CURRICULUM VITAE

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Adam K. Aleksander, Ph.D., P.E., C.S.P.
Aleksander & Associates, P.A.
Research and Consulting Engineers

Mechanical, Industrial, Human Factors, and Safety Engineering Design, Analysis, and Forensic Investigations

Education

Experience

Diversified Engineering background with specific experience in Manufacturing, Cost Analysis, Consulting Engineering, Engineering Sales, Project Management, Product Development, Research, Lecturing, and Technical / Litigation Investigations of accidents and equipment failures.

Professional Affiliations

• Affiliate Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho 1997-2012
• Licensed Professional Engineer, 1984-2014, State of Idaho ME No. 4925
• Licensed Professional Engineer, 1999-2014, State of Utah, No. 381067
• Licensed Professional Engineer, 2012, State of Vermont No. 018.0081655
• Licensed Professional Engineer, 2013, State of Alabama No. 33692
• NCEES National and International Professional Engineering Record No. 50271
• Certified Safety Professional, 1994,  CSP No. 12285, Board of Certified Safety Professionals
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Member since 1982
• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Member since 1991
• Institute of Industrial Engineers, Member since 1995
• Society of Automotive Engineers, Member 2003 -2015
• National Society of Professional Engineers, Member since 1984
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Fellow;  Secretary, Program Chair, Engineering Sciences Section Chairman 2000, Awards Chair 2004
• Secretary, Member, AAFS Good Forensic Practices Committee 1999-2002
• AAFS Engineering Sciences Section Andrew Payne Special Achievement Award 2004
• AAFS Engineering Sciences Section Founder’s Award 2010
• American Society of Safety Engineers, Professional Member, since 1996
• National Academy of Forensic Engineers, Senior Member, since 1996
• ASTM Subcommittee Member, E-30 Forensic Sciences, 1997-2005, E30.05 Subcommittee Chairman 2005-2008
• ASTM Main Committee E-58 Forensic Engineering, Chairman, and Charter Founding Member 2008-2010
• ASTM Main Committee E-58 Forensic Engineering, Executive Committee 2011 - 2015
• NACE International, The Corrosion Society, Member, 2013 (formerly National Association of Corrosion Engineers)
• NACE Certified Coating inspector-Level 3 26OCT2013
• National Ski Patrol, Bogus Basin Ski Patrol, Senior Alpine Patroller, Patrol Director, Board of Directors, OEC Instructor, OET Instructor & IT, 2006-present

