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Danielle Breedlove
Director of Client Relations
3660 Hartsfield Road
Tallahassee, FL 32303
FL AL GA MS TN SC
USA
phone: 850-558-3100
fax: 850-575-8454
Danielle
B.E.C. Consulting, LLC was established in 1982. Since that time, we have provided top-level consulting engineering services and accident reconstruction to our clients; law firms, insurance companies, state and local agencies, manufacturing companies, and clients who are seeking product design analysis and other engineering related services.

Our engineers represent a broad range of engineering disciplines which enables us to work on a variety of cases using the team approach. The teams at B.E.C are comprised of Engineers, Technical Specialists, Graphics Specialists as well as Research and Administrative Personnel, so that each case is given personal attention and is handled efficiently and effectively. We are located in Tallahassee, Florida, but are active in AL, GA, MS, TN and SC. We have worked in almost every state in the United States, including Alaska.

Areas of Expertise:
  • All Areas of Accident Reconstruction
  • Failure Analysis
  • Product Design
  • Product Development
  • Product Delivery
  • Material Handling System
  • Computer Animation, Electronic Graphics and Video Reenactment
  • Every aspect of our firm is designed to serve our clients needs; conference rooms for mediations and depositions, a research and testing lab, secured evidence storage, facilities for expert inspections, and easy access to airport and hotel facilities for our out-of-town clients. We are truly a full service engineering firm.

    Because of this team approach and a commitment to customer service, B.E.C. has attained regional and national recognition as a leader in forensic engineering services and new product development. This excellent example and tireless dedication to serving our client’s needs has resulted in a devoted client base and reputation second to none.

    Dr. Charles Benedict, P.E. founded Benedict Engineering Company in 1982. He has over 35 years experience in the fields of product and machine design and analysis, vehicular accident reconstruction of all types, and product and system failure analysis. He has designed, developed, manufactured, and tested more than sixty different products and machine systems. Dr. Benedict is well respected in the fields of forensic engineering, product and machine system design and analysis and patenting.

    Expertise:
  • Biomechanics
  • Occupant Kinematics
  • Vehicle Restraint Systems
  • Vehicle Controlability
  • Material Handling
  • Patent Infringement
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Pedestrian Accidents
  • General Engineering
  • Product Design
  • Fire and Explosion Analysis
  • Tractor / Trailer Accidents
  • Electrical Issues


  • Dr. Jim Dobbs, P.E. is a principle in the organization and has been practicing forensic engineering for the past 12 years. He was a design/development engineer at General Electric for a decade prior to coming to BEC Consulting. He has extensive experience in product development and design and hold several patents. He is nationally known for metallurgical failure analysis and accident reconstruction. He has particular experience and knowledge with motorcycles and tractor-trailer accidents.

    Expertise:
  • Metallurgy
  • Medical Devices
  • Railroad Accidents
  • Seat Belts and Airbags
  • Seatback Analysis
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Pedestrian Accidents
  • General Engineering
  • Product Design
  • Slip / Trip / Fall
  • Tractor / Trailer Accidents


  • Dr. Brian Pfeifer, P.E. is also a principle with BEC Consulting, and has been practicing forensic engineering for over 15 years. He holds several patents on roadside safety devices and studied roadside safety at the University of Nebraska. He has considerable knowledge about maintenance of traffic plans and traffic engineering. He is equally knowledgeable about accident reconstruction, especially involving tractor-trailer accidents.

    Expertise:
  • Roadside Hazards
  • Vehicle Controllability
  • Occupant Kinematics
  • Roadway Design
  • Guardrails and Bridges
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Pedestrian Accidents
  • Tractor / Trailer Accidents
  • Slip / Trip / Fall
  • Product Design
  • General Engineering


  • Dr. Ying Lu

    Expertise:
  • Biomedical Analysis
  • Occupant Kinematics
  • Injury Causation
  • Low Speed Accidents
  • Recreational Injury
  • Sports Injury
  • General Engineering
  • Accident Reconstruction
  • Pedestrian Accidents
  • Bicycle Accidents
  • Slip / Trip / Fall
  • Product Design
  • Ergonomics
  • Human and Environment Interaction


  • Mrs. Traci Campbell, P.E.

