Providing biomechanics and accident reconstruction analysis with more than 10 years of professional and expert witness experience in forensic engineering, injury biomechanics, and personal injury investigations. Their work involves examining the mechanical relationship between physical forces and reported injuries in incidents such as automobile collisions, pedestrian and bicycle impacts, workplace accidents, and recreational incidents. The expert has provided deposition testimony and courtroom testimony in biomechanics and collision reconstruction matters and has been qualified to provide expert evidence in these areas in both U.S. District Court in Hawaii and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.

The expert’s forensic work addresses several technical areas commonly examined in personal injury litigation. One area involves injury biomechanics and human injury analysis, including injury mechanics, occupant kinematics, and restraint system use and effectiveness in vehicle-related events. Another focus involves collision reconstruction for automobile, pedestrian, and bicycle incidents, where engineering analysis is used to evaluate incident dynamics and potential injury mechanisms. Additional investigations involve slips, trips, and falls, workplace and recreational accidents, and mechanical equipment or product-related injuries. These matters may include engineering failure analysis, evaluation of external or environmental contributing factors, and review of walking surface industry standards, regional by-laws, and building codes relevant to the conditions of an incident.

The expert has held leadership and investigative roles including President and Practice Lead within forensic engineering practices focused on personal injury assessment and technical investigations. In these roles, the expert has conducted and managed multidisciplinary investigations involving biomechanics, collision reconstruction, human factors, and failures involving engineering factors, including the evaluation of personal injury claims and mechanical equipment defects. Across these assignments, the expert has participated in more than 1,000 technical investigations related to injury events and accident analysis.

This expert is a licensed Professional Engineer and holds the Certified XL Tribometrist credential. Their educational background includes a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Mechanics with a specialization in biomechanics. Early research experience involved designing and performing biomechanical experiments on biological tissues and evaluating orthopaedic implants within a biomechanics laboratory environment. The expert has authored and co-authored research published in internationally peer-reviewed journals and participates in ASTM standards committees addressing forensic engineering, pedestrian and walkway safety, consumer products, amusement rides and devices, and snow skiing safety standards.