Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor of Science — Electrical/Computer Engineering
• University of Florida, Department of Electrical/Computer Engineering (1990–1993)
• University of Florida, Department of Mechanical Engineering (1988–1990)

Professional Affiliations

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (IEEE-VT)
• Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
• Accident Reconstruction Network (ARC)
• International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC)
• United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA)

Forensic Consulting Experience

Accident investigation, reconstruction, analysis, and testimony in cases including single and multi-vehicle or multi-party accidents involving cars, heavy trucks and equipment, tractor-trailers, motorcycles, bicycles, trains, pedestrians, slip/trip & fall, safety evaluation, industrial accidents, electrical accidents and electrocutions, bullet trajectory, roadways, fires & explosions, carbon monoxide, and computer technology.

Technical litigation support — investigation, evaluation, pre-trial consultation, and testimony — in the following areas:

• Accident reconstruction (oral or written report)
• Technical drawings (AutoCAD) & aerial overlays
• Aerial photography of accident sites
• 3D computer animation of accidents or incidents
• Crime scene investigations (trajectory & positional)
• Slip & fall accidents
• Technical video & photography
• Fire & explosion cause analysis
• Data & computer forensics
• Analysis of speed, friction, visibility & reaction time

Work History

• Owner / Forensic Consultant
  A. D. Stokes, LLC
  2001 – Present
• Forensic Engineer
  D.B. Wiggins, P.E., Trenton, FL
• IT Architect
  IBM Corporation
• Consultant / Technical Editor
  Visual C++ Developers Journal, Fawcette Technical Publications
• Consultant / Mechanical Engineer
  MCAE Technologies, Inc., Atlanta, GA
• Lead Design Engineer
  HMP Software Solutions, Inc., Atlanta, GA
• Director of Engineering
  Drill Concepts Inc., Jacksonville, FL
• Owner / Consultant
  Continuum Consulting, Gainesville, FL
• Mechanical Design Engineer
  Gates Energy Products, Gainesville, FL
• Engineering Technician
  Gainesville Gas Company, Gainesville, FL

Some positions were held as a consultant, concurrent with other employment.

Professional Development

Continuing Forensic Education

• Blood Spatter Interpretation at Crime Scenes
• Eyewitness Memory for Vehicles
• The Daubert Decision: Accident Reconstruction Considerations
• Forensic Engineering Evaluation of Premises Maintenance
• Causes of Failure: What a Forensic Engineer Looks For
• Commercial Vehicle Braking Systems
• Accident Investigation and Loss Control
• Industrial Safety and Health Management
• Human Factors in Engineering and Design
• Technology, Law, and the Working Environment

Related Engineering Experience

• Mechanical and electrical evaluation and redesign of industrial machinery, including prototype production machines for Duracell rechargeable NiCd batteries used on the space station
• Supervision and design of mobile environmental drilling rigs
• Design and fabrication of circuit boards and microprocessor/micro-controller systems for automated equipment
• AutoCAD drafting and design across architectural, mechanical, electrical, civil, and industrial engineering projects — author of a corporate AutoCAD training manual
• Software, hardware, and firmware development; programming in C, C++, Java, and Visual Basic