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4CA Consulting & Reconstruction LLC
Kevin Forcier
Crash Reconstruction Specialist
21632 South Street
P.O. Box 131
Venango PA 16440-0131
USA
phone: 814-398-4173
fax: 814-398-4173
4CA Consulting & Reconstruction is a General Accident Reconstruction Company, providing Expert Services in the field of Accident Reconstruction, including:
  • A complete an unbiased accident investigation, using the latest investigative means such as Crash Data Retrieval & Analysis.
  • Crash Scene Analysis and Documentation: Vehicles, light trucks, motorcycles.
  • Seat Belts and Child Safety-Seats usage analysis
  • Occupant injury kinematics, speed determination, time - distance, drag factor with use of Vericom Vehicle Computer System.
  • Traffic Studies.
  • Crash Animation / Simulation, Map scenes, Crash Zone, CAD.
About Kevin Forcier: ACTAR Certified Reconstructionist: #2054. Retired from the Pennsylvania State Police in April of 2010 after 25 years of service. Accident Reconstructionist since 1990, last four years as a full time Crash Analysis and Reconstruction Specialist responsible for the coverage of 3300 square miles of Northwestern Pennsylvania. Qualified Expert Witness in the field of Crash Reconstruction and related services.
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Fred P. Smith
President
111 W. Canyon Crest Road
Alpine UT 84004
USA
phone: 801-763-8484
fax: 801-763-5755
Fred P.
Alpine Engineering & Design, Inc. is a company that specializes in Rapid Product Development. Their engineers have had over 20 years developing the skills of new product design. Their innovative approach to product design can be seen in over 100 patents held by their engineers. When we create a product, we must sell it to our customer. We use resources such as our model shop, computer graphics and animations, full size prototypes and written descriptions to communicate our ideas to our customers. We effectively teach them about the product and its merits.

We apply the same skills we use in developing new products to our work as expert witnesses. We give honest, understandable opinions with the underpinning required to help attorneys, judges and jurors make good decisions.

Alpine Engineering's Design Experience reaches a number of industries including Refuse Equipment, Hydraulically Operated Equipment, Trucks and Related Equipment, Aerial Lifts, Manlifts, Industrial Equipment, Mobile Equipment, Material Handling, Forklifts, Pallet Trucks, Boom Trucks, Suspension Systems, Garbage Trucks, Front Loaders, Side Loaders, Automated Loaders, Rear Loaders, Rolloffs, Liftgates, Exercise and Sports Equipment, Trucking Equipment, Turf Care Equipment, Farming Equipment.

Alpine Engineering's Comprehensive Services include:

Product Development
  • Innovative Concept
  • Multi-Industry Experience
  • Powerful Design Tools
  • Full Service Fabricating Materials

  • Expert Witness Services
  • Vast Technical Knowledge
  • Intellectual Property
  • Creative Display Presentations
  • Great Reputation
  • Patent & Patent Related Issues
  • Patent Searches
  • Provisional Patent Complete with Illustrations
  • Patent Infringement Review
  • Design Analysis
  • Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
  • Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Electrical
  • Structural Integrity Tests
  • Value Analysis
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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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    Dr. Richard Collins
    440 Monmouth Drive
    Cranberry Township PA 16066-5756
    USA
    phone: (724) 742-0414
    Dr. Richard Collins, Former University Professor of Biomedical and Human Factors Engineering, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Dr. Collins has Demonstrated Accuracy in Research and Scientific Analysis in Mechanical and Biomechanical Engineering and Regulatory Assessments.

    His work has been Extensively Published in National and International peer-reviewed Literature. He is an Internationally recognized engineering and medical expert, having earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Collins is qualified as an expert witness in civil and criminal courts.

