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April 2008
Gunter Seigmund, Craig Wilkinson, Jean-Francois Goulet, Mathieu King, Elizabeth Hassan and Ryan Fix attend SAE 2008 World Congress in Detroit, MI.
Craig Wilkinson was a guest lecturer at the Toronto Police Service Level 1 Accident Reconstruction course on April 22, 2008. The purpose of the talk was to provide new police reconstructionists some perspective on how engineers approach accident reconstruction and demonstrate advanced techniques such as accident simulation software.
Dennis Chimich presented a training on Injury
Biomechanics at the Canadian
Defence Lawyers, Boot Camp II on April 17, 2008 in Vancouver.
This program was the sequel to CDL's 2007 Boot Camp: Basic
Training for New Defence Lawyers, approximately 80 lawyers
from the greater Vancouver area attended the session.
March 2008
MEA Forensic was a proud sponsor of the 2nd Annual PI Charity
Law Challenge on March 27, 2008. The event raised over $18
thousand for the Canadian Spinal Research Organization. Please
see the attached link for photos of the event. Photos
MEA Toronto celebrates their first anniversary and keeps
growing...Ismail El Maach, MASc, PEng, joins
MEA as a Senior Biomechanical Engineer with the Injury Group
3/19 - Craig Wilkinson will lead the seminar
"Forensic Engineering in Practice" at the Insurance
Institute of Ontario. This seminar qualifies for RIBO credits.
3/26 - Craig Wilkinson will present "From
Black Boxes to Broken Bones" at the Canadian Defense
Lawyers' Boot Camp. The Boot Camp is for law clerks and will
be held at the Ontario Bar Association. MEA is a proud sponsor
and will be exhibiting at the event.
February 2008
Andrea M. Ho, Project Engineer joins the
Transportation Group in the BC Office.
Charles Gang, PE joins MEA California as
construction defect expert. Chuck brings thirty years of extensive
civil/structural design engineering, construction defect,
and architectural expertise to MEA.
January 2008
Gunter Siegmund, John Gardiner and
Check Kam attend the World
Congress on Neck Pain in Los Angeles, CA.
John Brault elected Vice-Chairman of the
ASTM International F-13 Committee – Pedestrian/Walkway
Safety and Footwear.
1/18 - MEA sponsors The Advocates’ Society, Tricks
of the Trade Conference at The Carlu, Toronto. MEA exhibits
at the conference, and Craig Wilkinson participates
as an expert witness in the mock trial.
1/30 - Gunter Siegmund presents a two-hour
Injury Biomechanics seminar at The OIAA 2008 Professional
Development and Claims Conference at the Metro Toronto Convention
Centre. MEA is exhibiting at Booth #1107.
November 2007
11/8 - Mark Bailey and Elvis Cepus teach
Forensic Engineering in Practice at the Insurance Institute
of BC. The 3 hour course focuses on assisting insurance professionals
to understand material and mechanical failure, product litigation,
fire, personal injury, human factors & vehicle collision
losses through engineering and science
11/9 - John Brault and Check Kam perform
research at the USC Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research
Laboratory to investigate and compare the performance of 11
different tribometers on a suite of walkway materials. The
results will be used to assist the ASTM F13 committee in drafting
a standard to validate tribometers (instruments that measure
coefficient of friction for walkway safety).
Time Magazine article entitled "Head
Games" (November 29, 2007) references research recently
published by MEA Forensic and Washington State University
on the difference between head and neck geometry and strength
of size-matched females and males.
October 2007
10/29-31 - MEA Injury Biomechanics Group attends the 51st Stapp Car Crash Conference in San Diego.
David King and Ryan Fix participate at the California Association of Accident Reconstructionists, CA2RS Conference 2007. David King presents Night Time Visibility and Understanding Low Speed Impact Collisions seminars. Ryan Fix presents “How to assess high speed offset collisions using NHTSA data”
September 2007
Kurt Ising teaches the Human Factors & Traffic Safety course to the RCMP Level III Collision Analysts at RCMP Pacific Region Training Center, Chilliwack, BC .
David King 's article “Hanging by a tread: The role of tires in accident reconstruction” is published in the Advocate, The Journal of Consumer Attorneys Associations for Southern California.
John Brault and David King participate
at The Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
Annual Convention in Las Vegas. John Brault testifies
in the Mock Trial as the plaintiff’s expert in
a premises liability case.
David King co-presents
Accident Reconstruction Experts: When Are They Needed
and How to Use Them Effectively.
MEA is a proud sponsor of these upcoming industry events:
MEA Toronto: 9/6 - TIWA Annual Golf Tournament, MEA is the golf foursome photographer - we look forward to meeting you.
August 2007
8/3 - MEA CELEBRATES 25 YEARS!
