Ken Vitty, Sterling IS

Ken Vitty
Vice President

Brian J. Kelly
Managing Partner

Bernard J. Murphy
Managing Partner

Robert J. Lenehan
Vice President

Matthew X. Holleran
Vice President

Ken Vitty
V.P. of Auto & Technical
Forensic Division

Mr. Vitty is the Vice President of the Auto & Technical Forensic Division of Sterling Investigative Services. He is a court qualified and recognized Auto Theft, Auto Arson and Forensic Auto Lock Specialist. Mr. Vitty specializes in automotive forensic locksmithing and is a Certified GM steering column, ignition VATS pass key specialist. Mr. Vitty is also a Certified Fire Investigator and a Certified Forensic Locksmith. Mr. Vitty has been certified as a Key Pathway Technician I by the North Eastern Technical Services. Mr. Vitty has been Certified in both basic and advanced Master Key systems and is a member of the following associations:

* The National Locksmith Automobile Association
* International Association of Auto Theft Investigators
* Past President and Chairman of the Board, NJ Vehicle Theft Investigators Assoc.
* NJ Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators
* International Association of Arson Investigators
* National Fire Protection Association
* NJ Locksmiths Association
* International Association of Investigative Locksmith
* Associated Locksmiths of America

Mr. Vitty’s responsibilities include the management of our Auto & Technical Division which conducts forensic examinations of recovered stolen and burned vehicles. We provide training and instruction to the law enforcement and insurance industry in the fields of auto theft, auto arson and forensic automotive locksmithing and our examiners are qualified as expert witnesses in courts of all venues providing testimony on auto theft, auto arson and forensic automotive locksmithing matters.

Prior to Mr. Vitty’s employment with Sterling Investigative Services, he worked for HCM Investigations of Park Ridge, NJ, examining stolen and recovered vehicles as a third party administrator. Prior to that, Mr. Vitty was a detective with the Port Authority of NY and NJ Police Department and was last assigned to, and was one of the founders of the Essex County Auto Theft Task Force. He has been a featured speaker at many national and regional symposiums on auto theft, auto arson and forensic locksmithing.

He has expanded his field of expertise to include the new transponder based and resistance value high tech anti-theft systems and also the forensic examination of keys and locks for wear pattern and key pathway analysis and the analysis of Master Key Systems.

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