Joel Wilson

Joel Wilson has over 18 years of work experience in various engineering roles. Joel started their career as an ESA-DE Mechanical Design Engineering Intern at Los Alamos Laboratory in 2002, where they gained hands-on experience in mechanical design. In 2003, Joel worked as a Product Design Engineering Intern at LeapFrog, contributing to product design projects.

Joel then pursued their Ph.D. at UC Berkeley from 2002 to 2007, researching and designing a head-mounted display integrated inside a firefighter's face mask as part of the FIRE project. Joel also led a team in creating an Incident Commander interface and tracking first responders using a wireless sensor network. Following this, Joel worked as a Postdoc at UC Berkeley in 2008, further developing the FIRE project and guiding new students in research and demonstrations.

Since 2008, Joel has been working at Exponent as a Managing Engineer, specializing in the analysis of vehicles and mechanical systems. Joel provides expert advice on accident reconstruction, product liability, and crashworthiness. Joel'sexpertise includes various vehicles and their components, such as cars, trucks, motorcycles, and autonomous vehicles. Joel also has experience in analyzing advanced driver assistance systems, fuel systems, and issues like hydroplaning and unintended acceleration.

Joel Wilson pursued their education in Mechanical Engineering. Joel obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder, where they studied from 1997 to 2001. Following this, they furthered their studies at the University of California, Berkeley, where they obtained both a Master of Science (MS) degree and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Design. Joel attended Berkeley from 2002 to 2007. In addition to their academic degrees, Joel Wilson holds certification as a Professional Engineer (PE) in Mechanical Engineering from the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists in California. The specific month and year of obtaining this certification are not provided.