    Areas of Specialization:
  • Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Medical Device / Product Liability
  • Head and Spine Injury Cases in Motorcycle, Bicycle Collisions, Protective Helmet Liability
  • Accident Reconstruction / Failure Analysis - Serious Personal Injury and Trauma
  • Analysis / Injury Biomechanics: Automotive, Traffic Safety, Aircraft Crashes, Train Crashes, Forklift Turnovers, Elevator Failures, Sports Impacts, Sports, Recreational and Safety Equipment, Sports and Industrial Injuries, Ergonomics, Repetitive Stress Cases, Slips and Falls
  • 9/10/2008 · Medical
    Nonlinear Wave Propagation in Viscoelastic Tubes: Application to Aortic Rupture
    Blunt impact to the thorax often results in traumatic rupture of the aorta, leading to immediate exsanguination. Current interest in the mechanisms of this failure is great (Roberts and Beckman, 1970), particularly with regard to vehicular fatilities in which passengers are subjected to high levels of deceleration

    9/10/2008 · Medical
    Blood Flow in the Lung
    The lung constitutes a highly complex and selfregulating system for oxygenating man’s blood and removing its waste materials. It is at the alveolar level that the respiratory and circulatory functions interact and the important exchange processes occur

    9/10/2008 · Medical
    Dynamic Deformation Experiments on Aortic Tissue
    THE NUMBER of fatalities due to automobile collisions in the United States has reached an annual level of 55,000, according to the statistics of the National Safety Council. Of these, 16 per cent have been estimated by Greendyke (1966) to be due to traumatic rupture of the aorta, on the basis of a sample of 1253 automobile fatalities in Monroe County, N.Y., over a four year perio

    9/10/2008 · Medical
    CFD Simulation of Airflow in a 17-Generation Digital Reference Model of the Human Bronchial Tree
    The uptake of particulate matter by inhalation leads to complex transport processes influenced by unsteady convection through a non-dichotomously branching network of conducting conduits (airways)

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    Chris Bloomberg
    President
    P.O. Box 336
    Gulf Breeze FL 32562
    USA
    phone: 850-932-7613
    fax: 850-932-7719
    Bloomberg Consulting, Inc. has several engineers on staff who have considerable experience in reconstructing vehicle accidents of all types. We have a Biomechanics Expert that has the rare combination of being a licensed physician and a PhD level engineer. This allows him to handle the complex engineering and medical aspects of a seat belt or a biomechanics case. We use the following equipment to evaluate our cases:

    “Black Box” Data Retrieval Equipment – Used to download vehicle impact speeds, seat belt usage, braking information, and throttle information from passenger vehicles and tractor-trailers.

    3-Dimensional Accident Simulation Software – Used to accurately reconstruct an accident to determine vehicle speed, occupant movement, and seat belt effectiveness.
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    Donald L. Asa
    Heavy Vehicle Specialist, Motor Carrier Safety
    4020 North 20th Street, Suite 300
    Phoenix AZ 85016
    USA
    phone: (602) 277-1979 or (888) 277-1979
    fax: (602) 774-3872
    Donald L.
    Donald L. Asa is a Heavy Vehicle Specialist and expert in the area of Motor Carrier Safety and Regulatory Compliance. He is a Commercial Vehicle Accident Investigator and Consultant with over 60 years of experience in the Trucking Industry.

    Mr. Asa's experience includes professional driving issues, truck driver actions and reactions, responsibilities, qualifications, training, compliance and safety. His services include Motor carrier safety and regulatory compliance review and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, Title 49 compliance. He is also familiar with the operation and maintenance of tractor-trailer brake systems, loading and unloading issues and related heavy equipment issues.

    As an Expert Witness, Mr. Asa is available for Consultations, Case Review, Discovery Assistance, Deposition and Trial Testimony.

