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Alex Wong

• Retired from General Motors Corporation with 22 years of service.
• Investigating vehicle problems in the field since 1976.
• Lead investigator - over 200 vehicle fires and thousands of total investigations.
• Tenured professor for 10 years teaching Engineering & Automotive subjects.
• Developed and conducted training program for Ford Motor Company in launching the Th!nk City vehicle.
• Consultant to vehicle manufacturer Daimler Chrysler in determining fire origin and cause.
• Consultant to industry on EV and Hybrids.
• Performing vehicle fire, theft, and mechanical evaluation for Lee S. Cole + Assoc. since 2000.
• Taught vehicle investigation classes for various audiences in the U.S. and elsewhere.
• Performing recreational vehicle fire and mechanical evaluation for Cinnabar Engineering since 1981.
• Court qualified fire origin and cause (Daubert).
• Licensed Professional Engineer in State of California.
• ASE certified Master Automotive Technician.
• Licensed advanced smog training instructor with the Bureau of Automotive Repair, Department of Consumer Affairs, State of California.

Tom Lepper

• Over thirty years experience as a consultant, inspector, and evaluator within the automotive industry.
• More than fifteen years experience as a forensic automotive consultant for nationally known insurance companies and law firms.
• Performed over 3000 automotive, motorcycle, truck, farm equipment and water vessel mechanical failure and fire cause and origin inspections.

 

 

• Performed over 1000 theft related vehicle inspections.
• Involved in testing and evaluating tires for major tire manufacturers.
• Involved in testing and evaluating brake, steering, and suspension systems for major automotive manufacturers.
• Court qualified fire cause and origin, tire failure, theft, brakes, unwanted acceleration, wiring cases.

• Member of Southern Association of Technical Accident Investigators.
• Member of California Conference of Arson Investigators.
• Racing cars professionally and at local levels for over 25 years.
• Ownership in full service Automotive Repair Shop and Race Car Design and Preparation.

Bill Hagerty

• Retired from US Navy as Commander after 22 years service.
• Owned and operated retail and wholesale tire and automotive repair facility for six years.
• Investigated vehicles for fires and product liability issues since 1995.
• Lead investigator in over 2550 vehicle inspections, including 950 vehicle fires.
• Appeared at 44 Depositions and 12 trials in automotive fires, brakes, tires and Standard of Care issues.
• Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator #8444-3577V – National Association of Fire Investigators.
• California Licensed Private Investigator #21488.
• ASE Certified Brake Technician.
• Taught courses in vehicle fire investigation.
• Daubert qualified fire origin and cause.
• Investigated vehicle fires for Lee Cole and Associates since 1997.