Principal and Mechanical Engineer, Talas Engineering, Inc.

Bachelor of Science, University of California, Davis

Mr. Raymond Merala has 16 years of experience in Accident Reconstruction and Mechanical Engineering. He earned his BS in Agricultural Engineering and his MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Davis. Today, this expert is licensed as a Mechanical Engineer in the State of California. Formerly, this expert served as a Project Leader and Agricultural Engineer at the Equipment Development Center of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, and as a Managing Engineer at Piziali and Associates, Inc. Since 2007, this expert has served as Principal and Mechanical Engineer at Talas Engineering, Inc.

r*********@t*****.com

(510) ***-****

Hayward, California

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Radar Metrics At A Glance

Expert Witness Activity

73

Plaintiff Cases

11

Defense Cases

60

Expert Challenges

19

Deposition Transcripts

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Publications

17

Media & News

44

Social Media Mentions

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Expert Witness Activity

Radar found 73 records

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Role

Filed Date

Quan Nguyen, et al. v. Luis Ricardo Reyes, et al.

Expert Witness

2020-06-15

Robert Spinner, et al. v. Joshua Felser

Expert Witness

2019-06-19

Pauline Allen, et al. v. Desoto Cab, Co., et al.

Expert Witness

2019-01-14

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Publications

Radar found 17 records

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Type

Retardant Measurement System-Operational and Laboratory Evaluation of Mass Flowmeter

Technical Report

The Application of Biomechanics to the Analysis of Automotive and Skiing Accident Injuries

Conference Proceeding

Modeling and Simulation of a Supercharger

Conference Proceeding

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Media & News

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Description

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Passenger Dies When Lyft Driver Tries to Merge Onto Highway, $6M Sacramento County

Two Phase Heavy Truck Acceleration Model

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Education

Institution

Degree Type

University of California, Davis

Bachelor of Science

University of California, Davis

Master of Science

Work History

Title

Employer

Principal and Mechanical Engineer

Talas Engineering, Inc.

Research Assistant

Mikuni American Corporation

Project Leader/ Agricultural Engineer

U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service

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