Publications and Presentations

Estimating of Manufacturing Joint Costs, Technical Paper MM80-912 Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1980, reprinted in Manufacturing Cost Estimating, P.F.Ostwald, SME ISBN 0872630536
Explosion of a Hydro-Pneumatic Storage Tank, presented at American Academy of Forensic Sciences, February 1990
Collapse of a Conveyor Structure, and a Conveyor Nip Point Fatality paper presented at American Academy of Forensic Sciences, February 1991
Human Factors and Forensic Engineering paper presented at American Academy of Forensic Sciences, February 1994
Visual Correctness via a PC; A Model for Visual Courtroom Presentations paper presented at American Academy of Forensic Sciences, February 1995
Glare Mitigation in Night Driving Using Partially-Tinted Lenses, 1995 Dissertation, Texas A&M University  Paper Presented at Vision in Vehicles VII Conference, Marseilles, France, September 1997
PRT, Perception Reaction Time, Fact or Fiction, paper presented at AAFS, February 1997
Invited Speaker at Iowa State University/Stark rxp seminar on Perception, Reaction and Conspicuity in Driving, Iowa City IA, November 1997, published 2003.
Invited Speaker at Idaho Trial Lawyers Association seminar on Technology and Persuasion, Moscow ID, Nov. 1997
New Perspectives in Forensic Engineering; Convergence of Design, Ergonomics, and Safety Engineering paper presented at American Academy of Forensic Sciences, February 1998
A Human Factors Approach to Risk Management Invited speaker, Risk Insurance Mgmt Society, Sun Valley Id, Aug. 1999
Homicide by Water Injection, paper presented at American Academy of Forensic Sciences, February 1999
Skin Penetration by Water Jet presented at International Academy of Forensic Sciences, Aug. 1999, AAFS Feb 2000.
Applied Industrial Ergonomics  Two day seminar presented for University of Idaho, Mar. ’00, in Boise ID.
Forensic Engineering and Ethics, Us vs. Them  Invited speaker Idaho Society of Prof. Engineers meeting Apr. 2000
Ergonomics Issues in Workers Comp Invited speaker, Penland/Lorimer seminar, June ’00, Boise ID.
Designing Safe Products for Consumers and Industry  Two day seminar presented for Univ. of Idaho, June 2000.
Geothermal Plants and Forced Outage Analysis Methodologies Geothermal Resources Council Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA September 2000
Forensic Engineering Issues in Glare Environments NAFE Seminar, San Diego CA Jan. 2005, published in NAFE Journal2007
Go Cart Fatality paper presented at American Academy of Forensic Sciences, New Orleans, February 2005
Forensic Engineering Analysis of TASER Product Liability Issues NAFE Seminar, Chicago IL Jul 2005
Third World Chlorine System Safety Issues Chlorine Institute Seminar, Tampa FL, Jan. 2006
Forensic Engineering Analysis of TASER Issues and Safety Warnings American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Seattle, February 2006
Defective Jack Causes Fatal Collapse of Overpass Falsework American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Seattle, February 2006
Human Factors:Industrial Incidents, in Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science, Jamieson, A., Moenssens, A., (eds). John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Chichester, UK, pp1483-1495, 2009
Global thinking and methodologies in evidence-based forensic engineering science in Forensic Science Curent Issues, Future Directions, Ubelaker D. H. ed, Liptai L., Aleksander A. K., et al, 2013 Wiley & Sons Ltd
Unusual Failure Modes of Large Diesel Generators, Bangladesh American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Washington DC, February 2013.
A Near Electrocution by Irrigation Pipe Case, Solved by Photo Inspection American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Washington D.C., February 2013.
Steam Iron Electrocution, San Diego CA American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Seattle WA, February 2014.
Ski Collision Fatality, Alpine Meadows, CA American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Seattle WA, February 2014.

Forensic Engineering Investigation of Burn Injuries in a Defective Spa Pool Light Installation, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Orlando FL, February 2015.

Forensic Engineering Critical Site Photogrammetry and the use of GPS in a Ski Collision Case, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Orlando FL, February 2015.

Forensic Engineering Investigation of Dual Fatality Auto-Pedestrian Collision by Impaired Vision Driver, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Las Vegas NV, February 2016.

Forensic Engineering Examination of Stucco on CMU Wall, Paint Layer Evidence and Crack Propagation, Las Vegas NV, February 2016.

Forensic Engineering Investigation of Vision in Crashes and related Incidents, Part 1, New Orleans LA, February 2017.

Forensic Engineering Investigation of Vision in Crashes and related Incidents, Part 2, New Orleans LA, February 2017.

Forensic Engineering Review of the TAU Phenomenon and Cautionary Application to Crashes, Seattle WA, February 2018.

Forensic Engineering Technical Investigations 1972-2018

• Investigations of engineering systems and components, to determine proximate cause of failure, and contributing factors, equipment failures, manufacturing anomalies, accidents, event reconstruction, technical interpretation of documents, drawings, and testimony, documentation, photography, and exhibit preparation.
• Services include photogrammetry, microscopy, x-ray, and laboratory disassembly and testing, engineering tests, experimental design and statistical analysis.  Tests provided include headlamp and tail lamp filament analysis, metallurgical fracture analysis, PMI x-ray fluorescence, photo and video documentation and analysis.
  
