Expert No. 56423 – Accident and Safety Expert – OR / WA
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Expertise Description: Consulting expert with more than fifty years of experience with off-highway vehicles, such as snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), motorcycle dirt bikes, and mountain bicycles. Expertise includes: accident reconstruction, safety, human factors, off-road vehicle maintenance, recreational facility management, vehicle technology and mechanics, recreational trail design / construction / management, and quality of training / instruction. Winner of multiple gold medals in international off-highway vehicle (O.H.V.) competitions and inductee to the American Motorcycle Association (A.M.A.) Hall of Fame. Prior expert witness experience.
Areas of Expertise:
| Accident Reconstruction | Motorcycle Dirt Bikes | Recreational Vehicles |
| All-Terrain Vehicles | Mountain Bicycles | Safety |
| Human Factors | Off-Highway Vehicles | Snowmobiles |
| Litigation Support | Recreational Accidents |
Representative Litigation Experience:
- Personal Injuries OHVs
- OHV product defects
- Ergonomics/Human Factors as they relate to OHVs
- Completed over 50 cases
- Been qualified as an expert in the superior court of CA
- Been an expert at arbitration
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- Accident/incident investigation
- Vehicle investigation
- Trail design and construction
- Product design
- Racecourse design and maintenance
- Management of tour companies
- Race track management
- Skill development for OHV riders/drivers
- Instructor of instructors...OHVs
- Safety instructor...OHVs
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- Inducted into the American Motorcyclist Association International Hall of Fame
- Competed for over 28 years
- Designed and built the longest trail for the blind about 1 1/4 long
- Did trail design and construction for 16 years
- Part owner of a OHV retail store for 28 years
- Worked in research and development in the OHV industry
- Was an instructor at a motorcross riding school
- Senior instructor at OHV Training
Awards & Honors:
| Honored as a "Cross-Country Legend" by the AHRMA national organization |
| Was awarded with 5 gold metals in OHV competition for the US |
