2025 Joint Conference - Topic ADAS - Oct. 22-24, 2025 Lake George

PO Box 177, Mohegan Lake, New York 10547
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Conference Presenters

Alan Moore

Mr. Moore is a mechanical engineer and principal of A.B.Moore Forensic Engineering. 

He specializes in vehicle accident reconstruction, vehicle design analysis, and mechanical engineering consulting. 
Mr. Moore holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University and a Masters degree in Business Administration from the University of Florida. He is a licensed Professional Engineer, a Board Certified Forensic Engineer, and an ACTAR-certified accident reconstructionist. His past experience includes two decades of accident reconstruction and automotive engineering.
He previously worked at Ford Motor Company as a design engineer on the Ford Expedition and Excursion. Mr. Moore also serves as a high-performance driving coach for aspiring race car drivers through the Porsche Club of America. 

Steve Anderson

Steve Anderson has 22 years of experience in law enforcement, recently from the Ontario Provincial Police. During this time, he had been actively involved in the field of traffic crash reconstruction. Currently Steve is residing in Oklahoma, conducting private consulting work with Sooner Crash Consulting.
Steve has reconstructed more than 1000 traffic collisions, provided training to law enforcement, private consultants, and engineers in the field of traffic crash reconstruction, and specializes in the field of event data recorders in both passenger cars and heavy trucks, under the Forensic Training Group umbrella. 
Mr. Anderson has completed over 122 live instrumented crash tests and 251 AEB/ADAS systems on various CMV/cars.  

Nick Manz

Nick Manz works for the Vehicle Safety Department at Toyota Canada Inc in Product Engineering, specializing in product safety investigations, crash data analysis, and vehicle incident reconstruction. Since 2005, he has investigated and analyzed more than 3,000 product incidents and played a critical role in Toyota’s crisis management response during a global safety reputational challenge.

Nick has pioneered advancements in automotive data retrieval, including developing and patenting a tool to access Vehicle Control History Freeze Frame Data with integrated front recognition camera images. He has delivered technical training seminars across Canada, sharing expertise on Event Data Recorders, Pre-Collision Systems, and vehicle safety technologies with Transport Canada, law enforcement agencies, and professional associations.

A recognized expert witness in multiple Canadian courts, Nick also represents Toyota at international forums, including the BOSCH Crash Data Retrieval Summit, NAPARS, CATAIR & NYSTARS. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Materials Science and Engineering from McMaster University.

Dave Sersen

Investigator Sersen began his law enforcement career with the New York State Police and has held various titles along his career. Currently, he oversees the state-wide technical aspects of the NYSP Collision Reconstruction Unit while actively investigating criminal cases. He is an instructor for instrumentation, software, and mathematical methods.

Investigator Sersen has degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from The Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science at Binghamton University. He is accredited in collision reconstruction by the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR), is a NYS licensed vehicle inspector, and is a FAA sUAS pilot. 

Prior to his law enforcement career, he worked in pre-hospital emergency and trauma medicine. Additionally, he instructs as an adjunct faculty for IPTM courses (EDR & Advanced TCR), and guest lectures at colleges for math and engineering classes. Investigator Sersen is published in the IEEE and Collision Magazine and testifies as an expert in the field of reconstruction in both criminal and civil courts. 


  

The mission of NYSTARS is to organize into one body, professionals in the field of ground vehicle collision reconstruction and related activities, who support and maintain a high standard of ethics, integrity, credibility and honor in the field of collision reconstruction; to provide training programs relating to motor vehicle collision investigation and reconstruction through research and communication of matters of mutual interest; to promote traffic safety, professional contacts and support and foster a spirit of brotherhood among the organization's members. NYSTARS, through its members, also seeks to educate government (state, county and local) agencies and the public about traffic safety.  NYSTARS offers training through educational seminars and a yearly conference for its members and other interested professionals.   


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