effects of alcohol, drugs and poisons in relation to concentrations achieved in biological samples with specific consideration to the forensic aspects of analytical testing, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics. Designated alcohol analyst pursuant to the criminal code of Canada Qualified in Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Ontario Court of Justice, Coroner’s Inquests, and Ontario Alcohol and Gaming Commission Hearings to provide viva voce testimony in relation to: the absorption, distribution and elimination of alcohol, drugs and poisons; the effects of alcohol, drugs and poisons in the human body; the analysis of alcohol, drugs and poisons in biological samples; the theory, use and operation of the Intoxilyzer® 8000C, Intoxilyzer® 5000C, Breathalyzer® 900A, Dräger Alcotest® 6810, Intoximeters® Alco-Sensor FST, and the Alcotest® 7410 GLC. Show less