ROBERT N. COPPOLINO 
Mechanical Engineering, Accident Reconstruction & Failure Analysis
Qualifications
Motor vehicle accident reconstruction experience
Co-Author, Shock & Vibration Handbook
Authored numerous technical articles in leading engineering journals
Guest director Ford ride-quality improvement
Guest director at Boeing vibration testing
U.S. government independent vehicle safety review boards
Offshore oil and gas platform structural damage detection for USGS
Graduate level engineering course instructor at USC & Ford Motor Co
Evaluated supercharged Thunderbird drive train failure limits
Consultant on electronic package survivability
Member of ASME and Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)
EDUCATION
B.S. Aerospace Eng. ....... Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn ....... 1966
M.S. Applied Mechanics ....... Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn ....... 1967
Ph.D. Applied Mechanics ....... Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn ....... 1973
EXPERIENCE
1967-1975 Senior Dynamics Engineer, Grumman Aerospace Corporation
1975-1983 Section Manager, The Aerospace Corporation
1983-1987 Branch Manager, The MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation
1987-present Chief Scientist, Measurement Analysis Corporation
AWARDS
1979 Outstanding Accomplishment @ Aerospace Corp, El Segundo, CA
NASA Outstanding Achievement, Space Shuttle flight certification review team
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