Alyssa DeMarco, Craig Wilkinson and Gunter Siegmund publish "The Right Helmet Helps" in CI, Canada's Insurance Business Magazine.
MEA just keeps growing... Norman Jang
joins MEA as Controller.
Congratulations to MEA Safety Expert, Alan Black. Alan recently passed the Mechanical Engineer exam and is officially a Professional Mechanical Engineer. Alan's areas of specialization include: Theme Park Accidents, Hazard Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Safety Analysis.
MEA is a proud sponsor of these upcoming industry events:
MEA Toronto: MEA is the golf foursome photographer - we look forward to meeting you
8/10 - OIAA Hamilton Chapter Golf Tournament
8/22 - Huntington Benefit Golf Tournament
8/29 - Sean Corner Golf Tournament
8/20 - MEA California sponsors the First Annual American Board of Trial Advocates Golf Classic at the Marbella Country Club & Golf Course, San Juan Capistrano
July 2007
7/12 - MEA Toronto participates as the Official Photo Sponsor at the Hamilton District Insurance Association Golf Tournament.
7/26 - MEA Vancouver is a hole sponsor at the CICMA Golf Tournament, stop by and say hello.
June 2007
Duane MacInnis and Craig Wilkinson publish "Motorcycle Accident Reconstruction: For the Times, They Are A-Changin'" in WP Without Prejudice, The Official Journal of the Ontario Insurance Adjustors Association.
Craig Wilkinson publishes "Event Data Recorders in Cars - Are You Sitting on Important Evidence?" in The Litigator, The Journal of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association.
June 26 - stop by and visit our Vancouver Products, Property & Premises team at the Family Insurance 3rd Annual Charity Fundraiser Golf Tournament & Silent Auction at the Northview Golf Course, Surrey, BC.
We're Growing Again! Check Kam joins the Injury Group in our Lake Forest office. Check recently received his Masters of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia.
MEA Forensic Toronto participates as sponsors at the OIAA Annual Open Golf Tournament (June 8th) and the CICMA Annual Open Golf Tournament (June 13th).
May 2007
Steve Yamashita attends Basic Fire Investigation training at the 2007 International Association of Arson Investigators/ Northwest Fire Investigators Association Joint Fire Investigation Conference. The IAAI/NFIA coarse certification adds great value to Steve's industry experience in conducting failure analysis and fire investigation.
MEA Forensic sponsors the Best Podium Presentation and Best Poster Presentation Awards at the 3rd Annual Northwest Biomechanics Symposium held at the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR.
April 2007
Kurt Ising presents "Digital camera calibration for luminance estimation in nighttime visibility studies" at SAE in Detroit.
MEA research into neck muscle strain during whiplash exposures published in Spine. This research was conducted in collaboration with Dr. Anita Vasavada at Washington State University.
MEA Forensic continues to provide our clients answers and the latest technology in Forensic Engineering. We have expanded our laboratory and now offer FTIR(Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer) capabilities. MEA is one of the few forensic engineering firms to have our own FTIR to identify unknown substances in a wide spectrum of cases and practice areas.
Dale Goudie PEng returns to MEA after several years working on low emissions heavy-truck engines. Dale led MEA's skid research in the late 90's and we are excited to have him back. Dale will specialize in the investigation of heavy-truck accidents.
March 2007
MEA is pleased to announce the addition Steven Yamashita,
BS as a Product Engineer. Steve leads
the technical investigation and failure analysis of product
defects, system malfunctions, accidents and fires.
MEA research on the use of tribometers for evaluating slipperiness published in the Journal of Forensic Science. This research project done in collaboration with the USC Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research Laboratory and J2 Engineering.
Dave King, featured on Discovery
Channel's Survive This Series!, examining the evidence
from a semi truck vs. train collision at a railroad crossing
in Oxnard, California. Mr. King then explains how the structure
of the trailer and the massiveness and the speed of the train
combined to allowed the female driver to emerge from her cab
unharmed.
John Brault, featured on Discovery
Channel's Survive This Series!, analyzing the incident
during the World Extreme Skiing Championships in Valdez, Alaska,
where competitor Garret Bartelt stumbles and falls for 37
seconds down a terrifying chute studded with cliffs and rocks.
Mr. Brault examines the amazing feat of Garret's survival
and explains how he beat the odds.
February 2007
MEA Is Growing Again! Proudly in our 25th year, MEA Forensic is pleased to announce the opening of our newest office. With offices in Vancouver, Los Angeles and now the Greater Toronto area, we are able to offer comprehensive opinions, accident investigation, analysis, reconstruction and testifying services nationwide.
Duane MacInnis, Director, Craig Wilkinson, Senior Engineer, Shannon Payne, Marketing and Client Relations and La Firn Brazel, Project Coordinator will be serving our Toronto clients. Give them a call to discuss how MEA can handle the most complex technical cases from start to finish.
