His credibility as an expert witness on vehicle diminished value has enabled him to be retained by both plaintiff and defense firms in North Carolina. He has been a Consultant to legal professionals in the states of Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, New York, Massachusetts, South Carolina and Texas.

Dan Wyatt has appeared twice as a guest of attorney Tom Woodruff's internet talk show "Meeting by Accident" aired by Voice America.com.

Dan Wyatt has over 17 training certificates by the Inter-Industry Confereence Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR), which gives him the "Individual Platinum Training." Other training has been in the retrieval of "crash data information" hosted byAccident Reconstruction Network (ARC Network) with class room training by the Collision Safety Institute (CSI). This training has assisted Dan in determining repairs needed to a damaged vehicle along with recognizing compromised repairs for crash worthiness.

Curriculum vitae of Danny H. Wyatt

Owner of Collision Service Investigators of North Carolina, LLC, Salisbury, North Carolina.
Years in Business: Since August 2003 to present.

Vehicle 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 Rebuilder 1976-1985
Independent Body Shop 1998-2001
Restoring Antique Tractors and Pre-70's Vehicles

Published Author: Book Titles - "Signs of A Wreck"

Vehicle Sales Experience

New/Used Car Sales: Cloverdale Ford 1987
Owned Body Shop from 1976 to 1985 - purchased and resold used cars - total loss vehicles to rebuild for resale.

License Held

Motor Vehicle Damage Appraiser - North Carolina Department of Insurance from August 2003.

Expert Witness (Plaintiff)

Mecklenbury County Civil Superior Court - Date: July of 2004 03CVD-6456 Ruiz v. Collins
Gaston County Super Courts - Date: September of 2005 04CVS-2462 Sparks v. Osmond / Unit Paving, Inc.
Mecklenbury 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

Expert Witness (Defense Allstate)

Guilford County Superior Court - Date: February 2009 08CVS-4296 Thompson v. Lovings

Arbitration

Arbitration: Mecklenbury County - Date: August of 2008 07CVD-24083 Stone v. Mejia
Appraisal Umpire: Mecklenbury County - Date: January of 2005 Nationwide v. Meed (insured)
Appraisal Umpire: Cabarrus County - Date: April of 2006 Nationwide v. Parash (insured)

Training and Certifications

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 Import 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- Uniside Consideration Full Fram Sectioning

Structural Parts Steel 3
Body Over Frame Design- Frame Repair- Frame Sectioning- Frame Attachments- Vehicle Body Assembly

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 Process

Structural Parts Aluminum 2
Replacement of Damaged Structual Aluminum Parts Front of Vehicle - Middle and Rear

Refininishing II
Surface Preparation and Masking