    Expertise:
  • Industrial Accidents
  • Safety Analysis
  • Product Design / Failure Analysis
  • Slip / Trip / Fall
  • Guarding / Warnings
  • Workplace Safety
  • Bicycles
  • OSHA Regulations
  • Pedestrian Accidents
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Tractor / Trailer Accidents
  • Fire and Explosion
  • Theme Parks
  • Airbag and Black Box
  • General Engineering


  • Mr. Chris Yates, P.E.

    Expertise:
  • Black Box Analysis
  • Motorcycle / Bicycle
  • Mechanical Design
  • Product Guarding Design
  • Fire and Explosion
  • Seat Belt Analysis
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Pedestrian Accidents
  • General Engineering
  • Product Design
  • Tractor / Trailer Accidents
  • Slip / Trip / Fall
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    Martin Moore-Ede
    Chairman & CEO
    2 Main Street
    Suite 310
    Stoneham MA 02180
    USA
    phone: 781-676-6925
    fax: 781-439-6399
    Dr. Martin Moore-Ede is a leading expert on Human / Driver Fatigue and Driver Error in Transportation Accidents, including commercial motor vehicles (truck, bus and motorcoach), automobiles, marine vessels (ship, tugboat), rail locomotives (freight and passenger), public transit vehicles (bus, light rail, commuter rail) and aviation equipment (commercial, cargo and private aircraft).

    As a Harvard professor for 25 years, Dr. Moore-Ede conducted the pioneering research investigating the role of fatigue as a leading cause of fatal and high cost accidents on highways (including single vehicle, hit-rear and driver inattention accidents), and of train derailments, collisions at sea, and human errors in aviation. He has published 10 books, and 125 scientific papers on human fatigue, errors and accidents and the physiology of sleep deprivation and circadian rhythms. He has served on multiple national and international committees, and has received numerous awards. He is a frequent guest on television (CNN, Today Show, Good Morning America, 20:20, Dateline, Oprah Winfrey, Nova, BBC) radio (NPR Fresh Air, Connection), and print media (Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Time and Newsweek). He has testified before Congressional committees on multiple occasions, and advised government agencies in the US, Canada and the U.K.

    As the CEO of the consulting firm, Circadian Technologies, Inc., he currently advises and supervises teams which work with over half of the Fortune 500 companies on strategies to minimize fatigue risk, and reduce accidents caused by fatigue. In addition, Dr. Moore-Ede undertakes both plaintiff and defense expert witness work in selected cases, and provides confidential advice to attorneys and their clients on how to minimize litigation risk, and distinguish readily defensible from hard to defend claims, and on strategies to cross-examine opposing counsel’s witnesses. He has extensive experience of providing expert testimony in the courtroom, where he has an outstanding record of educating and engaging juries so they reach informed conclusions, and of using scientifically validated computer models to reconstruct accidents scenarios.
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    Steve Van Rickley
    289 Church Avenue
    Chula Vista CA 91910
    USA
    phone: 619-422-5559
    fax: 619-422-8101
    Steve
    Profile: Consolidated Consultants company (CCc) provides broad-based Expert Witness and Medical Expert Witness Referrals on a national level. CCc's experienced Professionals cover many fields, professions, and medical, technical and scientific disciplines. Please contact us toll free @ 800-683-9847 for additional information.

