Richard Radlinski is an engineering consultant specializing in vehicle braking systems.  He spent 25 years at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) researching the braking characteristics of passenger cars and heavy commercial vehicles, with over 50 published papers and research reports.  He retired as the Chief of the Vehicle Stability and Control Division at NHTSAs Vehicle Research & Test Center in East Liberty, Ohio. 

In 1993 he started his own company Radlinski & Associates, Inc. that specialized in testing braking systems on commercial vehicles for vehicle and brake component manufactures as well as government agencies.  The company also developed specialized brake testing equipment including automated brake and ABS test systems that are currently used by most North American truck and bus OEMs in their manufacturing plants.  He sold the company in 2003 and now works as an independent consultant.  He has been one of our team of instructors for over 20 years.

Radlinski has Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland.