Sam Kodsi, B.Eng., P.Eng.
Professional Consulting Engineer
Mr. Sam Kodsi holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) and is a licensed Professional and Consulting Engineer. He specializes in Forensic Engineering / Accident Reconstruction.
Sam has extensive hands on automotive experience and has been involved with SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) as an active member since 1993. His automotive engineering career began in his involvement in the design, development and testing of a formula SAE® race car. Sam was also employed by a manufacturer of seat belt and other safety components
Mr. Kodsi participated in dozens of conferences and seminars and crash tests related to Accident Reconstruction, Vehicle Dynamics and Occupant Biomechanics and Personal Injury Matters. Sam is a member of additional professional associations including the Canadian Society of Forensic Science (CSFS), International Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists (IAARS), Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators and Reconstructions (CATAIR), The Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals (CARSP) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
Mr. Kodsi has been the lead engineer in well over 1500 Collision Reconstructions and Personal Injury Incidents. Sam has been directly involved in research, participated in crash testing, studies on coefficient of friction testing. His published work includes numerous papers and articles on subjects relating to vehicle collisions and automobile failures. He has lectured during many presentations to insurance and legal professionals on the many facets of the field, and has appeared on television as a guest expert relating to collision reconstruction and vehicle handling. Sam has been qualified as an expert witness in all levels of criminal and civil court, and arbitration. |
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Raffi Engeian, B.A.Sc., MBA, P.Eng.
Mechanical Engineer
Mr. Raffi Engeian holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario. Raffi has extensive automotive manufacturing experience and has been involved with SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers). Mr. Engeian obtained specialized training in Engineering Drawings, Failure Mode and Effect Analysis, took several specialized courses and participated in a number of conferences and seminars on Automotive Engineering, Interior and Seat Design.
Mr. Engeian has been directly involved in several research and development projects. These projects involved the engineering and development of automotive seat lumbar systems and components while employed at an international automotive supplier. The projects also included the research of new technologies, materials, and methods to apply to lumbar system development, root cause analyses and testing on lumbar systems, failure mode analysis through DFMEA (Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and testing of lumbar systems in addition to preparation of prototype samples involving fabrication, mockup and assembly. Mr. Engeian has been the lead engineer in over 300 Collision Reconstructions and Investigations. |
Shady Attalla, B.Eng.
Materials Engineering E.I.T.
Mr. Shady Attalla holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Materials Science) from McMaster University. He is also a member of SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers). Mr. Attalla has a vast understanding of failure analysis of materials using a wide range of different techniques and analysis tools. He also has extensive experience in preparing drawings and inspecting metallurgical failures. In the past Shady has managed and worked on a wide variety of Six Sigma projects.
Mr. Attalla has been involved in material fracture analyses, involving microscopic/macroscopic investigation; use of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-Ray Diffraction, hardness and tensile testing, as well as the use of various cutting, mounting and polishing machinery. Throughout these projects Mr. Attalla attained extensive experience in material selection, material strengthening, and the general behavior of materials under forces and stresses. Mr. Attalla has been the lead engineer in over 200 Collision Reconstructions and Investigations. |
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Joseph
Jakym , B.Eng., P.Eng.
Professional Engineer.
Mr. Joseph Jakym holds a Bachelor of Engineering
(Aerospace) and is a license professional
engineer. Joseph is a member of the Society
of Automotive Engineers (SAE), and is also
a member with the Canadian Association of
Technical Accident Investigators and Reconstrionists
(CATAIR).
Mr. Jakym has successfully completed courses
on Accident Reconstruction, Accident Investigation,
Crash Data Retrieval (black box) download
and analysis, and he has regularly attended
conferences with respect to the latest research
in the Accident Reconstruction field (Society
of Automotive Engineers Congress and Institute
of Police Technology Seminars). Joe has
been directly involved in research at Kodsi
Engineering so that he can also contribute
back to the Accident Reconstruction community.
Mr. Jakym also has experience working in
the research field by working at the National
Research Council, Institute for Aerospace
Research. While at university Mr. Jakym
played an active role in designing and developing
an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), and filled
the role of a system integrator who served
as a leader and organizer of the multi-disciplinary
engineering team.
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Karla Cassidy , B.A.Sc. M.A.Sc.
Mechanical Engineering Graduate
Ms. Karla Cassidy holds both a Bachelor and Masters of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo. She is also a member of SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) and an Engineer in Training with the Professional Engineers of Ontario. Subsequent to Mechanical Engineering, Ms. Cassidy concentrated on Biomechanical Engineering for her Master’s thesis and course work, which included Introduction to Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Human Motion, Impact Biomechanics, and Biomechanics of Bone and Implants. For her thesis she designed, built and validated a versatile knee injury simulator, aimed at non-contact ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries in women during basketball maneuvers. In her undergraduate program, Karla was an active member of the SAE Mini-Baja Off-Road Vehicle team. She designed and built the front suspension and uprights of the vehicle. |
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