SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES
Biomechanics and Personal Injury
- Slips, Trips, and Falls
- Workplace Injuries and Industrial Accidents
- Product Related Injuries
- Orthopaedic Implant Failure
- Bicycle Component Failure
- Injury Mechanics
Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction and Analysis
- Automobile, Motorcycle, Bicycle and Pedestrian
- Occupant Kinematics
- Restraint System Use and Effectiveness
- Supplemental Restraint System Performance
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Master of Science (Mechanical Engineering), Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA, 2006
MS Thesis: “In Vitro Biomechanical Analysis of Several Joint and Fracture Fixation Techniques”
Bachelor of Science (Engineering Mechanics – Biomechanics Option), Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA, 2004
BS Thesis: “The Effect of an Axial Load in the Tibia on the Response of a 90° Flexed Human Knee to Blunt Impacts with a Stiff, Deformable Interface”
Additional Courses
- Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress in Detroit, Michigan, 2013
- Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress in Detroit, Michigan, 2012
- 55th Annual Stapp Car Crash Conference, Dearborn, Michigan, 2011
- Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress in Detroit, Michigan, 2010
- 53rd Annual Stapp Car Crash Conference, Savannah, Georgia, 2009
- PC Crash 8.1 Training Seminar, Toronto, Ontario, 2009
- 52nd Annual Stapp Car Crash Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 2008
- Biomechanics of High-Impact Injuries, National Transportation Safety Board Course, Ashburn, Virginia, 2007
- Forensic Analysis of Medical Records in Injury Biomechanics and Accident Reconstruction, SAE Professional Development Program, Troy, Michigan, 2006
EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND
Giffin Koerth Inc.
Forensic Investigator
2006 – Present, Toronto
- Biomechanics
- Personal Injury Claims
- Accident Reconstruction
Michigan State University, Small Animal Clinical
Research Assistant
September 2004 – May 2006
Designing, performing, and analyzing biomechanical experiments on bones, ligaments, and implants to investigate implant design, surgical techniques, and orthopaedic medicine
Michigan State University, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Teaching Assistant
September 2004 – May 2006
Teaching engineering fundamentals via tutorials and laboratory experiments
Michigan State University, Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory
Research Assistant
September 2003 – May 2006
Designing, performing, and analyzing biomechanical experiments on bones and ligaments to investigate orthopaedic medicine and automotive crashes
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES / ASSOCIATIONS
Associations
- Member, Biomedical Engineering Society
- Member, American Society of Biomechanics
- Member, Society of Automotive Engineers
PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Speaking Engagements
- Co-organizer and Speaker, “Advanced Investigations of Slip, Trips & Falls and Personal Injury Claims”, Insurance Institute, Toronto, May 2012
- Invited Participant, “Civil Litigation Skills Certificate Program: Working with Experts”, The Advocates’ Society, Toronto, 2011
- Invited Participant, “Civil Litigation Skills Certificate Program: Working with Experts”, The Advocates’ Society, Toronto, 2010
- Co-organizer and Speaker, “Whiplash: Myths and Misunderstandings”, Ontario Bar Association, Toronto, 2010
- Invited Lecturer, The University of Waterloo Kinesiology Department, 2nd year Undergraduate Course in Advanced Biomechanics. July 2009
- Invited Lecturer, The University of Waterloo Kinesiology Department, 2nd year Undergraduate Course in Advanced Biomechanics. March 2009
