Curriculum Vitae

 

OCCUPATION:
     Traffic accident reconstruction expert
     Self-employed, April 5, 1985 to Present
     State of Ohio, security and private investigation license

ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION RELATED EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
     Michigan State Police, traffic accident investigation studies 1973
     State of Florida police academy, Palm Beach Jr. College 1975
     Delray Beach, Florida Police Department, police officer 1975 to 1980
     Palm Beach County, Florida driver improvement, certificate of completion 1978
     F.B.I. major case investigation studies, certificate of completion 1978
     Multiple Agency Narcotics Task Force, federal, state, and local officers 1979
     Semi tractor-trailer driving school, certificate of completion 1980
     Ohio C. J. Training Center, radar operation, certificate of attainment 1983
     Walbridge, Ohio Police Department, police officer 1983 to 1984
     Traffic accident investigation, Northwestern University, cert. of completion 1989
     Court accepted expert in traffic accident reconstruction, State of Ohio 2003
     Court accepted expert in traffic accident reconstruction, State of Michigan 2003
     Crash data retrieval technician course, certificate of completion 2008

EDUCATION:
     B. S., Criminal Justice, Kennedy-Western University
     M. S., Safety Engineering, Kennedy-Western University

CONTINUING EDUCATION:
     Traffic Accident Reconstruction, Northwestern University 1990
     Accident Reconstruction Journal, bi-monthly publication, 1990 to 2006
     Forensic Aspect of Driver Perception and Response, 1995
     Bicycle Accident Reconstruction and Litigation, 1996
     Train Accident Reconstruction and F.E.L.A. Litigation, 1997
     Low Speed Automobile Accident Reconstruction, 2001
     Forensic Aspects of Vision and Highway Safety, 2002
     Human Factors in Traffic Safety, 2002
     Medicolegal Aspects of Alcohol, 2002
     Pedestrian Accident Reconstruction and Litigation, 2002
     Biomechanics of Soft Tissue Injuries, 2002
     Forensic Engineering Reconstruction of Accidents, 2003
     Event data recorder (vehicle black box), 2003
     Traffic signal change intervals, 2003
     Role of the Seat in Rear Crash Safety, 2004
     Seat Belts: The Development of an Essential Safety Feature, 2004
     Automotive Vehicle Safety, 2004
     Society of Automotive Engineers, accident reconstruction 2004
     Airbag Technology, 2004
     Accident Investigation and Loss Control, 2005
     Legal Liability, 2005
     Neck Injury...Crash Related Injury Mechanisms, 2006
     Automotive Electronics, 2007
     Traffic Safety and the Driver, 2007
     Biomechanics 2007, 2007    

PUBLICATIONS
     New Means of Traffic Accident Reconstruction are Accelerating,
     Michigan Lawyers Weekly, November 26, 2007
     The Future of Accident Reconstruction, Collision Magazine, Spring 2007
     An Analysis of Event Data Recorders to Determine their Effect on the
     Outcome of Traffic Accident Court Cases, Master Thesis, 2007

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
     Society of Automotive Engineers, member number 6110958583
     National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists,
     member number 31151       
 

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