Accident Reconstructionist / Expert Witness
Resume:
CURRICULUM VITAE
Robert E. Bennett
Endwell, New York,13760
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EDUCATION:
High School:Southwestern Central HS, Jamestown, New York – 1989 College: Canisius College, Buffalo, New York -1993 Bachelor of Arts Degree – Sociology
Certificate – Criminal Justice
LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE:
1994 Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Academy
1995-1997 Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department
1997-1998 New York State Police Academy
1998 New York State Police – Recruit Training SP Fredonia 1998-1999 New York State Police – SP Margaretville 1999-2001 New York State Police – SP Binghamton
2001-2005 New York State Police – SP Endwell
2005 – 2017 New York State Police – SP Sidney Collision Reconstruction Unit January 1, 2006- 2016 Unit Coordinator for Troop “C” Collision Reconstruction Unit October 19, 2006 Appointed to Investigator in the Bureau of Criminal Investigation December 30, 2017 Retired from the New York State Police SPECIAL POLICE TRAINING:
March 2000 Crime Scene Management and Evidence Collection June 2000 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Drug Evaluation and Classification: Pre School
June 2000 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Drug Evaluation and Classification: DRE School
March 2002 New York State Police – Field Training Officer November 2002 New York State Police Academy- Standard Field Sobriety Testing: Instructor
January 2003 Broome County Police Academy: Standard Field Sobriety Testing Alcohol Workshop: Instructor
June 2003 New York State Police Academy: Standard Field Sobriety Testing: Instructor
September 2003 Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Field Division’s Syracuse Resident Office with Syracuse University, Seminar on Ecstasy and Predatory Club Drugs July 2004 New York State Police – DRE Refresher Training January 2006 New York State Police – DRE Recertification Training June 6 – August 25, 2017 Polygraph Training Program (480 hours) - Indian Town Gap, PA COLLISION INVESTIGATION TRAINING:
10/97 - 06/98 Basic Collision Investigation 40 Hrs
-NYSP Academy
-Albany, NY
02/02/04 - 02/13/04 At Scene Traffic Crash Investigation 80 Hrs
-Institute of Police Technology and Management
-University of North Florida
-Albany, NY
03/01/04 - 03/12/04 Advanced Traffic Crash Investigation 80 Hrs
-Institute of Police Technology and Management
-University of North Florida
-Albany, NY
03/29/04 - 04/09/04 Traffic Crash Reconstruction 80 Hrs
-Institute of Police Technology and Management
-University of North Florida
-Albany, NY
04/26/04 - 04/30/04 Collision Reconstruction Diagramming 32 Hrs
-NYSP Academy
-Albany, NY
04/29/2004 Vericom Computers VC2000 Certification Course 8 Hrs
-NYSP Academy
-Albany, NY
05/01/04 - 05/07/04 Electronic Total Work Station Certification Course 40 Hrs
-NYSP Academy
-Albany, NY
11/14/05 - 11/18/05 Crash Data Retrieval Training and CRU Seminar 40 Hrs
-Collision Safety Institute
-Albany, NY
09/26/06 - 09/28/06 Pennsylvania State Police Collision Reconstruction Seminar 24 Hrs
-PA State Police
-State College, PA
03/19/07 - 03/23/07 Pedestrian/Bicycle Crash Investigation 40 Hrs
-Institute of Police Technology and Management
-University of North Florida
-Abington, PA
06/04/07 – 06/08/07 Investigations of Commercial Motor Vehicles 40 Hrs
-Institute of Police Technology and Management
-University of North Florida
-Albany, NY
06/25/07 – 06/29/07 Advanced Traffic Crash Reconstruction with WinCrash 40 Hrs
-Institute of Police Technology and Management
-University of North Florida
-Albany, NY
09/10/07 – 09/14/07 Traffic Crash Reconstruction Update 40 Hrs
-Institute of Police Technology and Management
-University of North Florida
-Albany, NY
10/15/07 – 10/19/07 MapScenes Forensic Mapping and Collision Reconstruction Diagramming 40 Hrs
-NYSP Academy
-Albany, NY
10/24/07 – 10/27/07 NYSTARS 24 Hrs
-Investigating Eccentric Collisions
-Binghamton, NY
11/30/2007 Windsor High School – Collision Investigation
-Speech Assignment
-Windsor, NY
02/19/2008 SUNY Binghamton - Collision Reconstruction Lecturer
-Dr. Dawnie Wolfe Steadman
10/31/2008 New York State – Department of Transportation Safety Seminar
-Speech Assignment
-Cortland, NY
02/12/2009 NYSTARS 8 Hrs
-Seminar with John Kwasnoski
-Westchester, NY
04/06/09 -04/10/09 Investigation of Motorcycle Crashes 40 Hrs
- Institute of Police Technology and Management
-University of North Florida
-Albany, NY
04/20/09 -04/24/2009 Special Problems in Traffic Crash Reconstruction 24 Hrs
-Institute of Police Technology and Management
-University of North Florida
-Orlando, FL
04/22/2009 Damage Profile Analysis 4 Hrs
-Institute of Police Technology and Management
-University of North Florida