Mathieu King, joins the Transportation
Group in the MEA Toronto office.
Alan Black, MS joins the Lake Forest, CA as a Safety Engineer.
MEA research on the response of superficial and deep neck muscles to various tasks—including whiplash—is published in the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering.
January 2007
MEA was featured in the January 2007 Issue of the National Post, Financial Post Business section with the article entitled, A Crash Course In Forensics written by award-winning magazine journalist and sports columnist Kerry Banks.
Kristina Basto, joins MEA as Marketing
& Client Relations Specialist in the Vancouver office.
Shannon Payne, joins MEA as Marketing & Client Relations
Specialist in the Toronto office.
La Firn Brazel, joins MEA as a Project Coordinator in the Toronto office.
December 2006
MEA research into the interaction of whiplash and startle responses published in the Journal of Applied Physiology.
John Brault's article "Why
is ice slippery? And other research findings relevant to premises
liability cases" was published in the Academy of Trial Lawyers Journal, October 2006 Article, this article was previously published in The Advocate, June 2006.
John Brault and Dave King presented to ICRMA, the Independent Cities Risk Management Association monthly ICRMA University Workshop on Roadway, Lighting and Traffic Signals Liabilities Mitigation.
MEA research on the potential interaction of whiplash and startle is published in the Journal of Applied Physiology.
November 2006
Gunter Siegmund, John Gardiner and Alyssa DeMarco attended the 50th Stapp Car Crash Conference in Dearborn, MI.
Alyssa DeMarco presented “Motorcycle Helmet Impact Response: Comparison of Helmet Type and Impact Severity” at the 34th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research in
Gunter Siegmund presented “Cervical Multifidus Muscle Activity during Whiplash and Startle Responses” at the 34th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research in Dearborn, MI.
Julie O'Brien inducted into Irvine Spectrum Rotary Club as a District 5320 Rotarian.
October 2006
Mark Bailey presents research entitled “Failure
analysis of PVC pipe joint separations” at the Materials
Science & Technology Conference in Cincinnati, OH.
Mark Bailey is designated a CFEI (Certified
Fire and Explosion Investigator) having met the qualification
and examination requirements of the National
Fire Protection Association.
Kurt Ising completes ED 100, a 3-day lighting
fundamentals course taught by the Illuminating
Engineering Society of North America.
Gunter Siegmund's research on startle and
whiplash is profiled in The
Vancouver Sun, The Province, CTV and CBC.
Bill Cliff leads two-day PC-Crash Introductory
training as well as two-day Advanced PC-Crash training in
Vancouver, BC.
September 2006
Jonathan Lawrence joins CBC's On
the Coast broadcast for a discussion of forensics in the
Lower Mainland.
Kurt Ising and Jonathan Lawrence
teach sections of the RCMP Level 3 Accident Investigation
course held in Chilliwack, BC.
The New
Scientist, a popular weekly science and technology magazine,
features Gunter Siegmund’s research
into startle
and whiplash responses in their September 2, 2006 issue.
Elvis Cepuš publishes "Electron
Microscopy: What is it, What it can do, and Why is it Useful
in Claims Investigations" in the Summer edition of
Adjuster's Quarterly.
John Brault presented "Using Biomechanical
Experts" at the 24th
Annual Consumer Attorney's Association of Los Angeles (CAALA)
Convention while John Gardiner participated
as a Biomechanical Expert in the CAALA Mock Trial in Las Vegas
NV.
John Brault presents "Don't Let Key
Evidence Slip Through the Cracks" at the 19th
Annual Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
(ASCDC) Santa Barbara seminar on September 30th.
August 2006
John Brault publishes "Why
is ice slippery? And other research findings relevant to premises
liability cases" in the June issue of The Advocate.
David King and Jonathan Lawrence
publish "Capturing
the Big Bang: Event Data Recorders in Cars" in the
American Bar Association's Spring edition of Tort Source.
Gunter Siegmund presents research entitled
“Superficial and deep neck muscle activity during isometric,
voluntary and reflex contractions” at the 2006
World Congress on Biomechanics in Munich, Germany.
Andrea McCandless, BA joins the LA office
as a project coordinator and Isabel Vititpong, BSc
joins MEA as a project coordinator in the BC office.
July 2006
Tammy Meyer, BSc joins the LA office as
a project coordinator.
Jonathan Lawrence, Craig Wilkinson and Alyssa
De Marco provide a presentation on Crash Data Recorders
as well as Biomechanics to ICBC North Richmond.
Alyssa DeMarco presents "Brain Injuries
and Airbags: The Effect of a Seatbelt" at the ASME 2006
Summer Bioengineering Conference, Amelia Island FL.
Ryan Fix, BSME and Matt Petros,
BSME join the Transportation
Group in the MEA LA office.
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