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 LTC
Present Military experience includes the following areas:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Military Construction
  • Terrain Analysis
  • Geodetic Surveying
  • Photogrammetry
Education:
  • 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 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
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
  • Southwest Association of Technical Accident Investigators
  • Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars
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
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