SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES
- Qualified as an Expert in Forensic Accident Reconstruction by the Ontario Court of Justice
- Motor Vehicle Collision Reconstruction
- Assessment of Restraint System Use and Effectiveness
- Supplemental Restraint System Performance Analyses
- Assessment of Occupant Kinematics
- Vehicle Data Module Interrogation and Analyses
- Assessment of Roadway Design and Signage
- Visibility Assessment
- Computer-Aided Incident Simulation and Visualization, PC Crash
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Bachelor of Applied Science, Co-operative Education, Management Program, University of Ottawa, 1998
Additional Courses
- PC Crash 8.1 Training Seminar, Toronto, Ontario, 2009
- Motorcycle Operator Training Course (M2), Durham College, Oshawa, 2005
- Estimating Driver Perception & Response Times, CATAIR Seminar, Oshawa, 2002
- Vehicle Event Data Recorder (black box) Interrogation course, 2002
- Nightime Visibility Seminar, CATAIR, November 2001
- Traffic Accident Reconstruction Course, IPTM, Jacksonville, Florida, October 2001
- Fundamental Photography, George Brown College, January 2001
- Vericom VC2000 Accelerometer, London Ontario, April 2000
EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND
Giffin Koerth Inc.
Forensic Engineer
January 2002 – Present, Toronto, ON
Walters Forensic Engineering
Accident Reconstructionist
August 2000 – January 2002, Toronto, ON
Arcon Engineering Consultants Ltd.
Reconstruction Analyst Consultant
April 2000 – July 2000, Toronto, ON
Keith & Associates
Accident Reconstructionist
January 1999 – March 2000, Calgary, AB
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES / ASSOCIATIONS
Associations
- Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO)
- Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers (CSME)
- Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
- Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators and Reconstructionists (CATAIR)
PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Speaking Engagements
- “Seat Belt Anchorage Angles” presentation (co-authored) used in Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators and Reconstructionists (CATAIR) Annual Seminar in Halifax, Nova Scotia in August 1996)
