Stephen Niezgoda, M.B.A.

Director of SNA International

Stephen Niezgoda, a co-founder and Director of SNA International, has over 20 years of experience managing large public and private sector programs. He has assisted several public crime laboratories in successfully implementing Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) that have improved cost-effectiveness and efficiency. He specializes in the strategic application of information technology to solve complex business and scientific problems. Read More…

Accomplishments/Achievements

FBI Director's Award for Science and Technology, for his contributions to the national DNA database.
FBI’s Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods (SWGDAM), Participant
- He has been a part of SWGDAM and numerous other panels and working groups.
- Guest Speaker at conferences throughout the world.
Hurricane Victim DNA Identification Expert Group, Participant
National Institute of Justice Kinship and Data Analysis Panel, World Trade Center Victim Identification Program, Participant
Lessons Learned from 9/11: DNA Identification in Mass Fatality Incidents, co-author
Byte and Science, Contributor
- Authored and co-authored numerous other articles in professional journals and magazines.

Career and Educational Background

Technical consultant, National Institute of Justice
- Supported the multi-million dollar DNA backlog reduction programs for no-suspect forensic cases and the convicted offender outsourcing programs.
Program Manager, FBI’s Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)
- Led the construction and operation of the U.S. National DNA Database.
M.B.A., George Mason University
B.S., Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech

Resume available upon request.