EXPERT SUMMARY

Mr. Nicholas Young is an Associate with the Collision Reconstruction group at 30 Forensic Engineering. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science with a focus in Mechanical Engineering. He is also a Certified Forensic Video Technician through the Law Enforcement & Emergency Services Video Association (LEVA). Nicholas conducts vehicle examinations, site assessments, and investigations for collisions involving different types of vehicles, including automobiles, commercial vehicles, bicycles, motorcycles, and other types of machinery.

SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Vehicle mechanical fitness examinations
• Restraint system usage and effectiveness assessments
• Event Data Recorder (black box) data retrieval and analysis
• Collision site and visibility assessments
• Computer-aided photogrammetry, collision simulation, and visualization
• Forensic video analysis of dash camera, cell phone, and security camera footage

academic background

• Bachelor of Applied Science (Mechanical Engineering, Honours, Co-operative Education, With Distinction), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, 2019

additional courses

• Commercial Vehicle Air Brake Training, Bendix Comprehensive Online Training Program, March 2023
• Interactive Driver Response Research (I.DRR) Webinar – Nighttime Crashes on Lighted and Unlit Roads with IDRR, Crash Safety Solutions, February 2023
• Accessing and Interpreting Heavy Vehicle Event Data Recorders, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Oxnard, California, October 10 – 14, 2022
• LEVA Level 2: Digital Multimedia Evidence Processing, Law Enforcement & Emergency Services Video Association, Toronto Police Headquarters, Toronto, Ontario, May 2 – 6, 2022
• Crash Data Retrieval Analysis Course, CATAIR, York Regional Police Association, Aurora, Ontario, February 21 – 25, 2022
• LEVA Level 1: Forensic Video Analysis and the Law, Law Enforcement & Emergency Services Video Association, Toronto Police College, Etobicoke, Ontario, January 17 – 21, 2022
• Passenger Vehicle Crash and Fire Testing with Ontario Provincial Police, Aylmer, Ontario, August 2021
• Boat Crash Testing with Ontario Provincial Police, Stouffville, Ontario, August 2021
• Tesla, Hyundai/Kia, and Toyota Techstream Event Data Recorder Course, Ontario Provincial Police Headquarters, Orillia, Ontario, December 3 – 6, 2019
• Advanced Driver Training, General Motors of Canada Company, Kapuskasing, Ontario, February 2017

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

30 Forensic Engineering
Associate – Collision Reconstruction
May 2019 – Present, Toronto, ON

• Conduct technical investigations involving motor vehicle collision reconstructions, defects in vehicle components, failures involving engineering factors, and human factors related vehicle collisions
• Review and assess quantitative accident data for collision severity (delta-v) determinations and motor vehicle kinematics

Walters Forensic Engineering Inc
Accident Reconstruction Analyst
2018, Toronto, Ontario

• Prepared technical engineering reports regarding motor vehicle collisions and traffic incidents
• Investigated accident scenes and analyzed involved vehicles for crash damage and diagnostic data
• Constructed collision simulations using PC Crash and through vehicle dynamics studies