    Areas of Expertise:
  • Trucking Operations
  • Driver Qualification / Training
  • Driver's Daily Logs
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Truck Maintenance
  • Driver Action, Reactions
  • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
  • Trucking Industry Standards
  • Loading, Unloading Issues
  • Truck Braking Issues
  • Hazardous Driving Conditions
  • Truck Blind Spots
  • Donald L. Asa, D & A Consultants
    * Introduction to Trucking
    * Braking - Truksafe’s comprehensive guide to braking safety
    * Defensive Driving
    * Defensive Driving
    * Economics & Safety for the Trucking Company
    * Learning from Truck Accidents
    * Professional Truck Driver’s Handbook * The Truck & Trucking Accident Handbook
    * Truck Safety in the Present System
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    Dennis Wylie
    P.O. Box 60836
    Santa Barbara CA 93160
    USA
    phone: 805-681-9289
    fax: 805-681-9299
    Dennis
    Dennis Wylie is an internationally recognized Human Factors Expert on driver error; inattention and improper lookout; driver fatigue; car, truck and bus driver skill and knowledge requirements; driver and motor carrier standards of care; hours of service violations; circadian rhythms; sleep debt; impaired vigilance, alertness, decision making, reaction time, and control responses.

    Mr. Wylie directed the largest study of driver fatigue and alertness conducted in North America, a seven-year multimillion dollar international project that was the main factor in major revision of the federal and state rules governing working hours for commercial automobile, truck, and bus drivers, including an increase in required off-duty time of 25%.

    Mr. Wylie and his colleagues also developed the national commercial driver licensing system. He is the principal author of the Commercial Driver's Manual used by all state licensing agencies for licensing commercial automobile, truck, and bus drivers. The information in the Commercial Driver's Manual defines the skill, knowledge and standard-of-care requirements for commercial drivers and is the basis of the commercial driver license (CDL) tests. Mr. Wylie and his colleagues trained the first CDL Examiners in each state, who went on to train the others. All commercial drivers in the United States – more than 20,000,000 so far – have been licensed under the CDL system, which is set out in the Code of Federal Regulations at 49 CFR 383 "Commercial Driver's License Standards."
    10/24/2011 · Human Factors
    Sleep, Science, and Policy Change
    Policies can be very difficult to change, and advocates of change who claim a logical or scientific foundation need valid, reliable, and convincing data. An example of the process is the policy of regulating truck drivers' hours of service in order to reduce motor vehicle crashes.

    Dennis Wylie (Contributing Author)
    Dennis Wylie authored the Chapter on Commercial Motor Vehicle Collisions (Ch. 17). In general, this book provides a comprehensive reference that provides the tools necessary for the preparation, analysis, and presentation of forensic evidence. Compiled by experienced, internationally respected authors, this handbook represents the state-of-the-art in the application of ergonomics to forensic investigation.
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    Dr. Daniel Kruger Ph.D.
    President
    2321 N. Loop Drive
    Suite 201
    Ames IA 50010
    USA
    phone: (515) 296-7175
    fax: (515) 296-6121
    Dr. Daniel
    Formed in 2001, Demonstratives, Inc. (DI), specializes in 3D Litigation Animation Services. Since its inception, DI has expanded its capabilities in providing a broad range of visual scientific support to complicated litigation matters.The professional staff of DI includes doctorate-degreed project managers, engineers, animators, illustrators, and video editors, many of whom helped to establish the litigation animation industry. DI has been involved in many notable cases including:
  • KSR v. Teleflex - Landmark unanimous U.S. Supreme Court case on obviousness regarding patent claims. The U.S. Solicitor General noted, "[The] petitioner has supplied an animation that helpfully illustrates the point."

  • Sprint v. Vonage - $80 million settlement for DI client Sprint. Jurors said that DI's animated tutorial made Sprint's patent claims easy to understand.

  • Affymetrix v. Illumina - $90 million settlement for DI client Affymetrix. DI’s graphics helped Affymetrix show that Illumina infringed several of its patents.
  • Areas of Animation Expertise:
  • Intellectual Property: Mechanical
  • Intellectual Property: Electronics
  • Intellectual Property: Biotechnology
  • Medical Devices
  • Aviation
  • Ground Vehicle
  • General & Product Liability
  • Construction
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    Kevin Abell
    Chief Sales & Marketing Officer
    Corporate Headquarters
    11321 Plantside Drive
    Louisville KY 40299
    USA
    phone: (502) 267-6936
    fax: (502) 267-6973
    Kevin
    Donan Engineering Co., Inc., a family owned company founded in 1947, provides full-service Forensic Engineering and Fire Investigation Services. For over 60 years, Donan Engineering has been providing unbiased answers to their client’s complicated questions. Their team of licensed and experienced forensic experts provides investigative services in the fields of engineering investigations, fire and explosion origin & cause, roofing investigations, and component testing. The diversity of their multidisciplinary staff allows them to provide not only a complete service, but a complete service whose conclusions can be successfully and completely supported.

