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SUMMARY
Mechanical engineer specializing in the analysis of motorcycle, heavy truck, and passenger car crashes, evaluation of automobile event data recorders, mechanical examinations and failure analysis of vehicles and machinery, stress analysis, and mechanical testing of materials and components.
CERTIFICATIONS
Licensed Professional Engineer, State of New Hampshire, since 1995
Traffic Accident Reconstructionist, ACTAR, since 2002
Master Automobile Technician, ASE, 1996-2007
Master Med/Heavy Truck Technician, ASE, 1997-2007
Certified CDR-Tool Technician/Analyst, Bosch/CSI, since 2000
Certified Commercial Brake Inspector/Adjuster, NHMTA, 2000
Motorcycle Skills Instructor, Motorcycle Safety Foundation, 1991-2004
Licensed Motorcycle Roadracer, LRRS/CCS, 1998-2008
Firearms Instructor, NRA since 2003 & NHPST 2003-2009
EDUCATION
MS Mechanical Engineering, University of New Hampshire, Durham NH, 1994
Program emphasis: solid mechanics, material behavior, numeric modelling
Project Title: Experimental and numerical analysis of elastic, plastic,
and creep response of a cantilever polymeric retainer at elevated temperatures.
BS Mechanical Engineering, University of New Hampshire, Durham NH, 1989
graduated cum laude with a Materials Science Minor
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Consulting Engineer, MFES, LLC, since 1996
Adjunct Faculty, University of North Florida, IPTM, since 2002
Sworn Police Officer, Town of Middleton, NH, since 2003
Mechanical Engineer, Forensic Technologies Int'l., Annapolis MD, 1994-1996
Mechanical Engineer, New Hampshire Materials Lab, Dover NH, 1989-1994
Motorcycle Skills Instructor, State of New Hampshire, 1991-2002
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Failure Analysis Methods, SAE May 2010
Statistical Analysis of Time Dependent Failures, SAE, May 2010
AR-15 Comprehensive Armorer Course, WSTC, April 2010
Using Excel for Crash Reconstruction, Millersville MD, Feb 2010
Joint Reconstruction Conference, Atlantic City NJ Oct 2008, Ocean City MD Oct 2009
9th Annual International conference ITAI/EVU, Hinckley Island, England, Sep. 2009
ARC/CSI Crash Conference, Las Vegas NV, June 2006, 2007, 2009
Bosch CDR Technician/Analyst, Mar 2008, Feb 2009
PA State Police Accident Reconstruction Seminar, 2003-2006, 2008
IATAI Annual Conference, Bloomington IN, Sep 2006, 2008
CDR User's Conference, Dallas TX, Feb 2006; Houston TX, Feb 2007, Feb 2008
SAE Highway Vehicle EDR Symposium, Ashburn VA, June 2004, Sep 2007
Society of Automotive Engineers Annual Congress, 1996, 1997, 2000-2007
CMV Collision Reconstruction, NAPARS, Augusta ME, May 2006
Special Problems in Accident Reconstruction, IPTM, Jacksonville FL, 2001-2006
SAE Accident Reconstruction Symposium, Ventura CA, Nov.2005
South Carolina Accident Reconstructionists, annual conference July 2005
PE-Update Seminar, ME Society of Professional Engineers, Portland ME, Feb.2005
NH Safe Driving Summit, Merrimack NH, Dec 2004
Commercial Vehicle AI/AR, IPTM, June 2003
The Vehicle Autopsy, NYSTARS 1-day seminar, 2003
Crash Data Retrieval Seminar, Vetronix 2001, CSI 2002
AIRIL '01, Vancouver Canada, 2001
Heavy Truck Suspensions, NHMTA / Fleet Pro, 2001
Summer Training Session, Gulfstream Technical Reconstructionists Society, West Palm Beach FL, 2001
Foundation Air Brakes, NHMTA/Fleet Pro, 2000
World Reconstruction Exposition, TAARS, College Station TX, 2000
Front End Repair Seminar, Robbins Auto & Moog, 1999
Advanced Electric Systems Service Clinic, Robbins Auto and AC Delco, 1999
Design Techniques for Sensor Signal Conditioning, Analog Devices, 1999
Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference XI, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1999
State of the Art in Accident Reconstruction, IAARS annual meeting, Boston MA, 1998
Vehicle Damage and Energy Relationship in Collision Reconstruction, TEEX, 1998
Penguin Motorcycle Road Racing School, NHIS, Loudon, NH, 1997
Robust Engineering, ASME Seminar, 1995
Pole Side Impact & Heavy Truck Braking Performance, SAE AIP Committee Seminar, 1995
