Senior Consulting Staff

Mickael Delahaye is the company’s Senior Database Analyst. His extensive analytical experience is primarily in the fields of statistics, econometrics, and finance. His background (MBA, Statistics and Audit; MA, Economics) includes trend analysis, creation of predictive models using data extraction routines (SQL/VBA), and creation of large databases containing current and historical data as well as statistical market data to facilitate tracking of asset values and forecast market availability. For JP Research, he writes programs and performs analyses utilizing data from FARS, NASS, and state motor vehicle accident files.

Mr. Delahaye has provided computer technical support on database issues for all the company’s locations, including Europe and the Eastern United States. He has also conducted cost-effectiveness studies that included analyzing products, processes, budgets, and statistics and is experienced in cost management, forecast, and planning. As a teaching assistant at Staffordshire University, Mr. Delahaye was in charge of the macroeconomics lectures and tutorials for first year students.

Vitaly Eyges is a Senior Scientist/Statistical Analyst. Coming from a background in physics (PhD, Data Analysis in Experimental Physics Research; MS, Applied Mathematics and Physics), Dr. Eyges brings the experience of more than a decade of involvement in large multi-national scientific collaborations, as well as a scientist’s viewpoint, to the company’s projects. Most recently a research physicist on the Stanford Linear Accelerator project (SLAC), he has been Scientific editor of the ComputerWorld weekly magazine (Russian Edition) and a visiting scientist at both the Japan and German National High Energy Physics Centers; he is still a member of the permanent research staff at the Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics in Moscow.

Dr. Eyges has published more than 150 papers (with co-authors) in leading physics journals, including Physical Review, Physical Review Letters, European Physics Journal, Zeitschrift fur Physik, Physics Letters, Nuclear Instruments and Methods, and Nuclear Physics. He has also made presentations at numerous international scientific conferences and workshops, including recent talks at American Physical Society meetings

Ben Martz is our Chief Software Architect, responsible for JP Research's computer software and tool development. Mr. Martz brings over 15 years of professional software architecture and development experience in diverse areas including virtualization technologies, operating system development, database applications, and networking software. Mr. Martz is responsible for architecting and developing advanced toolsets and interactive software to facilitate analysis by, and communication among, engineers, biomechanical experts, and programmers working on research projects.

Jonathan Garcia is the company’s Senior Research Assistant, responsible for overseeing Technical Case Management for JP Research. Mr. Garcia has a Bachelor’s degree in economics and is experienced in data analysis, records and document management, and literature research. As the direct assistant to the president, Mr. Garcia oversees the hundreds of ongoing projects at JP Research, performing case management, scheduling, and review functions; preparing exhibits and graphics from programming results; and supporting contracts by analyzing and summarizing relevant technical literature, court documents, and depositions.

Mr. Garcia also performs detailed quality control checks on programming results: for court exhibits and for all materials (papers, reports, exhibits) published from JP Research; reviews technical progress with the technical staff to ensure projects stay on track and that all participants remain up to date on findings, issues, and changes in technical direction; and assists in vehicle selection efforts (matching comparable vehicles and “sister” models, identifying when various components were standard/optional for specific make/models, etc.).

Leland Shields, M.S. (Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan), brings over two decades of mechanical engineering experience in the area of vehicle Accident Investigation and Reconstruction to his new position as Manager of the Engineering Division. Using advanced reconstruction and investigation techniques from engineering animation to instrumented testing, Mr. Shields has determined accident causation, vehicle and safety system performance, compliance with standards and regulations, overall crashworthiness, and vehicle dynamics. He has also led or had significant involvement in component and product testing efforts (including designing research and test programs, developing databases, providing training, and performing statistical analyses) and recall investigations for heavy truck fuel and driveline systems, passenger car brake and transmission systems, and consumer products. Mr. Shields has also been involved in major recall investigations for collision and non-collision vehicle fires.

Robert Scheibe, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington), provides specialized engineering services, litigation support, and testimony on complex engineering projects involving vehicular accidents, fire, and component/product failure. A Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer in California and Washington, Dr. Scheibe is also currently an Affiliate Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington. He has over 25 years of experience in vehicle accident and component failure investigation, accident reconstruction, recall investigations, and component failure analysis—particularly with regard to vehicle design, maintenance, and operation issues. Dr. Scheibe’s career has centered on issues involving real world vehicle design and performance. This stems from his practical involvement with automotive performance (as race car mechanic and nationally certified high performance driving instructor) and from the focus of his engineering degrees (Masters thesis in transmission design, Ph.D. thesis in brake design) and professional engineering background.