Jim Smith is a Ventura County, California based photographer with more than 25 years of experience photographing thousands of scene investigations and more than 100 forensic lab exams. He is a former Product Liability Manager for a global plastic piping products manufacturer, a Claim Team Manager for a Fortune 50 insurance company, and a police Communications Officer. Mr. Smith earned designations as a Certified Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU®), Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI®), and an Associate In Insurance Services (AIS®). He is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara and he has managed property, casualty, special disaster, auto, Special Investigative Unit (SIU), and product liability claims and litigation throughout the United States and Canada.