Accident Engineers

Forensic Team

Jack Sparks, President  and Principal Engineer DrSparks@serfinc.com (850) 476-8203 Dr. Sparks received his Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering in 1970 and has been the owner and principal engineer for our company since 1972.  Print CV (Pdf file) He is registered with the State of Florida and Alamba as a Professional Engineer.  Dr. Sparks is also registered with the state of Florida as a General and Mechanical Contractor.  As principal engineer, he has extensive experience in the design and analysis of process equipment and mechanical machinery, manufacturing procedures and accident reconstruction.  Dr. Sparks uses accepted engineering principals and experience for Vehicle accident reconstruction including Biomechanics, Machinery failure, Defective design analysis and Building construction code compliance.  He has Over 35 years Experience in Forensic Engineering and Expert witness testimony.

Joseph Czech, Jr.  Joe is a experienced Auto Cad designer and is certified as an Accident Reconstructionist by the Institute for Police Technology and Management, he has over 280 hours of classroom training.  His designs include the civil layout of roadways, accident scenes, equipment design and failure documentation using cad drawings for courtroom presentations.  He also is a Working model specialist for machine and component motion and dynamic studies required for failure analysis.  He creates 2D and 3D simulations using PC Crash and Visual Statement Vista FX3 3D simulation for presentations.  He is a member of "SOAR" (Society of Accident Reconstructionist) and "NAPARS" (National Association of Professional Accident Reconstructionist Specialist)

Jeremy Sparks Jeremy is an experienced Auto Cad designer and certified accident Reconstructionist by U.C. at Davis, CA.  He is a criminal science major and a specialist in Crash Zone, Crime Scene and Animation of accidents in real time.  He specializes in Vehicle collisions, and cases involving vehicle rollovers, occupant ejection, occupant kinematics, motorcycle and pedestrian accidents.  Jeremy's animations and reconstruction are taken from depositions from accident testimony and include conveyor injuries, falls from scaffolds, falls from equipment, and industrial platforms.  Jeremy recreates scenes in 2 and 3 D and provides videos and still photos for court on power point presentation.

Jimmy Arnold  Jim Arnold is our mechanical model shop builder and fabricates scale and life size structures, auto and truck parts and welding examples for court presentation. He has made crane models, log truck frames with binders and fixtures for handling. He has 30 years experience in teaching College Level welding, supervising construction, construction equipment operations and crane lifting procedures. His manufacturing experience includes conveyors, piping systems, tanks and the repair of boilers, piping and ASME code pressure vessels. He is a lifetime auto mechanic and owned and raced a drag racing car for many years. His testing experience includes lifting machinery and procedures, automobiles and parts, and truck equipment and components.