Accident Reconstruction Expert Witness

EDUCATION

ACTAR Certified

151-quarter hours toward BME Georgia Institute of Technology

1994 B.S.E. Century University

EXPERIENCE

2001 - present Senior Accident Investigator Diversified consulting engineering experience involving physical testing of materials and systems; fire investigations and damage evaluations; accident reconstruction; failure analysis; model and exhibit preparation; surveying; boiler failure evaluation; tire testing, research, and examination; seismologist in ground and structural vibrations from blasting, pile driving, machinery movement, etc.; pre-construction surveys; structural evaluation of vibration damage; vehicle component failure analysis; modular and mobile home design evaluation, testing, and certification; flammability testing of materials

1972 - 2001 Cerny & Ivey Engineers, Inc. During the latter half of the employment at Cerny & Ivey Engineers, Inc., the focus was increasingly placed on motor vehicle accident reconstruction and on evaluations of motor vehicle components and systems while I was employed as Senior Staff Engineer. Also served on the Board of Directors, as Corporate Secretary, and as Webmaster.

1968 - 1971 Engineering Design As a cooperative student, was employed by Georgia Power Company Central Engineering and by American Can Company Project Engineering, Naheola, Alabama. Experience included plan and profile drawings; cut and fill drawings and calculations; ash pond life expectancy studies; floodplain property maps; railroad design and layout; machinery and equipment design and location planning; piping design and drawing; maintenance engineering assistance. During this period became familiar with various aspects of civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering. Acquired knowledge of paper mill operation, including power and recovery boilers, pulp and paper machines, water treatment, materials handling equipment and systems, pulp digesters, and cooling towers.

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

American Boat and Yacht Council
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM International
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
Society of Accident Reconstructionists
Society of Automotive Engineers
Southeast Accident Reconstruction Society

CERTIFICATION

EIT, Georgia
ACTAR: Full Accreditation as a Traffic Accident Reconstructionist

OTHER

Guest lecturer at company seminars and talks to claims organizations; topics included vehicular and structural fire investigations and motor vehicle accident reconstruction.

1983 to 2000 Principal member of the National Fire Protection Association Technical Committee on Chimneys Fireplaces, Vents, and Solid Fuel Burning Appliances (NFPA 211 and 97M)

November 7-18, 1983 Advanced Accident Investigation course at the Institute of Police Technology and Management (I.P.T.M.), University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida

Selected State Fire Marshal's Annual Arson Seminars in Athens, Georgia.

Fall of 1980 and winter of 1984 Engineering Refresher Courses at Georgia Tech

FCC Marine Radio Operator Permit (by written test)

Member - Boat Owners Association of the United States.

February 6-10, 1989 Tire Forensics course at I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida

January 7-11, 1991 Advanced Traffic Accident Reconstruction with the Use of Microcomputers, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida

April 13-17, 1992 Special Problems in Traffic Accident Reconstruction, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida

August 12-14, 1992 BH2VK Crash Testing Project, San Bernardino, California

December 5 - 9, 1994 Computerized Collision Diagramming, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida

May 1-3, 1995 Concept of Night Visibility for Traffic Accident Investigators, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida

April 18 - 20, 1996 Human Factors and Visibility Concepts Hampering Perception/Reaction Times, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida

August 19-23, 1996 The Inspection and Investigation of Commercial Vehicles in Accidents, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida

October 14 - 16, 1996 Allied Signal (Bendix) Advanced Air Brake School, Atlanta, Georgia

October 20 and 21, 1997 American Boat and Yacht Council Accident Investigation Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia

August 3-7,1998 Investigation of Motorcycle Accidents, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida

April 19-23,1999 Pedestrian/Bicycle Accident Investigation, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida

March 5-8, 2001 Advanced Crash Reconstruction and Collision Prediction (Simulation) with WinSMAC, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida

February 6-8, 2002 Crash Data Retrieval Toolkit User Certification, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida

August 12-16, 2002 Southeastern Accident Reconstruction Society Conference, Orange Beach, Alabama

PUBLICATIONS

Available upon request

KEYWORDS

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