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Vitae
EXPERIENCE:
I retired from law enforcement with over 23 years experience
in March 2004 with the last 15 years as a motorcycle officer
on the traffic enforcement and major collision investigations
unit. I have had over 700 hours of collision investigation
training. I have investigated approximately 150 fatal or
life threatening collisions, and 5000 property damage collisions
in that time. I have testified and prosecuted traffic violations
in the Salem Municipal Court and have testified as an expert
witness in Marion, Polk, Yamhill, Linn and Multnomah County
Circuit Courts on incidents involving vehicular assaults
and vehicular homicides.
EMPLOYMENT:
1970-1976 United States Navy
Engineering Division
1976-1978 United States Navy
Correctional Officer
Reserve Police Officer, Imperial Beach California
1979-1980 State of Oregon
Correctional Officer
1980-2004 Salem Police Department, Salem Oregon
Rank: Senior Officer
Primary Responsibilities: Traffic enforcement, collision
investigations, commercial motor carrier enforcement and
commercial vehicle collisions, traffic crash investigations
instructor, police motorcycle operations instructor, RADAR
& LIDAR speed measuring devices instructor.
EDUCATION:
1977 Miramar Community College, San Diego, Ca.
1980 Oregon Police Academy, BPST, Monmouth, Or.
1984 Chemeketa Community College, Salem, Or.
DEGREE:
Associate of Science (Criminal Justice)
Advanced Certificate (Department of Public Safety Standards
& Training) DPSST
COLLISION INVESTIGATIONS TRAINING:
| 1988 |
Basic Accident Investigations
80 hours, Boise, Id. (POST) |
| 1988 |
Advanced Accident Investigations
training, 40 hours, Boise Id. (POST) |
| 1992 |
Accident Reconstruction
I, 40 hours, Clackamas Community College, Oregon City,
Or. |
| 1993 |
Investigation of Pedestrian
Accidents and Human factors, 40 hours, IPTM, Bellevue,
Wa. |
| 1993 |
Computerized Accident
Reconstruction, 40 hours, NUTI, Evanston, Il. |
| 1994 |
Vehicle Dynamics, 40 hours,
NUTI, Bellevue, Wa. |
| 1994 |
Accident Reconstruction
II, 40 hours, Clackamas Community College, Oregon City,
Or. |
| 1994 |
Collision Crush Analysis,
40 hours, OSP/WSP, Eugene, Or. |
| 1995 |
Vehicular Homicide, 40
hours, NUTI, Chicago, IL. |
| 1996 |
Reconstruction Case Studies/Occupant
Kinematics, 8 hours, FARO, Monmouth, Or. |
| 1996 |
Validation of Friction
Factors, 16 hours, FARO, Klamath Falls, Or. |
| 1997 |
Tire Damage Analysis,
8 hours, Michelin Tire Corporation, Salem, Or. |
| 1997 |
Heavy Truck Roll-Over,
16 hours, FARO, Bend, Or. |
| 1997 |
Commercial Motor Vehicle
Post Crash Inspection, 24 hours, ODOT, Salem, Or. |
| 1998 |
Level I Motor Carrier
Inspector Training, 80 hours, ODOT, Woodburn, Or. |
| 1998 |
Bio-Mechanics and Injury
Causation,8 hours, FARO, Eugene, Or. |
| 1998 |
Measuring Crash Vehicle
Occupant Data, 16 hours, FARO, Sherwood, Or. |
| 1999 |
Energy & Low Speed
Collisions, 8 hours, FARO, Eugene, Or. |
| 1999 |
Practical Application
of Crush Damage, 32 hours, FARO, Redmond, Or. |
| 2000 |
Expert Witness Update,
8 hours, FARO, Springfield, Or. |
| 2001 |
Pedestrian/Bicyclist Collisions,
24 hours, Texas A&M/FARO, Sherwood, Or. |
| 2002 |
Crash Formulas & Scientific
Testing,24 hours, FARO, Sherwood, Or. |
| 2002 |
Occupant Kinematics &
Court Presentations, 8 hours, FARO, Hillsboro, Or. |
| 2003 |
Advanced Recon. Pedestrian,
Motorcycle & Trucks, 32 hours, FARO, Monmouth, Or. |
| 2004 |
Photogrammetry and diagramming/Forensic
animation, 8 hours, FARO, Eugene, Or. |
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CERTIFICATION:
1995 Traffic Accident Reconstructionist
Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstructionist
(ACTAR)
Certification No. 660
2004 State of Oregon
Board of Investigators OBI # 2004116
SERVICES PROVIDED:
- Investigation and reconstruction of vehicle verses vehicle
crashes, as well as single vehicle crashes. Accidents
involving pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, and
commercial trucks.
- Computerized diagramming of crime and crash scenes.
- Expert testimony in occupant kinematics and vehicle
restraint systems, speed estimates based on crash scene
data and crush damage, time and distance analysis.
- Investigation of civil and criminal matters.
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