    Areas of Expertise Include:
  • Animal Attacks / Bites
  • Accident Reconstruction
  • Aquatic Accidents
  • Architecture
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Biomechanical Injuries
  • Computers
  • Corrections/Jails/Prisons
  • Dentistry
  • Document Examination
  • Economics
  • Elevators
  • Engineering (All types)
  • Escalators
  • Escrow
  • Failure Analysis
  • Banking & Finance
  • Fingerprints
  • Fire & Arson Investigation
  • Firearms
  • Human Factors
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • Ladders
  • Medical Malpractice Issues
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Meteorology/Weather
  • OSHA
  • Physicals
  • Police Issues
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability / Defects
  • Railroad
  • Real Estate
  • Recreational Hazards
  • School/Playground Injuries
  • Security
  • Sports Recreation & Safety
  • Toxicology
  • Trial Consulting
  • Sample Cases: CCc clients have been involved in cases relating to Mass Disasters, Railroad Accidents, Railroad Appraisals, Lockouts, Prison Gangs, Toxic Molds, Fungus and Mildew, Nuclear Plants, Pharmaceuticals, Plastics, Policy Analysis, Power Plants, Oil & Gas Pipelines, Private Placements & Stock Offerings, Psychotropic Agents, Nursing Homes, Hotels, Restaurant Sanitation, Securities and Stock Trading, Records & Electronic Data Recovery, Regulatory Compliance, Residential & Commercial Construction, Resilient Flooring, Retaining Structures & Walls, Reusable Medical Products, RF Devices, RIA Activities, Inssurance Coverage & Risk Management, Industrial Hygiene, Sewer and Sanitation Systems, Ski Lifts & Slope Stability, Various Sports, Stadium Seating and Facilities, Steel Fabrication, Roads and Street Design, and many other areas.
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    Christopher Gayner
    5482 Wilshire Blvd.
    Suite 1592
    Los Angeles CA 90036
    USA
    phone: 888-687-1334 Mobile: (805) 689-0192
    Christopher Gayner is President of Expert Reconstruction Company and has over 20 years of professional experience with hundreds of Traffic Accident cases involving Automobiles, Trucks, Buses, Trains, Motorcycles, Bicycles and Pedestrians. Mr. Gayner has testified over 150 times in trials, depositions, mediations and arbitrations. He is a Member of the Society of Accident Reconstructionists and the Society of Automotive Engineers.

    Areas of Specialization:
    • Accident Reconstruction (Manual and Computer-Aided)
    • Human Factors
    • Occupant Dynamics
    • Bio-Mechanics
    • Restraint Systems (Seat Belts & Air Bags)
    • Product Defects
    • Crashworthiness
    • Vehicle & Scene Inspections
    • Accident Scene and Vehicle Crush Damage Assessment
    • Photographic Documentation and Interpretation
    • Expert Witness Testimony
    • Neutral Expert Mediation Services
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    Ray G. Helmer, P.E.
    Principal
    9314 Bankside Drive
    Houston TX 77031-1713
    USA
    phone: 713-777-7611
    fax: 713-774-6881
    Ray G.
    Ray Helmer is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama and Ohio. He is available to perform Expert Witness Services in all 50 states.

    At present, Mr. Helmer enjoys working in depth on Water & Wastewater cases such as: water supplies, toxic contamination, industrial pollution, water intrusion, and flooding.

    Areas of Expertise:
  • Civil, Structural and Forensic engineering
  • Highway engineering, roadways, sight distance
  • Concrete and Asphalt Pavements
  • Highway / Street lighting
  • Traffic engineering, signals, signs, striping
  • Traffic noise studies
  • Accidents – automobile, train, motorcycle, pedestrian
  • Traffic accident testimony involving city / County / State DOTS
  • Hydraulics, hydrology, drainage, flooding
  • Sanitary engineering, sewers, overflows
  • Water treatment, distribution, pumping
  • Water disinfection byproducts (DBPs)
  • Wastewater treatment plants, lift stations
  • Soil expansion, contraction, settlement
  • Foundation failure, structural damage
  • Plumbing, leaks, water intrusion
  • Airports, FAA standards, runways, taxi ways, ramps
  • Bridges, buildings, corrosion, concrete cracking
  • Construction defects, fraud, accidents, delays, estimates
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    Salling & Associates, Inc.
    J. Ronald (Ron) Salling
    President and Chief Engineer
    5811 N.W. Windy Pines Lane
    Port St. Lucie FL 34986-4638
    USA
    phone: 954-454-1984
    J. Ronald (Ron)
    President and chief engineer of Salling & Associates, Inc. (S&A), J. Ronald (Ron) Salling, P.E., possesses over 40 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering and has investigated over 8,000 cases. Salling & Associates, Inc., offers unrivaled experience and expertise to defense and plaintiff attorneys, insurance companies, and government agencies. Mr. Salling has provided depositions and successful testimony in hundreds of trials throughout the United States and abroad.

