Adam M. Michener, M.S., P.E.
Mechanical Engineering
Mr. Michener has been working in automotive related fields for nearly a decade and has experience at many levels including: design, testing, failure analysis, and accident reconstruction. He has been qualified and testified as an expert witness in accident reconstruction.
Education
- B.S. (Engineering, Mechanical Emphasis) Colorado School of Mines, - 2000
- M.S. (Automotive Engineering) Chalmers University of Technology, - 2006
Professional Status
- Registered Professional Engineer in State of Colorado
Certifications
- Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) System Analyst
- Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) System Technician
Additional Education
- SAE Tire and Wheel Safety Issues
- SAE The Tire as a Vehicle Component
- ARC-CSI Crash Conference
- SAE World Congress
- MEA PC-Crash Training Workshop
- SAE Vehicle Accident Reconstruction Methods
- Colorado Motor Carriers Association Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA 2010)
Employment History
- 2009 – Present: Fay Engineering Corp.
Mechanical Engineer - 2007 – 2009: Vector Scientific, Inc.
Mechanical Engineer - 2001 – 2007: Sturman Industries
Mechanical Design Engineer - 1998 – 1999: Advance Forming Technologies
Engineer Intern
Accident reconstruction, scene survey and investigation, vehicle dynamics, vehicle testing, vehicle inspection, electronic data download and analysis, computer modeling and simulation.
Accident reconstruction; vehicle and collision scene investigation including scene surveying, and photography; PC-Crash modeling, analysis, and simulation of automobile crash dynamics
Developed next generation engine technologies (Hydraulic Valve Actuation and Diesel Fuel Injectors) including concept generation, design and modeling, FEA, magnetic analysis, system simulation, GD& T and print generation, machine shop interface, assembly and metrology, system testing and refinement, system validation, and installation.
Designed and built alternative tools for production processes, wrote and designed work instructions for quality control of production parts, assisted metallurgical engineers with product analysis.
Society Memberships
- Member - Society of Automotive Engineers
