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STEVEN
WOOD, M.Sc. |
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BIOMECHANIST |
FORMAL EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1998 - Present
Roger Clark Associates, LLC
Biomechanist
/ Expert Witness
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Injury
Biomechanics research and analysis for expert witness
testimony including assessment of injury causation in
automobile accidents, slip-trip/fall, occupational and
sports/recreation accidents. |
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1997 - 1998
Independent Biomechanist / Expert Witness
Biomechanist
/ Expert Witness
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Consultant
and Expert Witness in Biomechanics. |
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1996 - 1997
Biomechanics Research &
Consulting, Inc.
Biomechanist
/ Expert Witness
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Consultant and Expert Witness
in Biomechanics. |
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1994 - 1996
Queen's University, School of Physical and Health Education
Research
Assistantship
| Human Morphometric
Investigation.
 | Development
and implementation of protocol for human morphometric
investigation using modern medical imaging systems. |
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1995
- 1996
Queen's University, Kingston,
Ontario, Canada
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St. Mary's of the Lake
Hospital |
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Biomechanics
Studentship
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Canadian Adaptive Seating and Mobility Association
| Development
of mechanical assessment protocols and characterization of
hospital’s adaptive devices inventory using relational
databases. |
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
1997
Society of Automotive Engineering
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Airbag
Design and Performance TOPTEC –
Costa
Mesa
,
CA
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1997
Texas
Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists
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Practical
Application of Biomechanics, Low Speed Crash Tests and
Analysis,
Hazardous Materials at Crash Scenes & Air Bag Injury
Causation –
Bryan
,
TX
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1997
Texas
A&M University
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Texas
Engineering Extension Service
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Crash ’97
Conference –
College
Station
,
TX |
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1997
University
of
California
Los
Angeles
| Lectures
on the application and advancement of internet multimedia
technologies in the modern marketplace.
Dr. George Giess. |
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1996
Association
for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
| Impact
Biomechanics and Current Occupant Restraint Issues –
Chicago
,
IL
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COMPUTING SKILLS
High
level of proficiency in the following operating platforms, programming
languages, and software applications:
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Operating
Systems / Platforms / Network Protocols
| Windows
Xp/2000/98/95, Windows NT, UNIX, Microsoft Windows,
Windows NT Server networks, Novell Server networks. |
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| Programming
Languages
| Visual
Basic, Hyper-Text Mark-up Language (HTML), Java,
Pearl
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Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
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| Applications
| Microsoft
Word, Novell WordPerfect, Microsoft Access, Microsoft
PowerPoint, Borland Paradox, Labview 4.0, Endnote, AutoCAD
R13, 3D Max, Lotus123, Lotus Approach, Chartist, SigmaScan,
SigmaPlot, Norton Utilities, & Colorado Back-Up.
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| Projects
| Development
and implementation of multiple applications for
experimental instrumentation, data collection, signal
conditioning, and data analysis. |
| Web
Site authoring including development of Java applets and
CGI’s for interactivity. |
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Complete
office automation including hardware, software, intranet,
and internet. Patton & Benotto Investment Group,
Inc., Beverly Hills Property Management Company.
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ACADEMIC
HONORS
1996
Teaching Excellence Award
| Undergraduate biomechanics seminars |
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1995
Graduate Research Award
| Queen's University, Kingston,
Ontario, Canada |
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| 1995
Canadian Adaptive Seating and Mobility Association
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| 1993
Isabella MacRae Bursary Award |
| 1992
Ruben Wells Leonard Scholarship |
| 1992 Physical Health
and Education Class of '94 Second Place Standing. |
| 1991 Physical Health
and Education Book Prize '75.
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| 1991 Physical Health
and Education Class of '94 First Place Standing.
