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The ACES Inc is a full service accident reconstruction and collision analysis firm, serving the greater Pacific Northwest since 2006.

David C. Wells

PRESIDENT

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Nationally accredited as an accident reconstructionist through ACTAR; The Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction: ACTAR#1912.

34 total years in the collision reconstruction field.

Twenty-three years as a major collision investigator with the King County Sheriff’s Office. Member and past President of WATAI; Washington Association of Technical Accident Investigators (2010-2021). Member of NATARI; National Association of Traffic Accident Reconstructionists and Investigators. Qualified as an expert witness in Municipal, District and Superior Court in Washington, Oregon, and also U.S. Federal District Court.
Over 1000 collision / crime scenes diagrammed and or surveyed.
More than 5000 collision reconstructions completed.
28 years of experience with Total Station electronic mapping.
Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) download Technician and certified analyst.

David C. Wells

PRESIDENT

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Nationally accredited as an accident reconstructionist through ACTAR; The Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction: ACTAR#1912.

31 total years in the collision reconstruction field.

Twenty-three years as a major collision investigator with the King County Sheriff’s Office. Member and past President of WATAI; Washington Association of Technical Accident Investigators (2010-2021). Member of NATARI; National Association of Traffic Accident Reconstructionists and Investigators. Qualified as an expert witness in Municipal, District and Superior Court in Washington, Oregon, and also U.S. Federal District Court.
Over 1000 collision / crime scenes diagrammed and or surveyed.
More than 5000 collision reconstructions completed.
28 years of experience with Total Station electronic mapping.
Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) download Technician and certified analyst.

Steve Wells

2013 – Present

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Nationally accredited collision reconstruction expert. ACTAR #4675. Steve has over 11 years of experience in the field of accident reconstruction and has been part of The ACES Inc team since 2013. He is a current member of the Washington Association of Technical Accident Investigators (WATAI) and the National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists (NAPARS). Steve is also a Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) download Technician and certified analyst & has reviewed and or reconstructed over 1000 accidents as a field investigator and accident reconstructionist.

Mason Orr

2016 – Present

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Licensed UAV pilot. CDR technician and analyst, Pix4D and virtual crash user. IPTM Basic and advanced accident reconstruction training.

Syb Hiemstra

2017 – Present

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Nationally accredited collision reconstruction expert. ACTAR#1861. He has served for 31 years at King County Sheriff’s office including 21 years as a detective in the Major Accident Response and Reconstruction Unit. He is a current member and former board member of the (WATAI) Washington Association of Technical Accident Investigators. He brings a vast array of crash investigation experience and knowledge to every analysis.

Jessica Hinkle

2013 – Present

Office Manager. Bachelors of Arts in Criminal Justice. 10 years office manager experience. 18 years of office experience.