  

Product Liability (design, manufacturing and marketing defects, involving damage, injury or fatality)

Go cart nip point fatality, washing machine amputation, amputations in punch presses, hydro-pneumatic tank explosion, agricultural truck amputation, airport conveyors, biscuit cutter, amusement rides, water-jet fatality, slips & trips, lead rope snap, excercise machine failures and injuries, document burn injuries, folding chair collapse, concrete anchor system, nail gun injury, roof collapse panel hangers, prosthesis bolt failure, steam iron electrocution, pool light burn, design of warnings and instructions, ATV rollover, automotive failures and crash related phenomena, measurement of ECDs (TASER®), TASER® Time stamp anomaly, Potato Sorting System Nip, Range fire and warnings, Quad rollover winch investigation.

Equipment Failures (proximal cause of failure with contributing factors)

Farm equipment, Failed engines, Mining conveyors, Power plant systems, Belt conveyors, Potato processing system, Sewer line, Tire shredder processing analysis, Failed brake die, Failed conveyor bearing, RV axle repair failure, Trailer suspension system failure, Trailer separation, Dump truck telescoping cylinder failure, Brake system, Headlight filament analysis, Service station gasoline tank leak, Bicycle tube failures, Tub Grinder track defect, Hay press system dual amputation, Hay press system hydraulic system, Steam Turbine Generator building fire C&O, Heat Exchanger System failure, Potato Piler Hydraulics, Tub Grinder Fire, Three Wartsila 18V46 Diesel Generators, 20 inch primary steam line fracture, Vertical Turbine Pump coupling failure with injuries, Commercial building hydronic freeze failure, Motorcycle crash inspsecton, Ash storage silo implosion, Bucket Lift ftality.

Construction, OSHA, and Safety Engineering.(regulatory and safety issues)

Falling loads, construction backing crush fatality, tank cleanout confined space injury, ladder falls, construction claims, compactor fatality, roof collapse fatality, forklift fatality, Lock Out Tag Out Failure, falling object, 13.8KV Arc Flash,  19.9KV Arc Flash Irrigation Pipe, Premises Trip, Ladder/Scaffold misuse, Coating separations on fractured wall, Shred Conveyor design adequacy, Plating Tank Immersion Injury, Fall Protection Failure, Bounce Bin Neck fracture, Seed sorting machine fatality.

Human Factors, Visibility, Ergonomics, and General Research Issues (product usability, warnings, perception)

Highway visibility, night visibility, bicycle accidents, Plant OSHA Safety Analysis, Human Factors and Safety Analysis of Peroxide Facility, Five part plant wide Ergonomics Program, Skier tree hit fatality, ECD Warnings development (TASER®) , Dual fatality auto pedestrian crash (criminal), Dump Truck Backing Fatality, Skier Collision Injury, Playground visibility LOS, Mining Scoop Backing Fatality, Truck Pedestrian collision, Truck child collision, Motorcycle visibility crash, Dual fatality pickup into truck crash, curb fatality inspection.

Sports Related Cases and Experience

Cases have included sports related events, ski collisions, bicycle visibility and use. 

Experienced cyclist, skier, kayaker and sailor. Senior Alpine Patroller, Member National Ski Patrol, Bogus Basin Alpine Patroller of the Year, 2007 & 2010, Current CPR card, Outdoor Emergency Care Instructor, Outdoor Emergency Transportation Instructor, Secretary, Assistant Patrol Leader, Patrol Director, Board of Directors Bogus Basin Ski Patrol, Volunteer Special Olympics Winter Games, Bogus Basin ID Feb 2009,  Ski Patrol Athlete Care Feb 2010 Winter Olympic Games Vancouver Canada, Medical Services.

Confidential Projects for Clients

Significant projects have been undertaken for confidential clients, working with their attorneys on sensitive research issues. 1995-2007

AAPA Industrial Investigation/Design/ Forensic Projects  1971-2014