Public Safety Program Manager
Leica Geosystems
Kansas City, MO
Ryan M. Rezzelle works currently as the Segment Manager for the Leica Geosystems Public Safety Group, a solutions provider for 3D scanning and geomatics crime scene documentation tools and methods. Ryan worked for fifteen plus years as a Crime Scene Investigator, most recently as the Supervisor of the CSI Section for the Johnson County (KS) Sheriff’s Office Laboratory (2008-2016) and previously serving as a CSI for the Kansas City (MO) Police Laboratory with his last two years in a supervisory capacity (2001-2008). Ryan was a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst during his era as a front line practicioner. He served on the ASCLD-LAB Proficiency Review Committee for CSI, which evaluated the proficiency testing process for accredited laboratories (2010-2016). He is a founding member of the Kansas City Regional Mobile Morgue/Fatality Response Group, serving until 2016 as the group’s Deputy Commander. Ryan also served as board treasurer for the Kansas City area community based SANE program, COVERSA. Ryan is proud of his selection as one of 16 members inaugural members of the NIST/NIJ OSAC Sub-Committee on Crime Scene Investigation, to which he served from 2016-2021, and to which he continues to serve as an affiliate member.
Ryan provides frequent instruction in the areas of Crime Scene Investigations and Forensic Photography. Over a stretch covering the past 18 years, he has worked with SANE/SART groups across the Kansas City Metropolitan area in an effort to build photography programs and protocols for nurses and medical staff involved with criminal investigations. Ryan has previously instructed on a wide-range of topics including Crime Scene Management, The Body as a Crime Scene, Evidence Handling, and CSI for Special Victims and Sexual Assault Crimes.
Ryan is an avid photographer for work and play and he is excited to have made the leap into the new line of mirrorless cameras to which he plans to photograph his kids, nature, and landscapes, and also to use in his array of camera types to teach medical professionals more about the wonderful world of photography.
