Certifications/Education
- Bicycle expert with over 40 years of experience in the retail bicycle business.
- First testified as an expert witness in 1982 on behalf of the Huffy Bicycle Company.
- Active cyclist with over 40 years experience in riding all types of bicycles.
- Competitively raced downhill mountain bikes in 1999 and 2000.
- Competitively raced a High Wheeler in 2008.
- Authored article in Bicycle Retailer Magazine in 1992 regarding binder bolt failures.
- Lectured to the Society of Forensic Engineers and Scientists regarding bicycle accident investigations in1990, lectured regarding quick release failures in 2000 and lectured regarding the evolution of bicycles and litigation 2008.
- Has been actively working with forensic engineers and scientists for over 30 years.
- Has worked for plaintiff and defense attorneys.
- Has qualified to testify in civil and criminal trials.
- Has testified as an expert witness in Federal, Superior and Municipal Courts.
- Has worked as a forensic bicycle expert/consultant for attorneys who represented the United States Government, State of California, counties, cities, bicycle manufactures, bicycle component part manufacturers, wholesale distributors, retail bicycle shops and insurance companies.
- High School Graduate: Santa Cruz Adult Eduucation 1978
- Bicycle Mechanics Certificate, Barnett’s Bicycle Institute 1998
- Bicycle Assembler’s Certificate, Barnett’s Bicycle Institute 1998
- Accident Reconstruction Certificate, University of California, Riverside 1999
- Intermediate Collision Investigation: Skidmark Analysis Certificate, University of California 2000
- Advanced Collision Investigation Certificate, University of California, Riverside 2000
- Human Factors in Accident Reconstruction Certificate, University of California, Riverside 2001
- Traffic Skills 101, Bicycle Safety Certificate, The League of American Bicyclists, USA 2014
- Reconstruction of Automobile Accidents Involving Pedestrians or Bicycles;
- Skidmark Analysis; Advanced Collision Investigations; University of California, Riverside. 1999-2001
