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Resume
of
Brian G. McHenry
Professional Experience
1994 to date.
President, McHenry Software, Inc.,
1980 to date.
Vice President, Staff Scientist, Research Associate, McHenry Consultants, Inc.,
Technical duties: Investigation and reconstruction of over
900 motor vehicle accidents including applications of the SMAC, CRASH, HVOSM
and CVS/ATB computer programs; Research applications, including development and
refinement of the SMAC, CRASH, HVOSM and CVS/ATB computer programs and the
design and implementation of auxiliary pre-processing and post-processing
routines; analysis of contributing factors in motor vehicle accidents;
preparation of graphic displays including computerized animations for
illustrating reconstruction results and engineering principles in motor vehicle
accidents; accident scene and vehicle documentation and measurements;
photography including processing and printing; documentation of technical data
related to motor vehicle and highway specifications, design features and
corresponding test results; state of the art literature reviews.
1979 to 1980. Engineering Technician, Research Engineers,
Inc.,
Publications
[1] "National Crash Severity Study - Quality
Control - Task V: Analysis to Refine
Spinout Aspects of CRASH", Contract DOT-HS-6-01442, January 1981 (with
R. R. McHenry)
[2] "Effectiveness of Design Criteria for
Geometric Elements - Follow-up HVOSM Studies of Highway Curb Impacts", Report FHWA-11-9575, November 1981 (with R.
R. McHenry; J.C. Glennon; T. R. Neuman).
[3] "HVOSM Studies of Cross-Slope Breaks on
Highway Curves", Contract DOT-FH-11-9575, PB33 191619; May 1982 (with J.C. Glennon, T.R. Neuman and
R. R. McHenry).
[4] "HVOSM Studies of Highway Cross Slope Design", Contract DOT-FH-11-9575, PB86 114840; Oct 1983 (with J.C. Glennon, T.R. Neuman)
[5]
"Prediction of the Sensitivity of Vehicle
Dynamics to Highway Curve Geometrics by Using Computer Simulation",
January 1983, Transportation Research
Board Record 923, (with J.C. Glennon; T.R. Neuman).
[6] "Comparison of Simulation Programs - Task E
Progress Report", Contract
DOT-FH-11-9575; April 1983
[7] "HVOSM Studies of Highway Centerline Crowns",
Contract DOT-FH-11-9575' October 1983
(with J.C. Glennon, T.R. Neuman).
[8] "A Revised Damage Analysis Procedure for the
CRASH Computer Program", SAE paper No. 861894, Presented at the 30th
STAPP Car Conference, October 1986;also published in 1986 SAE Transaction,
Vol. 95,Journal of Passenger Cars; also published in Reconstruction of
Motor Vehicle Accidents: A Technical
Compendium; SAE publication PT-34.(with R.R. McHenry)
[9] "Safe Geometric Design for Minicars",
March 1987; Contract # FHWA/RD-87/047; PB89-185037; Highway Safety Research
Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C. (with F.M. Council,
D.W. Reinfurt, R. N. Knoblauch, J.R. Stewart)
[10] "Simulation Models of Vehicle Dynamics", presented November 1987, National Conference
on Future Improvements to and Supplemental Guidance for AASHTO Policy on
Geometric Design of Highways and Streets; Published April 1992, Transportation
Research Board Circular "Beyond the
Green Book".
[11] "SMAC-87", SAE Technical Paper No. 880227, Presented at
the International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, March 1988; also published in 1988
SAE Transactions, Vol 97; Journal of Passenger Cars; (with R. R. McHenry).
[12] "HVOSM-87", SAE Technical Paper No.
880228, Presented at the International Congress and Exposition,
[13] Effects of
Restitution in the Application of Crush Coefficients, SAE Paper No.
970960, 1997; also published in SAE book
Crash Reconstruction
Research: 20 Years of Progress (1988-2007),
PT-138,
also published in 1997 SAE Transactions, Vol 106; Journal of
Passenger Cars; (with R. R..
