Engineer Engineering
Resume:
BRIAN A. COON
**** *. **** **. *. Phone: 402/770-3569
Wichita, KS 67205 Email: **********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE
August 2008 Present
Associate Traffic Engineer
City of Wichita, Kansas
Perform signal timing and analysis of more than 540 intersections and crosswalks
Responsible for a street light budget of more than $3.2M annually
Perform warrant studies for signalization and signage
December 2009 Present
Adjunct Professor, Department of Environmental Science
Friends University, Wichita, Kansas
Teach graduate-level required course for Master of Science in Environmental Science
Focus on engineering and political aspects of energy production and consumption
Students include teachers, chemists, environmental scientists, and managers
December 2006 August 2008
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
Directed the activities of the University Transportation Center
Taught graduate and undergraduate courses in transportation safety and planning
Performed research for the Kansas Department of Transportation
January 1997 December 2006
Accident Reconstructionist / Research Engineer
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, Lincoln, Nebraska
Researched all aspects of roadside and transportation safety, including the design of
guardrail systems and testing of various roadside safety appurtenances
Performed crash reconstruction of actual real-world impacts
Responsible for electronic instrumentation of guard rails and test vehicles
Processed data, including extensive digital signal processing and perform engineering
analysis of failures
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
August 2009 Present
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator
City of Wichita, Kansas
Maintain compliance for ADA issues
Interact with a variety of individuals from various backgrounds and challenges
Act as an administrative court judge for ADA appeals
Police Officer
January 2009 Present
Maize Police Department, Maize, Kansas
January 2008 January 2009
Wamego Police Department, Wamego, Kansas
Reserve officer for a town of 5,000
Enforce traffic and parking regulations and issue citations as deemed necessary
Investigate and report incidents
Process and file reports and make court appearances as necessary
Respond to calls for first aid and medical assistance
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Assistant County Attorney Fall 2005
Lancaster County, Nebraska, Prosecutor s Office
Acted as Deputy County Prosecutor prosecuting misdemeanor cases under Nebraska s
Senior Practice Rule
Screened cases, made charging decisions, and performed plea bargaining
Responsible for trying both bench and jury trials
Summer Associate Summer 2005
Woods & Aitken, L.L.P., Lincoln, Nebraska
Performed legal research and writing in a large number of legal areas, including
Construction Law, Corporate and Business Real Estate, and all aspects of litigation
Assisted at hearings, trials, and in various discovery tasks
January 1995 January 1997
State Representative
Iowa House of Representatives, State of Iowa
Youngest elected State Representative in Iowa in 1994, representing more than 32,000
residents
Vice Chair, Administration and Regulation Appropriation Subcommittee
Member, House Judiciary and Law Enforcement Committee
EDUCATION
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Engineering
Major: Mechanical / Transportation Engineering
Dissertation Title: Development of Crash Reconstruction Procedures for Roadside Safety
Appurtenances
Juris Doctor (J.D.), with distinction University of Nebraska College of Law
Nebraska Law Review (top ten percent) Community Legal Education Program (CLEP)
Phi Delta Theta Law Fraternity Master of the Rolls
Criminal Litigation Certificate
Certified Law Enforcement Officer Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center
Certified Part-time, State of Kansas
Fulbright Scholar Swedish Road and Transport Research Institute
Research Topic: Harmonization of International Testing Standards for Roadside Safety Devices
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Master of Science (M.S.E) in Engineering
Major: Geotechnical Engineering
Thesis Title: Dynamic Impact Testing of Guardrail Posts Embedded in Soil
Bachelor of Science (B.S.E.) in Engineering University of Iowa
Major: Mechanical Engineering
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PROFESSIONAL LICENSURES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Licensed Professional Engineer
State of Nebraska, #E-10480: Mechanical & Civil Engineering
State of Kansas, #19190
Bar Membership licensed to practice law in the following jurisdictions:
Colorado, #38211; Kansas, #22988; Nebraska, #23512
