Pedestrian Accident Expert Witnesses

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 accident reconstruction expert earned a masters degree in kinesiology from California State University Northridge and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from UCLA. He is a certified traffic reconstructionist and specializes in accident reconstruction and biomechanics for transportation related accidents (trains, subways, motor vehicles, buses, etc). He belongs to numerous prestigious societies in his field, including the National Association of Traffic Accident Reconstructions, National Association of Railroad Safety Consultants and Investigators and the International Society of Biomechanics. He is currently the President of an Accident Reconstruction & Biomechanics firm.

This expert has over 35 years of forensic engineering experience, and he has investigated and worked up more than 100 cases in each area of slip/trip/miss and fall, accident reconstruction and crash analyses, and product failure. He has published papers in the Journal of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE). He has long been active in professional societies and is a past chairman of several. He has been listed in Who's Who in Engineering and Science. He has given expert witness testimony in Federal Courts, State Courts, Local Courts, Arbitration Hearings, and in depositions.

This EDR expert is a principal at a vehicular accident reconstruction consultancy. He retired from law enforcement after a twenty-five year career, during which time he investigated over 2500 motor vehicle collisions. Fourteen of those years he served with the Bergen County (NJ) Prosecutor's Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit. This expert earned a degree in mechanical engineering, summa cum laude, from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and he is ACTAR accredited. He has testified as an expert in depositions and trials. He participates in crash testing with the University of Tulsa Crash Reconstruction Research Consortium and the University of North Florida. This expert teaches advanced accident reconstruction classes and lectures throughout the country at accident reconstruction conferences. He has performed more than 100 EDR downloads.

This supremely qualified Expert of Mechanical Engineering and biomechanics obtained his MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University. He is a Certified Manufacturing Engineer and a Licensed Professional Engineer. He is a Fellow and member of the American Society of Mechanical and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. He has 175+ Publications on Mechanical Engineering and is Currently the Professor of Mechanical Engineering at a New York College and is the Founder and Director of an Engineering Design Firm with over thirty years of academia, industrial and expert witness experience.

This highly-qualified expert has 25 years of experience as an engineer specializing in accident reconstruction, roadside safety, maintenance of traffic, and the analysis of mechanical systems and product failures. He has a strong background in the design, development, and implementation of roadside safety hardware including guardrails, bridge rails, and crash cushions. This expert earned both his BS and MS in mechanical engineering, as well as his PhD in civil engineering from the University of Nebraska before completing a certification program in biomedical engineering at the University of Florida. He is a licensed professional engineer in three states and is a certified counter balanced forklift operator. He is active in his field as a member of several organizations, including the American Society for Testing and Materials and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He is also involved in research in his field, as an author of several publications and a speaker at multiple conferences throughout his career. He currently holds 33 patents related to guardrail systems, vehicle storage systems, and shipping container handling systems. This expert formerly served as a consulting engineer for Interstate Steel Corporation, a research associate engineer for Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, principal of BEC Consulting, and director of engineering for BEC Industries. Currently, this expert is the president and CEO of a forensic engineering firm in Florida.

This highly qualified expert specializes in accident reconstruction. Receiving his B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Florida, he has completed several training courses and certifications in safety and accident consultation. He is is a licensed professional engineer and is recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR) and is a Walkway Auditor Certificate Holder (WACH). This expert has had extensive training regarding this field and was responsible for reconstructing hundreds of accidents. Some of the projects he has worked on include commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles, pedestrians and motorcycles. He has worked as an Engineer for Quest Engineering and Failure Analysis as well as an accident reconstructionist. Currently, he is the senior consultant for an engineering and accident consulting firm in Florida.

The qualified expert is cross-trained in vessel and vehicle accident reconstruction and in homicide/criminal investigation. He has conducted more than 1,500 investigations of serious and fatal vessel and vehicle accidents, and of crimes against persons and property. He was a board member of New Jersey State Police review boards that evaluated police vehicle accidents and pursuits for compliance with state guidelines and NJSP standard operating procedures. The expert is also a former NJSP Academy Instructior and NJSP human resouces administrator. Currently, the expert is a principal investigator for a private consulting firm specializing in boating and PWC accident investigation and reconstruction, and the investigation and reconstruction of police vehicular pursuits and emergency vehicle accidents. The expert also offers consultation regarding seamanship and captaincy matters and police procedures relating to police patrol matters and police activities at roadway construction sites. The expert also has experience in matters involving commuter bus passengers, school crossing guards and roadway construction zone activities. The expert has been recognized in an NJ area verdict publication regarding investigative work done in a police vehicular pursuit and police procedures matter.

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.

This expert specializes in injury biomechanics and automotive accident reconstruction. An alumnus of Texas A&M University's bioengineering program, he has 20+ years of accident analysis experience. In addition to consulting, he is involved in the research and testing of automotive bumper systems, having conducted numerous vehicular test collisions with human test subjects.

