Accident Reconstruction Expert Witness

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

A Private Company 2022 – Present
Heavy Vehicle Specialist / Expert Witness in Commercial Motor Vehicle cases

• Commercial and Private Vehicle Accident Reconstruction
• Scene Analysis and Mapping
• Expert Witness Analysis, Reports, & Testimony

Desoto County Sheriff’s Department 2012 – 2021
Accident Reconstructionist

• Investigate collisions involving serious injury or death and provide statements of fact regarding said collisions.

Desoto County Sheriff’s Department 2019 – 2021
Lieutenant – School Resource Officer Division

• Supervise patrol shift and complete administrative duties related thereto

Desoto County Sheriff’s Department 2017 – 2019
Lieutenant – Patrol Division

• Supervise patrol shift and complete administrative duties related thereto

Desoto County Sheriff’s Department 2016 – 2017
Sergeant – Patrol Division

• Supervise field operations of patrol shift

Desoto County Sheriff’s Department 2014 – 2016
Detective – Criminal Investigations Division

• Conduct full investigation of felony crimes committed within jurisdiction.

Desoto County Sheriff’s Department 2012 – 2014
DUI Enforcement Officer

• Impaired driving/traffic enforcement.

Horn Lake Police Department 2010 – 2012
Accident Reconstructionist

• Investigate collisions involving serious injury or death and provide statements of fact regarding said collisions.

Horn Lake Police Department 2010 – 2012
DUI Enforcement Officer

• Traffic Division; impaired driving/traffic enforcement; responsible for all collision investigations while on duty

Horn Lake Police Department 2008 – 2012
Patrolman

• General patrol duties to include traffic enforcement and investigation of motor vehicle collisions

TRAINING

• Commercial Vehicle Reconstruction
• Institute of Police Technology and Management – Cumming, GA 2019
• Railway Grade Collision Investigations
• Canadian National Railway Police 2016
• Pedestrian/Bicycle Collisions
• Institute of Police Technology and Management – UNF 2015
• Investigation of Motorcycle Crashes
• Institute of Police Technology and Management – UNF 2014
• Forensic Mapping
• Mississippi Law Enforcement Officer’s Training Academy 2014
• Standardized Field Sobriety Instructor
• Law Enforcement Liaison’s Office 2013
• Crash Investigation
• Summer S.T.O.R.M. Conference 2012
• Accident Reconstruction Level III
• Mississippi Law Enforcement Officer’s Training Academy 2010
• Technical Collision Investigation
• Mississippi Law Enforcement Officer’s Training Academy 2010
• On Scene Traffic Homicide Investigation
• Mississippi Law Enforcement Officer’s Training Academy 2010
• Basic Law Enforcement Course
• Mississippi Law Enforcement Officer’s Training Academy 2009

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Departmental Vehicle Collision Investigations

• Responsible for the investigation of any collision involving a departmental vehicle and a civilian vehicle or resulting damage greater than $500

Minor Collision Investigations

• Responsible for the investigation of civilian collisions that do not result in serious injury or death; the number of these types of investigations is in the hundreds

Departmental Peer Review

• Responsible for the review of patrolman submitted crash reports for accuracy prior to reporting to the State; also assist in the review of other fatal collision investigations conducted by other reconstructionists within the department

Outside Department Assistance

• Assisted in numerous investigations of fatality collisions within municipalities; this also allows for a network of reconstructionists within the County and State

Instructor – Accident Investigation, Technical Analysis, Accident Reconstruction

• Responsible for the instruction of Accident Reconstruction and related classes for pupils wishing to achieve Accident Reconstruction Certification

FORMAL EDUCATION

• The University of Memphis 2001 – 2005, Memphis, Tennessee

• Crichton College 2000 – 2001, Memphis, Tennessee

COURT EXPERIENCE:  State of Mississippi from 2011 to 2020.