Federal District Court for the District of Kansas
ACTAR (Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction)
Accredited Traffic Accident Reconstructionist, # 1842
Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE)
American Concrete Institute (ACI) Certified Examiner, Number 079044
ACI Concrete Strength Technician
ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician Grade I
Certified Bridge Inspector, National Highway Institute and U.S. Department of Transportation
FHWA-NHI-130055 Safety Inspection of In-service Bridges
Notary, State of Kansas
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Bar Association (ABA)
American Concrete Institute (ACI)
Manuscript Review Committee, ACI Structural Journal
Manuscript Review Committee, ACI Materials Journal
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Chi Epsilon, Civil Engineering Honor Society
Colorado State Bar Association
Kansas State Bar Association
National Council of Examiners for Engineering & Surveying (NCEES)
Member, Calculator Committee
Member, Mechanical Engineering Exam Committee
Subject Matter Expert
Nebraska State Bar Association
Phi Beta Delta, International Honor Society
Transportation Research Board
Member, AL040: Emerging Technology Law Committee
COMPUTER PROFICIENCIES
LS-DYNA Non-linear finite element simulation program
Familiar with network installation, including DSL and ISDN, wireless networking, and router
configuration
Microsoft Office Expert proficiency with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Familiar with all aspects of Microsoft Windows and PCs, including hardware and software
troubleshooting
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCIES
Fluent in English (Native)
Fluent in Swedish (Completed Svenska f r Invandrare (Swedish for Immigrants) with highest honors)
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AWARDS
Medal of Valor, Maize Police Department, Maize, Kansas, 2009
Practice-Ready Paper Award, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 2007.
Excellence in Negotiations, Excellence for the Future Award, the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal
Instruction, 2006
American Patriot Award, Concerned Women of America of Iowa, 1995.
SELECT PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
Coon, B.A., D.L. Sicking, and K.K. Mak, Guardrail Runout Lengths, Transportation Research Record,
National Research Council (June 2006).
Coon, B.A. and J.D. Reid, Reconstruction Techniques for Energy-Absorbing Guardrail End Terminals,
Accident Analysis & Prevention, vol. 37, no. 6, (November 2005).
Coon, B.A. and J.D. Reid, Crash Reconstruction Technique for Longitudinal Barriers, ASCE Journal of
Transportation Engineering, vol. 131, iss. 1 (January 2005).
Reid, J.D., B.W. Bielenberg, and B.A. Coon, Indenting, Buckling, and Piercing of Aluminum Beverage
Cans, Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, vol. 37, no. 2 (February 2001).
Conference Papers:
Polivka, K.A., B.A. Coon, D.L. Sicking, R.K. Faller, B.W. Bielenberg, J.R. Rohde, and J.D. Reid,
Development of the Midwest Guardrail System (MGS) W-Beam to Thrie-Beam Transition, Paper
No. 07-2628, Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) AFB20 Committee on
Roadside Safety Design, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C. (January 2007).
Coon, B.A., Analysis of Real-World Impact Conditions: Implications on Geometric Design, Winter
Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington, D.C. (January 2007).
Coon, B.A., Guardrail Runout Lengths Revisited, Summer Transportation Research Board, St. George,
Utah (July 2005).
Coon, B.A. and J.D. Reid, Energy-Absorbing Wheel Tethers for Racecars, Seventh International LS-
DYNA User s Conference, Dearborn, MI (May 2002).
Coon, B.A. and J.D. Reid, Finite Element Modeling of Cable Hook Bolts, Seventh International LS-
DYNA User s Conference, Dearborn, MI (May 2002).
Coon, B.A., J.D. Reid, J.R. Rohde, and J. Herr, A New Shear Strength Testing Device for NCHRP
Report 350 Strong Soil, Paper 01-0412, Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
(January 2001).
Coon, B.A., P. Anugonda, and J.D. Reid, Piercing Resistance of Aluminum Beverage Cans, Sixth
International LS-DYNA User s Conference, Dearborn, MI (April 2000).
Research Reports:
Polivka, K.A., R.K. Faller, D.L. Sicking, J.R. Rohde, B.W. Bielenberg, J.D. Reid, and B.A. Coon,
Performance Evaluation of the Permanent New Jersey Safety Shape Barrier Update to NCHRP
350 Test No. 4-12 (2214NJ-2), Final Report to the National Cooperative Highway Research
Program (NCHRP), Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Report No. TRP-
03-178-06, Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (October 13,
2006).
