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1 Shrawan Kumar, O.C., Ph.D., D.Sc., F.R.S.(C), FNASc. Injury Forensics Biomechanics and Ergonomics Consulting and Litigation Support, Educator and Consultant Areas of Expertise Biomechanics Ergonomics Telephone: Injuries due to auto accidents in cases of: Rear-end collision Frontal collision Side impact Side swipe Seat belt usage Ejection Rollover Whiplash Fractures Injuries due to slips and falls Injuries due to work related factors: Work organization Workplace layout Workstation design Work schedule Workplace hazards Work related injuries to: Neck Shoulder Back Wrist and Elbow Consulting for: Injury prevention through ergonomic design Improving productivity and work efficiency Product design Expert Witness Experience Opined extensively on numerous Injury and Ergonomics cases around the country Appeared as an expert witness on more than 40 cases before courts in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia including the British Columbia Supreme Court, and Saskatchewan Consulted extensively with Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Toronto, and London U.K. lawyers

2 Academic Tenured Full Professor in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Texas, USA, 2007 to 2011 Served as the Director of Physical Medicine Institute and as the Graduate Advisor for the Physical Medicine Graduate Program Professor of Physical Therapy in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine and in the Division of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine at the University of Alberta, 1977 to 2007 Joined the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine in 1977 and rose to the ranks of Associate in 1979 and Full Professor in 1982 Ph.D. (Human Biology) degree, University of Surrey, UK B.Sc. (Zoology, Botany and Chemistry), M.Sc. (Zoology) degrees, University of Allahabad, India Post-doctoral work in Engineering, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland Worked as a Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Pool Officer in Orthopaedic Surgery at All India Institute of Medical Sciences Assistant Director of Central Labour Institute (Public Service Commission Sr. Class I officer) Research Associate at the University of Toronto in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation He has supervised 26 graduate students and 6 post-doctoral Fellows Developed Technologies and Invented Devices 1. Work station for computer assembly workers in Ireland 2. Designed and developed workstation for bifocal glass wearers 3. Mechanical aid for arthritic hands 4. Shin brace for roofers to protect knees 5. Flexion, extension and lateral flexion tester for back (lying) 6. Flexion, extension and lateral flexion tester for back (seated) 7. Axial rotation tester for back 8. Electromechanical teaching spinal model 9. Electromechanical therapeutic spinal mobilizer and stiffness measuring device 10. Electromechanical hip model 11. Ergorisk software 12. IBM based software for calculation of physical ergonomic risk at work 13. IBM based software for task analysis 14. Biomechanical model for back 15. Biomechanical model for neck 16. Biomechanical model for calculation of risk and safety 17. Static and dynamic strength tester

3 National Civic Honour Officer of Order of Canada, awarded by The Governor General of Canada (highest civilian honour awarded to anyone in Canada) Fellowships Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC/SRC) Fellow of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) Honorary Fellow of the Association of Canadian Ergonomists (formerly known as Human Factors Association of Canada), Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of USA Additional Honours and Awards Diamond Jubilee Medal, The Governor General of Canada, 2012 Recognized as Distinguished Alumnus, University of Allahabad, India, 2010 Distinguished lecture at King George Medical College, Lucknow, India, 2010 Delivered the Annual Society Lecture, The Ergonomics Society, UK, 2003 Received the highest professional honor, named one of the few IEA Fellows by the International Ergonomics Association, 2002 Jack Kraft Innovator Award by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, USA, 2000 Ergonomics Development Award by the International Ergonomics Association for conceptualizing and developing the sub-discipline of Rehabilitation Ergonomics, 2000 Honorary Professor of Health Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia, Killam Annual Professorship for distinguished research, University of Alberta, Sir Fredéric Bartlett Medal for excellence in ergonomics research, Ergonomics Society of U.K., 1997 Distinguished International Colleague, the most prestigious award of The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of USA, 1997 Peer reviewed D.Sc. Degree, University of Surrey, UK, 1994 McCalla Research Professor, University of Alberta, Visiting Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Michigan, Guest Speaking and Conferences Invited keynote/plenary speaker at 59 international, national and regional conferences in USA, Canada, Brazil, UK, Germany, Sweden, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand Organized and chaired two highly successful International, one National and several Regional conferences

4 Editorial, Refereering and Grant Reviewer Editorial, refereeing for international journals and reviewer for granting agencies responsibilities carried out: Editor, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics Consulting Editor, Ergonomics Associate Editor of Spine Associate editor of The Spine Journal Associate Editor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) Assistant Editor of Transactions of Rehabilitation Engineering Served on the Editorial Boards of another 8 international journals Served as a reviewer of several other international peer-reviewed journals Grant reviewer for: British Wellcome Foundation and U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) Alberta Occupational Health and Safety, and British Columbia Research Grant Reviewer Since 1971, Shrawan Kumar has published over 535 scientific peer-reviewed publications and works in the area of musculoskeletal injury causation/prevention of injuries with special emphasis on occupational low-back pain, auto accidental injuries and whiplash: Peer reviewed journal articles 235 Conference proceedings 135 Papers in books 40 Book chapters 27 Abstracts 91 Books 17 Categories of scientific publications with number of papers published in each area(many papers overlap in different areas consequently they have been counted in all areas they address) Biomechanics 104 Biomechanics of spine 98 Ergonomics 81 Electromyography 77 Posture 57 Whiplash associated disorders 46 Strength 40 Low-back pain 35 Lifting and manual materials handling 27 Epidemiology 25

5 Rehabilitation 22 Perception, psychophysics and cognition 16 Interdisciplinary 11 Biomedical engineering and inventions 9 Spinal motion 9 Energetics (physiological cost) 8 Spine structure 5 He has edited/authored 17 books/monographs He has held grants from NSERC, MRC, WCB and NRC Service Dr. Shrawan Kumar has served as: Secretary and President of the International Society of Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Director, Physical Medicine Institute, Chair of the Graduate Program in Physical Therapy, Director of Research, Chair of the Doctoral Program Development Committee - Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, and several other committees Member of Chairs and Deans selection committees Member of the University of Alberta Planning and Priority Committee, and Academic Development Committee Chair of the 'Code of Ethics' sub-committee of the International Ergonomics Association. President of Indo-Canadian Society, Council of India Societies of Edmonton Currently serves as a Patron of the Society for Development in the Third World Countries.