Chris Morales

Biography

Chris Morales is an experienced accident reconstruction specialist with deep expertise in automotive mechanical failure analysis. He began his career in 1993 after earning an associate degree in Automotive Technology from Glendale Community College in Arizona. Over the next 26 years, he worked as a Master Automobile Technician—certified by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)—servicing GM and Honda vehicles at dealership level.

While still working full-time as a technician, he pursued and completed a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona in 2017. That same year, he transitioned into the field of accident reconstruction, where he now applies his decades of hands-on automotive knowledge and engineering insight to forensic investigations. His work focuses on determining the root causes of mechanical failures and contributing factors in vehicular incidents.

Credentials

• CLM
• ASE Master Certified Automobile Technician
• Advanced Level Specialist - Automobile Advanced Engine Performance

Area of Practice

• Accident Reconstruction
• Failure Analysis
• Vehicle Electronic Data Download 

Education

• Arizona State University - Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering - Tempe - Arizona
• Glendale Community College - AAS Associate of Applied Science - Automotive Technology - Glendale - Arizona

Training Courses

• SAE Vehicle Accident Analysis and Reconstruction Methods
• SAE Accessing and Interpreting Heavy Vehicle
• Event Data Recorders
• Applied Vehicle Dynamics
• PC Crash Vehicle Accident Simulation
• Bendix Advanced Technology Training (heavy truck)