Patricia G. Chason

—Forensic Consultant

Professional Profile

At Focus Forensics, Ms. Chason provides technical data collection, drafting, visualization, and 3D modeling support for Forensic Engineering investigations and analyses of transportation safety and collision events.

In addition to her extensive background in technical drafting and design plan development for mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and military applications, she brings over 16 years of experience and technological development specific to the field of Forensic Engineering, having created drawings, engineering project plans, scene diagrams, vehicle models, and 3D renderings of vehicles and transportation scenes across all types of systems, including automobiles, pedestrians, bicycles, motorcycles, commercial vehicles, transit, highway-rail grade crossings, and work zone temporary traffic control.

Ms. Chason utilizes cutting edge technology to capture evidence, preserve electronic information, process 3D point cloud environments and models, and produce forensic diagramming and 3-D modeling for the analysis and demonstrative visual communication of engineering concepts.

Professional Development

Focus Forensics, LLC

Transportation Engineering and Accident
Reconstruction Insights, 2025
- EDR Extraction and Analysis Methods for Video Radar Decision Units (VRDU)
- Acquisition and Analysis Methods for Temporary Roadway Conditions
- LIDAR Scanning and Data Processing
- Air Brake Testing Standards and Techniques
- Heavy Vehicle EDR Extraction and Analysis Methods
- Drone Mapping Techniques and Processing
- Data Processing and Analysis with Cloud Compare
- Photogrammetry Software Methods and Techniques
- Technology for Capturing Photo/ Video Demonstratives of Available Driver Views
- Telemetry Overlay Software Techniques and Processing
- VCrash Animations and Simulations for Pedestrian and Bicycle Collisions
- Monte Carlo Statistical Analysis for Uncertainty Ranges
- Human Factors Analysis of Road User Detection and Response
- Transportation Engineering Design and Limitations for Micromobility Vehicles on Sidewalks
- EDR Vehicle Yaw and Steering Data Simulation, Analysis and Modeling
- Contextual Evaluation of Slow-Moving Lead Vehicle Scenarios and Looming Calculations
- Comprehensive Context Points for Collision Reconstructions

Lightpoint Learning

Advanced Photogrammetry for Collision
Reconstruction, 2025

Quest Engineering and Failure Analysis, Inc.

Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction, Crash Analysis and Crash Testing, 2006
Crash Analysis and Crash Testing, 2009

Virtual CRASH Accident Reconstruction Software

Animations, 2024
Building Environments, 2024
Building Vehicles, 2024
Diagramming, 2024
vCrash Interface, 2024

Education

Tallahassee Community College
Tallahassee, FL
Associate in Science, Graphic Design Technology

Work Experience

Focus Forensics, LLC
Consultant: 2024-Present

Quest Engineering &Failure Analysis
Graphic Designer: 2008-2024