EXPERT SUMMARY

Ms. Anna Polak is an Associate with the Collision Reconstruction group at 30 Forensic Engineering. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science with a focus in Mechanical Engineering. Anna conducts vehicle and site examinations for collisions involving different types of vehicles, including automobiles, trucks, bicycles, motorcycles, and other types of heavy machinery.

SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Collision site assessments
• Vehicle mechanical examinations
• Restraint system usage and effectiveness assessments
• Event data recorder (black box) data retrieval and analysis

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Master of Applied Science (Mechanical Engineering), University of Waterloo, 2019

• M.A.Sc. Thesis: ACL Strain During Single-Leg Jump Landing: An Experimental and Computational Investigation

Bachelor of Applied Science (Mechanical Engineering, Honours, Co-operative Program, With Distinction), University of Waterloo, 2016

Additional Courses

• Wilderness and Remote First Aid and CPR/AED Level C, 2020
• Human Anatomy and Physiology, 2020
• Fundamentals of University Teaching, 2015

Employment Background

30 Forensic Engineering  
Associate – Collision Reconstruction
2020 – Present, Toronto, ON

• Conduct technical investigations of motor vehicle and recreational vehicle collisions
• Investigate defects in vehicle components and mechanical equipment and failures involving engineering factors and human factors in vehicle collisions

University of Waterloo Forming and Crash Lab
Research Assistant
2019, Waterloo, Ontario

• Performed lab experiments for material characterization of metals used in automotive manufacturing
• Used Digital Image Correlation (DIC) to determine deformation of samples
• Analyzed and presented experimental results