E. Gary Baker, is widely known as an early VSA pioneer and considered by many as the true “father” of forensic digital voice stress analysis having practiced psychophysiological detection of deception since early 1974, longer than any competitor. He worked closely with the three inventors of VSA and participated in validation studies. Col. Charles McQuiston was a mentor. The International Society of Stress Analysts (ISSA) in 1981 awarded the title of “Analyst” by examination and peer review. In ISSA he was very active, served on the Ethics Committee and the Research & Development Committee. The title “Fellow” was bestowed in 1985. He earned a certificate in 1984 and a diploma in 1988 in Polygraph Science and Lie Detection Technology after 4596 hours of combined classroom and independent study. Advanced certifications have been awarded by ISSA and the American Polygraph and Voice Stress Association.
He was a founding member of Stress Analysis Association of Nebraska (SAAN) and served on the Nebraska Truth & Deception Licensing Board, covering VSA and Polygraph examiners, from 1982 to 1990. He has been designated and testified as an Expert Witness in forensic truth verification, legal investigations, and physical security, in District and County Courts. He has provided his professional services to major corporations, governments, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies.
The many US Nuclear Power Generating Stations accepted the Baker forensic VSA, polygraph and clinical psychological testing for personnel screening of applicants for un-escorted access to nuclear facilities and for specific examinations. The Baker organization screened over 10,000 applicants.
He is the principal instructor for VSA, Polygraph, Interview & Interrogation and Kinesic Behavior Analysis skills. He personally conducts DVSA Certified Law Enforcement Examiner Courses. His VSA course has been certified by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board, the Indiana Law Enforcement Board, the Louisiana Stress Analyst Licensing Board and POST accepted as “in-service” training.
He has been an internal fraud investigator for over 48 years. He served as a sworn Special Deputy Sheriff as Truth Verification Examiner, Internal Affairs Investigator and special projects investigator. He is a Certified Forensic Hypnotist and a Certified Instructor & Clinical PDD Examiner for Sex Offenders. (Post Conviction Sex offender Testing – PCSOT, qualified by the Florida Department of Corrections, Division of Community Control.) He is also a PCSOT instructor for PolyStress examinations.
Baker has improved VSA science utilizing space-age technology, and techniques. He conducted VSA and Polygraph Certified Examiner Courses for Air Force Research Laboratory engineers and analysis specialists of the National Institute of Justice’s – Law Enforcement Analysis Facility and National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center for their continuing VSA detection of deception validation studies. We believe that the AFRL positive accuracy results of 100% validate his VSA stress pattern quantification and chart interpretation procedures. See USAF Rome Labs VSA study Phase One and Two
He served three 2-year terms as Trustee and Board Member of the Cocoa Beach (FL) Police Department Pension Board, a city commission appointment.