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| 1990 Rotary Award and
Scholarship |
| 1990 Sarah and Donald
Munroe Memorial Scholarship |
PRESENTATIONS
| Wood
S and Reid JG. “Magnetic Resonance Imaging Investigations of the
Trunk Muscle Asymmetry in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis,” First
Annual Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal
Deformities,
Stockholm
,
Sweden
, June 1996.
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| Wood
S and Costigan P. “Assessment Protocol and Relational Database
Characterization of Hospital Adaptive Devices Inventory,” The 10th
Canadian Seating and Mobility Conference,
Toronto
,
Canada
, September 1995.
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| Reid
JG, Wood S and Pearsall DJ, “Interval Measurement Error of
Musculature from MRI,” 15th Congress of the
International Society of Biomechanics Conference,
Jyvaskyla
,
Finland
, 1995.
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| Wood
S, Pearsall DJ, Ross R and Reid JG. “Trunk Musculature Measurement
of Thin and Obese Males Using Transverse Magnetic Resonance
Imagery,” Canadian Society of Biomechanics Conference,
Calgary
,
Alberta
,
Canada
, August 1994.
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| Wood
S, Pearsall DJ, Ross R and Reid JG. “Trunk Musculature Measurement
of Thin and Obese Males Using Transverse Magnetic Resonance
Imagery,” Queen’s University,
Kingston
,
Ontario
,
Canada
, June 1993.
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| Wood
S, Pearsall DJ, Ross R and Reid JG.
“Trunk Musculature Measurement of Thin and Obese Males
Using Transverse Magnetic Resonance Imagery,” American Society of
Biomechanics,
University
of
Iowa
, October 1993
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PUBLICATIONS
| Wood
S, Reid JG, Ashworth A,
Davidson
LA.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Investigation of Trunk Musculature
Asymmetry in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis,
Submitted for Review, 1997.
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| Reid
JG, Wood S and Pearsall DJ. Interval
Measurement Error of Musculature from MRI, Submitted for Review,
1997.
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| Wood
S, Pearsall DJ, Ross R and Reid JG. Trunk
Musculature Measurement of Thin and Obese Male Using Transverse
Magnetic Resonance Imagery Clinical
Biomechanics, Vol. II, No. 3, 139-144, 1996.
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UNPUBLISHED
RESEARCH PAPERS
| Wood
S. “Anatomy and Mechanics of the Shoulder Joint.”
Graduate Biomechanics Major Paper, Queen’s University, 1995
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| Wood
S. “Industrial Design of Biomedical Implant Technology,”
Graduate Biomechanics Major Paper, Queen’s University, 1995.
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| Wood
S. “The Efficacy of Intra-abdominal Pressure in Reducing Spinal
Compressive Loads, Graduate Biomechanics Major Paper, Queen’s
University, 1995.
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| Wood
S. “Human Tissue Mechanics,” Graduate Biomechanics Major Paper,
Queen’s University 1995.
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| Wood
S. “Validation of the OPTOTRACK as an instrument for human motion
analysis,” Graduate Biomechanics Major Paper, Queen’s
University, 1994.
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| Wood
S. “Physical Principles and Applications of Magnetic Resonance
Imaging,” Graduate Biomechanics Major Paper, Queen’s University,
1994.
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| Wood
S. “Physical Principles and Applications of Electromyography,
“Graduate Biomechanics Major Paper, Queen’s University, 1994.
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| Wood
S. “Physical Principles and Applications of Isokinetic Resistance
Strength Testing,” Graduate Biomechanics Major Paper, Queen’s
University, 1994.
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
| Association
for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM) |
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| Canadian
Society
of Biomechanics (CSB) |
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CERTIFICATION / LICENSURE
1993
- Present American KDW Karate Association
| Nationally
Certified 2nd Degree Black-Belt Martial Arts Instructor
| Instructional
lectures, seminar series, and professional level coaching in the
martial arts. |
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First Aid Certification
| Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
Certificate. |
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LANGUAGES
| English |
| French
(conversational) |
| Italian
(conversational) |
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