This expert has over 27 years of professional engineering experience encompassing public agencies (Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), academia (California State University, National University) and industry with over 200 technical publications. He taught at California State University and at National University various in topics such as transportation and highway engineering, including geometric design standards, traffic engineering and safety hazards as well as statistics. He started his work at Caltrans in 1991 as a transportation engineer before transitioning to a senior transportation engineer (Branch Chief), then being promoted to a supervising transportation engineer (Office Chief), then to a Division Chief. He received his Ph.D. in civil engineering (Transportation/Pavement Engineering) from the University of Arkansas, and received his M.S. in civil engineering (Construction Engineering and Management) from San Jose State University, and B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from California State University, Sacramento.

This expert is a professional engineer specializing in the investigation and reconstruction of motor vehicle collisions, with a background in mechanical and a civil engineering. He has been working in the engineering and accident reconstruction fields since 1982. He has analyzed in excess of 800 accidents involving cars, tractor-trailers, pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcycles, heavy trucks, etc. He has considerable experience with leading edge technology in the field, including tractor-trailer and automobile EDR black box� data retrieval systems, robust 3-dimensional accident reconstruction and simulation programs, surveying equipment, and vehicle accelerometers.

This expert is a Licensed Professional Engineer and a Certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineer with over 30 years experience in civil and traffic engineering, land planning and project management. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and is also a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, The Urban Land Institute and The International Council of Shopping Centers.He is currently a Senior Associate of an engineering firm. He is responsible for supervising the preparation of traffic and parking studies as well as roadway improvement and traffic signal plans. He is also experienced in site development feasibility studies, zoning and subdivision regulations, environmental impact statements, site planning, sewage disposal systems, cost estimating and construction observation. He has provided traffic and parking consultant services for various community planning boards.

This highly qualified traffic engineering and highway safety expert has spent his entire career in roadway engineer in the New York area. He earned his B.S. in Civil Engineering and his M.S. in Transportation Planning from Polytechnic University (now NYU Tandon School of Engineering). He is a licensed Professional Engineer in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and California. Early in his career, the expert worked as a Transportation Planning Engineer for a private firm and then as the Director of the Traffic Engineering Division for the City of Yonkers. More recently, he was a Traffic Systems Manager and the Assistant New York Division Director of Operations for the New York State Thruway Authority. The expert is now independent and consults on legal cases for both plaintiffs and defendants involving the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of roadways and related facilities.

This highly qualified expert is trained for every type fo accident reconstruction with the except of aircraft. This expert can assist in profduct defect causation and has extensive court experiencve. Additionally, he is a member of multiple soceities. He has over 35 years of expwereince in motorsports and is hte author of 400 technical articles and 3 books.

This expert is a Licensed Private Investigator, and he has participated in SIU investigations of fraudulent injury and auto theft claims as well as auto repair fraud. He has many years of field and courtroom experience. In addition, he has been authorized by the California Bar Association to provide continuing Legal Education in the fields of Collision Reconstruction and the Bio-mechanics of Injury. He has served on the Expert Panel for Los Angeles County Superior Court, criminal prosecution and defense. He was formerly a Senior Associate Staff Instructor for the Federal Transit Administration, United States Department of Transportation, and Transportation Safety Institute for approximately ten years. He has also had technical training in low-speed collisions, pedestrian and bicycle accidents.

This expert has over 45 years of experience in the field of Traffic Engineering. He earned his BS at St. Louis University and his MA in Civil Engineering at the University of Arizona. He is a Licensed Civil Engineer and a Certified Traffic Operations Engineer. He is active in his field as a member of several professional societies including the Institute of Transportation Engineers. He has previously served as traffic engineer for the City of Albuquerque, Maricopa County Department of Transportation, and Pima County Department of Transportation, as well as a Senior Project Manager for Lee Engineering. He currently serves as a Traffic Engineering Consultant for a Consulting Firm in Arizona.

This highly qualified expert has 17 years of experience with in-depth Accident Reconstruction analysis. Her specialties include Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction for product liability matters. She is experienced collecting and analyzing Event Data Recorders and is currently an Expert at a distinguished Forensic Engineering and Accident Reconstruction firm.

This expert has over 40 years of experience in municipal traffic engineering, transportation planning, highway design, traffic system operations, right-of-way acquisition, and Intelligent Transportation Systems. He is a registered professional engineer in Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Florida and California. He has been certified as a Professional Traffic Operations Engineer by the Transportation Professional Certification Board, Washington, D.C. He previously spent 14 years as the Transportation Director for the City of Troy, Michigan and 5 years as a Highway Engineer for the Federal Highway Administration. He currently chairs the Metro Detroit Incident Management Coordinating Committee. He is a Past-President of the Intelligent Transportation Society of Michigan and has been recognized as a traffic engineering expert in litigation involving traffic crashes.

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.