    Specializing in Litigation Engineering Support, he excels in Vehicle Accident Reconstruction, including Low Speed Impact Analysis and Fraud Analysis.

    Other areas of expertise include:
  • Crane Accidents
  • Fire Cause and Origin
  • Fire Suppressant System Analysis
  • Railroad Accidents
  • Railroad and Construction Equipment Evaluation
  • Slip and Fall Accidents
  • Fraud Analysis of Shortages and Employee Theft
  • Product Evaluations
  • Air Conditioning System Evaluation
  • Source of Water Leakage
  • Boiler and Pressure Vessel Analysis
  • Nuclear Plant Component Evaluation and Industrial Plant Accidents

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    Scott L. Turner

    Two Office Locations. See Below.
    NJ, TN USA
    phone: NJ: 908-496-4273 / TN: 423-881-5469
    Scott L.
    Scott L. Turner is a highly qualified Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Transportation Expert and HazMat Expert with over 20 years experience in the highly specialized field of CMV accidents and incidents, and 17 years as the CEO of a nationwide hazardous material incident & disaster response corporation.

    Mr. Turner's career includes personal response and/or investigation of over 1,000 CMV-TT wrecks, 200 cargo-tank truck wrecks and a multitude of industrial setting incidents including fixed facilities, railroad, maritime and airline disasters. His FMCSR knowledge, detailed reporting and powerfully delivered testimony can be a focal point of any civil litigation, where commercial motor vehicle accidents and/or transit incidents are at issue, with or without hazmat involvement.

    Areas of Expertise:
  • Level 1 FMCSA inspections
  • Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) post crash inspection
  • Crash scene accident investigation
  • Driver qualifications
  • Safety Programs
  • Trucking industry standards
  • Cargo-tank truck incidents
  • CMV loading/Off-loading cases (van, cargo-tank, flatbed)
  • CMV wreck involving hazmats
  • Post clean-up contractor invoice auditing
  • Services Include:
  • Litigation support
  • Trial preparation consulting
  • Courtroom testimony
  • Commerical vehicle accident investigation
  • NIMBY hazmat / environmental cases
  • Maritime hazmat incidents
  • Highway construction zone incidents
  • CMV loading and offloading investigation
  • Level 1 FMCSA audits
  • Large incident cost audits
  • New Jersey Office:
    PO Box 185
    Blairstown, NJ 07825
    Tennessee Office:
    P.O. Box 44
    Specncer, TN 38585
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    13045 W. Hwy. 62
    Farmington AR 72730
    USA
    phone: 479-846-8000
    fax: 479-846-8002
    The Engineering Institute offers a variety of engineering research, consulting, and public services relating to the Automotive Industry, Fire Investigations and Materials Failure. Their senior engineers have expertise in accident reconstruction, automotive mechanical failures, and expert deposition and trial testimony.

    The Engineering Institute conducts accident reconstruction investigations with emphasis on our Rapid Response Team that can help preserve crucial evidence. Located in Northwest Arkansas, they offer Nationwide Service. The Institute's testing department is fully equipped to design a test to fit your needs whether it be a seatbelt buckle mechanism or an entire vehicle, such as an ATV. They also offer accurate and detailed digitization and animation products, including high quality evidence photography and high-speed video.

    The Engineering Institute's support staff of business professionals is just a phone call away to help you with technical research, document reproduction, and paralegal needs. They also have techs available for courtroom presentations using Trial Director Software - an easy, paperless way to handle and display exhibits.

    david renfroeDr. David Renfroe, P.E. is a Principal Engineer at The Engineering Institute. His area of expertise includes Vehicle Dynamics & Rollover Stability Issues,occupant restraint systems including seatbelts and buckles. Dr. Renfroe is licensed as professional engineer in the state of Arkansas. He has published a number of papers on the topics of over-steer, tire delaminations, solid axle tramp, end release seatbelts, and vehicle rollover. Dr. Renfroe has an acute understanding of the interaction of the Seatback and Airbags in occupant motion during vehicle collisions.




    stan andrewsStan Andrews leads F.I.R.S.T. of NWA, our Rapid Response Team. With a Master's Degree in Biological and Agricultural Engineering he specializes in Accident Reconstruction, Forensic Engineering, Occupant Restraints, and Agricultural Mechanical Systems. In addition, Mr. Andrews investigates inertial seatbelt and door closure unlatching, and vehicle dynamics issues.





