ASAY ENGINEERING - Key Persons

Mr. Alan Asay has over 25 years experience in accident investigation and reconstruction, testing, research, consulting and litigation support for clients across the United States. Mr. Asay has a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering and is also a Licensed Professional Engineer. Specific areas of expertise for Mr. Asay include vehicle collision reconstruction of automobile, pedestrian, OHV and ATV collisions. Additionally, he is able to download and interpret event data recorders (EDR) from automobiles and heavy trucks and address issues involving vehicle system components. Mr. Asay has provided expert witness testimony in criminal and civil proceedings and civil litigation at deposition, mediation and jury trial levels in many states. Additionally, Mr. Asay has investigated and reconstructed numerous collisions involving motorcycle impacts at high and low speeds, explored motorcycle avoidance maneuvers and analyzed effects of aftermarket design alterations on motorcycle performance. One of Mr. Asay's most notable contributions to the discipline of accident reconstruction is in the area of crash testing. He was instrumental in researching and developing a unique innovative test methodology involving the study of vehicles that impact stationary objects. In traditional crash tests, a test vehicle is pulled or towed into a stationary object or barrier. The innovative test methodology developed, utilizes a large moving barrier, referred to as a Massive Moving Barrier (MMB), which is driven into a stationary test vehicle. This unique method of testing has proven to increase accuracy and repeatability of unusual test configurations while reducing the overall costs associated with traditional test methodology.