Professional Biography

Amanda Culbertson is a forensic toxicology and analytical chemistry expert with more than 20 years of experience, including work in federal, state, and local laboratory settings. Her career has included analytical testing, method evaluation, quality assurance, technical review, and the interpretation of complex toxicology results in criminal and civil matters.

Before founding Alteisdi Consulting, LLC, Ms. Culbertson worked in governmental laboratory environments involving forensic toxicology, analytical chemistry, and chemical-terrorism preparedness. Her experience includes work as a Chemical Terrorism Laboratory Coordinator for the State of Michigan, where her role involved high-consequence analytical preparedness and coordination with agencies involved in public safety and emergency response, including the FBI and Michigan National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team.

Her forensic toxicology experience includes the evaluation of alcohol, drug, and postmortem toxicology evidence involving blood, urine, vitreous humor, and other biological specimens. She has worked with analytical techniques including headspace gas chromatography, GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, and immunoassay screening, and she is well-versed in laboratory procedures, validation, quality control, chain of custody, and accreditation-related issues.

As the founder of Alteisdi Consulting, LLC, Ms. Culbertson provides independent case review, toxicology interpretation, expert testimony, and attorney education. Her work focuses on helping attorneys understand what toxicology results can, and cannot, prove, while translating complex scientific evidence into clear, objective, and well-supported opinions for litigation.

From the Laboratory Bench to the Courtroom

Ms. Culbertson’s opinions are grounded in practical laboratory experience and informed by the realities of forensic testing. Having worked in crime laboratories and other governmental analytical environments, she understands how scientific evidence is generated, documented, reviewed, and interpreted — not just how it appears in a final report.

Laboratory Foundation
Analytical testing, method review, quality assurance, technical documentation, toxicology interpretation, chemical-terrorism preparedness, and review of laboratory records.

Litigation Application
Case review, discovery evaluation, expert report preparation, deposition and trial preparation, opposing expert review, and testimony involving toxicology, analytical chemistry, and laboratory reliability.

Objective. Independent. Experienced.