SAM KODSI, B.Eng., P.Eng. CONSULTING PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER

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1 , B.Eng., P.Eng. CONSULTING PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER EDUCATION Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, 1997 PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES & DESIGNATIONS Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO),Designated Consulting Engineer Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE),Active in Technical Paper Evaluation (Peer Review) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Canadian Society of Forensic Science(CSFS) The Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals (CARSP) International Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists (IAARS) Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators and Reconstructionists (CATAIR) American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) COURT APPEARANCES Qualified as an expert witness in Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction/Personal Injury Assessments 70 times in: Ontario Court of Justice Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Ontario Court General Division) Small Claims Court Provincial Court Arbitrations SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Involved in more than 5000 investigations; lead engineer in over 4000 reconstructions Court appearances as an expert witness: 72 Papers & publications: 18 Presentations: 65+ Additional courses & seminars: 43+ Research: 26 Crash tests as a human subject: 76 CONTACT skodsi@kodsiengineering.com SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction, including: Speed Calculations, Area of Impact Determination, Driver Perception-response and Behavior Evaluation, Vehicle Post- Crash Inspections, Roadway Geometric, Signage and Maintenance Assessments, Roadside Safety, Lighting Studies, Visibility Analysis, Headlight Assessments, Field Testing, Vehicle Crush Measurements, Seat Belt Usage Assessments, Air bag Assessments and Crash Data Retrieval Collision Dynamics, Occupant Kinematics and Injury Biomechanics, Pedestrian Collision Analysis, Motorcycle/Bicycle Collision Analysis, Helmet use and Benefits. Low Speed Impact Analysis: Collision Damage Consistency with Reported Sequence of Events of Collision Assessments, Vehicle Dynamics and Behaviour, Occupant Kinematics, Biomechanics, and Response, Collision Severity Assessments: Vehicle and Occupant Speed Changes, Accelerations and g-forces. Vehicle Mechanical Assessments: Vehicle component/system failure: Examination and Analysis of Failed Components and Systems (including wheels, tires, braking, steering, suspension, chassis, drivetrain, and restraint systems), Vehicle and Component Testing. Personal Injury Incident Investigations, including: Slip / Trip and falls, Slip Resistance Testing, Walking Surface Assessments, Building Code Issues, Product Liability, Visibility Analysis, Lighting Studies, Pedestrian Gait and Biomechanics. Computer skills, including: Crash simulations, VCrash, PC-Crash, CarSim, BikeSim, TruckSim, AutoCAD, Logger Pro, Photogrammetry, Microsoft Excel, and forensic animations. Mechanical skills, including: Design and fabrication of auto parts, design and building of a Formula SAE Race Car, and instrumentation for crash testing. CV as of July 2017

2 PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND Kodsi Engineering Inc., Mississauga, ON 2006 to present President and Consulting Professional Engineer specializing in motor vehicle collision reconstruction and personal injury assessments. Forensic Engineering Inc., Burlington, ON 2013 to present President; supervising engineer in motor vehicle collision reconstruction and personal injury assessments. Origin and Cause Inc., Mississauga, ON 2001 to 2006 Head of the motor vehicle accident reconstruction unit. Also specializing in vehicle defect investigations, product liability, and personal injury matters. Walters Forensic Engineering, Toronto, ON 1997 to 2001 Forensic Engineer specializing in accident reconstruction, mechanical assessments and failure analysis. G.G.S. Plastic Engineering, Brampton/Bolton, ON 1995 Quality Control Assistant responsible for implementing quality standards (ISO 9000) on vehicle safety systems for TRW Automotive such as seat belt D-rings and latch plates, door latches and hinges for the Magna International family of companies. PAPERS & PUBLICATIONS McCarty, C.A, Runciman, J. and Kodsi, S. (2016). Head and neck rotations during typical driving in an urban environment. Journal of Biomechanics. In Progress. McCarty, C.A, Runciman, J. and Kodsi, S. (2016). Head, neck and trunk rotations during in vehicle nondriving tasks. Journal of Biomechanics. In Progress. S. Selesnic, S. Kodsi, Bicycling Speeds: A Literature Review. Accident Reconstruction Journal, July/August S. Attalla, R. Robertson, S. Kodsi, Cyclist s Choice of Speed, Radius and Lateral Acceleration while Negotiating a Curve: A Closed Course Pilot Study. Accident Reconstruction Journal, November/December D. Toscano, S. Kodsi. Crashing for Research at OIAA s Provincial Claims Conference, Without Prejudice, September J. Jakym, S. Attalla, S. Kodsi, "Modeling of Pedestrian Midblock Crossing Speed with Respect to Vehicle Gap Acceptance." Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Paper number , April S. Kodsi, R. Engeian, K. Cassidy, J. Leblanc, Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Turn. Without Prejudice, Vol. 76, No. 8, April S. Kodsi, J. Muttart, Modeling Passenger Vehicle Acceleration Profiles from Naturalistic Observations and Driver Testing at Two-way-stop Controlled Intersections. Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Paper , April S. Kodsi, R. Engeian, The Current Stage for Staged Collisions. Without Prejudice, Vol. 73, No. 5, January S. Kodsi, Crash Data Retrieval. Without Prejudice, Vol. 70, No. 1, September S. Kodsi, Ask the Expert: What is Crash Data Retrieval? Without Prejudice, Vol. 69, No. 3, November CV as of July

