Our Engineers & Scientists

Raymond Merala, MS, PE

Raymond Merala, Principal

Principal CV
Raymond Merala is a registered professional mechanical engineer specializing in accident reconstruction, engineering design, and equipment and machinery failure analysis.

Daniel S. Girvan, MS, PE

Daniel S. Girvan, Principal

Principal CV
Dan Girvan is a registered professional mechanical engineer specializing in biomechanics, human injury analysis, occupant kinematics, and accident reconstruction.

Elaine R. Serina, PhD, PE

Dr. Elaine Serina, Principal

Principal CV
Dr. Elaine Serina is a registered professional mechanical engineer specializing in biomechanics, injury analysis, kinetics of human movement, ergonomics, and accident reconstruction.

Kirsten White, MS, PE

Kirsten White, Principal

Principal CV
Kirsten White is a registered professional mechanical engineer specializing in accident reconstruction, biomechanics, injury analysis, and occupant kinematics.

Hanhtrinh Le, MS

Hanhtrinh Le, Managing Engineer

Managing Engineer CV
Ms. Hanh Le is a mechanical engineer specializing in biomechanics, injury analysis, occupant kinematics, and accident reconstruction.

Erin B. Murphy, PhD

Erin B. Murphy, Managing Scientist

Managing Scientist CV
Dr. Erin Murphy is a chemist specializing in failure analysis of plastic, rubber, and metal components, as well as compositional analysis of materials.

Kathleen Pittman, BS, PSM

Kathleen Pittman, Forensic Visualization Specialist

Forensic Visualization SpecialistCV
Kate Pittman is a digital artist specializing in 3D animation, graphic design, technical illustration, demonstrative exhibits, photo/video analysis, and photogrammetry.

Laurel Pedersen, BS, PE

Laurel Pedersen, Engineer

Engineer CV
Laurel Pedersen is a registered professional mechanical engineer specializing in accident reconstruction and mechanical systems.

Sajal Chirvi, PhD

Sajal Chirvi, Engineer

Engineer CV
Dr. Sajal Chirvi is an engineer specializing in biomechanics, with an extensive background in testing and human injury tolerance.

Eric Mockensturm, PhD

Eric Mockensturm, Engineer

Engineer CV
Dr. Eric Mockensturm is a mechanical engineer specializing in modeling and simulation of mechanical systems, having taught courses in the subject for 20 years.

Robert Ferreira, BS

Robert Ferreria, Engineer

Engineer CV
Robert Ferreira is a mechanical engineer specializing in mechanical systems and accident reconstruction, with experience in automotive diagnosis and repair.

Stephen P. Holmes, BS

Stephen Holmes, Engineer

Engineer CV
Stephen Holmes is a mechanical engineer specializing in accident reconstruction. Mr. Holmes has an extensive background in residential construction and design concepts.

Taylor Buckman, BA

Taylor Buckman, Forensic Visualization Technician

Forensic Visualization TechnicianCV
Taylor Buckman specializes in forensic video and photo analysis, photogrammetry; 3D laser scanning and UAV aerial photography and videography.

Noah Schneider, BS

Noah Schneider, Engineer

Engineer CV
Noah Schneider is a biomedical engineer specializing in biomechanics, mechanics, and accident reconstruction, with experience in impact dynamics.

Patrick Tomsky, MEng, PE

Patrick Tomsky, Engineer

Engineer CV
Patrick Tomsky is a registered professional mechanical engineer specializing in accident reconstruction with a background in driver assistance systems and autonomous vehicle technology.

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