Auto Accident Expert Witnesses in New Jersey

This New York City traffic maintenance, street design, accident reconstruction, and building codes expert leverages his civil engineering background in his forensic work. He graduated from the City College of New York with a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and maintains the distinction of Professional Engineer in both New York and New Jersey. A member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers and Past President (2006) and Fellow in the National Academy of Forensic Engineers, he has previous experience in the design and rehabilitation of highways in the New York area. He is adept at 2D and 3D computer analysis.

This highly-qualified expert has 30 years of experience in the field of accident reconstruction. His work has included areas such as occupant protection, seating and restraints, seatbelts, airbags, event data recorders, child seats, wheelchair restraints, ambulance transport, and mechanical failure. He earned his BS in mechanical engineering from Drexel University and is a licensed professional engineer in Alabama, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. This expert holds several certifications, including certifications as a child passenger safety technician and instructor, a crash data retrieval technician and data analyst, and a basic vehicle rescue technician. He is active in his field as a member of multiple associations, including the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, SAE International, and the National Academy of Forensic Engineers. He is highly involved in research, having authored numerous publications and as the current holder of two patents. He has formerly served as a mechanical engineer for the Naval Air Warfare Center and senior engineer for both ARCCA Inc. and the Forensic Safety Group. Currently, this expert is a senior mechanical engineer for a private engineering firm in Pennsylvania.

This expert has an expertise in bicycle accident reconstruction with his extensive cycling experience and his education in human factors, biomechanics and engineering. He has experience analyzing a variety of bicycle issues such as rider behavior/bicycle safety, accident reconstruction, bicycle helmet component failure, and bicycle maintenance.

This expert has provided consulting services in accident reconstruction, biomechanics, EDR/ECM data retrieval, forensic vehicle examinations, product safety, system safety, and human factors engineering for over 25 years. He has full accreditation as a Traffic Accident Reconstructionist [ACTAR 738]; is a Certified Professional Ergonomist [N. 017]; is a specialist in using PC Crash computer simulation for the purposes of accident reconstruction; has specialized training and certification in Crash Data Retrieval Systems [both passenger vehicle EDRs and Transport Heavy Truck ECMs]; and is a licensed Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator. He has conducted over 3000 technical accident investigations and reconstructions, and has qualified to testify in courts in both Canada and the U.S. He is currently a Principal Associate for an accredited Accident Investigation and Reconstruction firm, which has offices throughout the northeast: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Ontario,Canada.