Matthew R. Quist

Mr. Quist is 27 veteran retired detective/bilingual polygraphist from the Milwaukee Police Department. Mr. Quist has a wealth of experience, with a record of excellence & success. As a bilingual polygraphist/police detective, Mr. Quist has conducted nearly 225 criminal polygraph exams, primarily on homicides, sexual assaults, armed robberies, and other high-profile cases, including numerous Spanish polygraph exams. Mr. Quist has conducted hundreds of interrogations, polygraph exams, and obtained confessions on homicides & other high-profile cases, having withstood judicial scrutiny. Mr. Quist has been a detective in armed robbery, violent crimes, Intelligence, gang, arson, sexual assault, and homicide units. Mr. Quist has had high-profile cases profiled on International TV programs such as Aqui y Ahora and American’s Most Wanted. Mr. Quist has served also as a trained crisis/hostage negotiator for 17 years. Mr. Quist has testified in state and federal court on numerous occasions and is a judicially recognized expert witness. Mr. Quist holds an AA in Police Science, a B.S. in Criminal Justice (G.P.A. 3.6), and M.A. in psychology (4.0 G.P.A.) from the University of Arizona. Mr. Quist graduated from the National Training Center of Polygraph Science in 2007/2010 from the American International Polygraph Institute. Mr. Quist has family currently extending deep into Latin America into Guadalajara Mexico, Port-Au-Prince Haiti & friendships in Brazil Mr. Quist has University Spanish (i.e., 4 years spoken/written native speaker level), and elementary Portuguese. Mr. Quist is trained in S.C.A.N. (Forensic Statement Analysis) and Spanish/English Child Forensic Interviewing. Mr. Quist has police a training background of over 1533 hours of specialized investigative training in advanced polygraph and homicide, sexual assault, fire/arson, counter-drug investigations, hostage negotiations, and interviews/interrogations, among others. Mr. Quist is an elite athlete, competing in the full Ironman Triathlon 140.6 miles 3 times, the Ironman 70.3 Triathlon, Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon 2008/2009, & 8 successful Alcatraz to SF swims, Marine Corps Marathon 2009, & numerous other triathlons, demonstrating his unyielding drive, tenacity, and determination that extends into the workplace.