Rebecca Moss
M.Sc., P.Eng., CFEI | Engineering Manager - Western Canada | Senior Forensic Engineer
Specialties: Biomechanical Engineering & Injury, Collision Reconstruction
GENERAL INFORMATION
Rebecca received her Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta in 1998, and her Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with a Specialization in Biomechanics from the University of Calgary in 2001. As the Engineering Manager for Western Canada, she oversees the technical staff in each practice area, as well as completing her own investigations. Rebecca specializes in the fields of biomechanics and collision reconstruction, as well as failure analysis and fire investigation.
EXPERTISE
Rebecca specializes in the biomechanics of injury, focusing on the biomechanical evaluation of injury mechanisms. She draws on her background in accident reconstruction to assist in evaluating occupant motion. Rebecca has conducted biomechanical assessments of occupants in motor vehicle collisions, as well as evaluating seat belt efficacy and expected injuries. She has also used her biomechanical engineering background to evaluate injury mechanisms for incidents such as slips, trips, and falls, and workplace injuries. Rebecca is also a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, and routinely conducts both fire and failure investigations for property losses.
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
- Biomechanics
- Injury mechanism evaluations
- Occupant motion in crash situations
- Slips, trips, and falls
- Sport and Recreation injury
- Workplace injury
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Equipment
- Plumbing systems
- Accident Reconstruction
- Examination and documentation of vehicles and collision sites
- Interpretation of roadway markings
- Data retrieval from vehicle on-board modules
- Analysis of vehicle and occupant dynamics
- Simulations of vehicle collisions in 3-D environments
- Low speed, high speed, sideswipe, rollover and fatal collisions
- Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles and pedestrians
- Human factors analysis including visibility assessments
- Code Compliance Studies
- Building Code compliance of commercial and residential buildings
- Fire Code compliance
- National Fire Protection Association standards
- Fire and Explosion
- Origin and cause
- Failure Analysis