30 Forensic Engineering Expands Collision Reconstruction Team in Vancouver with Senior Appointment of Sharlene Wauters B.Eng., P.Eng

VANCOUVER, BC, SEPTEMBER 8, 2023/insPRESS/ – 30 Forensic Engineering, Canada’s leading and fully-independent multi-disciplinary forensics firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sharlene Wauters B.Eng., P.Eng as Senior Associate within our Collision Reconstruction group.

Sharlene has investigated and reconstructed over 1200 cases since commencing her forensic career in 2006. She is well-versed in all aspects of collision reconstruction. While working on cases in Canada and the United States, she has reconstructed collisions involving passenger and commercial vehicles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians. In addition, she is adept in assessments of winter road maintenance and general winter maintenance issues. Sharlene is a licensed Professional Engineer in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. She has been qualified as an expert witness in the field of collision reconstruction in British Columbia Supreme Court (Civil and Criminal), including providing evidence regarding collision dynamics, collision avoidance, pedestrian trip and fall analysis, and human factors.

SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES

Collision reconstruction involving automobiles, commercial vehicles, motorcycles, cyclists, pedestrian impacts, and recreational vehicles
Vehicle dynamics modelling and simulation
Collision scene examinations
Collision avoidance assessments
Airbag Control Module (ACM) data retrieval and analysis
Restraint system usage and effectiveness assessments
Visibility assessments
Mapping of GPS and Automatic Vehicle Locating (AVL) data
Winter road maintenance assessments for highways, public and private roadways
Winter maintenance assessments for parking lots, plazas, shopping malls, business parks, apartment complexes, condominium access roads, sidewalks, and private walkways

Mark Fabbroni B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., P.Eng., Vice President & Practice Lead, Collision Reconstruction says: “It is a testament to the nationwide strength of our firm that an expert of Sharlene’s calibre joined our team. She is a highly respected consultant and an outstanding technical expert and an even better person. She brings nearly two decades of forensic engineering experience to our firm and we are thrilled to have her as a leader in Western Canada for years to come. Welcome to 30 Forensic Engineering Sharlene.”

About 30 Forensic Engineering

30 Forensic Engineering is one of Canada’s largest and most respected multidisciplinary forensic firms, with offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, and Ottawa. Our core team of 80 professional engineers, experts, investigators, engineering technicians and support staff is enhanced through relationships with some of the top scientists, standard-makers and specialized consultants in North America serving a wide variety of industries including: Insurance, Manufacturing, Legal, Construction, Health Care, Commercial and Residential Property, Financial, Government, Hospitality, Mining, Renewable Energy and Transportation.

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