Engineering Mechanical

Expert Reconstruction

Company

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1592

San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 Palo Alto, CA 94301 Los Angeles, CA 90036

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phone: 888-***-****

Quality and Experience with Integrity

CHRISTOPHER GAYNER

Curriculum Vitae

PROFESSIONAL EXPERT RECONSTRUCTION COMPANY

EXPERIENCE

Owner / Senior Engineer1999 to Present

Complete Traffic Accident Reconstruction Service

for attorneys, insurance companies, and governmental

agencies. Certified Reconstructionist by The Accreditation

Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction. Automobile,

truck, tractor-trailer, bus, train, motorcycle, bicycle, and

pedestrian collision specialist. Twenty-five years of

experience as a forensic engineering expert covering an

extensive range of issues and assignments, including:

accident reconstruction, accident causation, accident

prevention, accident avoidance, human factors, vehicle

dynamics, biomechanics, occupant dynamics, safety analyses,

seat belts, airbags, occupant protection systems,

crashworthiness, product liability, accident scene/roadway

assessments including lighting & visibility, vehicle damage &

crush analyses, delta-v, time-speed-position history, vehicle

defect investigations & testing, photogrammetric studies,

transportation engineering & highway design issues,

computer-aided reconstructions, computer simulations,

computer animations, photographic documentation, technical

reports, exhibit preparation, and expert testimony.

Civil & Criminal Cases. Plaintiff or Defense.

AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY RESEARCH Inc, Santa Barbara, CA

Vice President / Collision Reconstruction Specialist1987 to 1999

Traffic Accident Reconstruction and Collision Safety Expert

with more than 600 detailed technical case analyses

performed over a twelve-year period. Accident reconstruction

& causation analyses, human factors, occupant protection

system evaluations, including: seat belts, airbags, and vehicle

interior design. Airbag tank testing. Speed and Delta-V

calculations, computer reconstructions and simulations,

occupant kinematics, product defects, accident scene and

vehicle damage assessments. Deposition, arbitration, and trial

experience throughout the United States.

EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Santa Barbara, CA

Degree: Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 1988

Specific Areas of Study: Dynamics and Robotics

Master s Thesis: Occupant Kinematics and Dynamics in Automobile

Collisions.

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, Bozeman, MT

Degree: Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 1986

Outstanding Graduating Senior Award, College of Engineering

SPECIAL NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY TRAFFIC INSTITUTE,

TRAINING Evanston, IL

Traffic Accident Reconstruction I, December 1987

Traffic Accident Reconstruction II, July 1988

ENGINEERING DYNAMICS CORPORATION, Lake Oswego, OR

Computer Reconstructions (EDCRASH), January 1989

Computer Simulations (EDSMAC), August 1989

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SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS, Detroit, MI

Product Liability and the Engineer, February 1990

Injuries, Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Federal Regulations,

March 1990

Automobile Vehicle Dynamics, April 1992

Sensor Design for Automobile Air Bag Systems, January 1996

Air Bag Design and Performance, August 1997

Photogrammetry in Accident Reconstruction, September 1998

Accident Reconstruction: State of the Art, December 1999

SOCIETY OF ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTIONISTS

Conference, Traffic Engineering Seminar and Staged Crash Tests

College Station, TX, June 1990

SOUTHWESTERN ASSOCIATION OF TECHNICAL ACCIDENT

INVESTIGATORS, INC.

Conference, Human Factors Seminar and Staged Crash Tests

Phoenix, AZ, July 1990

San Diego, CA, March 1991

UCSD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, La Jolla, CA

Accidental Injury: Biomechanics and Prevention

November 1991

35TH STAPP CAR CRASH CONFERENCE, San Diego, CA

November 1991

BH VK CRASH TESTING PROJECT, San Bernardino, CA

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August 1992

CUYAHOGA VALLEY JOINT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL,

Brecksville, OH

Automotive Mechanics, March 1976

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SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE, Santa Barbara, CA

Mind/Supermind Adult Education Lecture Series. Presentations

in psychology and human consciousness. 1997-2007.

