Scott Swinford
Managing Forensic Expert
Las Vegas, NV
Scott Swinford is a fully-accredited Accident Reconstructionist and Managing Forensic Expert with Aperture (formerly American Bio Engineers). Scott is accredited through the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR). Working in the field of accident reconstruction since 2011, Scott has attended several accident reconstruction conferences and completed courses in human factors, crash data retrieval, heavy vehicle event data recorders, infotainment systems, collision simulation software, and traffic signal operation during that time.
In 2012, Scott earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering In Cursu Honorum from the University of Nevada, Reno. He also completed minors in mathematics, renewable energy, and entrepreneurship. During his career, Scott has participated in several instrumented crash tests as both a vehicle occupant and test coordinator for conferences, case work, and research purposes. He has also been an author on multiple peer-reviewed technical papers published by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). His areas of specialty include accident reconstruction, event data recorder (EDR) downloads and analysis, and traffic signal timing chart analysis.
Scott is a proficient user of FARO and Leica laser scanners and software such as Human Vehicle Environment (HVE), Photomodeler, and AutoCAD. He holds a certification from the FAA that allows him to remotely pilot small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS). He is also a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the Southwestern Association of Technical Accident Investigators (SATAI).
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, 2012
- Minor in Mathematics
- Minor in Renewable Energy
- Minor in Entrepreneurship
Full Accreditation as a Traffic Accident Reconstructionist with the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR) – Registration No. 3718
Certified by Crash Data Specialists as a Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) System Operator
Certified by Crash Data Specialists as a Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) Data Analyst
Certified by Society of Automotive Engineers in Accessing and Interpreting Heavy Vehicle Event Data Recorders (HVEDR)
Certified by BERLA as a Vehicle Forensic Technician
Certified by BERLA as a Vehicle System Forensic Examiner
Certified by Northwestern University Center for Public Safety in Advanced Crash Reconstruction Utilizing Human Factors
FAA Part 107 Certified UAS Remote Pilot – Certificate No. 4358264
Nevada State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (EI #0T6748)
Aperture, LLC, Las Vegas, NV, 2021 – Present
American Bio Engineers, LLC, Las Vegas, NV, 2011 – 2021
Southwestern Association of Technical Accident Investigators (SATAI)
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
Accident Reconstruction