Director, Vehicle Systems Analysis
ACTAR #2228
Mr. Tully has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. He was trained at Northwestern University in the field of Accident Reconstruction prior to obtaining full accreditation as a Traffic Accident Reconstructionist from The Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction in January, 2010.
Mr. Tully has been an employee of John Desch Associates since 2005, joining the organization as a full-time employee in 2007. As the Director of Vehicle Systems Analysis at JDA, Mr. Tully relies on over eight years experience as an engineer for the North American headquarters of a major premium automotive manufacturer, and his specialized training in the Bosch CDR System for analyzing crash, or “black box,” data. As a former powertrain engineer, Mr. Tully oversees the analysis of all JDA crash data.
As a Field Service Engineer for a major automotive manufacturer, Mr. Tully was responsible for identifying, diagnosing, and resolving all vehicle issues when the dealer service personnel lacked the in-depth knowledge to resolve issues themselves. Expanding upon this experience, Mr. Tully coordinates all vehicle defect investigations at JDA and, along with one of our ASE-certified mechanics, will perform inspections on all vehicles from heavy trucks to passenger cars. Mr. Tully and his team use the latest scan tools and equipment to analyze vehicles’ electronic control systems for possible faults which may have caused or contributed to a crash or other unintended event.
Mr. Tully has had the unique experience of crash testing vehicles at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and other test facilities and acting on behalf of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as an engineer for a major vehicle manufacturer. As a manufacturer’s representative, Mr. Tully was present for compliance confirmatory testing at various agencies here in the United States, and performed testing at the manufacturer’s manufacturing and testing facilities. He specializes in collision severity analysis, particularly in low-speed collisions, for the purpose of establishing the potential for injury in an accident.
More recently, Mr. Tully has coordinated and performed heavy truck brake testing to demonstrate the affect of out-of-adjustment slack adjusters on the overall braking performance of a tractor-trailer. The truck’s braking efficiency was measured with multiple data sources, including radar and a variety of accelerometers, with the brakes adjusted to varying levels of “out of service” conditions. The truck’s engine control module was also downloaded after each series of tests so that the hard brake data could be compared to the measured results.
Mr. Tully was one of two engineers from JDA who had the opportunity to work on the crash team at the 2010 Combined Annual Conference, hosted by MDATAI “Trailer Underride Collision Reconstruction.” The testing involved fitting multiple accelerometers, high speed cameras, GPS sensors, and vehicle braking control systems to the vehicles for data acquisition.
Mr. Tully resides in Oakland, NJ with his wife Karen and two children, Kiley and Christopher. His recreational interests are boating, skiing, home remodeling, and automotive restoration. Mr. Tully and his family also volunteer as puppy raisers for The Seeing Eye of Morristown, NJ.
Kevin brings the unique experience of having been an engineer with a major premium automotive manufacturer into the field of accident reconstruction, and is just one of the highly trained and skilled Associates here at JDA.
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