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Dick
Baumgardner, President of Tire Consultants, Inc., has over 40 years of
experience as a tire engineer who has developed hundreds of new tire, retread,
and repair designs, constructions, building methods, instructions, and
production equipment. During those
years he has been continuously involved with failure analysis on all types of
tires, and has been involved in the investigation of tire and wheel related
accidents.
Mr. Baumgardner has authored over 200 articles for trade magazines.
He has been a paid speaker at the Clemson University Tire Industry
Conference on three occasions in which he described safety and technical
deficiencies found in the field for tire engineers and technical management
representing most U.S. and foreign tire companies.
He has presented technical papers to the Society of Automotive Engineers,
the Akron Rubber Group, and several others.
He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Tire Review Magazine, Tire
Business, Rubber and Plastics News, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Akron Beacon
Journal, and others. He appeared on
NBC TV "Inside Edition" regarding "Exploding Tires" in
November of 1991 and reruns in 1992. In
April 1996 he taught about tires and related accident reconstruction at the
University of Northern Florida, Institute of Police Technology and Management.
He was hired by the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. in 1955 due to his
degree in Industrial Design. He was
trained in the unique technology of tire engineering in the formal college
training classes of the firm. Tire engineering is only taught by tire
manufacturers. He had numerous
engineering assignments including Manager of Mileage Tire Engineering
Department, Manager of Truck Tire Engineering Department, and Manager of Retread
and Repair Engineering Department.
He left Firestone in 1982 to accept multiple positions with Tire
Consultants, Inc., Retreading Consultant Services, Inc. and the American
Retreaders Association. He was also
retained to write monthly technical articles for Tire Review Magazine from 1983
thru 1988.
Mr. Baumgardner, also, has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education.
This university training, and the professional experience of teaching
people at all levels of tire production, stores, and fleet operations through
specifications, manuals, wall charts, and magazine articles confirm his ability
as an expert in communications in the tire and wheel industry.
He was one of a limited group who contributed suggestions to the redesign
of the OSHA Multipiece Rim Wall Chart in 1991. Six of his recommendations were
adopted as basic changes for the current charts.
He has investigated well over 1000 tire and wheel related accidents in
his career, and is one of the more experienced specialist in the field of
accident reconstruction relating to tire and wheel failures, their effect on the
vehicle, driver reactions, traction, and skid marks.
He does not testify as a general accident reconstructionist.
His son, and associate, Keith Baumgardner, is qualified in that area.
Tire Consultants investigates about 75 tire and wheel related accidents
per year for insurance companies, individuals, attorneys, fleet operators, tire
dealers, vehicle dealers, retreaders, airlines, government agencies, rubber
manufacturers, and others.
Mr. Baumgardner is a uniquely qualified expert in the field of tire and
wheel related accidents. His tire
engineering background and his experience in accident investigations over many
years has enabled accurate analysis and comprehensive testimony based upon the
evidence presented.
1988
to Date
President, Tire Consultants, Inc.
1982-1988
General Manager, Tire Consultants, Inc.
General Manager, Retreading Consulting
Services, Inc.
Technical Director, American Retreaders Assn.
Trade Show Manager, "
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Author, Editor, Tire Review Magazine, Akron
Associate Editor, Retreaders Journal
Associate Editor, Tire Repair Journal
1955-1982
Tire Engineer, Various Assignments.
Manager of Mileage Tire Engineering Dept..
Manager of Truck Tire Engineering Dept..