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Sports &
Recreation Experts CV Abstracts
Steve Bernheim, BCFE, ACFE, CPCM
Sports and Recreation Expert
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Mr.
Bernheim has more than 25 years experience as a sports and recreation
consultant and has testified in more than 300 litigation cases in both state
and federal courts throughout the United States. Steve has served as
an expert in a variety of sports injury negligence suits against schools,
recreational facilities and amusement parks involving faulty equipment,
improper supervision, poor facilities, non-adhearance to codes and
standards, and human error.
Steve is a member of the Academy of Certified Consultants and Experts; the
American College of Forensic Examiners; the American Board of Forensic
Examiners; the ASTM Playground Surface Committee; the ASTM Playground
Equipment Committee; the ASTM Hockey Equipment Certification Council; the
National Recreation and Parks Association; the American Alliance for Health,
Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; the American Association for
Active Lifestyles and Fitness; the National Association for Sport & Physical
Education; the International Recreational Go Kart Association; the National
Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officers; the New England Ice Skating
Managers Association; the Recreation Safety Institute; the National Safety
Council; the National Safety Management Society; the ASTM Mini Playground
Committee; and the ASTM F8 Sports Facility and Equipment Committee.
Steve has also given several dozen sports and recreation related
presentations to various bar associations, and has published a book dealing
with games for the disabled entitled "The Road to Glory." |
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Frederick S. Carter, EMT, ARM
Water Recreation Expert |
Mr. Carter has more
than 20 years experience in water recreation. His experience includes water
recreation including personal injury, facilities and equipment design,
operation, and maintenance; personnel safety training; drownings, near-drownings,
and spinal cord injuries involving boats/jet skis, pools, spas,
lakes/beaches, and water parks; recreational facilities practices,
procedures, and policies; equipment evaluations and testing; federal, state,
and industry-consensus codes and standards assessments; incident
reconstruction; supervision and standard-of-care liability; risk control and
safety; teaching lifeguard certification classes; swimmer education
(beginner through advanced); pool equipment, products, and chemicals; CPR
Instructor; advanced SCUBA diver; boating skills and seamanship.
He holds numerous
certifications, including States of Texas and
Michigan Basic Emergency Medical Technician; NASDA – Advanced Open Water
SCUBA Diver; NASDS – International Certification of Safe Scuba Diving;
Paramed – Hazardous Materials Safety Training; National Pool and Waterpark
Program – Lifeguard Trainer; National Spa and Pool Institute – Certified
Pool Operator; and many certifications from the American Red Cross including
Head Lifeguard Trainer, CPR for the Professional Instructor, Adapted
Aquatics Instructor, and AED and Oxygen Therapy Instructor. |
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Jeff A. Davis
SCUBA Diving Expert |
Mr. Davis has trained more than 6000
students and 30 instructors in SCUBA. His experience includes
certified SCUBA diver; SCUBA services including operations, repairs,
training & rescue operations; CO, CO2 & O2
poisoning; air embolism; nitrogen narcosis; equipment techniques;
search & recovery; public sector training; navigation; dive control
specialist.
Jeff
has conducted rescue operations resulting in the location and
retrieval of two diver fatalities, as well as emergency operations
to rescue divers suffering from the bends. He operates one of the
top repair facilities in the country with state of the art testing
and tools. Jeff holds certificates as an Open Water and PADI Master
Instructor as well as an SSI (SCUBA Schools International)
Instructor Certifier.
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Lisa Ferrara, D. Eng; Biomedical
Engineer |
Mrs. Ferrara has
nearly 20 years experience in biomedical engineering, including
several years in the Department of Neurosurgery with the Cleveland
Clinic Foundation. Her expertise includes musculoskeletal
injuries, brain injuries, soft tissue injuries, trauma induced
injuries, spinal disorders and the biomechanics of spinal trauma.
Biomechanical behavior of the brain, head injuries, defective
helmets and associated brain injuries, spinal injuries, etiologies
that affect the central nervous system, sensory loss, child abuse,
shaken baby syndrome, and the effects of substance abuse on the
brain.
Lisa is a member of the American Society for
Testing Materials; the North American Spine Society; the
International Biomechanics Society; and the Biomedical Engineering
Society. She has nearly 20 years' experience in presenting
lectures or articles regarding Biomedical Engineering, especially
spinal issues. Lisa has authored more than 60 book chapters. |
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John H. Hanst
Sports/Recreation Expert
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Mr.
Hanst has more than 35 years experience as a government and court qualified
expert in more than 800 litigations involving sports and recreational
activities. John's professional licenses and certificates include:
licensed investigator, licensed pilot, emergency medical technician,
licensed pool and water lifeguard, water safety instructor, CPR and first
aid instructor, scuba diver, alpine ski and ski binding specialist,
playground safety inspector, USTA tennis trainer, and amusement ride safety
inspector and operations technician.
John is a member of NRPA, USTA, USCF, PPOA, ASTM, NFPT, IAAPA, and NAARSO. |
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Ronald
L. Kidd, LPO, CPO
Prosthetics and Orthotics Expert
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Mr. Kidd has more than 30 years experience
involving orthotic and prosthetic products and procedures. Ron is
certified in both prosthetics and orthotics by the American Board for
Certification in Prosthetics and Orthotics.
Ron's professional memberships and activities include the Ohio Orthotic,
Prosthetic, & Pedorthic Licensure Board; Health Care Delegate to the
Governor's Small Business Council; the American Academy of Orthotists &
Prosthetists; the AAOP Cad-Cam Society; the Ohio Academy of Orthotists &
Prosthetists; the Ohio Orthotic & Prosthetic Association Examiner; the
American Board for Certification in Prosthetics & Orthotics; and the ABC
Licensure Committee. Ron is also a lecturer in Physical Medicine &
Rehabilitation at The Ohio State University Medical School.
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Douglas J. Van Sweden, P.E.
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Licensed Engineer in Michigan |
Mr. Van Sweden has more than 25 years as a
mechanical engineer, with the majority of that time in vehicle crash
investigations. His experience includes vehicle crash reconstruction including
cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats, recreational vehicles, and personal
watercraft; biomechanical injuries; vehicle inspections and testing; vehicle
dynamics; vehicle crash demonstrations; seat belt and airbag restraint systems;
vehicle systems and structures including: engines, fuel systems, electrical
systems, cooling systems, exhaust systems, drive trains, brakes, suspension,
steering, body corrosion, interior components, and seats; vehicle and stationary
equipment fires and explosions; fire origin and cause; injury causation;
reconstruction of non-transportation related accidents, including elevators and
hoists; durability testing; certification testing; emergency driver training
instructor.
Doug is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers; the
National Society of Professional Engineers; and the International
Association of Arson Investigators. |
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James S. Wickersham, P.E.
Senior
Mechanical Engineer
Licensed Engineer in California, Colorado,
Pennsylvania, Utah |
Mr. Wickersham has more than 20 years experience in construction,
maintenance, and mechanical engineering. His experience
includes recreational
activities/ facilities/ equipment, including amusement parks,
playgrounds, and winter sports; fire/ explosion investigations; gas turbine
& combined cycle power plants; ski resort maintenance and
operations, including security, grooming, training & supervision of
all personnel; boiling water reactors; nuclear energy plants,
including maintenance, supervision, and mechanical tooling.
Jim is a Licensed Professional Engineer, Certified Level I
Amusement Ride Inspector, and Certified Playground Safety Inspector.
He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers;
the American Society for Testing and Materials, F24 and F27
Committees; National Society of Professional Engineers; Professional
Ski Instructors of America; and National Association of Amusement
Ride Safety Officials. |
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