Baxter Engineering

Dr. Gene K. Baxter, P.E.
Forensic Consulting Engineer
1243 N. Norwalk Street
Mesa, AZ 85205-4038

**EDUCATION**
Degree	Specialization	School	Grad.	GPA
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering	Structures, Vibrations	Syracuse University	1971	3.9/4.0
M.S. Aerospace Engineering	Gas Dynamics, Fluid Flow	Syracuse University	1966	3.8/4.0
B.S. Mechanical Engineering	General Courses	University of Idaho	1961	3.7/4.0

**EXPERT WITNESS SUPPORT:** Personal Injury and Product Liability (Plaintiff or Defense):
Accident Reconstruction Vehicles Cranes, Lifts & Conveyors Slip, Trip & Fall Ladders Product/Equipment Analysis Tools Machinery Fixtures Structures HVAC Systems Pneumatic, Hydraulic and Electromechanical Equipment Consumer or Industrial Products Mechanical Analysis/Testing Dynamics Kinematics Vibrations Heat Transfer Fluid Flow Pneumatics Hydraulics Materials Stress/Strain effects

**INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE:**
1993- Forensic Consulting Engineer, Baxter Engineering, Mesa, AZ 1991-93 President, Exodyne Electric Motors, Inc., Tempe, AZ 1985-91 Engineering Project Mgr., McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Simulations Systems Div., Mesa, AZ 1983-85 Manager of Engineering, Baker International Company., Downhole Services Div., Sacramento, CA 1982-83 Engineering Department Head, Schlumberger Technology Corp., Well Services Div., Rosharon, TX 1977-82 Mgr.- Mech. Design Engineering, General Electric Co., Space Systems Div., Daytona Beach, FL 1968-77 Mech. Engr., Sr. Mech. Eng., Staff Eng., Gen. Electric Co., Electronic Systems Div., Syracuse, NY 1968 Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Engineer, Galson Consulting Engineers, Syracuse, NY 1962-68 Teaching and Research Assistant, Mechanical & Aerospace Eng. Dept., Syracuse University, NY

**INVESTIGATIVE EXPERIENCE:**
Accident Reconstruction: Low-Speed Rear-End Collisions Side-Swipes Intersection Collisions Occupant Dynamics Anthropometric Effects Seat Belt Defense Reaction Times "G" - Forces Vehicle and Mechanism Kinematics Vehicle Speeds & Accelerations FMVSS Requirements HVAC Design Evaluation: Hospital and Commercial Applications ASHRAE & DHHS Requirements Heating/Cooling Load Analysis Air-Flow Characteristics Ductwork Sizing and Layout Work Station Requirements Exhaust Systems & Capture Velocities Product/Equipment Analysis: Cranes & Lifting Machinery Agricultural Machinery Vending Machines Human Strength-Testing Equipment Tire Failures Seat Belts Brake Systems Pneumatic Struts Radiator Systems Submersible Electric Motors Turbine Pumps Electro-hydraulic and Electro-mechanical Equipment Formation & Fluids Sampling Equipment Pressure Controls Mud-Pulse Telemetry Measurement-While-Drilling Equipment Crew Stations Simulators (Aircraft and Armored Tanks) Visual Projection Systems Visual System Support Structures Encoder/Decoder Mechanisms Optical Packaging (Mirrors, Beam Splitters, CRTs, Projection Systems) Electronic Packaging (Chips, Modules and Systems) Military, Nuclear and Commercial Standards Mechanical Engineering Analysis & Testing: Heat Transfer (Conduction, Convection and Radiation) Mechanical Shock & Vibration Pneumatic & Hydraulic Equipment Flow-Loop, Wind Tunnel and Shock Tube Test Facilities, Instrumentation and Controls Boundary-Layer Air-Flow Phenomena

**PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION & MEMBERSHIP:**
Registered in NY State (PE 048396). Member of ASME IEEE NSPE NAFE ASPE ASHRAE SAE Sigma Xi NAPARS SATAI

**PUBLICATIONS (Approximately 30+ Professional Presentations and Publications, 1966-95).**

**WHO'S WHO BIOGRAPHY**
in America, 1982-83 in Tech. Today, 1981-85 in Fin and Ind., 1979-86 in the S and SW, 1978-87 in the W, 1985-92 in the World, 1980-96 in Science and Eng., 1992-97