Ryan Hadley

BSME, ACTAR

Senior Accident Reconstructionist

Biography

Ryan Hadley is a Senior Accident Reconstructionist at YA Group and an accredited accident reconstructionist through ACTAR. His engineering career spans oil & gas, medical devices, and battery technologies. In 2019, he transitioned into accident reconstruction, leveraging his precision-focused research and design engineering expertise, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills.

He has given evaluations on cases involving passenger vehicles, commercial trucks, motorcycles, pedestrians, and premises. His scope of expertise extends to engineering analysis reconstruction (vehicle crash, rollover, off-road, low-speed impact), photogrammetry, digital analysis, vehicle dynamics, electronics research, product/component testing, forensic animation and graphics, Event Data Recorders, laser surveys, and vehicle/site forensic investigation.

Credentials

  • BSME | Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering
  • ACTAR | Accident Reconstruction and Traffic Engineering
  • FAA Certified Drone Pilot

Representative Consulting Assignments

  • Component Failure Analysis | Multiple Locations | Investigation, analysis, and reconstruction of vehicle/system response due to component failure
  • Vehicle Electronic Data Download | Multiple Locations | Download vehicle input and response data for analysis of crash sequences
  • Vehicle Rollover Analysis | Multiple Locations | Investigation, analysis, and reconstruction of passenger and heavy vehicle rollover crash sequences
  • Trucking Analysis | Investigation, analysis, and reconstruction of single and multiple heavy vehicle collisions
  • Collision Analysis | Investigation, analysis, and reconstruction of single and multiple vehicle collisions
  • Evidence Preservation | Document and preserve evidence for evaluation and analysis

Professional Experience

  • 2024 - Current | Senior Accident Reconstructionist | YA Engineering Services
  • 2023 - 2024 | Senior Associate | YA Engineering Services
  • 2019 - 2023 | Project Engineer | J. Eftekhar & Associates
  • 2018 - 2019 | R&D Engineer | Ramp USA
  • 2017 - 2018 | R&D Engineer | Arjo Huntleigh

Area of Practice

  • Accident Reconstruction
  • Graphics & Animation
  • Litigation Support
  • HVAC and Mechanical Systems
  • Failure Analysis
  • Damage Assessment

Education

  • The University of Texas at San Antonio - Bachelors of Science - Mechanical Engineering - San Antonio - Texas
  • Safety Management Council - Texas Trucking Association Seminar
  • FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Exam Prep Course - Drone Launch Academy
  • ACTAR Test Preparation - Comprehensive - Institute of Police Technology and Management (IPTM)
  • Property Adjusting - NAIIA Southwest Region Business Meeting & Educational Seminar
  • Accident Reconstruction and Traffic Engineering - NAIIA Southwest Region Business Meeting & Educational Seminar
  • Fundamentals of Crash Investigation – IPTM - Case Preparation and Courtroom Presentation
  • Fundamentals of Crash Investigation – IPTM - Vehicle Lamp Examinations in Traffic Collisions
  • Fundamentals of Crash Investigation – IPTM - Tire Examinations – Tire and Wheel Forensics
  • Fundamentals of Crash Investigation – IPTM - Safety Belt Examinations
  • Fundamentals of Crash Investigation – IPTM - Roadway Evidence
  • Crash Data Training – Crash Academy - How To Perform a CDR Direct-to-Module Download
  • Crash Data Training – Crash Academy - How To Use The Bosch CDR Pro Tool Kit
  • HVE Forum - ntermediate HVE & HVE-2D Pt. II
  • HVE Forum - Intermediate HVE & HVE-2D Pt. I
  • HVE Forum - Theoretical & Applied Vehicle Dynamics Pt. II
  • HVE Forum - Theoretical & Applied Vehicle Dynamics Pt. I
  • HVE Forum - 3D Editor: Functionality, Friction Zones & Importing Models
  • HVE Forum - Advanced EDCRASH
  • FARO - FARO Zone 3D Event Data Recorder
  • FARO - FARO Zone 3D Advanced Animation
  • School of PE - FE – Mechanical Practice Portal
  • J. Eftekhar & Associates (JEA) - Planar Impact Mechanics
  • J. Eftekhar & Associates (JEA) - Occupant Kinematics
  • J. Eftekhar & Associates (JEA) - Advanced Momentum and Delta-V Analysis
  • J. Eftekhar & Associates (JEA) - MER (Low Impact) and Post-Impact Analysis
  • J. Eftekhar & Associates (JEA) - Advanced Momentum and Collinear Momentum
  • J. Eftekhar & Associates (JEA) - Crush and EBS Analysis
  • J. Eftekhar & Associates (JEA) - Download and Analysis of Vehicle Modules
  • J. Eftekhar & Associates (JEA) - Photogrammetry and Media Analysis
  • J. Eftekhar & Associates (JEA) - Heavy Trucking Basics
  • J. Eftekhar & Associates (JEA) - Basics of Drawings on FARO Zone/Reality 3-D
  • J. Eftekhar & Associates (JEA) - Basics of Documentation of Vehicles/Sites
  • Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) - Accessing and Interpreting Heavy Vehicle Event Data Recorders
  • Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) - Photogrammetry and Analysis of Digital Media
  • EDR Summit - EDR Tool Technician Trainer Mentor Train-The-Trainer Course
  • EDR Summit - Toyota TechStream
  • EDR Summit - Event Data Recorder User’s Technical Conference
  • Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) - The Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics
  • Recon-3D - Recon-3D Training Course
  • Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) - Introduction to Brake Control Systems: ABS, TCS, and ESC
  • Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) - Vehicle Crash Reconstruction: Principles and Technology

Affiliations

  • Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International)
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • Texas Trucking Association (TXTA)

Licenses

  • 3419941 - FAA Part 107 Drone Pilot
  • 4329 - Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR)
  • 72052 - Texas - EIT