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Polivka, K.A., R.K. Faller, D.L. Sicking, J.R. Rohde, B.W. Bielenberg, J.D. Reid, and B.A. Coon,
Performance Evaluation of the Permanent New Jersey Safety Shape Barrier Update to NCHRP
350 Test No. 2-10 (2214NJ-1), Final Report to the National Cooperative Highway Research
Program (NCHRP), Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Report No. TRP-
03-177-06, Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (October 13,
2006).
Polivka, K.A., R.K. Faller, D.L. Sicking, J.R. Rohde, B.W. Bielenberg, J.D. Reid, and B.A. Coon,
Performance Evaluation of the SKT-MGS Tangent End Terminal Update to NCHRP 350 Test
No. 3-34 (2214TT-1), Final Report to the National Cooperative Highway Research Program
(NCHRP), Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Report No. TRP-03-176-06,
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (October 12, 2006).
Polivka, K.A., R.K. Faller, D.L. Sicking, J.R. Rohde, B.W. Bielenberg, J.D. Reid, and B.A. Coon,
Performance Evaluation of the Guardrail to Concrete Barrier Transition Update to NCHRP 350
Test No. 3-21 with 28 C.G. Height (2214T-1), Final Report to the National Cooperative
Highway Research Program (NCHRP), Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research
Report No. TRP-03-175-06, Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
(October 12 2006).
Polivka, K.A., R.K. Faller, D.L. Sicking, J.R. Rohde, B.W. Bielenberg, J.D. Reid, and B.A. Coon,
Performance Evaluation of the Permanent New Jersey Safety Shape Barrier Update to NCHRP
350 Test No. 3-11 (2214TB-2), Final Report to the National Cooperative Highway Research
Program (NCHRP), Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Report No. TRP-
03-174-06, Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (October 12,
2006).
Polivka, K.A., R.K. Faller, D.L. Sicking, J.R. Rohde, B.W. Bielenberg, J.D. Reid, and B.A. Coon,
Performance Evaluation of the Permanent New Jersey Safety Shape Barrier Update to NCHRP
350 Test No. 3-11 (2214TB-1), Final Report to the National Cooperative Highway Research
Program (NCHRP), Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Report No. TRP-
03-173-06, Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (October 11,
2006).
Reid, J.D., B.A. Coon, B.A. Lewis, S.H. Sutherland, and Y.D. Murray, Evaluation of LS-DYNA Soil
Material No. 147, Federal Highway Administration Report No. FHWA-HRT-04-094,
Washington, DC (2004).
Bielenberg, B.W., R.K. Faller, J.D. Reid, J.C. Holloway, J.R. Rohde, D.L. Sicking, and B.A. Coon,
Impact Analysis of Three Concrete Beam Specimens, Final Report to APTEK, Inc.,
Transportation Research Report No. TRP-03-130-02, Midwest Roadside Safety Facility,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2003).
Herr, J.E., J.R. Rohde, D.L. Sicking, J.D. Reid, R.K. Faller, J.C. Holloway, B.A Coon, and K.A. Polivka,
Development of Standards for Placement of Steel Guardrail Posts in Rock, Final Report to the
Midwest State's Regional Pooled Fund Program, Transportation Research Report No. TRP-03-
119-03, Project No. SPR-3(017)-Year 9, Project Code: RPFP-99-01(a), Midwest Roadside Safety
Facility, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2003).
Coon, B.A., R.K. Faller, and J.D. Reid, Cable Barrier Literature Review, Final Report to the Midwest
State s Regional Pooled Fund Program, Transportation Research Report No. TRP-03-118-02,
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2002).
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Coon, B.A., J.D. Reid, and J.R. Rohde, Dynamic Impact Testing of Guardrail Posts Embedded in Soil,
Final Report to the Federal Highway Administration, Transportation Research Report No. TRP-
03-77-98, Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1999).
Funded Research:
Alleviating Concrete Placement Issues Due to Congestion of Reinforcement in Post-Tensioned Haunch
Slab Bridges - Phase 1. Kansas Department of Transportation. Robert J. Peterman and Brian A.
Coon. $46,060.00. July 1, 2007.
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