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Neil
E. Clark
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| Master
of Science in Safety and Health
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| Safety
Consultant |
AREAS
OF EXPERTISE
EDUCATION
| Graduate
Degree |
Master
of Science in Safety and Health,
Institute
of
Safety
and Systems ManagementUniversity
of
Southern California
, 1997. |
| Graduate
Course
Work |
Technical
Aspects of Motor Vehicle Safety
- Tire and suspension characteristics, vehicle dynamics,
crash
protection, motorcycle helmets, collision analysis, driver performance,
environmental contributions to accidents. |
| Accident
Investigation -
Technical aspects of accident investigation; analysis of physical
evidence; environmental and human factors in accident causation. |
| Structural
Safety and Failure Analysis -
Strength of materials; failure mechanisms; recognition of failures. Case
studies. |
| Human
and Organizational Factors in Technological Systems –
Human performance in operating machine systems; safe operation of
technological systems; ergonomics. |
| Ergonomics
and Information Processing -
Role of ergonomics in safety and health; human capabilities and
limitations; design requirements for safety. |
| Human
Factors in Accident Causation -
Human tolerance and stress; human response; design requirements. Case
studies. |
| Directed
Research - Independent research on Directional
Indicators Within Contact-Damaged Automotive Finishes.
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| Under
Graduate |
Bachelor
of Arts in Communication,
California
State
University
, Fullerton, 1982.
B.A. Degree |
INSTRUCTIONAL
ACTIVITIES
| December,
1998 Bangkok, Thailand |
Ten-day assignment
as Guest Lecturer and Field Instructor on the topic of DIRECTIONAL
INDICATORS IN CONTACT-DAMAGED PAINT SURFACES. Assisted training of
Accident Response Teams at crash sites, and the documentation and
interpretation of motor vehicle damage patterns. At
Chulalongkorn
University
, with the Head Protection
Research Laboratory, for HONDA
MOTOR CO. LTD |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| December,
1987 to Present |
Roger
Clark
Associates, LLC
 | Full-time Accident Analyst
and Accident Reconstructionist. Continued to work briefly on
contractual Technical Writing assignments. |
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| January,
1986 - November, 1986 |
Holmes/McKee
Associates, Inc.,
Los Angeles
| Writer/editor, director of
photography and production coordinator of a series of consumer
automotive repair manuals for NISSAN
MOTOR COMPANY. |
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| April,
1984 - December, 1985 |
Automobile
Club of
Southern California
. Consultant,
Automotive
Information
Center
, AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING Dept.,
Los Angeles H.Q. Duties included:
| Respond to ACSC member
inquiries on automotive maintenance and repair, vehicle warranties,
and motor vehicle safety and regulations;
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| Write THE AUTO TUTOR
-- car care column, distributed to 85 newspapers in the
Western U.S.
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| Instruct CAR CARE I and CAR
CARE II classes throughout
Southern California
, detailing preventive maintenance and repair for motorists.
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| June,
1982 - April, 1984 |
Automobile
Club of
Southern California
| Claims Representative -
Duties included: Subject interviews to gather preliminary accident
information, inspection of vehicle damage, and evaluation and
negotiation of vehicle repair estimates submitted by repair shops; |
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RESEARCH
PROJECTS WITHIN MASTER OF SAFETY DEGREE
| Investigation
of Accidents |
| Establishing
Direction-Of-Motion in Motor Vehicle Accidents
. |
| From Paint Damage Patterns. |
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| Directed
Research |
| Automotive Paint Damage
Patterns as Indicators of Motion During Contact.
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| Structural
Safety &
Failure Analysis |
| The Mechanisms of Paint Film
Failure in Damage Events.
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| Human
and Organizational Factors in Technological Systems |
| The Role of Daytime Headlamp
Illumination in Motorcycle Conspicuity |
| Whiplash Protection Provided
by Non-Adjusted Head Restraints |
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| Human
Factors in Complex Systems |
| Center High-Mounted Stop Lamps
(CHMSLs) - Has the "Third Brake Light"
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| Failed to Meet Expectations? |
| Driver Reactions to Operating
Characteristics of Anti-Lock Braking Systems. |
| Why Some Accident Categories
Have Increased Among ABS-Equipped Vehicles.
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| Ergonomics
and Information Processing |
| The Influence of Expectancy on
Driver Perceptions of Vehicle Distance in Non-Daylight Driving
Conditions. |
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ADDITIONAL
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
| January,
1997 |
EDC
SIMULATIONS
| Four-day seminar/lab
instruction on uses of Engineering Dynamics Corporation’s. versions
of accident simulation computer programs, including: SVS
(Single-Vehicle Simulator), SMAC (Simulation Model of Automobile
Collision) and VTS
(Vehicle-Trailer Simulator). EDC President Terry D. Day, instructor. |
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| May,
1996 |
Biomechanics
of Injury from Traffic Collisions
| IMPACT GENERAL.Three-day
seminar addressing: Injury from vehicle collisions; The physics and
mathematics of vehicle collisions; Occupant kinematics and Analysis of
restraint systems, and; the biomechanics of low-speed, rear-end
collisions. |
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| August,
1994 |
SAE
TOPTEC - Low-Speed
Impacts
| Two-day seminar with
demonstrations, addressing: Injury biomechanics of soft tissues in the
neck; Low-speed, rear impact collisions, and occupant kinematics in
those collisions; Demonstrations of vehicle dynamics in low-speed,
rear-end impacts to document vehicle acceleration, energy-absorbing
bumper behavior, coefficient of restitution. |
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| April,
1994 |
Tire
Forensics for the Accident Investigator.
