Expert Details
Biomechanics, Human Factors, Accident Reconstruction, Motorcycle Accidents, Brain Injury, Helmets, Motorcycle Helmet, Football Helmets, Slip and Fall
ID: 723122
Florida, USA
Expert has been court qualified to provide biomechanics analysis of various incidents, including: Accident Reconstruction, Motorcycle Accidents, Human Factors, Concussion, Football Helmets, Brain Injury in Sports, Motorcycle Helmets, Biomechanics of Head and Brain Injury, Slips & Falls
Expert earned a Ph.D. in Ergonomics with specialization in biomechanics from Loughborough University in England in 2002. He has practiced in the field of biomechanics for over twenty years as a senior federal researcher. In addition, Expert is board certified (CPE # 725) through the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics.
Expert has provided biomechanics expert witness Deposition and Trial Testimony on more than 90 occasions in civil and criminal cases. His expertise has been recognized by courts in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Texas and Great Britain. The biomechanical analysis methods that Expert utilizes are published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and have survived Frye and Daubert challenges.
Expert was employed by the Employer in Tampa, FL as a senior researcher for 20 years, culminating in the position of Director of the Traumatic Brain Injury Laboratory. In addition he has held a courtesy faculty appointment as Assistant Professor in the University of South Florida College of Engineering for 15 years and is currently the Research Director of BRAINS, Inc. To date, Expert’s work has been published in six book chapters and 30 peer-reviewed journals, as well as presented at more than 100 national and international conferences .
Expert has conducted extensive research on the biomechanics of head and brain injury, including helmets, and has published peer-reviewed scientific articles in this field.
Expert has conducted extensive research on the biomechanics of head and brain injury and has published peer-reviewed scientific articles in this field.
As both an expert witness in biomechanics and certified accident reconstructionist for automobile accident and motorcycle crashes, Expert is highly qualified to serve as a testifying expert in both roles. This capability is rather unique, since the evaluation of motor vehicle accidents typically requires both skills.
Qualifications:
Engineering Dynamics Corp (EDC) - Certification in Accident Reconstruction
Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) - Certification in Reconstruction and Analysis of Motorcycle Accidents
Institute for Police Training & Management (IPTM) - Certification in Motorcycle Crash Investigation
Motorcycle accident analysis is a highly specialized discipline in which Expert is eminently qualified. In addition to holding a PhD in Ergonomics (Human Factors), with a specialization in Biomechanics, Expert has more that 25 years and 200,000 miles of experience with motorcycles, including operation and maintenance/repair.
Provided forensic consulting services involving a wrongful death case in which an elderly female patron was knocked over in an eating establishment, resulting in a subdural hematoma.Provided forensic consulting services in a wrongful death case in which a nursing home patient was dropped from a patient handling technology, resulting in a subdural hematoma.Provided consulting services to a law enforcement agency to quantify biomechanical forces associated with handgun deployment.Provided consulting services to quantify biomechanical forces acting on the cervical spine of railroad line workers during pole climbing activities.Provided forensic consulting services on several cases involving the incidence of work-related carpal tunnel syndrome.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2002 | Degree: Ph.D | Subject: Ergonomics and Biomechanics | Institution: Loughborough University, England |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1999 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Director, Research Laboratories | Department: James A. Haley VA Hospital |
Responsibilities:Has served on a variety of exciting research projects, focusing on the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders through biomechanical evaluation and development of engineering solutions. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Research Assistant Professor | Department: College of Engineering |
Responsibilities:Is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering where he mentors Masters and Doctoral students. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2013 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Research Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:Is the Research Director, focusing on the research and development of helmets and protective headgear |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1999 to 2016 | Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs | Role: Director, Research Laboratories | Description: Director over all Research Laboratories for the Tampa VA RR&D REAP as well as an Associate Director of the Technology Division for the VISN8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry. He is also an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of South Florida, where he mentors Masters and Doctoral students. Expert has served as principal investigator or co-investigator on several funded research projects through VA HSR&D and RR&D services and has authored more than 70 book chapters, publications, open-literature articles and technical reports. He serves on the VA National Ergonomics Committee as well as Chairs a task force at the Patient Safety Center. |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1992 to 1993 | Country / Region: Indonesia | Summary: Served as an ergonomist in the design and development of a flightdeck for a 50 passenger commercial aircraft. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| • IEA - International Ergonomics Association - full member • Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society - full member |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| • CPE; Certificant, Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics. • M.Erg.S.; Member of The Ergonomics Society Professional Register. |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Editorial Appointments: • Occupational Health and Safety magazine, Stevens Publishing, Waco, Texas • Workplace Ergonomics, Stevens Publishing, Waco, Texas • Columnist for ‘Ergonomics Intelligence Report’, James Publishing, Santa Ana, CA • Book reviewer for ‘Ergonomics In Design’, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society • Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Washington, DC • Applied Ergonomics, Taylor and Francis, London. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| • Article of the Year Award • Certificate of Excellence awarded by VHA Patient Safety Research Center |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has been deposed in more than 60 cases and has been required to provide expert witness testimony at trial more than 30 times. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Expert has provided more than 100 presentations at national and international professional conferences and is frequently asked to lecture to students at local universities. |
Fields of Expertise
accident reconstruction, anthropometry, automotive ergonomics, ergonomics, human factors engineering, industrial helmet, sports helmet, helmet safety testing, bicycle helmet, motorcycle helmet, helmet, brain contusion, brain injury, brain concussion, auto accident investigation, motorcycle, motorcycle accident, automotive accident, slip, nursing home, injury reconstruction, wrongful death, elder care, occupational injury, man-machine interface, occupational disease, camera design, biomechanical engineering, wheelchair, automotive human factors engineering, spine injury, A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction Program, comfort, office furniture, human impact biomechanics, Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard, consumer product design, automotive accident reconstruction, disability, human-factors industrial design, orthopedic biomechanics, occupational safety, ergonometrics, biomedical engineering, biomechanics