John J. Smith PE, MSBMT, MSEE

Experience: 4/04 - Present: President, Raymond P. Smith and Associates - Denver, Colorado Accident Investigation and Reconstruction Occupant Kinematics/Injury Mechanisms Biomechanics 1/03 - 4/04: Battalion Commander, US Army Corps of Engineers - Baghdad, Iraq, Kuwait City, Kuwait, Ft. Carson, CO Civil Engineering (Civilian and Military Infrastructure). Water Distribution, Power Generation, Power Distribution, Roadway Repair/Improvement/Development, Irrigation Systems, Sewage & Sanitation Systems, School Renovation, etc. Force Protection, Soldier Quality of Life Command and Control 12/91 - 1/03: Engineer/President, Raymond P. Smith and Associates - Denver, Colorado Accident Investigation and Reconstruction Occupant Kinematics/Injury Mechanisms Biomechanics 7/91 - 7/92: Program Manager 10/87 - 5/89: ESL Inc. - Sunnyvale, California Participated in engineering programs in the following areas: Remote Sensing Advanced Computer Technology Communications Digital Image Processing 6/89 - 7/91: Program Manager GTE Government Systems - Mountain View, California Participated in engineering programs in the following areas: Artificial intelligence Geographic Information Systems Communications Systems Engineering 12/81 - Present: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Current Rank of COL Present Military experience includes the following areas: Civil Engineering Military Construction Terrain Analysis Geodetic Surveying Photogrammetry Education: Masters Degree - Strategic Studies, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA 2008 M.S. - Biomechanical Trauma, Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL. 2000 M.S. - Electrical Engineering: University of Santa Clara, CA. 1991 B.S. - Geophysical Engineering: Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO. 1983 U.S. Army War College U.S. Army Command and General Staff Officer Course U.S. Army Combined Arms Staff Support School U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Officer Advanced & Basic Courses Defense Mapping Agency, Mapping, Charting & Geodesy Officer Course Reserve Component Multifunctional Combat Service Support Course (90A) Ordinance Officer Branch Qualification Course Professional Organizations: National Society of Professional Engineers Society of American Military Engineers IEEE - Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Remote Sensing Society Society of Automotive Engineers Accident Investigation and Reconstruction Practices Standards Committee Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine The Army Engineer Association Veterans of Foreign Wars American Legion Disabled American Veterans Member of the Editorial Board:Journal of Whiplash & Related Disorders Continuing Education 1992 Stapp Car Crash Conference 1993 SAE Conference 1993 21st International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research 1993 Child Occupant Protection Symposium 1993 Stapp Car Crash Conference 1993 Head & Neck Injury Symposium (SAE) 1994 SAE Conference 1994 Rear Impact Symposium (SAE) 1994 22nd International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research 1994 Stapp Car Crash Conference 1995 SAE Conference 1995 23rd International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research 1995 Stapp Car Crash Conference 1995 Accidental Injury: Biomechanics & Prevention, University of California, San Diego,          Office of Continuing Medical Education 1996 SAE Conference 1996 Biomechanics of Accidents, Texas A&M University System 1996 AIP Crash Tests 1996 AAAM Conference 1996 24th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research 1996 Stapp Car Crash Conference 1996 Impact Head Injury; Responses, Mechanisms, Tolerance, Treatment & Countermeasures (NATO) 1997 SAE Conference 1997 Airbag Design and Performance TOPTEC (SAE) 1997 Perception-Reaction-Conspicuity Seminar, University of Iowa 1997 AAAM Conference 1997 Child Occupant Protection Second Symposium 1997 Stapp Car Crash Conference 1997 25th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research 1998 SAE Conference 1998 Photogrammetry in Accident Reconstruction 1998 AAAM Conference 1998 26th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research 1998 Stapp Car Crash Conference 1998 Whiplash Symposium 1999 SAE Conference 1999 Current Issues in Using Crash Injury Data 1999 Introduction to Biomechanical Trauma 1999 Ergonomics 1999 Applied Research Methods 1999 Directed Research 1999 Health Care Management and Administration 1999 27th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research 1999 Stapp Car Crash Conference 1999 3rd Annual Crash Injury Research & Engineering Network Conference 1999 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Care Administration 1999 Biomechanics of Hard and Soft Tissue Injuries 1999 Directed Research II 2000 SAE Conference 2000 Biomechanics of Motor Vehicle Accidents 2000 Directed Research III 2000 Neurology I 2000 Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation of the Spine and Upper Extremities 2000 Biomechanics of the Spine and Upper Extremities 2000 Directed Research IV 2000 Neurology II 2000 Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation of the Lower Extremities and Sports Injuries 2000 Biomechanics of the Lower Extremities and Sports Injuries 2000 Directed Research V 2001 SAE Conference 2001 29th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research 2001 Stapp Car Crash Conference 2002 SAE Conference 2002 AAAM Conference 2002 30th International Workshop on Human Subjects for Biomechanical Research 2002 Stapp Car Crash Conference 2005 International Whiplash Trauma Congress 2005 SAE Conference 2006 International Whiplash Trauma Congress 2007 Composite Risk Management Basic Course 2007 Accident Avoidance Course for Army Motor Vehicle