Reconstruction Expert Witnesses in California

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 is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery with attending staff appointments at multiple regional hospitals. He specializes in microsurgical free tissue transfer for the management of complex wounds, breast reconstruction, and abdominal wall reconstruction. He performs aesthetic surgery of the face, breast, and body and is a Diplomat of the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is also a Member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery and Plastic Surgery Research Council.

This expert has 17 years experience in demonstrative evidence consulting, specializing in crime and shooting scene reconstruction. His reconstruction creation and design of forensic animations includes but is not limited to 3D modeling, illustration, Medical and Surgical Animation, Demonstrative Evidence Creation, Design and Consulting. Cases using such reconstruction platforms include homicides, officer involved shooting scenarios, human anatomy, surgical and disease demonstrations with mechanism of injury and/or death. His firm has been the exclusive provider of demonstrative evidence for the City of Cleveland Police Department and Department of Law since 1998. He is also a consultant to CBS New's 48 Hours. He has both an office in OH and CA.

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 32 years as an Accident Reconstructionist and Forensic Engineer, and is ACTAR Accredited. He is a certified Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) technician, operator and data analyst. He is a former Chair of the Engineering Sciences section and Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and a member of 5 additional forensic groups including CAARS, NAPARS, SAE, SATAI and SOAR. He has 100 publications and presentations in the field of forensic automotive engineering and is currently the owner of an Accident Reconstruction firm.

This expert has 25-plus years of Automotive Safety Research and Development, Accident Reconstruction, Concept Vehicle Design and Manufacture as a Scientist Engineer, Project Manager, Senior Project Engineer, Systems Engineer, (Design, Development, Manufacturing and Test Engineer). Qualified as a Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction and Bio-Mechanical Engineering Expert in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Ventura, Kern, Alameda and San Bernardino Counties, Alaska, Iowa, Tennessee, Florida, Ohio, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Massachusetts and Texas. He has thirty-five years of Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction, Automobile and Motorcycle Product Defect, Forensic and Occupant Biomechanical Injury Analysis, Automotive Safety, Vehicle Design, Development, Manufacturing, Test Engineering and Patent Infringement analysis. This expert has extensive experience and knowledge of product defects in the following areas: Automobile, Truck, Motorcycle, Jet Ski, ATV, Snow Mobile, Golf Cart, Big Rig Truck cases: Involving airbags, seatbelts, seats, fuel system fires, transmission part-to-reverse, unintended acceleration, brakes, tires, axle failures, roof crush, side impact, roll propensity, vehicle handling dynamics, suspension and chassis, design and manufacturing defects.