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Qualifications & Experience - Table of Contents - links to content on this page click on the  underlined  squares  to link to the subjects ?  Engineering Education ?  Post-Degree College Coursework ?  Traffic Accident Coursework ?  Seminars and Short Courses ?  Academic Recognition ?  Technical Society Memberships ?  Engineer License and Certification ?  Engineering Experience ?  Curriculum Vitae/Resume' ?  Contact Information ?  Consultation with Senior Engineer ?  Fee Schedule Availability ?  Geographic Area of Practice ?  Links to Other Pages (left sidebars) ?  Number of ? Cases worked on ? Reports issued ? Affidavits issued ?Testimonies under oath  Also see the other pages listed below for related information click on the  underlined  squares to link to the pages ?  Forensic Specialties page ... ?  Employment History page .. ?  Engineering Design page ...

for qualifications in each of the Forensic Specilaties for details of employment  for lists of equipment, components and facilities designed, and additional information about work performed, while working in Industrial Operations and Engineering Design?

F orensic Engineering Work by Senior Forensic Engineer James D. Madden, P.E.  James D. Madden, P.E., while performing  Forensic Engineering  work full-time for over the last  30 years , for both plaintiff and defendant, has to date: ?  completed  over 1000 cases ?  written and issued  over 600 reports           ?  written and issued  over 60 affidavits ?  testified in  over 75 trials                  ?  testified in  over 90 depositions

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E ngineering  Education and Qualifications  of James D. Madden, P.E.

? earned  2 engineering degrees , Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering, and took additional  post-degree Engineering coursework , with coursework in: ?  physics ?  chemistry ?  mathematics ?  engineering mechanics ?  mechanical engineering ?  chemical engineering ? normal psychology ?  earned  Professional Engineers license  (P.E.) by taking:  ? the National Council of Engineering Examiners' (NCEE) examination in  Fundamentals of Science and Engineering  ? the National Council of Engineering Examiners' (NCEE) examination in  Principles and Practices of Engineering  in: ? Mechanical Engineering  ? Chemical Engineering ? designated a  Diplomate Forensic Engineer  through the National Academy of Forensic Engineers under the auspices and guidelines of the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards (CESB)

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E ngineering Experience of James D. Madden, P.E.

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?  over  40 years of engineering experience  since receiving the Masters of Engineering degree ?  last  30 years  of engineering practice has been in  forensic engineering See details of the forensic work throughout this website, and a summary on the  Employment  page.     ? the  15 1/2 years of engineering practice before the start of the forensic practice was in  engineering design  and  construction assistance ? initial  1 1/2 years  of engineering practice was in industrial operations , with  continuing intermittent industrial operations  after the initial 1 1/2 years in periods up to 3 months at a time See details of the pre-forensic engineering work on the  Engineering Design  and the  Employment  pages.

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P ost-Degree college coursework in Engineering and related fields by James D. Madden, P.E. ? At the start of forensic work, completed refresher and additional post-degree college credit coursework and continuing education coursework in: ? mechanical engineering ? metallurgy ? materials C oursework taken by James D. Madden, P.E., at Northwestern University Traffic Institute and      Northwestern University Center for Public Safety  ? James D. Madden, P.E. earned Certificates of Successful Completion in 10 courses, over 9 1/2 weeks, in the  Traffic Accident Investigation and Reconstruction  program at Northwestern University Traffic Institute / Center for Public Safety, including: ?  Technical Accident Investigation (2 weeks)

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?  Vehicle Dynamics (1 week) ?  Traffic Accident Reconstruction (2 weeks) ?  Continued Case Studies in Traffic Accident Reconstruction (1 week) ?  Computer-Assisted Traffic Accident Reconstruction (1 week) ?  Motorcycle Accident Reconstruction (2 days) ?  Vehicle Lamp Examination, covering collision damage interpretation (3 days) ?  Crash Data Retrieval (CDR)* Technician 1 & 2 Certification (2 days) ?  Crash Data Retrieval (CDR)* Data Analyst Certification (1 week)

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Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) is the term for the retrieval of crash data, pre-crash data, and other recorded data from passenger cars, SUVs and light trucks using a specific software and hardware system designed for this purpose. This system was originally designed by Vetronix, and later acquired by Bosch. The system has been and is expanded regularly. The system was designed in conjunction with vehicle manufacturers, with involvement by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA). This system accesses selected control modules in many vehicles for the crash and event related data. This data is recorded on the Event Data Recorders (EDR) associated with Airbag Control Modules (ACM), Powertrain Control Modules (PCM) or Roll-over Sensors (ROS) in these vehicles. This data is retrieved either directly from the modules or through the Diagnostic Link Connector (DLC), using equipment specifically designed for this purpose. The data available, and its source, varies by vehicle manufacturer, vehicle model, and model year. Data is not currently available from all covered vehicle classes. The specific components of vehicles associated with Crash Data Retrieval, and the names and acronyms assigned to these components, can vary by vehicle manufacturer.

