MGA Research

MGA Expert David Esse

MGA Research Corporation, Burlington, WI                                                                    2007 to Present

Engineering Professional responsible for coordinating projects, servicing customers, conducting static and dynamic tests, and new business development.  Demonstrates strong leadership and communication skills with project development and timely completion under highly controlled and well documented “laboratory” conditions through his hands-on experience in the transportation safety and testing sectors.  Evaluates results and advises solutions to a wide array of clients in multiple industries.

Areas of expertise include:

Child Restraint Testing

• Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 213 – Child Restraint Systems Compliance Testing.
• Child restraint side impact testing.
• Inspection and analysis of physical features including labeling and impact protection
• Evaluation of restraint system performance through data analysis. Support child restraint manufacturers in developing test plans and design improvements.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

• Dynamic, Static, and Component level testing.
• Part 23, 25, 26, 29 Requirements – Passenger seats, flight crew seats, flight attendant seats, side facing divans, bulkheads, and lavatories
• Established relationships with multiple DER’s.
• Analysis of test setup, ATD injury data, structural loadings, head path, and static deformations, as well as, test plan development, test methodologies, and failure analysis.

Off-Road Vehicle Safety Systems

• Head & Neck Restraint Testing.
  • SFI approved 38.1 Frontal and 30o right-frontal simulated impacts using NASCAR dynamic sled pulse (68g/43.5mph).
• Competition Seat Development.
  • FiA 8855-1999 dynamic sled testing for competition race seats.
• Off-road Vehicle Harness Testing.
  • Dynamic and Static test programs for 3 – 7 point harnesses.
• Rollover protection systems.
  • Static and dynamic testing for roll cages, window netting, and protective padding.

  Test plan and methodology development for off-road vehicle industry. Provide customers with analysis of ATD injury data, structural loading data, and deformation and failure analysis.

Education

University of Wisconsin — Madison                                                                             B.S. – Mechanical Engineering
University of Wisconsin — Whitewater B.B.A. – Marketing