Heavy Truck Mechanics and Dynamics, University of Michigan, 1995
Fuel and Emissions Seminar, Robbin's Auto and AC Delco, 1994
Magnetic Particle / Dye Penetrant Inspection, Magnaflux Corporation, 1994
Clutch Replacement and Repair, Robbin's Auto & Arrow, 1993
MEMBERSHIPS
Society of Automotive Engineers since 1994
Accident Investigation and Reconstruction Practices Committee, since 1996
Transaction Selection Committee 1996-2006
Impact and Rollover Test Standards Committee 1997-2009
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
Mechanical Systems & Materials depth exam subcommittee, since 1999 Strafford County Crash Reconstruction Team, since 2004
Belknap Regional Accident Investigation Team, since 2003
Society of Accident Reconstructionists, since 2001
National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists, since 2006
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, since 1993
PUBLICATIONS
Braking on Dry Pavement and Gravel With and Without ABS
Bartlett & Wright, SAE Paper No. 2010-01-0066
Yaw Tests on Grass and Gravel
Proceedings, 1st joint ITAI–EVU Conference, Hinckley UK, 2009
Motorcycle Crush Analysis
ARJ 19(2), Mar/Apr 2009, pg 25
Skid Testing on Snowy Paved Roadways
ARJ 19(1), Jan/Feb 2009, pg 24
Monte Carlo Analysis of Motorcycle/Automobile Collision
Bartlett & Craig, ARJ 18(6), Nov/Dec 2008, pg 44
Summary of 56 Recent CSY Tests Including ABS and ESC on Pavement, Gravel, and Grass
Bartlett & Wright, ARJ 18(3), May/June 2008, pg 29
Getting Data from Destroyed SDMs: Transferring EEPROMS Between Modules
Collision 3(1), 2008 pg.28
Monte Carlo Analysis for Accident Reconstruction
AIQ #49, Winter 2008, pg 19-23
EDR Durability and 49CFR563 Survivability Requirements
Collision 2(1), 2007 pg.64
Motorcycle Slide-to-Stop Tests: IPTM Data thru 2006
Bartlett, Baxter, Robar
AIQ #46, Spring 2007 pg. 18-20
Motorcycle Braking Tests: IPTM Data thru 2006
Bartlett, Baxter, Robar
ARJ 17(4), pg 19, Jul/Aug 2007
Calculation of Deceleration Rates for S-Cam Air-Braked Heavy Trucks Equipped with ABS
2007 SAE Transactions, Paper No. 2007-01-0714
Contribution of a Laterally Displaced Vehicle to the Post-Impact Deceleration of a Heavy Truck
Bartlett, Brill, Wright, Collision Volume 1, Issue 2, 2006, pg 96
Experimental Determination of Translational Acceleration Values for a Spinning Vehicle
Masory, LeGall, Bartlett, Wright
Proceedings, 2006 Florida Conference on the Recent Advances in Robotics
Comparison of Drag Sled and Skidding Vehicle Drag Factors on Dry Roadways
Bartlett, Baxter, Livesay, Schmidt, Stanard, Wright
SAE Paper No. 2006-01-1398
Validation of the Circular Trajectory Assumption in Critical Speed
Masory, Delmas, Wright, Bartlett
Society of Automotive Engineers, Paper No 2005-01-1189
Heavy Truck Deceleration Based on Air Pressure Rise Time and Brake Adjustment
2004 SAE Transactions, Journal of Commercial Vehicles, Paper No. 2004-01-2632
Emergency Response RWD v. FWD Vehicles
Bartlett, Wright
Police Fleet Manager, Vol.2, No.2 Summer 2003
Data Extraction from Sensory Data Obtained During Driving in Closed Course
Masory, Benoit, Wright, Bartlett
Florida Conference on the Recent Advances in Robotics Proceedings, May 2003, Florida
Evaluating Uncertainty in Accident Reconstruction with Finite Differences
Bartlett and Fonda
2003 SAE Transactions, Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical, Paper No. 2003-01-0489
Conducting Monte Carlo Analyses with Spreadsheet Programs
2003 SAE Transactions, Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical, Paper No. 2003-01-0487
Motorcycle Speed Estimates Using Conservation of Linear and Rotational Momentum
McNally, Bartlett
Presented at 2002 IPTM Special Problems in Accident Reconstruction Conference
Accuracy of Vehicle Speed Estimates by Stationary Witnesses
Bartlett, Wright, Brach, Baxter, Schmidt, Masory
IMPACT, Journal of the ITAI, Kent, UK, August 2002
Quantifying the Uncertainty in Various Measurement Tasks
Wright, Bartlett, Brach, Baxter, Schmidt, Masory, Stanard
2002 SAE Transactions, Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical, Paper No. 2002-01-0546