-Orlando, FL
04/23/2009 Hybrid Vehicles: The New Challenges in Crash Investigation 4 Hrs
-Institute of Police Technology and Management
-University of North Florida
-Orlando, FL
06/01/09 -06/04/2009 ARC-CSI Crash Conference 32 Hrs
-Collision Publishing LLC
-Collision Safety Institute
-Las Vegas, NV
06/11/2009 NYSTARS 8 Hrs
-Spring Seminar -“Critical Curve Speed”
-Oriskany, NY
07/20/2009 Crash Data Retrieval Technician Course 8 Hrs
-Collision Safety Institute
-Albany, NY
07/21/09 -07/24/2009 CDR System Data Analyst Certification Course 32 Hrs
-Collision Safety Institute
-Albany, NY
03/09/10 – 03/11/2010 Report Writing and Occupant Kinematics Training 27 Hrs
-NYSP
-Albany, NY
04/12/10 – 04/16/2010 Advanced MapScenes 3D Course 40 Hrs
-Forensic Mapping Services
-NYSP Academy
05/24/10 – 05/27/2010 ARC-CSI Crash Conference 28 Hrs
-Collision Publishing LLC
-Collision Safety Institute
-Las Vegas, NV
June 2010 2010 CRU In-Service Training and VC4000 Certification 20 Hrs
-NYSP
-Romulus, NY
09/13/10 – 09/17/2010 Vehicle Autopsy Training 40 Hrs
-Comprehensive Motor Vehicle Services and Consulting
-SP Academy
-Albany, NY
02/28/11 -03/04/2011 Energy Methods & Damage Analysis in Traffic Crash Reconstruction
-Institute of Police Technology and Management
-University of North Florida
-Albany, NY 40 Hrs
03/25/2011 Crash Data Retrieval Specialist 40 Hrs
-Collision Safety Institute
-Albany, NY
04/25/11- 04/29/2011 Human Factors in Traffic Crash Reconstruction 40 Hrs
-Institute of Police Technology and Management
-University of North Florida
-Albany, NY
May 2011 2011 CRU In-Service Training 32 Hrs
-NYSP
-Romulus, NY
05/12/2011 Grade Crossing Collision Investigation Class 8 Hrs
-Operation Life Saver
-Willard, NY
09/27/11 – 09/29/2011 Pennsylvania State Police Collision Reconstruction Seminar 24 Hrs
-PA State Police
-State College, PA
01/25/12 – 01/27/2012 Courtroom Success 24 Hrs
-John Kwasnoski
-Albany, NY
03/07/2012 NYSTARS 8 Hrs
-Winter Seminar
-Albany, NY
04/30/12 – 05/04/2012 2012 CRU In-Service Training 40 Hrs
-NYSP
-Romulus, NY
05/01/12- 05/02/2012 Crash Data Retrieval Specialist – CDR Technician Level 2 16 Hrs
-Collision Safety Institute
-Romulus, NY
06/04/12 – 06/07/2012 ARC-CSI Crash Conference 32 Hrs
-Collision Publishing LLC
-Collision Safety Institute
-Las Vegas, NV
06/12/12 -06/14/2012 ARAS 360 24 Hrs
-Evaluation Training
-Albany, NY
06/18/12 – 06/20/2012 Visual Statement 24 Hrs
-Evaluation Training
-Albany, NY
June 2013 2013 CRU In-Service Training 40 Hrs
-NYSP
-Romulus, NY
07/10/2013 Investigating Human Fatigue Factors 3.5 Hrs
-Clinton Marquardt
-Romulus, NY
08/26/13 – 08/30/2013 Preserving and Analyzing Information from Heavy Vehicle CDR’s
-Northwestern University
-Albany, NY 40 Hrs
06/02/14 - 06/05/2014 ARC-CSI Crash Conference 32 Hrs
-Collision Publishing LLC
-Collision Safety Institute
-Las Vegas, NV
06/16/14 – 06/20/2014 Kinematics for the Traffic Crash Reconstructionist 40 Hrs
-Institute of Police Technology and Management
-University of North Florida
-Albany, NY
April 2014 2014 CRU In-Service Training 40 Hrs
-NYSP
-Romulus, NY
09/13/14 – 09/18/2014 Colonel Henry F. Williams Homicide Seminar 40 Hrs
-New York State Police
-Albany, NY
11/20/2014 Leica Laser Scan Technician 32 Hrs
-Leica Geosystems
-Albany, NY
01/19 -01/23/2015 Applied Physics for the Traffic Crash Investigator 40 Hrs
-Institute of Police Technology and Management
-University of North Florida
-Albany, NY
03/01/2015 Leica Laser Scan Analyst 32 Hrs
-Leica Geosystems
-Albany, NY
April 2015 2015 CRU In-Service Training 40 Hrs
-NYSP
-Romulus, NY
06/18/15 – 06/19/2015 Legal Sciences’ Courtroom Success for DWI Crash Investigations 16 Hrs
-John Kwasnoski
-Cortland, NY
April 2016 2016 CRU In-Service Training 40 Hrs
-NYSP
-Romulus, NY
01/18/17- 01/20/2017 Crash Data Retrieval Updates 20 Hrs
-Rusty Haight, Collision Safety Institute
-Albany, NY
April 2017 2017 CRU In-Service Training 40 Hrs
-NYSP
-Romulus, NY
05/01/17- 05/05/2017 Pedestrian/Bicycle Crash Investigation Level II 40 Hrs
-Institute of Police Technology and Management
-University of North Florida
-Albany, NY
Total = 1840.5 Hrs.
INSTRUCTOR:
01/2005 - 2017 Collision Investigator (Instructor) 04/2006 - 2017 Prism Pole Operator Certification Course (Instructor) 06/2006 - 2017 Electronic Total Work Station Certification Course (Instructor) 06/2010- 2017 NYSP In-service Training (Presenter) 2012- 2017 Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Safety Course (Instructor) PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
2009 – 2018 New York Statewide Traffic Accident Reconstruction Society, Inc
(NYSTARS) – Member
2019 National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists (NAPARS) - Member
07/29/2015 The Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction
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