Curriculum Vitae
STEPHEN R. BENANTI
Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Specialist
Licensed Private Detective No.: P-1280
EDUCATION
June 1973 - Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill, MA
Associates Degree in Liberal Arts
June 1975 - Boston State College, Boston, MA
Bachelor Degree in Law Enforcement
June 1985 - Westfield State College, Westfield, MA
Master of Science Degree in Criminal Justice
SPECIALIZED EDUCATION
Massachusetts State Police Academy, Framingham, MA
Basic Accident Investigation, January 1980 and May 1983
Advanced Accident Investigation, June 1983
North American Standard Truck Inspection, April 1990
Massachusetts State Police Academy, New Braintree, MA
Day Time vs. Night Time Visibility Perception and Reaction Times, October 1993
Vericom 2000 Accelerometer, April 2000
Institute of Police Technology and Management, Jaconsonville, FL
University of North Florida
Traffic Accident Reconstruction, May 1984, held in Framingham, MA
Special Problems in Traffic Accident Reconstruction, Yearly 1987 through 1997, 2000
Tire Forensics, August 1985
Motorcycle Accidents, August 1985, September 1992
Commercial Vehicle Accident and Inspection, August 1986
Supervising a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program, October 1991
Crash Data Recorder Tool Users Kit, held in New Braintree, MA October 2002
Tire Forensics, August 1985
Institute of Police Technology and Management, Jaconsonville, FL
University of North Florida
Concept of Night Visibility for TAR, August 1993
Vericom 2000 Accelerometer, December 1993
Advanced Traffic Accident Reconstruction with the use of Micro-Computers, held at New Braintree, MA, March 1995
Advanced Traffic Accident Reconstruction with WinCrash, held in Franklin, MA, December 2000
Bus Accident Investigation, held in New Braintree, Ma, September 1997
Applied Physics for Traffic Crash Investigators, held in Peabody, MA, September 2001
Pedestrian/Bicycle Crash Investigation, held in New Braintree, Ma, November 2003
SAE – The Engineering Society for Advancing Detroit, MI
Mobility Land Sea Air and Space
Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction, February 1992
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
Forensic Physics Applied to Accident Reconstruction, August, 1992
Northwestern University Traffic Institute, Evanston, IL
Computer Assisted Introduction to EDCRASH, March 1996
Computer Assisted Introduction to EDCAD, March 1996
Computer Assisted Introduction to EDSMAC, April 1996
Computer Assisted Traffic Accident Reconstruction, EDCRASH, March 1996
Massachusetts Criminal Justice Training Council, Needham, MA
Commercial Vehicle Accident and Inspection, November 1987
Michelin Tire Company, Reno, NV
Tire Forensics and Vehicle Dynamics, October 1987
Northeast Collision Analysis, Rollinsford, NH
Insurance Fraud and Other Accident Investigation Related Subjects, June 1991
Merrimack Valley Auto Theft Investigators Association, Portsmouth, NH
Fraud Investigative Techniques, November 1993
New England Association of Insurance Fraud Investigators, Inc., Lowell, MA
Insurance Fraud Forum, March 1998
American Traffic Safety Services Association Braintree, MA
Traffic Control Supervisor Course, March 1994 & March 2006
Texas Engineering Extension Service New Braintree, MA
The Texas A&M University System
Pedestrian/Bicyclist Accident Investigation, August 1994
Biomechanics of Accidents, October, 1995
Applied Physics for Accident Reconstruction, November 1996
Texas Engineering Extension Service, West Palm Beach, FL
The Texas A&M University System
Analysis of Low Speed Collisions, December 1997
Texas Engineering Extension Service, Lawrence, MA
The Texas A&M University System
Forensic Mapping, April 2000
SRR Traffic Safety Consulting, Natick, MA
Time/Distance and Avoidance, November 2005
IAARS Seminars, Various Locations
Boston, MA, June 1987
Lake Tahoe, CA, June 1988
Minneapolis, MN, June 1989
Vancouver, B.C., July 1990
Kansas City, MO, July 1991
Charleston, SC, July 1992
Portland, ME, July 1994
Grand Rapids, MI, July 1995
Boise, ID, July 1996
Vancouver, B.C., July 1997
Boston, MA, 1998
Charleston, SC, July 1999
Grand Rapids, MI, July 2001
Boise, ID, September 2009
Bloomington, MN 2010
SPECIALIZED EDUCATION, Continued
TAARS, SOAR, & WATAI Combined Seminar, College Station, TX
Truck Rollovers, September 1994
CA2RS Seminar, Concord, CA
October 1999
Older Drivers Visual Behavior on the Highway, Waltham, MA
December 1994
Skip Barber Racing School, Lime Rock, CT
Introduction to Racing, October 1996
Autodesk System Centers, Franklin, MA
AutoCad LT 2000, June 2000
F3T2, Houston, TX
Combined Conference, September 2006
IAARS & SCARS Combined Seminar, Charleston, SC
Combined Conference, July 2007
IAARS & SCARS Combined Seminar, Atlanta, GA
Combined Conference, July 2008
IAARS & SCARS Combined Seminar, Mt. Pleasant, SC
Combined Conference, July 2012
Combined Conference, July 2013
Combined Conference, July 2015
38th Stapp Car Crash Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL (SAE)
November 1994
ORGANIZATIONS
International Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists
(IAARS) 1986 to present Fellow Status
Elected to Board of Directors
Society of Accident Reconstruction Specialists
(SOAR) 1986 to present
www.accidentreconstruction.com/soar
National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists
(NAPARS) 1990 to present
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
(SAE) 1992 to present
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
(HFES) 1996 to present
American College of Forensic Examiners
(ACFE) 1994 to 2015 Fellow Status
New England Association of Insurance Fraud Investigators, Inc.
(NEAIFI) 1994 to 2004
American Traffic Safety Services Association
(ATSSA) 1994 to present
Professional Society of Forensic Mapping
(PSFM) 1996 to present
California Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists
(CA2RS) 1999 to 2013
The Accident Reconstruction Communication Network
(ARC) 2002 to present
www.accidentreconstruction.com
Stephen R. Benanti
Accident Reconstruction Specialist
Office : (978) 373-8328
eMail : stephen.benanti@comcast.net
www.stephenbenanti.com