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Patrick Scott Moore

Associates:
Steve Delgadillo

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Scott Moore & Associates
29991 Canyon Hills Road, Suite 1709, PMB160, Lake Elsinore, CA 92532
Ph:  626-622-3627 Fax: 951-244-6246 E-mail: collision@smatar.com

Curriculum Vitae For
Michael G. Tolsdorf

EDUCATION:

The University of Maryland, Schwabach, Germany
Administration of Justice
September 1979-December 1979

The University of Texas, Schwabach, Germany
General Education
March 1978 - March 1979

Kirkland Community College, Grayling, Michigan
General Education
March 1975 - September 1975

TRAINING:

Traffic Accident Investigation and Reconstruction, University of California

  • Tire Failure Analysis. 16 hour course 2003
  • Vehicle Inspection for Repair and Fraud. 8 hour course 2003
  • Low-Speed Impacts: Investigation, Reconstruction and Determination of Injury Mechanisms. 40 hour course 2003
  • Crash and Crime-Scene Forensic Mapping Using MapScenes. 24 hour course 2003
  • Setup and Operation of Total Station Survey Systems. 16 hour course 2003
  • Occupant Kinematics and Injury Mechanisms during Motor Vehicle Collisions. 24 hour course 2003
  • Commercial Vehicle Accident Investigation. 40 hour course 2003

Institute of Police Technology and Management, University of North Florida

  • Investigation of Motorcycle Crashes. 40 hour course 2003

Ben Clark Training Center, Riverside, California

  • Occupant Kinematics. 8 hour course 2001
  • Railroad Grade Crossing Collision Training. 16 hour course. Instructed by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Emergency Response Team. 2000

California Highway Patrol Academy, Sacramento, California

  • Advanced Accident Investigation Training. 80 hour course. 1998

Specialized training:

  • Insurance Fraud - Determination from vehicle damage
  • Lamp Analysis
  • Vehicle Dynamics - Determination from tire marks and damage
  • Interviews and Statements
  • Physical Evidence - Determination and causation factors
  • Scene Diagraming
  • Photography - Proper camera angles and settings
  • Documentation of Physical Evidence
  • Computer Software
  • Occupant Kinematics
  • Search Warrants - Writing and obtaining from courts

California Highway Patrol Academy, Sacramento, California

  • Techniques of Accident Investigation Training. 40 hour course. 1998
  • Basic Accident investigation Training. 56 hour course. 1981

Northwestern University Traffic Institute, US Army Training Center, Germany

  • Accident Reconstruction Training / Speed from Skid Training. 40 hour course 1978
  • Heave Truck and Tracked Vehicle Collision Investigation. 40 hour course 1979 US Army Military Police Academy, Fort McClellan, Alabama
  • Basic Accident Investigation Training. 40 hour course. 1977

RELATED COURSE WORK:

Beginning Algebra
Intermediate Algebra
Introduction to Physics for Engineering and Science
- Conservation of momentum
- Rotational momentum
- Angular momentum
- Linear momentum
Tire Manufacturing and Construction - Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Tire Technology - Bridgestone Corp.
Understanding Tire Failures
Understanding Human Behavior
Understanding Restraint Systems
Understanding SDM and EDU technology

RELATED EXPERIENCE:

California Highway patrol Officer - Jan 1981 to Dec 2002

21 years field experience to include:

Number of traffic collisions investigated: approx 1750
Number of traffic collisions assisted: approx 1500
Number of investigations involving fatalities: approx 200
Number of investigations involving injuries: approx 1100
Number of investigations involving occupant ejections: approx 150
Number of restraint system examinations performed: approx 250
Number of tire examinations performed: approx 100
Number of vehicle damage analysis performed: 150
Number of traffic collisions investigated where mechanical defects were a contributing factor: approx 275

1 year office duties to include:

Reviewing traffic collision reports
Preparing shift schedules
Officer-In-Charge duties
1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics Coordinator - Malibu Pepperdine University Venue

CHP Inland Division Multidiciplinary Accident Investigation Team - 3 years field experience
CHP Inland Division Honor Guard Detail Member - 1999 to 2000
CHP Officer of the Year - Riverside County - 1993
United Stated Army Military Academy - Honor Graduate - 1977 - 3 years field experience
501st MP Company Advanced Accident Investigation Unit Team Leader

PRIOR DEPOSITIONS:
Number of prior depositions relating to traffic collision investigations: approx 50

PRIOR COURT TESTIMONY:
Number of court appearances relating to accident causation: approx 50

 
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