McHenry).
[14]
SMAC-97 - Refinement of the Collision
Algorithm, SAE Paper No. 970947, 1997;also published in 1997 SAE
Transactions, Vol 106; Journal of Passenger Cars; (with R. R. McHenry).
[15]
CRASH-97 - Refinement of the Trajectory
Solution Procedure, SAE Paper No.
970949, 1997;also published in 1997 SAE Transactions, Vol 106; Journal of
Passenger Cars; (with R. R. McHenry).
[16]
RICSAC-97 - A Reevaluation of the
Reference Set of Full Scale Crash Tests, SAE Paper No. 970961, 1997; also
published in 1997 SAE Transactions, Vol 106; Journal of Passenger Cars;
(with R. R. McHenry).
[17]
McHenry Accident Reconstruction, 1998,
2000, 2003, McHenry Software, Inc. (with R. R. McHenry).
[18] The
Algorithms of CRASH, Southeast Accident Reconstruction Society Annual Conference,
[19] "Occupant Kinematics in Forensics:
Evaluating the Appropriateness and Applicability of an ATB Application",
Presented 2002 ATB Users' Conference,
[20]
SMAC2003 The Automatic Iteration of
SMAC, SAE Paper No. 2003-01-0486, presented at 2003 SAE
International Congress,
[21] Head Injury Criterion and the ATB, Presented at the 2004 ATB Users' Conference, Salt Lake City, UT (http://www.mchenrysoftware.com/HIC%20and%20the%20ATB.pdf)
[22] "Evaluating Computer Modeling, Simulation & Animation, Presented at the 21st IATAI Conference, Bloomington, IL, Sept 2007 (http://www.mchenrysoftware.com/McHenry IATAI 2007 Presentation.pdf)
· 2003: Excellence in Oral Presentation, SAE International, for presentation entitled "SMAC2003: The Automatic Iteration of SMAC" at the SAE World Congress, March 3-5, 2003
· Sept 2007: Evaluating Computer Modeling, Simulation & Animation presentation at the 21st IATAI Conference
· March 2007: Forensic Engineering presentation at ASME Eastern NC Section meeting
· Sept 2004: Presented Paper "Head Injury Criterion and the ATB", at the 2004 ATB Users' Conference, Salt Lake City, UT
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April 2003: Instructor
at 3 day
McHenry Software Training 2003,
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May 2002: Instructor
at 3 day McHenry Software Training 2002,
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April 2002:
Presented paper "Occupant Kinematics in Forensics: Evaluating
the Appropriateness and Applicability of an ATB Application" at
the 2002 ATB Users' Conference,
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August 2001:
Presented paper The Algorithms of CRASH at the Southeast Accident Reconstruction
Society Annual Conference in
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November 2000:
Instructor at 3 day McHenry Accident Reconstruction Seminar 2000,
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December 1999:
Speaker on SMAC Computer Program, at Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
TOPTEC Accident Reconstruction - State of the Art ,
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March 2000, May 1999:
Served on
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March 1999:
Instructor for a 5 day Accident Reconstruction Seminar, Road Accident Research
Unit (RARU), The University of Adelaide,
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October 1998:
Instructor at 3 day McHenry Accident Reconstruction Seminar, 1998,
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May 1998: Hired by CBS
News to reconstruct the Princess Di accident for the television program 48 Hours. Presented results and
answered questions in interview broadcast on
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Various 1998-2000:
Consultant to National Traffic Safety Board (NTSB) for special projects
including the simulation of school bus/tractor trailer collisions.
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May 1994: Instructor
for a 5 day Accident Reconstruction Seminar, Road Accident Research Unit
(RARU), The University of Adelaide,
Education
North Carolina
State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, part-time 1980-83; Engineering,
Computer Science
University of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York,
1975 to 1978, Engineering, Computer Science, Photography, Graphic Arts,
Accounting
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