Engineering Consultants
A Passion for Crash Safety.
Blue Blinker LLC takes its name from an early crash recorder project. The fine tuning of crash trigger thresholds and recorder functionality were dependent on engineering data analysis. Recorders containing data for review would indicate their status by a blinking blue LED. Following each test, the data and the path forward to the solution was found in the Blue Blinkers.
Dr. Patalak has worked in Crash Safety and Occupant Protection since 2001. He received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University, an MS and PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, with concentration in crash injury biomechanics. Dr. Patalak’s expertise is in occupant safety research and development relating to injury biomechanics, mitigation and prediction. Dr. Patalak’s work has resulted in several patents and many peer reviewed publications, some of which have been recognized with awards, including the Society of Automotive Engineers Ralph H. Isbrandt Automotive Safety Engineering Award. Dr. Patalak is also a licensed Professional Engineer in North Carolina.
