Russell Gill graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering.  Russell graduated Cum Laude and is a member of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society.  He has been a professional technician since 1998 and is an Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certified Master Automobile Technician, Medium/Heavy Truck Technician, Advanced Level Specialist, Maintenance and Light Repair Technician, and Collision Repair Technician.  He was a General Motors World Class Technician for 12 years and has had over 500 hours of training through General Motors Center of Learning.  Additionally, Russell served as an Assistant Professor of Automotive Technology at Saint Philip’s College for 11 years.

 

Russell is affiliated with the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and the American Trucking Association – Technology Maintenance Council (ATA-TMC).

 

Russell has completed certification courses through the Society of Automotive Engineers in the area of Accident Reconstruction, Heavy Vehicle Event Data Recorder retrieval, Vehicle Dynamics for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks, and Brake Control Systems. He has served since 2013 as a consultant and expert in the litigation areas of mechanical engineering, product failure analysis, accident reconstruction, automotive and light/medium/heavy truck systems and failure analysis, stationary and mobile machinery, equipment and structures.  Russell regularly testifies as an expert in civil and criminal cases.