Dan Wyatt has more than 25 years of auto-body repair, used-car purchasing and sales experience. He has been licensed as a Motor Vehicle Damage Appraiser by the North Carolina Department of Insurance since 2003, and he began assessing damaged, repaired vehicles for diminished value in 2003. He was first recognized as an expert witness on vehicle value in Mecklenburg County Superior Court, Charlotte, North Carolina, on July 26, 2004. Since 2004, he has been recognized as a diminished-value expert witness in many other North Carolina courts.
Wyatt’s credibility as an expert witness on vehicle diminished value has afforded him the opportunity to be retained by both plaintiff and defense firms in North Carolina. He has been a consultant to legal professionals in Arizona, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.
Wyatt has appeared several times as a guest speaker on Attorney Tom Woodruff’s Internet talk show, “Meeting by Accident,” (aired on VoiceAmerica.com) and on “CrashTalk,” hosted by Mike Harber of Stroud’s Auto Rebuild (aired on Seattle’s KPTK 1090AM) to share his insight and expertise.
He has obtained more than 17 training certificates from the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR). I-CAR is an international, not-for-profit training organization that was established in 1979 to develop and deliver technical training programs to professionals in all areas of the collision industry. He was also trained in the retrieval of crash-data information from the Accident Reconstruction Network (ARC Network), an Internet resource portal for the industry of accident reconstruction and traffic accident investigations. He received his classroom training from the Collision Safety Institute (CSI), an independent traffic collision investigation, reconstruction training and research center. This training has assisted Wyatt in assessing the appropriate repairs needed to repair a damaged vehicle, along with the ability to recognize compromised repairs for crash-worthiness.
Years in Business: Since August 2003 to present.
VEHICLE AUTO-BODY REPAIR EXPERIENCE
Dealership Experience 1972 - 1975 / 1995-1998 Chrysler - Ford - General Motors - Toyota Owner of Independent Body Shop 1976 - 1985 Former Used Car Dealer / Total Loss Re-builder 1976 – 1985 Independent Body Shop 1998 – 2001
Restoring Antique Tractors and Pre-70”s Vehicles
Published Author: Books Titled – “Signs of A Wreck” and “Collision Collusion”
Vehicle Sales Experience
More than 25 years of auto-body repair experience. Owned Body Shop from 1976 to 1985 - purchased and resold used cars – total loss vehicles to rebuild for resell.
LICENSE HELD
Motor Vehicle Damage Appraiser - North Carolina Department of Insurance from August 2003
EXPERT WITNESS (Plaintiff) Mecklenburg County Civil Superior Court - Date: July of 2004 03CVD-6456 Ruiz v. Collins
Gaston County Superior Court - Date: September of 2005 04CVS-2462 Sparks v. Osmond / Unit Paving Inc.
Mecklenburg County District Court - Date: March of 2007 06CVD-14290 Drusin v. Terry Wake County
District Court – Date February of 2008 07CVD- 6518 Olyowski v. Shehzad
Mecklenburg County District Court – Date July of 2010 08-CVD-27656 Mary Hobbins Frasche and Charles Robert Lewis v. Mary Long Robinson A.K.A Mary Jane and Mary Jane
EXPERT WITNESS (Defense Allstate)
Guilford County Superior Court - Date: February 2009 08CVS 4296 Thompson vs Lovings
Arbitration
Arbitration: Mecklenburg County – Date August of 2008 07CVD-24083 Stone vs. Mejia
Appraisal Umpire: Mecklenburg County – Date: January of 2005 Nationwide vs. Meed (insured)
Appraisal Umpire: Cabarrus County – Date: April of 2006 Nationwide vs. Parash (insured)
I-CAR Certified Training certificates in
repair techniques.
· I-CAR ( Inter Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair)
· NON-STRUCTURAL I
· Welding and Cutting Steel 1 Principals & Setups- GMA (MIG) Plug Weld- GMA (MIG) Fillet Weld- GMA (MIG) Butt Joint With Backing Plate
· Welding and Cutting Steel 4 Squeeze-Type Resistance Spot Welding
· Adhesive Bonding Removing, Preparing, Installing An Adhesive Bonded Panel Fundamentals of Collision Repair Vehicle Construction and Terminology
· Damage Analysis 1 Damage Reports- Industry Definitions- Types of Finish- Obtaining Important Information- Writing a Damage Report
· Damage Analysis 2 Measuring For Damage- Bumper Assemblies- Panel Inspection
· Damage Analysis 3 Cooling Systems- Electrical Systems- Drive Train Systems-Brake Systems- Steering & Suspension Systems
· Damage Analysis 4 Vehicle Interiors- Side Impact Inspection- Rear Body Inspection- Exterior Trim- Hardware
· Corrosion Protection OEM Corrosion Protection- Anti- Corrosion Coatings For Collision Repair- Applying Corrosion Protection Materials- Seam Sealers
· STRUCTURAL I
· Measuring Point To Point- Three Dimensional Measuring- Vehicle Dimension Data- Types Of Damage Conditions Preparing To Measure A Vehicle- Vehicle Measuring
· Structural Straightening Steel Developing A Repair Plan- Anchoring- Straightening Equipment- Correcting Structural Damage
· STRUCTURAL II
· Structural Parts Steel 1 Working With Structural Parts- Radiator Core Supports- Apron Assemblies- Front Rails- Using Recycled Parts & Assemblies Rear Rails
· Structural Parts Steel 2 Rocker Panels & Pillars- Rocker Panels- A-Pillars- B-Pillars- C-Pillars- D-Pillars- Uni-side Consideration Full Frame Sectioning
· Structural Parts Steel 3 Body Over Frame Design- Frame Repair- Frame Sectioning- Frame Attachments- Vehicle Body
· Structural Parts Steel 6 Full Frame Replacement
· Structural Straightening Aluminum 1 Repairing of Damaged Aluminum Structural Parts
· STRUCTURAL III
· Structural Parts Aluminum 1 Design and Repair Processes
· Structural Parts Aluminum 2 Replacement of Damaged Structural Aluminum Parts Front of Vehicle - Middle and Rear
· REFINISHING II Surface Preparation and Masking
