Mark Whelchel, P.E. received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from California State University, Fresno. He started CrushAnalysis Mechanical Engineering Services in 2000, specializing in Accident Reconstruction, Aerial Photography and Crash Data Retrieval. Mr. Whelchel, a senior member of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers, NAFE, also serves on its Board of Directors.  The NAFE is formally affiliated with the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) and with the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards (CESB), which itself is sponsored by the major interdisciplinary engineering organizations of the Untied States: the NSPE; the Accreditation Board for Engineering Technologies (ABET), which reviews and accredits curricula in university schools of engineering; the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), which is the umbrella organization for state PE licensing boards and the PE license examination process; and the American Council of Consulting Engineers (ACEC), a multi-discipline trade organization of engineer designer/consultants. The NAFE is a charter member of CESB and, as authorized by CESB, certifies the individual members of NAFE as Diplomates in Forensic Engineering. As a senior member of NAFE, Mr. Whelchel is presently Chairman of the Public Relations Committee, Chairman of the West Coast Application Follow-Up Committee and a member of the Technical Review Committee. He has made many technical presentations involving low-speed collision analysis and crash data retrieval to the insurance industry. He has authored and presented papers that have subsequently been peer-reviewed at NAFE Conferences on Accident Reconstruction, Aerial Photography and Crash Data Retrieval.