MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY CONSULTANT
-20+ year background in motor vehicle safety.
-Competent in accident reconstruction, research, and documentation relevant to fatalities and/or serious injuries.
-Perform as Expert Witness at depositions and court trials.
-Reconstruct accidents through field examinations, computer simulation, police and medical reports
-Analyze various types of motor vehicle accidents involving automobiles, trucks, truck trailers, vans, buses, multi-purpose and sport utility vehicles.
-Retrieve and analyze extensive motor vehicle data obtained from the dockets and technical reference libraries in the U.S. Department of Transportation in order to arrive at credible conclusions.
-Maintain close contact with Department of Transportation Engineering Personnel.
-Organizer for the SAE Heavy Vehicle Underride Protection TOPTEC Conference
held April 1997.

EXPERIENCE
MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY CONSULTANT April 1988 -Present -Provide expert services to lawyers, the court system and individuals by gathering pertinent data relevant to legal action involving motor vehicle accidents.
SAFETY STANDARDS ENGINEER April 197.1 -April 1988 Office of Vehicle Safety Standards, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. Department of Transportation.
-Principle engineer on motor vehicle side impact and truck rear underride protection with specific emphasis on research and rule making associated with the following:
-Full vehicle crash tests, component/subsystem dynamic and static tests, sled tests, computer crash models, and vehicle safety modifications to mitigate occupant injuries.
-Anthropomorphic dummy research and development.
-Restraint system research and development (air bags and belts).
-Real world accident and test data analysis.
-Coordination with the national and international motor vehicle safety
community (vehicle manufacturers, trade associations, component/parts suppliers, safety organizations, research and insurance groups.
-Light truck and van crash safety improvement, side glazing and door latch! hinges to mitigate ejection, and head interior contact protection.
-Organization of technical conferences for rule making programs.
-Motor vehicle frontal, side, rear, and rollover accident modes.
-Received numerous awards from Secretary of Transportation and Administrator of
NHTSA.

EDUCATION
University of Minnesota -Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering
National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA)- Courses in Biomechanics,
Crashworthiness, and Accident Reconstruction
MOTOR VEHICLE DATA SOURCE FAMILIARITY
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:
-Docket
-General Services Document Section
-Research and Development Technical Data Files (including all of the Agency's test reports and films)
-Technical Reference Library
-Compliance Test Documentation
-Vehicle Recall and Consumer Complaint Files Federal Highway Administration
-Office of Motor Carrier Safety Documents

PUBLICATIONS
-"A Look at the NHTSA Minimally Compliant Rear Underride Guard at Impact Speeds Above 30 mph", Tomasoni, J.E., 16th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, June 1998.
-"Underride Insights", Tomassoni, J.E., Bloch Seminar, June 1997
-"Additional Insights to the Underride Problems and Concerns", Tomassoni, J.E., presented at SAE Heavy Vehicle Underride Protection TOPTEC Conf. April '97.
-"Simulation of a Two-Car Oblique Side Impact Using a Simple Crash Analysis Model", Tomassoni, J.E., SAE Report No. 840858, May 1984.
-"Some Special Analysis of Thoracic Protection in Side Impact", Brubaker, W. and Tomassoni, J.E., SAE Report No. 830466, February 1983.
-"An Approach to Developing Underride Guard Requirements for Improved Occupant Protection:, Tomassoni,,~~A-SAE Report No.801422, idc,. November 1980.
-"A Study of the Effect of Strain Rate on the Automobile Crash Dynamic Response:, Tomassoni, J.E., presented at the AIAA/ASME 19th Structures and Materials Conference, Report No. 78-474, April 1978.
-"A Study of Structural and Restraint Requirements for Automobile Crash Survival", Hofferberth, J.E. & Tomassoni, J.E., presented at the 3rd International Conference on Automotive Safety, July 1974.
-Numerous internal NHTSA documents.

ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP
Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE)
National Association on Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists (NAP ARS)