Professional Biography
Jon Landerville is the Vice President of Accident Reconstruction at YA Group with over 32 years of experience. He has conducted over 6,000 accident reconstructions, including vehicle inspections, site inspections, and advanced computer simulations. Jon has expertise in several cutting-edge reconstruction techniques, including three-dimensional computer animations and visibility re-enactments.
He has testified in numerous trials and demonstrated expertise in the use of computer simulation and animation to explain complex accident causation elements in a clear and understandable manner. A registered professional engineer (P.E.) in the State of California since 1991, Jon also holds certification from the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR).
Credentials & Certifications
- Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering (MSME)
- Professional Engineer (PE)
- Accreditation Commision of Traffic Accident Reconstructionists
Representative Consulting Assignments
- MV Accident Reconstruction — Preserve and analyze collision evidence in order to determine causation factors.
Professional Experience
- Vice President, Accident Reconstruction Services | YA Engineering Services | 2022 - Current
- President | Momentum Engineering Corp. | 2008 - 2022
- Vice President | Vector Scientific Inc. | 2001 - 2008
- Sr. Forensic Engineer | Knott Labs | 2000 - 2001
- Sr. Forensic Engineer | Vollmer-Gray Engineering Labs | 1992 - 2000
- Sr. Engineer | Hughes Aircraft Company | 1987 - 1992
- Test Engineer | B.R. Labs Inc | 1986 - 1987
- Materials Engineer | Signal Circuits Inc. | 1985 - 1986
- Jr. Engineer | Severy Inc. | 1984 - 1985
Publications and Presentations
- Nguyen, B., Fatzinger, E., Tovar, J., and Landerville, J., "Using PC-Crash to Analyze Motorcycle Slide to Stop Dynamics", SAE Publication (2022)
- Nguyen, B., Famiglietti, N., Khan, O., Hoang, R. and Landerville, J., "Testing and Analysis of Lane Departure Warning and Lane Keeping Assist System Response", SAE Publication (2021)
- Fatzinger, E., Landerville, J., Tovar, J., and Nguyen, B., "Validation of a PC-Crash Multibody Sport Bike Motorcycle Model", SAE Publication (2021)
- Nicholas Famiglietti, Benjamin Nguyen, Edward Fatzinger, Jon Landerville, “Bicycle Braking Performance Testing and Analysis”, SAE Publication (2020)
- Omair Siddiqui, Nicholas Famiglietti, Benjamin Nguyen, Ryan Hoang, Jon Landerville, “Empirical Study of the Braking Performance of Pedestrian Autonomous Emergency Braking (P-AEB)”, SAE Publication (2020)
- Omair Siddiqui, Daniel Simacek, Ryan Hoang, Nicholas Famiglietti, Benjamin Nguyen, Jon Landerville, “Characterizing Regenerative Coast-Down Deceleration in Tesla Model 3, S, and X”, SAE Publication (2020)
- Fatzinger, E.C., Landerville J.B., “Using Vehicle EDR Data to Calculate Motorcycle Delta-V in Motorcycle-Vehicle Lateral Front End Impacts”, SAE Publication (2020)
- Nicholas Famiglietti, Ryan Hoang, Edward Fatzinger, Jon Landerville, “Evaluation of General Motors Event Data Recorder Performance in Semi-Trailer Rear Underride Collisions”, SAE Publication (2020)
- Fatzinger, E.C., Landerville J.B., Bonsall J.S., Simacek D.S., “An Analysis of Sport Bike Motorcycle Dynamics during Front Wheel Over-Braking”, SAE Publication (2019)
- Fatzinger, E.C., Landerville J.B., “An Analysis of EDR Data in Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R and ZX-10R Motorcycles Equipped with ABS (KIBS) and Traction Control (KTRC)”, SAE Publication (2018)
- Fatzinger, E.C., Landerville J.B., “An Analysis of EDR Data in Kawasaki Ninja 300 (EX300) Motorcycles”, SAE Publication (2017)
Education
- Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, CSULB, Long Beach, California
- Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, USC, Los Angeles, California
- March 2022, Factors That Influence Nighttime Recognition, CSS
- January 2019, Accident Reconstruction of Autonomous Driving Vehicles, SAE
- December 2018, Applied Vehicle Dynamics, SAE
- 2017, Driver Distraction from Electronic Devices: Insights and Implications, SAE
- Multi-year, CAARS Conferences
- Multi-year, SATAI Conference and Crash Tests
- Multi-year, ARC Accident Reconstruction Conference
- April 2009, CDR Technician Certification Course
- January 2007, Applied Brake Controls: ABS, TCS, and ESC Seminar
- December 2006, Detroit Diesel DDEC Reports & Data Extraction
- December 2004, Tire and Wheel Safety Issues, SAE
- December 2004, The Tire as a Vehicle Component, SAE
- 2003, UCR Tire Failure Analysis in Traffic Accident Investigations
- April 2003, Accident Reconstruction TOPTEC: Heavy Truck Rollover & Collision Avoidance
- April 2002, Accident Reconstruction TOPTEC: Passenger Vehicle Rollover
- May 2001, Accident Reconstruction TOPTEC: Special Topics
- February-March 2001, Commercial Truck Driving Course
- December 2000, Braking Performance of Heavy Vehicles, SAE
- December 1999, Accident Reconstruction: State of the Art TOPTEC, SAE
- January 1999, Passenger Car Rollover TOPTEC, SAE
- December 1997, Sport Utility Vehicle Safety TOPTEC, SAE
- August 1996, Low Speed Collision TOPTEC, SAE
- January 1994, Automobile Vehicle Dynamics, SAE
- August-September 1994, I-CAR Collision Repair Course
- April 1993, Heavy Vehicle Rollovers: A Safety Issue TOPTEC, SAE
- September 1992, Vehicle Rollovers TOPTEC, SAE
Affiliations
- California Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists (CA2RS)
- Society of Automotive Engineers
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Southwest Association of Technical Accident Investigators
- Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction
Professional Licenses
- Mechanical Engineer - California - License #M27388