KEY PERSONNEL
Dirk E. Smith, Ph.D., P.E. (Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas) - Senior Vice President
Mechanical Engineer (Ph.D.)
Expertise in machine design, vibration analysis, vehicle dynamics, accident reconstruction, and data acquisition. Experienced in reconstruction of accidents involving commercial tractor/trailers, high-speed fatality collisions, daytime and nighttime pedestrian accidents, car-bicycle and car-motorcycle collisions, and low-speed collisions for biomechanical analysis. Expertise in product liability cases involving vehicle systems (brakes, suspensions, steering, seat belts, and air bags), playground equipment, scaffolds, ladders, personal watercraft, and machine components.
des@rimkus.com
H. Lee Dozier, Jr., P.E. (Texas) - Principal Consultant
Electrical Engineer (M.S.)
Expertise in military, industrial, municipal, academic and residential facilities, including electrical, mechanical and civil engineering design, facilities engineering and management; municipal engineering, traffic engineering, utilities systems, safety, airfield, medical, utilities and residential construction; contracts; failures of structures and equipment; electrical and building codes; electrical and construction safety; personal injury accidents; and traffic accidents.
hld@rimkus.com
Joe R. Maseda, M.B.A., P.E. (NC, FL) - District Manager
Mechanical Engineer (B.S.)
Expertise in power generation equipment, including installation, inspection, testing and operation; examination and testing of mechanical equipment; vehicle accident reconstruction, and project management.
jrm@rimkus.com
Mark S. Hook, P.E. (AL, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MS, TN) - Division Manager
Mechanical Engineer (B.S.)
Expertise in accident reconstruction and data acquisition. Experienced in reconstruction of accidents involving passenger vehicles, commercial tractor/trailers, car-motorcycle collisions, and pedestrians. Expertise in product liability cases involving vehicle systems and plumbing systems.
mshook@rimkus.com
Garrick F. Mitchell, P.E. (CA, CO, ID, MO, NE, NV, TX, UT, WY) - Division Manager
Mechanical Engineer (M.S.)
Expertise in failure analysis of vehicle and machine components, plumbing systems, fire protection systems, appliances, and various other devices. Experienced in examining vehicle components to determine whether a mechanical failure was a causative factor in a vehicle accident.
gfm@rimkus.com
Jeremy C. Hoffpauir, P.E. (LA, AR, MS, AL, IN, IL) - Division Manager and District Manager
Mechanical Engineer (B.S.)
Expertise in vehicle dynamics, vehicle accident reconstruction, and EDR (black box) data collection and analysis; reconstruction of both low and high speed accidents involving commercial vehicles, passenger cars, motorcycles, and pedestrians; inspection of commercial vehicles for out-of-service conditions. Expertise in product liability cases involving automotive systems (brakes, suspensions, steering, lighting systems, and airbags), agriculture equipment, and various machine components.
jchoffpauir@rimkus.com
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