    Donan Engineering has become a richly diverse, industry leader with over 190 employees operating from 36 offices in 19 states including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Throughout their growth, Donan Engineering has maintained their commitment to providing exceptional customer service, unparalleled quality, unmatched integrity, and timely reporting. Most importantly, they pride ourselves on delivering their clients quality services at an affordable price.

    Services Include:
    Engineering Investigations
  • Bridges
  • Foundations and Basements
  • Geotechnical / Sink Holes
  • Lightning
  • Low and High Voltage
  • Mechanical Systems
  • Retaining Walls
  • Steel Construction
  • Trusses
  • Vehicle Mechanical Studies
  • Vibrations: Earthquakes and Blastings
  • Water Infiltration / Mold
  • Wood Frame Construction

  • Fire / Explosion Origin and Cause
  • Commercial Fires
  • Equipment Fires
  • Vehicle / Residential Fires

  • Roofing Investigations
  • Commercial
  • Residential - Asphalt Shingle
  • Residential - Slate, Tile, Etc.

  • Heavy Trucks
  • Motorcycles
  • Passenger Vehicles
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    Gary E. Kilpatrick, PE, NSPE
    President and Chief Engineering Officer
    3397 Cherrybrook Drive
    Jamestown NC 27282
    USA
    phone: 336-841-6354 (Office) 336-803-1639 (Cell)
    fax: 339-841-6354
    Gary E.
    Gary E. Kilpatrick and Associates, PA is a Forensics Engineering Firm dedicated to the application of the art, science and methodology of engineering and the scientific method to answer questions of fact in the jurisprudence system pertaining to personal injury and wrongful death. We provide technical competency, forensic evidence collection from the field and from documents, oral and written communications, objective, ethical and professional responsibility.

    We are familiar with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Evidence and Daubert and have given sworn expert testimony under oath during judicial proceedings. We are retained by law firms, public defenders and insurance companies on plaintiff, defense, criminal and claimant cases and work nation wide.

    Areas of Expertise:
    • Traffic Accident Reconstruction
    • Vehicle Crash Data Report Retrieval and Interpretation
    • Off-Road ATV Accident Reconstruction
    • Motorcycle Accident Reconstruction
    • Vehicle Inspections
    • Industrial Accident Reconstruction
    • OSHA Safety 29CFR1910
    • OSHA 29CFR1926
    • OSHA 29CFR1928
    • Product Liability Investigations
    Synopsis: The Basic Process Of A Traffic Accident Reconstruction
    A Traffic Accident Reconstruction is a process by which an engineer determines from all available information and evidence how and why a traffic accident occurred including but not limited to pre-impact and post impact vehicular velocity vectors, pre-impact and post impact vehicular direction vectors, vehicular change in velocity (Delta-V), momentum vectors, vehicles' point of impact on the roadway, vehicular visibility by a driver, vehicular crash data retrieval reports if assessable, accident factors and causes.

    7/8/2011 · Engineering
    Product Design, Product Manufacturing And Product Quality Control Issues
    Quality control starts at the point of product conception and is carried all the way through to the final design and manufacture of a product.

    Automotive Lamp Filament Analysis
    Some motor vehicle accidents take place during the night time hours when natural sun light is not present.

    The Physics Of Collision
    When we drive our vehicles down the road, we are driving them at a certain velocity and direction. All vehicles have weight and mass to the order of a few hundred pounds for a motorcycle, a few thousand pounds for a large SUV or luxury car or several tons for a tractor-trailer truck. When our vehicles move at speed down the road, they create energy by virtue of their mass and forward velocity

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