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, Santa Barbara, CA

Mediation Training: Transformative Style, March 2008

FORENSIC EXPERT WITNESS ASSOCIATION, San Francisco

Web 2.0 Basics Seminar, March 2010

ARC-CSI CRASH CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, NV

Full scale vehicle crash testing & training seminars, May 2010 &

May 2011.

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF ACCIDENT

RECONSTRUCTION SPECIALISTS & CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, Anaheim, CA

Collision Fraud Investigation, August 2010

CUESTA COLLEGE, San Luis Obispo - Paso Robles, CA

Introduction to Psychology, August - December 2010

Human Anatomy with Laboratory, January - May 2011

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF ACCIDENT

RECONSTRUCTION SPECIALISTS, Garden Grove, CA

Railroad Crash Investigation, February 2011

ARAS 360 TECHNOLOGIES INC., Santa Ana, CA

Animation / Simulation Training Seminar, April 2011

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RESEARCH "A Computer Graphics Program for Simulating Occupant

PROJECTS, Kinematicsand Dynamics in Automobile Collisions",Master's

LECTURES, Project, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UCSB, 1988

OTHER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Santa Barbara, CA

EMPLOYMENT Graduate Teaching Assistant

Teaching assistant and tutor for undergraduate university level

mechanical engineering courses: Engineering Mechanics

(Statics), Engineering Mechanics (Dynamics), Computer-Aided

Design and Manufacturing.

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PACIFIC DESIGN ENGINEERING, Camarillo, CA

Engineering Consultant

Designed components and accessories for wheelchairs and other

devices for disabled persons. Provided vendor liaison, initiated

prototype development, performed engineering analyses and

technical engineering drafting.

FLATHEAD VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Kalispell, MT

Math Lab Director, Math, Physics, and Chemistry Tutor,

Geology Lab Assistant, Bus Driver.

Managed College Tutorial Learning Center. Assisted students with

learning disabilities and learning disadvantages through individual

and group tutoring programs. Maintained and assisted Geology

Department Laboratory operations. School bus driver and teaching

assistant for Geology field trips.

COMINCO AMERICAN, INC., Gabbs, NV

Geologic Engineering Technician

Precious Metals Exploration, Engineering Land and Topographic

Surveys, Geo-Physical Surveys, Atomic Spectroscopic Sampling

and Analysis. Vehicle and Technical Equipment Operator.

U.S. FOREST SERVICE, Flathead National Forest, MT

Surveyor/Engineering Technician

Preliminary Logging Road Surveys, Preliminary Road Design,

Bridge Analyses and Surveys, Truck & Equipment Operator.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, Glacier National Park, MT

Civil Engineering Technician

Highway Construction and Maintenance, Truck and Heavy

Equipment Operator, Pilot Car Operations, Traffic Control,

Flagman, Sign Installation.

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AWARDS Outstanding Engineering Senior Award, Montana

and State University, Montana Society of Engineers

SCHOLARSHIPS National Dean's List

Who's Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges

College Honor Roll, Twenty-Two Consecutive Quarters

Mott Souders Scholarship

Owen E. Sowerine Scholarship

Engineering and Academic Scholarships

American Gas Association Scholarship

Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process

Engineering Scholarship

Montana Board of Regents Scholarship

California Regents/University Fellowship

PROFESSIONAL Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

and Society of Accident Reconstructionists (SOAR)

HONOR Accident Reconstruction Network

SOCIETIES National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction

Specialists, Inc. (NAPARS)

California Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists

ACTAR: Full Accreditation as a Traffic Accident Reconstructionist

Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society

Pi Tau Sigma, Mechanical Engineering Honor Society

Phi Kappa Phi, University-wide Honor Society

File: ERC CV Gayner

Last update: 1/2/2012

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