S eminars and  S hort Courses, Continuing Education taken by James D. Madden, P.E.  ?  Completed the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) courses on  fire and explosion ? Attended the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) seminars on traffic accident investigation and reconstruction and  product liability ?  Attended  engineering seminars  presented by the National Academy of Forensic Engineers ? Regularly attend additional  technical courses  and  seminars  each year as part of fulfilling the Continuing Education Requirement for the Professional Engineer's License

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R ecognition of Senior Forensic Engineer James D. Madden. P.E.

• elected to Sigma Pi Sigma National  Physics  Scholastic Honor Society 

• elected to Tau Beta Pi National  Engineering  Scholastic Honor Society 

• elected to Sigma Xi National  Research  Honor Society 

• recipient of a  National Science Foundation Grant  for Undergraduate Research

• recipient of a  NASA Fellowship  for Graduate Study

M embership in Technical Organizations -  James D. Madden. P.E.

• National Academy of  Forensic Engineers  (NAFE)*

• National Society of  Professional Engineers  (NSPE)*

• Society of  Automotive Engineers  (SAE)**

• National  Fire  Protection Association (NFPA)**

• American Society of  Mechanical Engineers  (ASME)**

• American Institute of  Chemical Engineers  (AIChE)**

• American Society of  Agricultural Engineers  (ASABE)**

• American Society of  Civil Engineers  (ASCE)**

• Institute of  Transportation Engineers

• International  Code  Council (ICC), formerly  Building  Officials & Code Administrators International (BOCA)**

* current membership for over 25 years   **previous membership for over 25 years

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C urriculum Vitae

Download a  Curriculum Vitae (CV) / Resume'  for James D. Madden, P. E.  by clicking 'Summary CV'  or 'Detailed CV' at the right  >> C ontact information

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F ee Schedule

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G eographic Area of Work - North America 

Over the last 30 years we have regularly worked on accidents which occurred in  Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York and nearby , including inspections of accident sites, equipment, and facilities, with reports and testimony. During these 30 years we have also worked on accidents which occurred in  other states , and equipment and facilities located in other states, with inspections of accident sites, equipment, and facilities,  from Kansas and Utah to Vermont and North Carolina,  with reports and testimony for these accidents, when applicable.

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Madden Accident Forensic Engineering

Madden Accident Analysis & Forensic Engineering 8803 Brecksville Road, Suite 7-216, Cleveland, Ohio 44141 1700 West Market Street, Suite 318, Akron, Ohio 44313 phone: 440-838-1191 or 440-832-9540, fax: 440-838-1192 email address: [email protected] or [email protected]

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Copyright 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018 by Madden Accident Analysis & Forensic Engineering and James D. Madden, aka James Madden and Jim Madden.  All rights reserved. This website contains photographs which are licensed with restrictions that prohibit downloading, reproduction, re-publication or re-transmission. Madden Accident Analysis & Forensic Engineering, through its Senior Forensic Engineer, James D. Madden, P.E., a licensed professional engineer, has performed Accident Investigations, Engineering Analyses and Accident Reconstructions routinely for accidents, incidents and cases located in  Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and New York , in the technical areas which are noted in this website, as well as providing expert reports and testifying in court proceedings in these states in the capacity of an  Expert Witness , including depositions, arbitrations and/or trials, with  Forensic Engineering work also performed in, and/or for cases in, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, Vermont and Utah.  Madden Accident Analysis & Forensic Engineering, through its Senior Forensic Engineer, James D. Madden, P.E., a licensed professional engineer, has performed Accident Investigations, Engineering Analyses and Accident Reconstructions for accidents, incidents and cases in the metropolitan areas of Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Toledo, Warren, Youngstown, Mansfield, Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, Lima, Findlay, Marietta and Steubenville, as well elsewhere throughout Ohio, and the metropolitan areas of Pittsburgh and Erie, as well as elsewhere throughout western and central Pennsylvania, and the metropolitan areas of Detroit, Ann Arbor, Lansing, Flint and Port Huron, as well as elsewhere in southern Michigan, and the metropolitan areas of Buffalo and Syracuse, as well as elsewhere in western and central New York state. In many of these areas James D. Madden, P.E. has provided expert reports and testified in the capacity of an  Expert Witness  in court proceedings, including depositions, arbitrations and/or trials .   Madden Accident Analysis & Forensic Engineering, through its Senior Forensic Engineer James D. Madden, P.E., is available for Accident Investigations, Engineering Analyses, Accident Reconstructions, and testimony in deposition, arbitration and trial, for  cases  located throughout North America.