3 PAPERS & PUBLICATIONS (CONT D) S. Kodsi, Glossary of Collision Reconstruction and Personal Injury Terminology. Quick Reference Guide, Origin And Cause Incorporated, May S. Kodsi, Low Speed Collision, Facts and Myths. Without Prejudice, Vol. 68, No. 7, March S. Kodsi, Staged Low Speed Collisions. Without Prejudice, Vol. 67, No. 6, February S. Kodsi, The Evolution of Motor Vehicle Accident Investigation and Reconstruction. Without Prejudice, Vol. 65, No. 13, September S. Kodsi, How Motor Vehicle Handling Relates to Collisions. The Leading Edge, Vol. 8, No. 2, Winter, S. Kodsi, Passenger Vehicle Wheel Separations. The Leading Edge, Vol. 7, No. 2, Summer, S. Kodsi, Small vs. Big Vehicles - It s Survival of the Fittest. The Toronto Star, Saturday, April 11, S. Kodsi, The Automotive Braking System. The Leading Edge, Vol. 7, No. 1, Spring, D. D Angelo and S. Kodsi, Exhaust System Design for a Formula SAE Race Car, McMaster University, Department of Mechanical Engineering (Undergrad Thesis). NOTABLE PRESENTATIONS Guest Lecturer, Measuring Walking Surface Slip Resistance, McMaster University, Applied Biomechanics 4AA3, February 26, Guest Lecturer, The Human Factor: Driver Behaviour & Response, Ivey Spencer Hall, London, ON, June 3, Guest Lecturer, Certainty in Collision Reconstruction, Toronto Police College, November 19, 2012; November 14, 2013; November 18, Guest Lecturer, Staged Collisions and Demonstration Techniques on Measuring Acceleration, CSME, Canadian Society of Medical Evaluators, April, Guest Lecturer, Driver Behaviour, TIWA, Toronto insurance Women s Association, March, Guest Lecturer, Crash Data Evidence, Fanshawe College, Feb Lecturer, Biomechanics seminar, 2004 to present. Lecturer, Automotive Black Boxes - Crash Data Retrieval seminar, 2004 to present. Lecturer, Personal Injuries Slips, Trips and Falls seminar, 2004 to present. Lecturer, Low Speed / Staged Collision Reconstruction course and workshop, 2003 to present. Guest Lecturer, Automotive Black Boxes - Crash Data Retrieval, 2003 to present, including CASIU, April Guest Lecturer, Low Speed Impacts, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (Toronto Chapter) and Canadian Association of Special Investigation Units (Trillium Chapter), Metro Toronto Police Association, 2001 to present. Trainer for Accident Reconstruction, Failure Analysis and Personal Injuries at Seminars, Various Insurers and Lawyers in Toronto, Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Sarnia and Hanover, 1997 to Guest Expert, Vehicle Light pole Low Speed Impact, City TV, Mar. 20, Guest Expert, Chevrolet Suburban Handling Upon Braking, City TV, Dec. 23, 1998 and Apr. 19, ADDITIONAL COURSES & SEMINARS "Tire Forensics and Accident Reconstruction," T.J. Tennent, Toronto Police College, Toronto, Ontario, June WREX - World Collision Reconstruction Exposition, Multiple Crash Reconstruction Associations from Canada, The United States, Europe, Asia, Central and South America, Orlando, FLorida, May 2-6, Commercial Vehicle Collision Reconstruction, Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators and Reconstrucitonists (CATAIR), York Regional Police Service, York, Ontario, October 10-14, Crush Energy Analysis in Collision Reconstruction, Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators and Reconstrucitonists (CATAIR), Peel Regional Police Service Emil V. Kolb Center, Mississauga, Ontario, November 10-14, CV as of July