Interpretation of Motorcycle Rear-Wheel Skidmarks
Proceedings, Fourth International Conference on Accident Investigation,
Reconstruction, Interpretation and the Law, Vancouver BC, Canada, August 2001
Driver Capabilities in Closed-Course Testing
Bartlett, Masory, Wright
2000 SAE Transactions, Journal of Passenger Cars, Paper No. 2000-01-0179
Forensic Evaluation of Relative Sideswipe Speeds
Bartlett, Hochgraf
Proceedings, Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference XI, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1999
Estimating Truck Speed Based on Strap Strength
Hochgraf, Bartlett
Proceedings, CMRSC XI, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1999
Passenger Vehicle Braking Performance with a Disabled Vacuum Power Booster
1997 SAE Transactions, Journal of Passenger Cars, Paper No. 970946
Investigation of Elastic, Plastic, and Creep Response of a Polymeric Clip Using Experimental and Numerical Techniques
Bartlett, Sherwood
Proceedings, 51st Meeting of the Society for Machinery Failure Prevention Technology, Herndon VA, 1997
CLASSES TAUGHT
Advanced Motorcycle Crash Reconstruction
1-week class, 6 times 2006-2010, WA, ME, OH, WI
Conducting & Validating Vehicle Testing
2-day IPTM class, IL Sep 2008
Critical Speed Yaw Analysis on Various Surfaces
1-day class, Maine State Police In-Service, Augusta ME, Sep 2006
Commercial Motor Vehicle Crash Investigation
1-week class instructed for IPTM in 2005
Motorcycle Crash Investigation
1-week class instructed for IPTM in 2003, 2004, 2008
Advanced Traffic Crash Reconstruction
2-week class instructed for IPTM twice in 2002
INVITED LECTURES
Heavy Truck Braking Evaluation
NAPARS Joint Conference, MD 2009
SUVs and Critical Speed Yaw Analysis
ARC/CSI Conference, NV 2009
Motorcycle Braking and Crush Analysis
SATAI Conference, NV 2009
Critical Speed Analysis in Unusual Situations
PSP Conference 2008, NJ Joint Conference 2008
Putting a Forensic Engineer on your Case
Vermont Trial Lawyers Assoc CLE Program, Oct 2007
EDR Survivability Aspects of 49CFR563
CDR-User's Conference, Houston TX, Feb 2007
Automotive Technology & Crash Reconstruction
Maine Trail Lawyers CLE Program, Portland ME, Sep 2006
Motorcycle & Automotive Technology Update
IATAI Annual Conference, Bloomington IN, Sep 2006
Heavy Truck Braking Analysis
Pennsylvania State Police Reconstruction Seminar, 2006
Reconstruction of CMV crashes
NAPARS conference, Augusta ME, May 2006
Bobtail Tractor and TT Unit Collisions with Stationary Vehicles
IPTM Special Problems, 2006
EDR Durability Experiments
CDR-User’s Conference, Dallas TX, Feb.2006
Critical Speed Analysis
SAE Accident Reconstruction Symposium, Nov 2005
Conservation of Linear Momentum & Vector Diagramming
PA State Police Accident Reconstruction Seminar, 2005
Comparing Drag Sleds and Skidding Vehicles
Critical Speed Analysis with ABS and Traction Control
IPTM Special Problems, March 2005
Introduction to Black Box technology
Safe Driving Summit, State of NH, Nov 2004
Commonwealth Auto Reinsurers 2004 Cost Containment Seminar, May 2004
Critical Speed Yaw Testing Literature Review
IPTM Special Problems in Accident Reconstruction, 2004
Motorcycle Sliding Coefficient of Friction Tests, McNally, Bartlett
Vehicle Sensors and Technology, Wright, Bartlett
IPTM Special Problems in Accident Reconstruction, 2003
So This is What the Hurt Report was Talking About
Massachusetts Rider Education Program Update, Feb 2002
Motorcycle Collision Testing
IPTM Special Problems in Reconstruction, 2002
Uncertainty in Field Measurements
AIRIL '01, Vancouver, 2001
Forensic Vehicle Inspection
IPTM Special Problems in Reconstruction, 2001
Vehicle Mechanical Failures
PBSO / Gulfstream Technical Recon. Society, Palm Beach FL, 2001
Vehicle Considerations for Initial Investigators
World Reconstruction Exposition, College Station TX, 2000
Illinois Association of Technical Accident Investigators, 2001
Rocky Mountain Collision Conference, 2001, 2003
PA State Police Accident Reconstruction Seminar, 2003
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