Dr. Kenneth J. Saczalski has over 60 years of experience in Engineering & Mechanics. He earned his BSME from the University of Miami, his MS in Aerospace Sciences from the University of Rochester, and his PhD in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Wisconsin. Formerly, this expert served as a Composite Material Failure Analysis Consultant at United Technology and as a Staff Scientist at Mission Research Corporation. Currently, this expert is a Technologist at ...
Mr. Brian M. Boggess has 23 years of experience in the field of Mechanical Engineering. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering and his MS in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of Virginia. Today, this expert is a licensed Professional Engineer in 28 states. Formerly, this expert served as a Senior Project Engineer at SEA, Ltd., and as a Senior Engineer at Honda R&D Americas Inc. Currently, this expert serves as a Discipline Lead and Senior ...
Mr. Robert Lange has over 50 years of experience in Automotive and Mechanical Engineering. He earned his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan. Formerly, this expert served as the Executive-In-Charge, Engineering Director, and Executive Director Vehicle Structure and Safety Integration at General Motors Corporation. Currently, this expert is a Principal and Senior Fellow of Vehicle Engineering at Exponent....
Debora R. Marth has 29 years of experience in the field of Mechanical and Automotive Safety Engineering. She earned her BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan Dearborn. She completed her MS in Mechanical Engineering and her PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Wayne State University. She is also earned her certification in Specialized Traffic Accident Reconstruction from Northwestern University. Formerly, this expert served as a Design Analysis ...
Mr. Neil E. Hannemann has 41 years of experience in the field of Automotive Engineering. He earned his BSME in Automotive Engineering from Kettering University. Formerly, he served as the Executive Director at McLaren Automotive and as a Senior Vice President at Aptera Motors Inc. He was also a Principal Engineer at Barr Group. Currently, he serves as a Consultant at Forensic Automotive Collision Team (FACT) and as the Owner of at Neil Hannemann, Inc., a private consultancy....
Mr. Todd D. Hoover has 30 years of experience in Automotive Accident Reconstruction. He earned his AAS in Electronics Technology from Pennsylvania College of Technology and his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston. Formerly, this expert served as a Principal Engineer and Graduate Engineer at Carr Engineering Inc. and Tandy Engineering & Associates, Inc. Currently, this expert is a Principal Engineer at Design Research Engineering....
Dr. Benjamin J. Ewers III has 21 years of experience in Biomechanics. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder and his MS in Applied Mechanics at Michigan State University. He also earned his Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics and Biomechanics from Michigan State University. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Mechanical Engineer in the state of California. Formerly, this expert served as a Senior Engineer at Exponent, Inc. ...
Mr. Kevin C Breen has 38 years of experience in the fields of Engineering and Automotive Inspection and Manufacturing. He earned his BS in Materials Engineering from the University of Illinois Chicago and his MS in Industry Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Today, this expert is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin. Formerly, he served as a Quality Assurance Person for the Wisconsin Steel Division of the International Harvester ...
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 ...
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 qualified expert has over fifty years of experience in all aspects of the automotive industry. He received his AS in Business and Accounting from Mesa Community College and has completed further training in: the Ford Motor Company Night Course at Phoenix Union Technology, Automobile/ Automotive Mechanics Technology from Lincoln Technical Institute, Computer Vehicles and Fuel Injection from Rangs Training Center, Vision Training and AMI Management from the Automotive ...
This qualified expert of Industrial Technology obtained his BS and MA in Industrial Technology at Kent State University and his PhD in Industrial Technology at the Ohio State University. He is certified in Life Credential in Driver & Traffic Safety Education and is a Licensed Private Investigator. He is a member of the American Board of Forensic Examiners and the American Society of Certified Auto Appraisers. He is currently a Forensics and Product Consultant for a ...
Computer simulation can be a very powerful tool in a variety of fields. This includes accident reconstruction and biomechanics to fire investigation and product design. But computer simulations can also be full of unrealistic assumptions and invalid techniques. If an…
Many of us will remember the notorious Ford Pinto, which made headlines in the 1970’s and 1980’s with revelations about its terribly vulnerable fuel tank located near the rear bumper, with resulting fuel-fed fires in rear-impact accidents coast-to-coast. I testified…
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Haines v. Webb Citation: 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 200885Â In this vehicle collision case, a Texas court precluded the accident reconstruction expert’s testimony…
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Eastern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Bolt v. Ford Motor Co. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44678 Facts The plaintiff crashed his 2002 Ford Taurus after the car kept…
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Fox v. General Motors LLC Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 145532 Facts The plaintiff, Fox, sustained serious injuries in a rollover crash while…
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Livas v. Ace American Insurance Company Citation: 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97587 Facts This case involves a motor vehicle accident between a car and an…
Court: Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division One Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Fisk v. Hurricane AMT LLC Citation: 2018 Ariz. App. Unpub. LEXIS 970 Facts This wrongful death claim involves a fatal car accident caused by an intoxicated driver. The…
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Phares v. Manheim Remarketing, Inc., Citation: 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19364 Experience in commercial vehicle operation, safety, and driver training do not qualify…
Court: United States District Court for Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Onofre vs. C.R. England Citation: 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 155741 In this case involving a tractor-trailer accident that caused major neurological injuries, the…
Court: United States District Court for the District of Minnesota Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Vigilant Ins. v. North Suburban Towing Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 163031 Facts In December of 2014, an employee of Relay House, Inc. contacted Boyer Trucks…
This case involves a business auto liability policy declaratory judgment action. A female senior executive employed by a bank was driving to a work-related event in her personal vehicle. Because the woman was running late to the event, she began…