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Dan Lofgren President |
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Mr. Lofgren is currently President of Lofgren Associates, Inc., an accident reconstruction consulting firm outside the Minneapolis, Minnesota metropolitan area. He has been a charter member of the IAARS from 1981 and was elected to the Board in 1998. |
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Fred Rice Vice President |
| Fred Rice is currently a member of the Idaho State Police and is a 21-year veteran of law enforcement. He was assigned to the Idaho State Police Training Section in 1985 as a Crash Reconstruction Instructor. One of his duties is to coordinate the state's reconstruction program. He was elected to the board on July of 1996 and is serving his second term. Fred also instructs other areas of law enforcement training as well as coordinating various training for the department. | |
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Brandt Treasurer |
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Brandt has been a member of IAARS since 1984 and served 3 terms on the
Board of Directors and is currently on his second term as
Secretary/Treasurer.
He is a 25-year veteran of the Michigan State Police, and retired as the coordinator of the Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit within the Traffic Services Section, holding a rank of Specialist Lieutenant. Mr. Brandt has started his own business, BenchMark Traffic Services, LLC, located in Grand Ledge, MI specializing in traffic crash reconstruction, traffic crash investigation training and speed zoning issues. |
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| Peter Murphy Board of Directors |
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Mr. Murphy is certified by the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR # 259). |
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Stephen Benanti Board of Directors |
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Eino "Butch" Thompson Board of Directors |
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Dave Herzuck Board of Directors |
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Rick Kimball Board of Directors |
Information on Mr. Kimball not yet provided.
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Larry Richardson Board of Directors |
Mr. Richardson has been a member of I.A.A.R.S. since 1984 Mr. Richardson is a 23-year Veteran of the Michigan State Police, Retired from the 2ND District Headquarters in Northville where he worked as a Motor Vehicle Traffic Accident Reconstruction from 1983 to 2000 serving the Detroit Metro Area retiring holding the rank of Sergeant More biography information on Larry Richardson
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Ed Robertson Board of Directors |
Ed Robertson is currently a member of the Idaho State Police and is a 20-year veteran of law enforcement. He was instrumental in developing the Idaho State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit in 2004 and participated as an original member of that unit. One of his duties is to coordinate the state's reconstruction program. He was elected a second time to the board in September of 2009 after a two year sabbatical from the board. Ed also has a independent consulting/reconstruction practice.
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Jeff Muttart Board of Directors |
Mr. Muttart currently works in the Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is working towards his PhD in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research. His research deals with driver search patterns, driver distraction, driver response times and traffic safety systems (work zones, collision warning and ice sensing systems). Mr. Muttart has authored more than 20 studies regarding driver response times and response choice. His master's thesis involved developing mathematical algorithms that predict real life driver response times and has been validated using crashes and near crashes that have been captured on traffic safety cameras. He has received the Graduate Research Award and the Wallace Award for Excellence in Research. Mr. Muttart is also a former patrol officer with the Groton Town Police in Connecticut and an accredited traffic crash reconstructionist. His educational background includes a B.A., Economic Decision Making, Eastern Connecticut State University, 1982; and an M.A., Experimental Psychology, University of Hartford 2002. E-mail Mr. Muttart or contact him via his website at http://www.accidentdynamics.com
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