    don leeDon Lee, P.E. an important part of the vehicle-stability analysis team is the Senior Tire Consultant at The Engineering Institute. With nearly 20 years of extensive experience, Mr. Lee a professional engineer exhibits his expertise of Tire Design Research, Engineering and Fabrication at Hankook Tire Co. where he managed the overseas technical centers as well as working with organizations in China on tire design, engineering, and manufacturing processes. Don Lee has provided expert opinion in depositions and at trial.
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    Ned Einstein
    President
    15-17 S. William Street
    Suite 3A
    New York NY 10004
    USA
    phone: 212-766-1121 (NY) or 818-988-4586 (LA)
    fax: 212-766-1122
    Areas of Expertise: Accident analysis, testimony and mediation in vehicle and pedestrian accidents involving transit, paratransit, schoolbus, motorcoach, special education, non-emergency medical transportation, taxi, shuttle, child transport systems and services; slips and falls; crossing, boarding and alighting; wheelchairs; seatbelts; ADA and accessibility; passenger safety, security and sexual abuse; vehicle design, specification, crashworthiness, quality assurance and product liability; industry standards and practices; driver training and vehicle operation; management, monitoring, supervision and enforcement; maintenance; NHTSA, FTA, FMCSA and USDOT regulations; vehicle testing and certification; contract negotiation and compliance; risk management; planning and system design.

    The Firm: Transportation Alternatives is a passenger transportation and automotive consortium engaged in consulting and forensic accident investigation and analysis (more than 350 cases). Specializes in elderly, disabled, schoolchildren.

    Education: MURP (Urban and Regional Planning): George Washington University, 1975 BA, English Literature: Rutgers University, 1969

    Professional Experience:
  • President, Transportation Alternatives (1980 to present). Consulted to USDOT, transit agencies, private contractors, social service agencies, municipalities and school districts. Designed several major transportation systems
  • Chairman/General Manager, PTS Transportation (1982-1992). Directed operations of a 70-vehicle paratransit system for physically and developmentally disabled individuals and a non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) service
  • President, TAM-USA (1989-1995). Formed and directed a U.S.-Slovene joint venture company which coordinated the design, testing, certification and marketing of a European-manufactured school bus and motorcoach.

    Appointments and Memberships:
  • American Public Transportation Association
  • National Association of Pupil Transportation
  • United Motorcoach Association
  • American Bus Association
  • Community Transportation Association of America
  • Association Internationale pour la Sécurité du Transport des Jeunes
  • National School Transportation Conference (1995, 2000, 2005)
  • Committee on School Transportation Safety, National Academy of Sciences
  • Bus Industry Safety Committee (ABA)
  • Access Committee (APTA)
  • The Transportation Training Conundrum
    Recently, I conducted a workshop on safety and liability for transportation directors. I asked innocently, "What do you do after training?" Several attendees shouted out, "More training!"

    Sleep and Mythology
    Many of our fundamental and commonly-held beliefs are invalid because they were derived, often haphazardly, from a blur of intuition, superstition, history, tradition and circumstance rarely subjected to scientific scrutiny. Before the inventions of artificial light and mechanical clocks, being awake during daylight and asleep during darkness were survival necessities - lest one be devoured by predators or stumble into a pit.

    Reviewing Drivers' Logs
    In my review of more than 80 public transportation-related accidents and law suits, one almost universal theme has been the absence of any log review. This failure has generally combined with another common theme: A vehicle running behind schedule. The relationship between these two themes is easy to both understand and demonstrate - as is the acknowledgement that they constitute a genuine safety problem. But in a courtroom, the fact that system management failed to notice the vehicle running late - and worse, failed to even look for it - translates into a liability problem as well.

    Defensive Non-Driving
    Since driving a 20- or 25-ton motorcoach is touted as so being difficult, it is only fair to ask why so much carnage, and so many law suits, occur apart from collisions. In particular, the number of incidents occurring at or near stops seems largely disproportionate to the perceived simplicity of handling things when the bus or coach is stationary