Matthew E. Hickey, ACTAR

Consultant

Forensic Services

Cincinnati

BACKGROUND:

Mr. Matthew Hickey has an Associate Degree in Criminal Justice from Sinclair Community College and is pursuing a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University.  He is an accredited accident reconstructionist with the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction.  For over 20 years, he served as a police officer with the City of Beavercreek Police Department.

Throughout his 20-year tenure in law enforcement, Mr. Hickey gained extensive experience as a crash reconstructionist, investigating thousands of injury and non-injury collisions.  Mr. Hickey’s forensic investigations have involved commercial and passenger motor vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrian collisions.  He has analyzed airbag control module downloading and analysis, airborne, the conversation of linear momentum, crush damage/energy, speed/time/distance analysis, and occupant kinematics.

Mr. Hickey is also a certified evidence technician and an FAA drone pilot.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:

• Criminal Justice, A.S.: Sinclair Community College (2001)

• Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR): #3919 (2021-2026)

• Certified Evidence Technician (2011)

• Certified Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) Technician (2015)

• Certified Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) Data Analyst (2016)

• FAA Certified Remote Drone Pilot: Certification #4647520 (2022)

• Accreditation Commission of Traffic Accident Reconstructionist (ACTAR): Member

• National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists, Inc. (NAPARS): Member

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