ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION EXPERT WITNESS

Expert No 1480

Florida

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EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University in Florida

Focus on combustion and alternative energy

PAST AND PRESENT CERTIFICATIONS

Certified by the Florida Pyrotechnics Guild for use and storage of professional display fireworks, 2004

Certified EPA Hazwoper 1910 for hazardous waste site access, 2002

First aid and CPR certified 2000

EMT certification 1998

EXPERIENCE

2004, Staff Engineer/Manager, corporation in Florida

Crash reconstruction and analysis

Professional technical drafting service head

Quality-Control manager

2002-2004, Staff Engineer, engineering research and consulting firm in Florida

Crash analysis and reconstruction involving sedans, trucks, sport utility vehicles, performance sport cars, convertibles, mini-vans, trailers, tractor-trailers, refrigeration trucks, utility trucks, police cruisers, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, riding lawn mowers, skid loaders, multiple vehicles, pedestrians, bicycles, livestock, utility poles, guy wires, trees, ditches, curbs, wet roads, dark roads, dirt roads, road curves, road shoulders, medians, road construction sites, crash attenuators, rain, fog, the sun, traffic control devices, road striping, structures, sidewalks, speed bumps, parking lots, fences, bollards, wheel stops, swimming pools, and retention ponds.

Automotive component analysis

Crashes involving D.U.I.

Vehicle crush analysis and speed determination

Vehicle fire analysis

Road elevation and line-of-site analysis

Detailed vehicle roll-over analysis

Police pursuit reconstruction

Road analysis of tire marks, gouges, median entry and exit points, and automotive fluids

Lane change analysis

Continuous vehicular orientation reconstruction during crash sequence

Detailed traffic reflector and barrier delineator analysis

Surface contact friction analysis

Site measurement and mapping

Site surveying and precision plotting with Total-Station

Aerial photograph edge correction and scaling for overlays

Photogrammetry and Photometry

Computer aided data graphical modeling

2-D and 3-D CAD modeling

Reconstruction animation

Technical animation featured on Court TV

Alleged murder reconstruction

Anthropometrics and biomechanical structure, impact and failure analysis

Static analysis of lumbar spine of seated driver

Slip and fall

OSHA compliance

Elevated receiving platform failure (southern-pine wood material failure)

Product identification from photographs of fire destroyed structure

Legal document review and indexing

Medical indexing and narrative generation

Technical report generation

Primary quality control for technical editing and document review

2002-2003, Staff Engineer and Field Team Leader, engineering consulting firm in Florida

Fuel spill, underground storage tank leaks, and pesticide surficial groundwater and soil contamination delineation and remediation using In-Situ technologies, site treatment, and dig and transport to designated hazardous waste disposal areas.

Design and implementation of large controlled temperature and controlled flow sea water chillers for replication of aquatic conditions for various forms of sea life used for doing environmental impact studies of factory waste emissions.

Site surveying using laser theodolites and telescope levels

Lithologic modeling using GEOprobe technology

Monitor well installation and surface and groundwater flow characterization

Lab equipment acquisition, maintenance and calibration.

Advanced CAD mapping and 3-D lithologic computer modeling

2000-2002, CADD Division Manager, engineering firm in Florida

2001, Consultant ,research institute in Florida

2000-2001, Machine Design Draftsman engineering firm in Florida

2000, AutoCAD/Mechanical Desktop Instructor, university in Florida

1999, Differential Equations Teaching Assistant, university in Florida

1997-1998, Volunteer Emergency Medical Technician in Florida

TECHNICAL SOFTWARE

Inventor 9, Machine drafting, design, modeling and animation, Machine failure, kinematic, and stress analysis

AutoCAD R14-2005, Mapping, schematics, machine drawings, architectural drafting, raster digitizing, geometric analysis

Mechanical Desktop, 3-D modeling, digital component creation and assembly, multi-perspective analyses of any three dimensional model, professional machine drawings, and model rasterization

C++, Software programming

Matlab, Mathematical programming for calculation, particularly large or highly iterative calculations, including tabulation, and plotting

MathCAD, Mathematical calculation, tabulation, graphing and plotting

Surfer, Three dimensional grid creations using a variety of algorithms for interpolation of data points, standard contour plots, three dimensional surface plots, and vectoral analysis

Working Model, Creation and modeling of kinematic systems and analysis of multi-bar kinematic systems including cam analysis

Premiere, Digital video and sound editing and animation creation

IDEAS, 3-D modeling, animation, and finite element analysis of mechanical components and systems

Excel, Large data set tabulation, calculation and graphing

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

America Society of Mechanical Engineers

Florida Engineering Society

KEYWORDS

Engineer Expert Witness, Mechanical Expert Witness, Crash Reconstruction Expert Witness, Crash Analysis Expert Witness, Technical Drafting Expert Witness, Automotive Component Analysis Expert Witness, Crashes Involving D.U.I. Expert Witness, Speed Determination Expert Witness, Vehicle Roll-over Analysis Expert Witness, Police Pursuit Reconstruction Expert Witness, Road Analysis Expert Witness, Lane Change Analysis Expert Witness, Reconstruction Animation Expert Witness, Alleged Murder Reconstruction Expert Witness, Slip and Fall Expert Witness, OSHA Compliance Expert Witness

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