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Donald Anderson


Curriculum Vitae
Donald James Anderson, P.E.

Anderson Engineers, LLC
13176 Pierce Street NE
Blaine, Minnesota 55434-4115

Phone: (763) 229-0647
E-Mail: andersonengineersusa@yahoo.com

Professional Experience:

1966-1977: Product Safety, Senior Project Engineer, General Motors; crash dynamics -vehicle and occupants; congressional hearings on Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, including vehicle-to-vehicle, barrier, sled, and crush tests

1963 to date: Accident Reconstruction: research and engineering analysis -General Motors; 2,000 plus accidents since 1971 -including automobile, motorcycle, truck, truck-tractor; trailer and heavy-equipment [on and off-highway]

1953-1971: 18 years with General Motors; production tooling and plant facilities, product design, material fire limits research, and product safety; parts densification; engineering for Eaton, Fruehauf, and White Motors Test Facility

1971 to date: Private Practice, Consultant Engineer; design through prototype -industrial [on and off- highway] and recreational vehicles; DOT engineering design and inspection certification; impact velocity sensor -Rosemont and Lockheed

1964-2002: 38 years Private Practice, Consultant Engineer; clientele -industrial, original equipment manufacturing, and insurance firms; graduate-level lecture series in accident reconstruction, law and technical associations

Military: 1954-1956: Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, Maryland, Mohave Desert Proving Grounds, Barstow, California and Army Tank Attack Automotive Command, Warren, Michigan

Wisconsin Registration No. E060015054; Civil Engineer Trans - Advanced- Traffic,
Date of Register 08-24-00

Education:
General Motors Institute, Flint, Michigan 1960, Fifth-year Thesis Program, BSME 1961
Research Fellow, University of Iowa Spine Research Center, Biomedical Engineering Laboratories, 2001

Professional Affiliation:

  • AIRP Accident Investigation/Reconstruction Practices Committee/SAE International
  • ASBE American Society of Body Engineers [*]
  • ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials IESNA Illuminating Engineers Society
  • MSPE Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers
  • NAFE National Academy of Forensic Engineers -Fellow Accident Reconstruction Committee -Member
  • SAE Society of Automotive Engineers International 081702/ASTM E-620