- Workshop Speaker, “Utilizing Accident Reconstruction and Investigative Engineering Techniques to Litigate Personal Injury Claims”, The Canadian Institute, Toronto, February 2007
Court & ADR Appearances
- Qualified as an expert witness in Injury Biomechanics in Ontario Superior Court of Justice
- Qualified as an expert witness in Accident Reconstruction in Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Peer Reviewed Abstracts and Publications
- Ting D, Cabassu JB, Guillou RP, Ting D, Sinnott MT, Meyer EG, Haut RC, Déjardin LM: “In Vitro Evaluation of the Effect of Fracture Configuration on the Mechanical Properties of Standard and Novel Interlocking Nail Systems in Bending.”, Vet Surgery. 38: 881-87 (2009)
- Déjardin LM, Guillou RP, Ting D, Sinnott MT, Meyer EG, Haut RC: “Effect of bending direction on the mechanical behaviour of interlocking nail systems.”, Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 4: 264-9 (2009)
- Young, JY, Sinnott, MT. “Determination of Snowmobile Deceleration Rates for Ejected Occupant Scenarios.”, Proceedings of the 19th Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference (2009, in review)
- Guillou RP, Frank JD, Sinnott MT, Meyer EG, Haut RC, Déjardin LM: “Mechanical evaluation of medial plating for pantarsal arthrodesis.”, American Journal of Veterinary Research. 69, 11: 1406-1412 (2008)
- Guillou RP, Frank JD, Sinnott MT, Meyer EG, Haut RC, Déjardin LM: “In Vitro Mechanical evaluation of medial plating for pantarsal arthrodesis in dogs.”, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 233, 9: 1419 (2008, abstract)
- Lansdowne JL, Sinnott MT, Ting D, Haut RC, Déjardin LM: “In vitro mechanical comparison of screwed, bolted, and novel interlocking nail systems to buttress plate fixation in torsion and mediolateral bending”, Veterinary Surgery. 36, 4: 368-77 (2007)
- Déjardin LM, Sinnott MT, Lansdowne JL, Sidebotham, CG, Haut RC: “Mechanical evaluation of a novel interlocking nail design in vitro.”, Trans. Annual Orthopaedic Design and Technology Meeting (2006)
- Lansdowne JL, Sinnott MT, Ting D, Haut RC, Déjardin LM: “Design and in vitro evaluation of the structural properties of a novel and current interlocking nail systems.”, Annual American College of Veterinary Science Meeting (2006). Recipient of the Best Research Podium Presentation Award
- DéJardin LM, Lansdowne JL, Sinnott MT, Sidebotham C, Haut RC. “In vitro mechanical evaluation of torsional loading in simulated canine tibiae for a novel hourglass-shaped interlocking nail with a self-tapping tapered locking design.”, American Journal of Veterinary Research. 67, 4:678-685 (2006)
- LaMar L, Deroy AR, Sinnot MT, Haut R, Squire M, Wertheimer S. “Mechanical Comparison of the Youngswick, Sagittal V, and Modified Weil Osteotomies for Hallux Rigidus in a Sawbone Model.”, J. Foot and Ankle Surg. 45,2:70-75 (2006)
- DéJardin LM, Lansdowne JL, Sinnott MT, Haut RC. “In vitro evaluation of a novel interlocking nail design in torsion.”, Annual Orthopaedic Research Society Meeting (2006)
- Goett SD, Sinnott MT, Ting D, Basinger RR, Haut RC, DéJardin LM. “Mechanical evaluation of an interlocking nail locked with either bolts or a type-IA external skeletal fixator in a tibia fracture model.”, Annual American College of Veterinary Science Meeting (2006)
- Curcio K, Sinnott MT, Haut RC, DéJardin LM. “A biomechanical comparison of the LC-DCP and hybrid constructs for pancarpal arthrodesis in dogs.”, Annual American College of Veterinary Science Meeting (2005)
- Meyer EG, Sinnott MT, Jayaraman G, Haut RC. “The effect of an axial load in the tibia on the response of a 90° flexed human knee to blunt impacts with a stiff, deformable interface.”, The Stapp Car Crash Journal. 48:53-70 (2004)
Additional Authored Materials
- Sinnott, M. "A Biomechanist’s Role". Claims Canada (2010)
- Parkinson RJ, Sinnott MT. “The Role of the Injury Biomechanist.”, Canadian Insurance Adjustors Association (CIAA) National Claims Manual (2009)
