Biography

Tom began working part time with the Dynamic Safety LLC team in 2014 while he completed his law enforcement career with the Nevada Department of Public Safety, now known as the Nevada State Police. Tom began his career with the Nevada Highway Patrol, where he served for over twenty-one years, rising to the rank of Lieutenant. Upon promotion to Captain, Tom was assigned to the Division of Parole and Probation and was later appointed as the eighteenth Chief of the Parole and Probation Division. In April 2022, Tom retired from the Nevada State Police with over twenty-six years of service. Following retirement, Tom joined the Dynamic Safety LLC team full time, working primarily in Northern Nevada.

Tom began reconstructing vehicle collisions in 1999 and during his time with the Nevada Highway Patrol, served as a patrol district reconstructionist, regional reconstruction team sergeant, regional reconstruction team commander, and the statewide reconstruction coordinator.

Tom was an original member of the Nevada Citation and Accident Tracking System (NCATS) committee, responsible for updating the State of Nevada Traffic Collision Report Form (NHP Form 5) to its current format and content. As a contributor to the form’s design, Tom wrote much of the manual on how to utilize the form and has provided crash investigation, reporting, and reconstruction training to many of the police agencies throughout Nevada. 

Tom is an adjunct instructor for the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety and has taught collision investigation and reconstruction courses for police agencies within the United States, Canada, Kuwait, and Botswana.

Tom Lawson has taught the following courses for the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety:

· Crash Investigation 1

· Crash Investigation 2

· Vehicle Dynamics

· Traffic Crash Reconstruction 1

· Traffic Crash Reconstruction 2

Courses for the Nevada State Police and other law enforcement agencies:

· Public Safety Training Officer

· Public Safety Training Officer Instructor

· Defensive Tactics

· Use of Force

· Search & Seizure

· Patrol Procedures

· Report Writing

· Basic Accident Investigations (Basic DPS Academy)

· Accident Investigations (NHP Advanced Academy)

· Basic Accident Investigations (Nevada P.O.S.T. Academy)

· Intermediate Accident Investigations (Allied Law Enforcement Agency specific course)

· Technical Accident Investigations

· Math Refresher for Vehicle Dynamics Students

· Basic Math

· Nevada Citation and Accident Tracking System

· Crossroads Application / Field Citation and Collision Data Collection

· Brazos Application / Field Citation and Collision Data Collection

· Accident Reporting Using the Revised NHP Form 5

· Scene Mapping Using a Total Station

· Scene Diagramming Utilizing Crash Zone / Quick Scenes 

Presentations:

· Guest Speaker at the First Judicial Bar Association, Crash Investigation and Reconstruction: Current Techniques and Technologies, November 16, 2018, Carson City, Nevada

· Guest Speaker at the Northern Nevada Traffic Incident Management Coalition, Traffic Impact / Event Summary of the 2014 “Burning Man” Festival, September 23, 2014, Reno, Nevada.

· Law Enforcement Panelist for the State of Nevada Traffic Records Assessment focused on Motorcycle Collisions, November 2011, Reno, Nevada.

· Law Enforcement Panelist for the State of Nevada Traffic Records Assessment focused on Crash Data, August 18, 2008, Reno, Nevada

Education:

Bachelor of Public Administration in Law Enforcement

Numerous traffic crash investigation and reconstruction courses through Northwestern University, the Institute of Police Technology and Management, and the Texas A&M Engineering Extension

CDR (Crash Data Retrieval) Technician and Data Analyst training

Numerous police agency training courses

Certifications:

Small Unmanned Aircraft System Pilot, Department of Transportation – Federal Aviation Administration

Nevada Peace Officer Training and Standards Basic Certificate

Nevada Peace Officer Training and Standards Intermediate Certificate

Nevada Peace Officer Training and Standards Advanced Certificate

Nevada Peace Officer Training and Standards Management Certificate

Professional Associations:

California Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists (CAARS)

Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) – Past Region IV voting member of the Vehicle Committee.

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