Boster, Kobayashi & Associates, Inc. 59 Rickenbacker Circle Office: (925) 447-6495 P.O. Box 2049 Fax: (925) 447-6589 Livermore, CA 94551-2049

CASEY S. BRYDEN

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION:

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2010, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2009, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA

PRESENT POSITION:

Boster, Kobayashi & Associates, Livermore, CA: 2018 – Present

A consulting firm specializing in the technical aspects of accident reconstruction, failure analysis, highway design and injury causation. Typical assignments involve application of laws of physics and principles of engineering to vehicular accident reconstruction and product design/defect analysis.

REGISTRATION:

California Engineer in Training, cert. 133017 July 2008

PREVIOUS POSITIONS:

Arlen Ness , Dublin, CA: December 2014 – June 2018

Design Engineer, R&D. Engineered Harley Davidson, Victory, and Indian accessories using Solidworks, specializing in billet, forged, and die cast alloy design. Primary contact for overseas suppliers, daily communication with Asia managing all product development including but not limited to manufacturing methods, cost targets, and deliverable scheduling. Lead contact for Polaris Industries, engineered product subject to OEM testing criteria. Integrated with all departments through communication about new product with sales and marketing, instruction for shipping & receiving product, and oversight of product inspection quality assurance.

Yamaha Motor Corporation, Cypress, CA: October 2011 – November 2014

Design Engineer. Responsible for managing accessory development projects in conjunction with Yamaha Japan from planning phase through to production with several key schedule gates to maintain. Engineered motorcycle accessories using Creo 2.0 design software; specializing in billet alloy design, sheet metal fabrication, and injection mold modeling. Main contact for suppliers regarding manufacturing process with focus on maintaining cost targets while providing all required features. Product was evaluated by OEM units testing group with respect to OEM quality, durability and functional standards.

ACT Lab, El Segundo, CA: June 2009 – April 2011

Test Engineer. Test Engineer at third party CEN/CPSC/ASTM compliance testing laboratory for bicycle frames and components as well as bicycle and DOT/SNELL certification testing. Designed fixtures using Solidworks from specifications given by clients for customized testing as well as fixtures which follow testing protocol given by EN, CPSC, or ASTM standards. Contracted by forensic engineers at Collision and Injury Dynamics, ACT engineered and fabricated test fixtures for accident reconstruction specializing in bicycle, motorcycle, and automobile related incidents. Responsible for setting up, running, and maintaining all test fixtures as well as communicating and interpreting results for respective clients.

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA: May 2009 – May 2010

Conducted friction and wear analysis on aluminum and steel drive sprocket materials with the addition of different lubricants using laboratory equipment to simulate motor-sport scenarios. Collaborated with a Research and Development Engineer at REM Surface Engineering to determine the effects of super-finishing on sprocket friction and wear.

SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

SAE Accessing and Interpreting Heavy Vehicle Event Data Recorders, Oct 2018 SAE Vehicle Crash Reconstruction: Principles and Technology, Nov 2018 OEM testing requirements for motorcycles CPSC and CEN testing requirements for bicycles CPSC and CEN testing requirements for bicycle helmets DOT and SNELL testing requirements for motorcycle helmets Reconstruction expert witness at NITA National Session in Boulder CO, July 2018 Foundation Basic Rider Course, Jan 2012