Downloadable Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae of Weston H. Brown
Weston is a court qualified expert in vehicular crimes including collision reconstruction and Event Data Recorder analysis.
Professional Experience:
April 2020 to Present: Weston Forensic Collision Investigations
Principal Investigator
Manage, investigate, report and testify on collision reconstructions. Experience including Insurance claims, both plaintiff and defense, as well as product liability, insurance fraud, and criminal defense.
May 1995 to July 2020: Scottsdale Police Department
Vehicle Crimes Unit
Oversee and manage complex vehicular crime investigations resulting in charges up to and including First Degree Murder. Manage a team of seven detectives.
Sergeant, Patrol Assignment and Mounted Unit
Vehicle Crimes Unit
Senior Detective
Patrol Police Aide/Officer
May 2005 to Present: University of North Florida, IPTM Adjunct Faculty
Manage, develop and instruct coursework and curriculum related to crash investigations including the analysis of on-board telemetry recording units and their application to the crash reconstruction.
Education:
Northern Arizona University
Bachelor of Science - Technical Education
4.0 GPA
Scottsdale Community College
Associate of Arts Degree, Administration of Justice.
3.279 GPA
Associate of Science, General Studies
3.279 GPA
Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Single Engine Land, sUAS rating, 2nd Class Medical
Specialized Crash Investigative Training:
Virtual Crash
March 2022 - Virtual Crash training - 24 Hours
FARO
June 2019 - Using the FARO Scanner and FARO Scene – 40 Hours
University of North Florida:
June 2021- Special Problems in Crash Reconstruction - 24 Hours
May 2018 - Special Problems in Crash Reconstruction – 40 Hours
April 2018 – Event Data Recorder Analysis, Level Two – 40 Hours
October 2017 - Pedestrian/Bicycle Crash Investigations – Level II – 40 Hours
August 2017 – Forensic Investigations for Crash Reconstruction – 40 Hours
August 2016 – Unmanned Aerial Vehicles – Ground School & Flight Training – 40 Hours
May 2015 – Special Problems in Crash Reconstruction – 40 Hours
September 2014 – IATAI Conference, Peoria, Illinois – 32 Hours
May 2014 – Special Problems in Crash Reconstruction – 40 Hours
April 2013 – Special Problems in Crash Reconstruction – 40 Hours
April 2009 – Special Problems in Crash Reconstruction – 40 Hours
April 2008 – Special Problems in Crash Reconstruction – 40 Hours
April 2007 – Special Problems in Crash Reconstruction – 40 Hours
September 2006 – Energy Methods in Traffic Crash Reconstruction – 40 Hours
April 2006 – Special Problems in Traffic Crash Reconstruction – 40 Hours
January 2003 – Applied Physics for the Crash Investigator – 40 Hours
May 2002 – Crash Data Retrieval Tool Certification Course – 40 Hours
April 2002 – Special Problems in Crash Reconstruction – 40 Hours
October 2001 – Commercial Motor Vehicle Collision Reconstruction – 40 Hours
September 2001 – Motorcycle Collision Reconstruction – 40 Hours
June 2001 – Pedestrian Collision Reconstruction – 40 Hours
June 2000 – Collision Reconstruction – 80 Hours
May 2000 – Advanced Collision Investigations – 80 Hours
Accident Reconstruction Connection and Collision Safety Institute:
March 2019 – Annual Arc-CSI EDR Summit – 20 Hours
February 2018 – Annual ARC-CSI EDR Summit – 20 Hours
January 2007 – Annual ARC-CSI CDR Users Conference – 20 Hours
February 2006 – Annual ARC-CSI CDR users Conference – 20 Hours
February 2006 – Crash Data Retrieval Tool Technician Level Train the Trainer – 16 Hours
July 2004 – Crash Data Retrieval Tool – 40 Hours
Vetronix:
March 2002 – CDR Tool – 24 Hours
Toyota Motor Company:
April 2011 – Specialized Toyota EDR Tool and Bosch CDR Tool, (by invitation only training) – 24 Hours
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association:
September 2014 – Accident Case Study and Analysis – 4 Hours
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Symposium Presentations
UNF – Special Problems in Traffic Crash Reconstruction
2021 - Application of Uniform Projectile Motion
2019 – Tesla EDR; Evidence, Data and a Case Study
2018 – Using Victim Vehicle EDR to Calculate Suspect Vehicle Speed
2015 – Statistical Analysis and Speed Range Reduction
2014 – Application of Uniform Projectile Motion – Awarded Speaker of the Year
2013 – Minimizing Speed Ranges
2009 – Resolving Delta-V Vectors to calculate Impact Speeds
2008 – Consolidating PCM Data
ARC-CSI EDR Summit
2019 – Tesla EDR; Evidence, Data and a Case Study
2006 – Resolving Delta-V Vectors in EDR’s.
Pennsylvania State Police Conference
2019 – Tesla EDR; Evidence, Data and a Case Study
2016 – Minimizing Speed Ranges
Illinois Association of Technical Accident Investigators
2021 - Application of Uniform Projectile Motion
2019 – Tesla EDR; Evidence, Data and a Case Study
2014 – Application of Uniform Projectile Motion and Minimizing Speed Ranges
Southwest Association of Technical Accident Investigators
2019 – Tesla EDR; Evidence, Data and a Case Study
2007 – Application of Rotational Acceleration in Airborne Events
Publications and Research:
2021-22 - Investigation and response to an Autonomous Truck Mounted Attenuator collision
- In conjunction with Colorado State University and the Colorado Department of Transportation. (SAE publication expected)
Fall 2019 – “Tesla EDR” – Collision Magazine; Fall, 2019. (Available upon request)
May 2011 – “Complacency Kills” – Law Officer Magazine Online, May 2011. http://lawofficer.com/2011/05/16/complacency-kills/
January 2009 – “Crash and Crime Diagramming” - Law Officer Magazine; January 2009. (Available upon request)
February 2008 – “Collision Investigation: Know and Use the Tech Behind Vehicle Crashes” - Law Officer Magazine; February, 2008. (Available upon Request)
February 2006 – “Analysis of the GM Sensing and Diagnostic Module in 360o Linear Momentum Collisions: Real Case Analysis” – Collision Magazine; March, 2006. (Available upon request)
January 2003 – “Airborne Vehicle Dynamics, A Study into the Background, Viability, and Accuracy of Airborne Speed Estimating” – www.arcnetwork.com.; January, 2003. (Available upon request)
September 2001 – Accident Investigations. AZ Post. 147 Page Text Published for the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board. (Available upon request)
Professional Organizations:
Society of Automotive Engineers (Past Member)
Southwest Association of Technical Accident Investigators
Arizona Traffic Investigators Association (Past Member)
Stay Alive at 25 (Past Member)
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (Past Member)
Television (Available upon request):
May 2012 – Sonoran Living – 100 Club Spot
May 2012 – University of Phoenix Math Video
February 2007 – Accident Investigator – Discovery Health Channel.
* Numerous other news interviews not included in this list
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Volunteerism:
FAA Safety Team Volunteer, July 2018 to Present
HorSense Volunteer, October 2011 to Present