Travis R Fricker
Project Engineer
Transportation Group
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905-595-8569
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Since joining MEA in 2000, Mr. Fricker has completed over five hundred investigations of motor vehicle collisions and part failures. Past cases have involved passenger vehicle, bicycle, motorcycle, pedestrian, and commercial vehicle collisions. Issues assessed have included seat belt use and effectiveness, vehicle speed and trajectory, damage matching between vehicles and collision severity.
Credentials
BSc, Mechanical Engineering, 1999
Registered Professional Engineer
Areas of Specialization
Education
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Calgary, 1999
Professional Status
Registered Professional Engineer, Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario, since August 2011.
Registered Professional Engineer, Association of Professional Engineers of Nova Scotia, since September 2007.
Registered Professional Engineer, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia, 2004 to 2007.
Professional Experience
MEA FORENSIC ENGINEERS & SCIENTISTS
Project Engineer, 2000 to 2005 and 2011 to present
Conducts technical investigations involving motor vehicle accident reconstruction, human factors, and research. Involved in over 600 technical investigations with particular expertise in: impact severity, vehicle speed, seatbelt use and effectiveness, and cases involving pedestrians, nighttime visibility and event data recorders.
FRICKER ENGINEERING LTD.
Principal, 2005 to 2011
Conducted motor vehicle accident reconstruction and material failure investigations. Qualified to give expert evidence as a Mechanical Engineer in the field of Accident Reconstruction in the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Provided technical advice for new wheelchair van conversion designs by Mahadev Metal Works of Richmond, B.C. Inspected welding and structural soundness of converted vans prior to shipment to customers. Audited Mahadev Metal Works' crash test documentation, shop operations and van designs to ensure compliance with Transport Canada regulations.
Publications
Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings
Cliff WE, Lawrence JM, Heinrichs BE, Fricker TR (2004). Yaw testing of an instrumented vehicle with and without braking (2004-01-1187). Accident reconstruction (SP-1873), pp. 45-54. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.
Ising KW, Fricker TRC, Lawrence JM, Siegmund GP (2003). Threshold visibility levels for the Adrian Visibility Model under nighttime driving conditions (2003-01-0294). In: Lighting Technology (SP-1787), Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.
Training and Professional Development
Canadian Welding Bureau Level I Welding Inspector, April 2007
Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress, Detroit MI, April 2005
Fourth International Conference on Accident Investigation, Reconstruction, Interpretation and the Law (AARIL). Attended conference covering topics on road safety and accident reconstruction, August 2001.
PC-Crash Workshop. Attended a workshop on the use of the PC-Crash and PC-Rect software. Vancouver, B.C., August 2000.
Contact: travis.fricker@meaforensic.com
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