Mircea Oala-Florescu

Mircea Oala-Florescu is a scientific technologist at MEA Forensic. From his office in Vancouver, he provides technical support to the firm’s forensic engineers and research labs. Mircea uses specialized software to turn raw survey data into scale models of collision locations and crashed cars that the engineers can use in their computer simulations. Mircea also designs and builds the custom equipment that MEA’s forensic engineers need for their case-related testing and their scientific research projects.

Mircea holds a Master of Science degree from the Transylvania University of Brasov. Before joining MEA he worked at off-road vehicle and bus factories. He also worked for several years ensuring that vehicles conformed with Romanian safety and performance regulations.

Research and testing are integral to MEA. Mircea designs and builds the required custom machines, fixtures, and test equipment. “We built a 20-foot long computer-controlled linear motor that we use for whiplash research and testing car seats,” Mircea says, describing examples of devices he has helped to build. “We have a roll-over simulator and I designed and manufactured a drop-tower, which we are using for our helmet research.” These kinds of devices allow MEA’s engineers to run the experiments needed to answer their clients’ questions.