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Resume of Joe Atherton

EDUCATION AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING

Federal Mine Safety & Health Administration- Hazard Training

University of North Florida, Institute of Police Technology and Management, Applied Physics in Traffic Accident Investigation

Nathan Shigemura

  • Laws of Motion, Weights & Friction
  • Rectilinear Motion

John Daily

  • Rotational Mechanics
  • Conservation Mechanics
  • Vector Analysis
  • Crash Dynamics
  • Uniform Circular Motion
  • Uniform Projectile Motion
  • Tire Forces

University of North Florida, Institute of Police Technology and Management, Commercial Motor Vehicle Accident Investigation and Inspection

Rex Grogan- What Went Wrong with American Car Tires?
Dr. Frank Wilson
- Sport Utility Vehicle: Case Studies
Julian Beaver- Trailer Braking Systems
Gordon Bigg- Uses of Damage Analysis
Gerard Murphy- Momentum Applications
John Daily & Nathan Shigemura- Energy Methods
Dr. Henry Lee- DNA and Trace Evidence
Dr. Alan Watts- Low Speed Collisions
Rick Jobe- Accelerometers for the Next Millennium
Mary Kate McGilvray- Blood Evidence and Traffic Accidents

International Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists- 1998 Conference- Boston, Massachusetts

Tom Szabo- Biomechanics of Low Speed Impacts
Robert A. Dubios- Bruce T. McNally, Low Velocity/ Insurance Fraud
Dr. Paul Olson- Elderly Driving Issues
Dr. Jane Barnes- Issues of Driver Awareness/ Traffic Control Devices
Dr. Henry C. Lee- Transfer and Trace Evidence in Traffic Accident Investigation
Mary Kate McGilvray- Blood Evidence and Accident Reconstruction
Michelin Tire- Tire Dynamics and Nomenclature
Low Impact Crash Testing

Vetronics Corporation- Training: 25 hours- Crash Data Retrieval System

Bell Laser & Surveying Equipment, Inc.- Training: 50 hours- Nikon DTM-310 Total Station and AIMS Transfer and Automated Mapping Software

Society of Automotive Engineering- SAE International Congress and Exposition- Advanced Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction

University of North Florida- Institute of Police Technology and Management- Accident Reconstruction School

University of North Florida- Institute of Police Technology and Management- Advanced Accident Investigation

Virginia Commonwealth University- Graduate work- Administration of Justice and Public Safety

Virginia Commonwealth University
- Graduate work- Finance

University of Richmond
- Richmond Regional Academy- Crime Scene Forensics- Division of Consolidated Science, Scrime Scene Photography

Virginia Commonwealth University- Technical Traffic Accident Investigation

Virginia Commonwealth University- Basic Accident Investigation

Chesterfield County Virginia Police Academy

Lynchburg City Virginia Police Academy

Towson State University
- Bachelor of Science General Studies, Thematic Option, Law Enforcement and Corrections


PERTINENT WORK EXPERIENCE

Accident Technology & Engineering, Inc.- General Partner 1984-1986; Vice President/ Treasurer 1986-1994; President/ Owner 1994- present

Duties include:
  • Manage reconstruction business on day-to-day basis
  • Prepare case intake summaries and assign appropriate reconstructions
  • Supervise staff of reconstructionists, engineers, and mechanics
  • Review and approve all final reconstructions
  • Review and approve all forensic related material
  • Prepare all courtroom visual aides and scale/mapping diagrams
  • Conduct monthly training seminars in the insurance, risk management and legal industry
  • Test practical applications of accident theories
  • Accident reconstruction for insurance and legal industries and report preparation
  • Provide opinion and analysis for depositions and trials

Chesterfield, Virginia, County Police Department- Police Officer/ Crime Scene Forensic Investigation 1979-1983

Duties included:

  • Patrol Officer
  • Forensic Technician: Forensic investigations of homicides, fires, burglary, fraud, auto theft, auto crash
  • Field Training for Recruits
  • Crime Scene/ Crash Scene Forensics

Lynchburg, Virginia, City Police Department- Police Officer 1978-1979

Duties included:

  • Auto Crash Investigation
  • General Patrol Activity


PUBLICATIONS

International Safety Council, 1995. Topic: Accident Reconstruction
Virginia Claimsmen Magazine, 1990-1991. Educational articles related to the field of Accident Reconstruction.