| IPTM/
University of North
Florida
. Three-day seminar on: tire construction, damage mechanisms and
failure analysis. Dissection of damaged- and defective tires. Rex
Grogan, instructor. |
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| March,
1994 |
Staged
Collisions & Crash Analysis
| S.A.T.A.I. - Two-day seminar
involving the observation- and analysis of low- and moderate-speed
vehicle-to-vehicle collisions. |
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| June,
1993 |
Independent
Crash Testing
| Low speed, rear-end- and
broadside automobile collisions. Participated as driver or passenger
in multiple tests. Vehicle impact forces recorded - occupants'
movements videotaped. |
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| March,
1992 |
Southwestern
Association of Technical Accident Investigators
| Two-day seminar on
collision-related injuries, including: Temporal Mandibular Joint (T.M.J.)
syndrome; Low-speed crash-test results; Insurance fraud, including
`staged' accidents. |
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| March,
1992 |
BH2VK
- Impact Demonstration at MOBILITY
SYSTEMS/Automotive
Research
Center
.
| Three-Day Program: four
vehicle-into-barrier impacts, and a vehicle-to-vehicle collision. |
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| September,
1991 |
Independent
Crash Testing
| Low-Speed, Rear-End-, and
Broadside Automobile Collisions, Damage produced by non-collision
events. Participated as driver and passenger in various tests. |
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| March,
1991 |
Southwestern
Association of Technical Accident Investigators
| Two-day seminar: Perception
& reaction times; determining vehicular center-of-gravity;
evaluating tire marks produced during braking & turning. |
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| 1990 |
BMW/Skip
Barber Racing School Advanced
Driving School.
| Two-day program of
high-performance street-driving of production automobiles. At Willow
Springs Raceway,
Rosamond
,
CA
. |
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| June,
1982 - April, 1984 |
Automobile
Club of
Southern California
- Claims Division:
ACSC
INSURANCE CLAIMS TRAINING PROGRAMS:
| MATERIAL DAMAGE ESTIMATING
-- A hands-on course detailing the structure and damageability of
motor vehicles, repair estimating procedures, and the correct
methods of repair; |
| ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION I --
Collection of essential information from principles, witnesses,
andLaw Enforcement Reports; |
| ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION II --
Basics of Accident Reconstruction, including scene examination,
environmental and operator factors, and interpretation of vehicle
damage patterns and their relation to object contacts and other
damage. |
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PUBLICATIONS
| Co-author, BULB USAGE
ANALYSIS OF LED AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING, with
John C. Steiner
of ROGER CLARK
ASSOCIATES, LLC and David R. Thom of the Head
Protection Research
Laboratory. Presented March, 2003 at the 2003 SAE World Congress
– Accident Reconstruction Section, for the
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Detroit
,
MI
. |
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| IDENTIFICATION AND
INTERPRETATION OF DIRECTIONAL INDICATORS IN CONTACT-DAMAGED PAINT
FILMS. Presented
March 3, 2002
at the 2002 SAE World Congress – Accident Reconstruction Section,
for the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE),
Detroit
,
MI |
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| Researcher/mechanical
expert, writer, editor and director of photography and production of
three do-it-right
consumer automotive repair manuals produced for NISSAN
MOTOR COMPANY: 1984 -`87 300ZX Sports Cars; 1983-1/2
-`86 Pickup Trucks; and 1986 -`87 Pickup & Pathfinder
Trucks. |
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| Researcher, designer and
writer of CHASSIS ELECTRICAL
SYSTEM course consisting of TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL, STUDENT
LEARNING GUIDE, and INDEX, FOR MITSUBISHI
MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA. |
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| Researcher/mechanical
expert, writer of script and collateral materials for two video
programs in the HONDA FULL
CYCLE service technician training series for the Motorcycle
Service Training Division of HONDA
MOTOR COMPANY: CARBURETION = AIR + FUEL and PREVENTING
CARBURETOR CONTAMINATION. |
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| Researcher/mechanical
expert, writer and director of photography of ISUZU
STARTECH DISASSEMBLY/ ASSEMBLY manual, ISUZU AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION AW 330-80 LE ECT, for AMERICAN
ISUZU MOTORS, INC. |
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PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
| American
Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) – 2001 to present |
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| Human
Factors & Ergonomics Society
(HFES) – 1995 to present. |
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| Society
of Automotive Engineers
(SAE) – 1996 to present. |
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