| Registered Biological Photographer | Senior Instructor |
| Department Head | Navy Master Training Specialist |
| Forensic Photography Lecturer | Biological Photographic Assn. Officer |
Thomas William Eichling, RBP
Chief Hospital Corpsman, United States Navy (Ret.)
| Current Contact Information: | Most Recent Work Address: |
| Coral Springs, FL | Naval Medical Center |
| (954) 575-1572 -ph | 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, Ste. 7 |
| (954) 575-2683 - fax | San Diego, CA 92134-1007 |
| tweichling@compuserve.com | (619) 532-8051 - ph |
Career Objective: Forensic / law enforcement or clinical research photography position that includes production, instructor, and administrative responsibilities.
EXPERIENCE/HISTORY
Retired from Active Duty - 01 MAR 99
Division Head - Biomedical Photography Lab,
1995 - 1999. Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA. Responsible
for:
- Budget of $240,000
- Equipment inventory of $600,000 - Manager - staff of 7 technicians
- Medicolegal Watchbill Coordinator - Annual production - > 1,000,000 work units
- Familiar with wide variety of digital imaging hardware from Kodak, Fuji, Laser Graphics
and
Vidar. Also familiar with Adobe Photoshop 4.0/5.0, Windows 95/98, WordPerfect
6.1/8.0,
and Office 97.
- Security Clearance: Secret
Department Head - Biomedical Photography Technician School, 1991 - 1995. Naval School of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD. Head of the only Department of Defense (DoD) Biophotography School, graduating over 50% of active field technicians as of 1995. Budget - $170,000.
Senior Instructor - Biomedical Photography Technician School, 1989 - 1995. Taught photography subjects such as view camera techniques, copy techniques (including copyright law), infrared & ultraviolet photography, optics, photomacrography, and photomicroscopy. Received Registered Biological Photographer Certification - 1991. (Only RBP in DoD - since 1992). Received Navy Master Training Specialist Certification - 1992.
Independent Duty Biomedical Photographer, 1983 - 1989. Responsible for one and two person departments in Bremerton, Washington and Long Beach, California. Performed forensic, biological and base support photographic functions. Produced two multi-media presentations for commanding officers.
Navy Hospital Corpsman, 1980 - 1983. General duties, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD.
Photojournalist,1976 - 1980. Darkroom Technician and Staff Photographer for the Fort Lauderdale News/Sun-Sentinel and the Hollywood Sun-Tattler. Stringer for AP and UPI, Miami offices.
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
Guest Lecturer on Forensic Photography
| - Providence Medical Center, Kodiak, AK | - Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA |
| - South Peninsula Hospital, Homer, AK | - Pomerado Hospital, San Diego, CA |
Navy Surgeon General's Enlisted Technical Advisor for Biophotography
Director of Communications - Board of Governors, BioCommunications Association
Practical Exam Coordinator - Board of Registry, Biological Photographic Association
Navy Auxiliary Security Force Member and Navy Shooting Team Member
National Press Photographers Association - Member since 1976
NRA Instructor - Pistol and Rifle Safety & Marksmanship / Personal Protection
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts, New York Regents College, April 1999
Navy Biomedical Photography Technician School - 1983. Graduated #1 in class
This page last modified on 08/03/99.