John Steiner and John Grindey are the Co-founders of MecanicaCorp. After meeting at multiple different crashes and finding a shared passion for highway safety, they started the business together. They have provided quality accident reconstruction, along with the members of their team, since 2014.

John Steiner is the Chief Executive Officer and serves as the Principal Scientist at MecanicaCorp, specializing in accident reconstruction and event data recorder (EDR) analysis. He manages the company’s government contracts and has served as Chief Researcher on government-funded highway safety research projects. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State University, Long Beach, and has worked as a course instructor at SAE International for over 10 years. 

John Grindey is the Chief Operating Officer and Crash Reconstruction Expert at MecanicaCorp. He has 24 years of experience in the California Highway Patrol, where he spent 10 years working as a member of the Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team (MAIT). He has assisted in thousands of investigations and has worked on over 2,500 traffic accidents. His expertise involves analyzing, documenting, and reconstructing everything from pedestrian accidents to heavy motor vehicle collisions.

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Vehicle accidents are messy by nature. While insurance companies and courts may need the details of a crash, it can be difficult to know the specifics. Evidence might be damaged, data can be hard to retrieve, and documentation is often difficult to understand. Local authorities are frequently tasked with reconstructing an incident, but this is not their specialty. However, it is the specialty of MecanicaCorp.

Created by John Steiner and John Grindey, MecanicaCorp combines the expertise of an accident reconstructionist and an accident investigator into one business. Although they started small, their team now includes 25 members, each with their own areas of specialization. They are now leaders in the accident reconstruction industry, with multiple locations in the United States and Mexico.

In this episode of the Highway Tech Show, Dr. Jeremy Weisz interviews co-hosts, John Steiner and John Grindey of MecanicaCorp, to see how their business began. The two recall how they met, what inspired them to start their business, and how the company has grown since then. From workplace culture to the misunderstood “black boxes” in vehicles, they break down common misconceptions and share what sets them apart from the competition. This is an episode — and a podcast — you won’t want to miss.