Technology Associates History

Technology Associates, (TA), was established in 1990 by space engineer, Dr. Irving Ojalvo, a pioneer in the application of advanced technology to the reconstruction of over 1,500 accidents and other events in civil and criminal litigation since 1978. His computer analyses and biomechanics simulations, buttressed with a detailed knowledge of structural and dynamic behavior of materials, have been used in the service of both plaintiffs and defendants. The expert testimony of Dr. Ojalvo and his staff of Civil, Electrical, Biomedical, Materials, Chemical and Mechanical engineers, with advanced degrees and many publications, has often meant the difference of millions of dollars in settlements for his clients, as illustrated in some case histories described earlier.

Before establishing his own engineering and consulting firm (based in Connecticut with satellite offices in New York and Florida), Dr. Ojalvo worked for 35 years as a professor and aerospace engineer for Columbia University, the University of Bridgeport, Grumman Aerospace and Perkin-Elmer Corporations, contributing numerous design ideas and studies for the Lunar Module, Space Shuttle, Princeton Fusion Test Reactor and the Hubble Space Telescope. A structural dynamics specialist, Dr. Ojalvo teaches an advanced course in this field as related to dynamic modeling for NASA and Launch Space, Inc. in Washington, D.C. He has received many engineering awards including the Bullard Chair from the University of Bridgeport and a special citation from NASA. He was also named a Fellow of the ASME for his significant contributions to Mechanical Engineering. His software algorithms are in use around the world.