 Accident Reconstruction and Biomechanics Transportation Safety Engineering Business and Computer Applications 8159 Dartmoor Drive Huntington Beach, CA 92646-2009 Telephone: (714) 964-9813 (800) 713-1157 E-mail: JohnMuse@hotmail.com   |
President John Muse & Associates, Inc. 8159 Dartmoor Drive Huntington Beach, California 92646-2009 (714) 964-9813 JohnMuse@hotmail.com REGISTRATIONS AND ACCREDITATIONS Civil Engineer - California #C31250, 1980 to Present; Nevada #5934, 1981 to Present; Arizona #14073, 1981 to Present; Professional Engineer - Ohio #E-41895, 1977 to Present Accredited Accident Reconstructionist #345, 1993 to Present; Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR) Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) System Operator Certification, February 2006 EDUCATION Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1972; Highest Honors Master of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1973 Business class, Cypress College, Cypress, California, 1980 M.B.A. classes, California State University, Long Beach, California, 1981 Biomechanics, University of California, Riverside, California, 2003 Whiplash and Brain Injury Traumatology, Module 2, 2007 Human Biomechanics of Trauma Institute, 2007, 2008 SUPPLEMENTARY COURSES AND CONFERENCES Advanced Accident Investigation Course, Los Angeles Police Department, 1980 Conferences, Seminars and Research in Engineering, Accident Reconstruction and Biomechanics ORGANIZATIONS Accident Reconstruction Communications Network, Member 2000, 1999 to Present Institute of Transportation Engineers, Member 7058, From 1973 to Present; Fellow 2006 to Present National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists, Member 32194, From 1983 to Present EXPERIENCE Expert in accident reconstruction, biomechanics, transportation, human factors, safety and civil engineering, plus business and computer applications, throughout the United States and Canada. Accident reconstruction expert witness services have included analysis of many vehicular, pedestrian fall, bridge, roadway, railroad, building safety, amusement park, parking lot, speed bump/hump, wheelchair, aviation facility and product liability accidents, including biomechanical analysis and computerized animation. Recognized as an expert in Municipal Court, Superior Court in many states plus Federal Court, in both civil, criminal and worker’s compensation matters. Transportation engineering projects have included many traffic impact studies, safety studies, parking lot studies, traffic signal design, pedestrian studies, aviation safety analysis plus railroad traffic control plans. Civil engineering projects have included designs for streets, rural highways, freeways, parking lots, bikeways, pedestrian facilities, railroads, bridges, street lights and subdivisions, plus surveying and property ownership analysis. Computer and business applications have included time-space diagram programs, the installation of the first program in the State of California to plot collision diagrams, accident reconstruction, biomechanical analysis, accident animation, economic analysis, noise analysis and business management programs. CURRENT AND PREVIOUS POSITIONS 1983-Present; President, John Muse & Associates, Inc. 1980-1983; Director of Engineering, Wayne T. Van Wagoner & Associates, Inc.; Consulting Engineers; Los Alamitos, California 1979-1980; Associate, MPA, Inc.; Consulting Engineers; Fullerton, California 1973-1979; Project Engineer, Burgess & Niple, Limited; Consulting Engineers; Columbus, Ohio PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS *Crouse, Russell F. and Muse, John E., "Traffic Signal Coordination... A Method For Saving", Cities & Villages, November, 1975. *Muse, John E., "Reducing the Risk of Litigation and Improving Roadway Safety"; Institute of Transportation Engineers, Bakersfield; American Public Works Association, Merced and Sunnyvale. *Muse, John E. and Johnson, Norman R., "Hard Facts Convince the Juries", Orange County Claims Managers Association, Tustin. *Muse, John E., "Effectively Coordinating With A Biomechanical Engineer", California Chiropractors Association, Long Beach; Riverside County. *Muse, John E., “Use of Biomechanics In The Real World”, Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, CA August 19, 2010 ResumeJohnMuse.pdf |
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