Drivers 2007 International Whiplash Trauma Congress 2008 SAE Conference 2009 SAE Conference 2010 SAE Conference 2010 Humvee Rollover Egress training 2011 SAE Conference Articles  The Physics, Biomechanics and Statistics of Automobile Rear Impact Collisions, CTLA, 1993 Damage Only Doesn't Work - Minor Damage Doesn't Mean No injury, CTLA, 1997 An Analysis of 72 Real World Rear Impacts: An Initial Investigation into In jury and Complaint Factors, SAE Paper Number 1999-01-0640, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA. "The Effect of Head Rotation on Pain Location in Delayed Recovery Subjects", 29th International Workshop on Injury Biomechanics Research, National Transportation Biomechanics Research Center, NHTSA, DOT 2001, Washington D.C. The Truth About Low Speed Impacts: Injuries Can and Do Occur, ATLA, July 2002 Correlation Between Vehicle Damage and Impact Speed in Low to Moderate Speed Rear-End Crash Tests. P. Alexander, D. Payne, J. Smith, R. Smith; American Academy of Forensic Sciences, AAFS Annual Meeting Feb. 11-16, 2002 (Abstract) Is This A Case of Prosecutorial Misconduct? P. Alexander & John Smith; Proceedings American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Feb. 17- 22, 2003 Rebuilding Iraq, John Smith, The Officer Sept 2004 The Proper Application of Vehicle Damage to Refute Injury, Proceedings of the 2005 International Whiplash Trauma Congress, February 2005 Weaknesses of the Numerical Models Used in Accident Reconstruction Programs, Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, February 2005 Common Errors in Determining Impact Speed and Occupant Injury Propensity in Low Speed Rear End Collisions, Smith JJ, Journal of Whiplash and Related Disorders, Vol 5 No. 1, 2006, The Haworth Medical Press Limitations of Computer Models Used in Accident Reconstruction Programs, Proceedings of the 2006 International Whiplash Trauma Congress, June 2006 The Role of the Seat Belt in Major Automobile Injury and Death Cases, Chapter 31, Litigating Major Automobile Injury and Death Cases, ATLA Press, 2006 The Lack of Correlation Between Spinal Injuries and Change in Velocity in Rear Impacts - An Evaluation of Spinal Strain, Proceedings of the 2007 International Whiplash Trauma Congress, October 2007 Advances in the Understanding of Rear Impact Collision - Updating Physics, Biomechanics and Statistics, CTLA, 2009 Presentations  Advanced Accident Investigation and Reconstruction (No date) The Physics of Head Injuries, March 10, 1995 Biomechanics, February 2, 1996 Biomechanics and Accident Reconstruction, UNK, 1996 Principles of Accident Investigation and Reconstruction, September 1996 * Seat Belts, Facts and Fiction, August 1997 Misapplication of Accident Reconstruction Data, August 1997 Accident Investigation and Reconstruction; Sources of Data, Common Errors, 1997 Accident Investigation and Reconstruction, March 5, 1998 Understanding Injury Causation in Motor Vehicle Collisions: Physics, Thresholds and Databases, March 6, 1998 Principles of Accident Reconstruction: Physics and Biomechanics, May 14, 1998 Countering the Opposition's Biomechanical Expert, June 15, 1998 Biomechanics of Motor Vehicle Accidents, Instructor Lynn University, Masters of Science in Biomechanical Trauma 2000 Understanding Injury Causation in Motor Vehicle Collisions: Physics, Thresholds and Databases, November 29, 2000 Understanding Injury Causation in Motor Vehicle Collisions: Physics, Thresholds and Databases, August 9 - 10, 2001 Accident Investigation and Reconstruction; Sources of Data, Common Errors, October 2001 The Effect of Head Rotation on Pain Location in Delayed Recovery Subjects, November 2001 Seat Belts, Facts and Fiction and Common Errors in Accident Reconstruction, December 2001 Understanding Injury Causation in Motor Vehicle Collisions: Physics, Thresholds and Databases, January 11, 2002 The Truth About Low Speed Impacts: Injuries Can and Do Occur, July 21, 2002 Accident Reconstruction and the Biomechanics of Head Injuries, August 9, 2002 Biomechanics and Accident Reconstruction, November 7, 2002 Actual Applied Biomechanics: Most of What You Have Heard is False, May 22, 2004 Engineering in Iraq (Numerous times) The Proper Application of Vehicle Damage to Refute Injury, Proceedings of the 2005 International Whiplash Trauma Congress, February 2005 Weaknesses of the Numerical Models Used in Accident Reconstruction Programs, Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, February 2005 Limitations of Computer Models Used in Accident Reconstruction Programs, Proceedings of the 2006 International Whiplash Trauma Congress, June 2006 Principles of Impact Analysis & the Associated Biomechanics, AFTL, July 2006 Leadership and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines March 20, 2007 The Lack of Correlation Between Spinal Injuries and Change in Velocity in Rear Impacts - An Evaluation of Spinal Strain, Proceedings of the 2007 International Whiplash Trauma Congress, October 2007 Applied Biomechanics, April 10, 2008 The Basics of Accident Investigation/Reconstruction, April 11, 2008 The Science of Injury Causation, May 2009 The Biomechanics of Head and Brain Injuries, November 20, 2009 The Principles of Accident Reconstruction, October 2010 The Science of Injury Causation, October 2010 The Science, Physics and Biomechanics of Low-Damage Crash Injuries, November 4, 2010 Accident Investigation, Reconstruction and Biomechanics, December 1, 2010 What the Attorney Needs to Know About Airbags, January 28, 2011 US States Where John Smith Has Been Recognized by Courts as an Expert  Arkansas California Colorado Florida Georgia Kansas Louisiana* Missouri Nevada New Jersey New York North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Texas South Dakota Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming * Federal Court