4 ADDITIONAL COURSES & SEMINARS (CONT D) Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators and Reconstrucitonists (CATAIR) 2014 Annual General Meeting, Ontario Police College, Aylmer, Ontario, August Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators and Reconstructionists (CATAIR) Conference, Burlington, Ontario, August 2003 and Aylmer, Ontario, August 2007 & "Human Factors Collision Analysis, Theory and Practice", Visual Expert Human Factors, Lecture by Marc Green Ph.D., Mississauga, Ontario, January Ontario Traffic Manual for Temporary Conditions (Book 7), Ontario Traffic Council, Mississauga, ON, February 1, Advanced Crash Reconstruction - Utilizing Human Factors Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, March 21 25, Special PC-Crash Course, Toronto, March 30 April 1, Data for Vehicle Dynamics Modeling, University of Toronto, March 28, Tire Testing and Modeling for Vehicle Dynamics, Ryerson University, March 13, ARC-CSI Crash Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, June Analysis of Low Speed Collisions, Collision Safety Institute, Aurora, Ontario, March CXLT Certification Program, Excel Tribometers LLC, Phoenix, Arizona, November, 2011; NE Louisiana, January English XL VIT Certification Program, International Safety Academy, Tampa, Florida, January, Crash Data Retrieval Analyst Course, Collision Safety Institute, Toronto, Ontario March Crash Data Retrieval Technician Course, Collision Safety Institute, Toronto, Ontario March Crash Data Retrieval System Operator s Certification Course Update, Vetronix Corporation/ Collision Safety Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada, June Crash Data Retrieval Operator Black Box Technology Certification, Vetronix Corporation/Collision Safety Institute, Newmarket, Ontario, May Photogrammetry workshop, EOS Systems Inc., Detroit, Michigan, March Failure Analysis, Professional Engineers Ontario, Brampton, Ontario, September, Automobile Vehicle Dynamics (University of Illinois Masters Course), Professional Engineering Education Program, SAE, Chicago, IL, April, Human Injury in Automobile Collisions, Canadian Society of Medical Evaluators, Toronto, Ontario, April 3, Low Speed Accident Reconstruction And Biomechanics, Canadian Society of Medical Evaluators, Toronto, Ontario, November 1998, July 2002, and October Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan,1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, Expert Witness Training, Ontario Centre for Advocacy Training, Toronto, Ontario, June, Physical/Biological Anthropology; the study of human condition and diversity, the biological history and evolution of humans, including bipedal gait dynamics, etc., Department of Anthropology, McMaster University, 1994 (Part of Undergraduate elective courses). Traffic Accident Reconstruction, IPTM, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Fl, Oct AWARDS, LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS Special Honour and Recognition for Excellence in Physics, 1992 Motorcycle License (Class M), 1994 Certified CDR System Operator, 2003 Designated CXLT (Certified XL Tribometrist), 2004 RESEARCH Kodsi Forensic Engineering s 2016 Crash Test Conference 3: Responsible for Mechanical design and function of driverless crash test system to drive two vehicles into each other using cables, pulleys and other sub-systems. Lead researcher in crash data analysis, comparison with other research for future technical papers. CV as of July

5 RESEARCH (CONT D) Kodsi Forensic Engineering s 2015 Crash Test at the OIAA Provincial Claims Conference: Lead researcher overseeing design and implementation of instrumentation for crash test Participated as the human test subject in the crash test Kodsi Forensic Engineering s 2014 Crash Test Conference: Lead researcher overseeing design and implementation of instrumentation for crash test vehicles and occupants Participated as a human test subject in 25 crash tests KEI 2013 Crash Test Conference: Highly involved in the planning and design of the crash test Ensured occupant safety in crash test design Participated as a human test subject in 15 crash tests Participated in the Design, Planning, Construction and Testing of a Formula SAE Race Car: Designed the intake and exhaust systems for optimum acceleration performance Involved in the handling dynamics testing to optimize skid-pad performance Participated in the construction of the impact energy attenuating system Conducted extensive Passenger Vehicle and Motorcycle Dynamics Testing and severe driving manoeuvres by means of controlled experiments: Acceleration, Braking, Cornering and Yaw rates, g- Forces Conducted well over 50 Full Scale Instrumented Vehicle Crash Tests to document Vehicle Behaviour/Dynamics and Occupant Response, including: 27 low and moderate speed frontal crash tests 14 low speed rear end crash tests 4 low speed side/lateral crash tests 3 sideswipe crash tests 3 intersection type two-moving vehicle crash tests Designed, programmed and tested a pc-based accelerometer interface and data acquisition system. Conducted experiments to compare the accuracy and validity of various techniques utilized to establish the coefficient of friction between passenger vehicle tires and roadway surfaces. Invented and built a Portable Vehicle Crush Measurement Jig to be used during vehicle examinations. Conducted tests to document the handling dynamics of a sports utility vehicle without a rear wheel. Designed and built a Drag Sled to measure the coefficient of friction between a passenger vehicle tire and a roadway surface. Conducted Commercial Tractor-Trailer Brake Testing to document brake efficiency. Conducted tests to create Non-Deployment events in current General Motors vehicles and downloaded them from the SDM (Sensing and Diagnostic Module) or black box to study the reliability of the crash data. Conducted Scientific Moderate Speed Real World Sideswipe and Intersection Crash Tests to document Vehicles damage profiles, behaviour and Occupants Response. Designed and built a Contrast Board to be used during nighttime visibility assessments. Participated in several daytime and nighttime response time (Perception-Reaction) studies to several roadway hazards as a test subject. Researched Real World driver behaviour at two-way stop controlled intersections and pedestrian mid-block jaywalking behaviour. Developed several computer programs, including the Reconstructionator, a momentum and energy system based reconstruction, to assist in the analysis of vehicle crash dynamics, collision damage, impact speeds and post and statistical calculations of pre-impact sequence of events. CV as of July