EDUCATION:
Georgia Institute of Technology, 151 quarter hours toward B.M.E.
Century University, B.S.E., 1994
Independent consulting services, 2001-Present. Currently employed by Ralph Cunningham, Inc.
EXPERIENCE:
Cerny & Ivey Engineers, Inc. (1972 - 2001)
Diversified consulting engineering experience involving physical testing of materials and systems; fire investigations and damage evaluations; accident reconstruction; failure analysis; model and exhibit preparation; surveying of accident sites; boiler failure evaluation; tire testing, research, and examination; seismologist in ground and structural vibrations from blasting, pile driving, machinery movement, etc.; pre-construction surveys; structural evaluation of vibration damage; vehicle component failure analysis; modular and mobile home design evaluation, testing, and certification; flammability testing of materials. In the last 15 years, focus was increasingly on motor vehicle accident reconstruction and vehicle component failure evaluations while I was employed as Senior Staff Engineer. Also served on Board of Directors, as Corporate Secretary, and as Webmaster.
Engineering Design (1968 - 1971)
As a cooperative student, was employed by Georgia Power Company Central Engineering and by American Can Company Project Engineering, Naheola, Alabama. Experience included plan and profile drawings; cut and fill drawings and calculations; ash pond life expectancy studies; floodplain property maps; railroad design and layout; machinery and equipment design and location planning; piping design and drawing; maintenance engineering assistance. During this period became familiar with various aspects of civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering. Acquired knowledge of paper mill operation, including power and recovery boilers, pulp and paper machines, water treatment, materials handling equipment and systems, pulp digesters, and cooling towers.
WRITINGS:
1. "Human and Structural Response to Blasting Pressures and Vibrations," HOPE International Symposium, Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Tokyo, Japan, October 1977. Coauthored with C. Allen Ivey.
2. Hundreds of engineering, reconstruction, and failure analysis reports to clients in various industries and professions, including manufacturing, insurance, and legal, concerning design evaluation, safety analysis, failure investigations and evaluations, collision investigations, and testing of products, assemblies, and systems.
3. Numerous articles for the Cerny & Ivey Newsletter, which was published quarterly.
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:
American Boat and Yacht Council
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM International
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
International Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists (Fellow and Member of the Board of Directors)
Society of Accident Reconstructionists
SAE International
South Carolina Association of Reconstruction Specialists
Southeast Accident Reconstruction Society
CERTIFICATIONS:
EIT, Georgia
ACTAR: Full Accreditation as a Traffic Accident Reconstructionist (Registration Number 102)
Bosch/Vetronix: CDR Toolkit User/System Technician/Data Analyst
OTHER:
Guest lecturer at company seminars and talks to claims organizations; topics included vehicular and structural fire investigations and motor vehicle accident reconstruction.
Principal member of the National Fire Protection Association Technical Committee on Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents, and Solid Fuel Burning Appliances, 1983 to 2000. (NFPA 211 and 97M).
Advanced Accident Investigation course at the Institute of Police Technology and Management (I.P.T.M.), University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, November 7-18, 1983.
Selected State Fire Marshal's Annual Arson Seminars in Athens, Georgia.
Engineering Refresher Courses at Georgia Tech: Fall of 1980 and Winter of 1984.
Member - Boat Owners Association of the United States.
Tire Forensics course at I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida, February 6-10, 1989.
Advanced Traffic Accident Reconstruction with the Use of Microcomputers, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida, January 7-11, 1991.
Special Problems in Traffic Accident Reconstruction, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida, April 13-17, 1992.
BH2VK Crash Testing Project, San Bernardino, California, August 12-14, 1992.
Computerized Collision Diagramming, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida, December 5 - 9, 1994.
Concept of Night Visibility for Traffic Accident Investigators, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida, May 1-3, 1995.
Human Factors and Visibility Concepts Hampering Perception/Reaction Times, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida, April 18 - 20, 1996.
The Inspection and Investigation of Commercial Vehicles in Accidents, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida, August 19-23, 1996.
Allied Signal (Bendix) Advanced Air Brake School, Atlanta, Georgia, October 14 - 16, 1996.
American Boat and Yacht Council Accident Investigation Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia, October 20 and 21, 1997.
Investigation of Motorcycle Accidents, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida, August 3-7, 1998.
Pedestrian/Bicycle Accident Investigation, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida, April 19-23, 1999.
Advanced Crash Reconstruction and Collision Prediction (Simulation) with WinSMAC, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida, March 5-8, 2001.
Crash Data Retrieval Toolkit User Certification, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida, February 6-8, 2002.
Southeastern Accident Reconstruction Society Conference, Orange Beach, Alabama, August 12-16, 2002.
Applied Physics for the Traffic Crash Investigator, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida, May 5-9, 2003.
SCARS/SeARS Reconstruction Conference, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, July 28-31, 2003.
Crash Zone, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida, July 19-23, 2004.
SCARS/SeARS Reconstruction Conference, Biloxi, Mississippi, July 25-29, 2004.
Vericom Computers training (VC3000 vehicle dynamics/performance monitor/recorder), Conyers, Georgia, April 18 and 19, 2005.
Southeastern Collision Reconstruction Conference, North Charleston, South Carolina, July 24-28, 2005.
CSI/Vetronix Crash Data Retrieval Specialist System Technician/Data Analyst Training Series, Orlando, Florida, May 2006.
Advanced Traffic Crash Reconstruction with WinCrash, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida, March 12-16, 2007.
Energy Methods and Damage Analysis in Traffic Crash Reconstruction, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida, June 18-22, 2007.
SCARS/SeARS Ninth Annual Southeastern Collision Reconstruction Conference, Charleston, South Carolina, July 22-26, 2007.
Advanced Rec-Tec Integration with Crash Zone Seminar, Jekyll Island, Georgia, December 10-14, 2007.
Special Problems in Traffic Crash Reconstruction, I.P.T.M., Jacksonville, Florida, April 21-25, 2008.
PERSONAL:
Married to Lynette Jattan-Cunningham, M.D., no children. To see a photograph of Ralph and his wife please click on this link: Ralph and Lyn.
Landmark Church, Norcross, Georgia, member in good standing, 1991-2005.
President, Rockdale Camp, Gideons International (Treasurer, Rockdale Camp, 2003-2004. Memorial Bible Chairman, Gwinnett North Camp, 2000-2003). To learn more about the Gideons, please click on this link: Gideons International.
Chairman for the Georgia Mountains Camp Farthest Out, a non-denominational Christian camp which meets annually for one week near Toccoa, Georgia, 2003-2005. (Registrar 2000-2002). To visit the Web site for this camp, please click on this link: CFO.
Chairman for the Golden Isles CFO Retreat, a non-denominational Christian camp which meets annually near Brunswick, Georgia, for a long weekend at the end of October. To visit the Web site for this retreat, please visit Golden Isles Retreat.
Registrar, CFO Annual, Bradenton, Florida, May 26-June 8, 2004. To learn more about the international Camps Farthest Out organization, you may click on this link: ACFO.
Member and on the Board of Directors of Miracle Revival Church, Norcross, Georgia; Chairman of the Board of Elders and Chief Financial Officer. To learn more about that body of believers, formed in 2005, please click on Miracle Revival Church.
An active member of Miracle Revival Church has organized and operates a prison ministry. To learn more about that ministry, please click on this link: Convicted for Christ.
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