employment background

30 Forensic Engineering
Practice Lead—Special Investigations & Collision Reconstruction
March 2022 — Present, Toronto, ON

• Conducting and managing technical investigations primarily involving motor vehicle collision reconstruction, vehicle mechanical fitness assessments and fraud investigations

Senior Associate—Collision Reconstruction
June 2013 – March 2022

Kodsi Engineering Incorporated
Accident Reconstruction Consultant
2007 – 2013, Mississauga, ON

• Acted as reconstruction consultant, specializing in staged collision assessments

Schukra of North America 
Systems/Project Engineer
2003 – 2006, Windsor, ON

• Developed customized lumbar systems for Tier 1 automotive interiors suppliers
• Worked directly under Directors of Program Management/Engineering and Director of North American Operations to learn and implement change in the Program Management Process

Ford Motor Company of Canada
MBA Cooperative Education Student Employee
2003, Windsor, ON

• Co-op student working in Materials Logistics and Planning

Nemak of Canada
Engineering Cooperative Education Student Employee
2001, Windsor, ON

• Co-op student working in Quality Assurance

Siemens Automotive
Engineering Cooperative Education Student Employee
2001, Windsor, ON

• Co-op student working in Research and Development with a focus on Active Noise Control

professional societies and associations

• Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO), Member
• Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Member
• Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators and Reconstructionists (CATAIR), Member

Publications and SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• “Collision Reconstruction Assessments of Suspected Fraudulent Claims,” TD Insurance webinar, Toronto, ON, February 2023
• “Engineering Assessments of Suspected Fraudulent Motor Vehicle Collisions,” IASIU San Diego, September 2022.
• “Collision Reconstruction Assessments of Suspected Fraudulent Claims,” CASIU webinar, Toronto, ON, June 2022
• “30 Forensic Engineering Webinar: New Technologies for Assessing Vehicle Collision Claims,” Toronto, ON, May 2022
• “Collision Reconstruction: Introduction to Principles,” Guest Lecture, University of Toronto, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Toronto, ON, March 2022
• “Assessments of Suspected Fraudulent Vehicle Claims,” ICBC webinar, Toronto, ON, October 2021
• “The Nuances of Collision Reconstruction and Human Factors Assessments in MVAs Involving Motorcycles,” Toronto, ON, May 2021
• “Collision Reconstruction: Introduction to Principles,” Guest Lecture, University of Toronto, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Toronto, ON, March 2021
• “Collision Reconstruction Assessments of Suspected Fraudulent Claims,” Allianz-Assistance webinar, Toronto, ON, December 2020
• “30 Forensic Engineering Webinar: Collision Reconstruction Assessments of Suspected Fraudulent Claims,” Toronto, ON, May 2020
• “30 Forensic Engineering Webinar: Suspected Fraudulent Claims,” TD Insurance – Special Investigation Unit, Toronto, ON, February 2020
• “Collision Reconstruction: Introduction to Principles”, Guest Lecture, University of Toronto, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Toronto, ON, February 2020
• “Biomechanics and Personal Injury Assessments”, Co-Presenter, TD Insurance Staff Legal Annual Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Toronto, ON, June 2019
• “Collision Reconstruction: Introduction to Principles”, Guest Lecture, University of Toronto, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Toronto, ON, March 2019
• “Collision Reconstruction: Application of Principles,” Guest Lecture, University of Toronto, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Toronto, ON, May 2018
• “Identifying Red Flags from a Vehicle Damage & Injury Biomechanics,” Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group, Lindsay, ON, November 2015
• “Identifying Red Flags from a Vehicle Damage Perspective,” CASIU 15th Annual Fraud Forum, Thornhill, ON, September 2015
• “TD SIU Summit,” Toronto, ON, June 2015
• Expert witness, “Cross-examination: Strategies for Success,” Advocates Society, Toronto, ON, May 2015
• “Identifying Red Flags from a Vehicle Damage Perspective,” The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company, Travelers Insurance Company of Canada, Oakville, ON, May 2015
• “Issues in Collision Reconstruction and Biomechanics,” East Collision Reporting Centre, Toronto, ON, March 2015
• R. Engeian, J. Leblanc, E. Christensen, S. Kodsi, “Accident Reconstruction: Seeking Certainty in an Uncertain World,” Kodsi Engineering Inc., October 2012
• S. Kodsi, R. Engeian, K. Cassidy, J. Leblanc, “Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Turn…,” Kodsi Engineering Inc., OIAA WP Magazine, April 2012S. Kodsi, R. Engeian, “The Current Stage for Staged Collisions,” Kodsi Engineering Inc., OIAA WP Magazine, January 2009

COURT APPEARANCES

• Qualified as an Expert Witness in Collision Reconstruction in arbitrations (FSCO, ADR Chambers), the Ontario Court of Justice (Criminal Court), and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Small Claims Court).