Hernan Mercado-Corujo

WORK HISTORY

ABOUT HERNAN MERCADO-CORUJO

I am a licensed professional mechanical engineer with over 20 years of experience in the Automotive and Forensic engineering industries. I combine design/engineer/test experience with “in-the-field” forensic engineering practices for Root Cause Failure Analysis, Crash Reconstruction, and vehicle fire Origin & Cause investigations.I have a deep technical background and diverse experience, and can scale the solution to what is necessary and sufficient for the case at hand, helping clients gain a basic understanding of why a product failed or providing a comprehensive investigation. Registered Professional Engineer in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio, Texas, and Puerto Rico Bilingual in English and Spanish Scooter enthusiast, motorcycle endorsement, snowmobile safety certificateAreas of expertise: Automotive Systems & Technology Mechanical Inspections Forensic Engineering Fire Origin & Cause Investigations Crash Reconstruction Product Reliability Structural Strength and Durability Computer Aided Engineering Finite Element Analysis Multibody Dynamics Research and Development Simulation-Test Correlation Product Verification and ValidationI travel all over the United States, and do most of my investigations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and the Chicago area.As a way to expand my worldview, and for business, I have traveled to Central and South America, the Caribbean, Western Europe, and Japan.Trabajo casos como perito, incluyendo investigaciones mecánicas y análisis de causa raíz de incidentes con vehículos, maquinaria, y equipo agrícola, entre otros. Estoy a cargo de investigaciones de Origen y Causa de fuegos / incendios que involucran vehículos y maquinaria de todo tipo, incluyendo propiedades / facilidades.