CEO of Momentum Engineering, LLC

M. Troy Richardson
​435-272-2389

Leading Expert Witness in Zipline Accidents with 25+ Years of Experience, BS in Engineering, Minor in Physics,  Three Zipline Patents, Machinist, Certified Welder and Owner/Builder of Ziplines

 In 1989, I began working on Roller-coaster track systems, building them from blueprints,  assembling the parallel pipe rails, and welding the completed sections. Just over five years later started AA Machining and Welding, Inc. After many years in this field, in 2000, I began working with zip lines and found my niche. Therefore, I built the zip line towers. passive braking trolleys, developed new trolleys, developed the Emergency Arrest Device (EAD) spring pack, and shortly after found myself inventing better, safer, compact braking systems. The spring pack EAD system is the most reliable emergency brake in the zip line industry.  I have obtained three patents on my inventions. In 2009, I teamed up with city planners, professional engineers to design, build, provide employee training and operate my commercial zip line.

 Since then I have become a contributing member of multiple associations including;​

• A voting and committee member with the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM Committee F24 Amusement Rides and Devices) - An ASTM F24.61 AAC Task Group member F2959 Aerial Adventure Courses: zip lines, rope courses, aerial trekking, canopy tours, climbing walls, and (ASTM Committee F15 Consumer Products) for example Juvenile Products, Toys, Playground Equipment, Pool Safety 
• A member of the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ANSI/ACCT).
• A member of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA).
• Past board member of the American National Standards Institute/Professional Ropes Course Association (ANSI/PRCA).

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Associations

- Voting member of the American Society
for Testing and Materials
(ASTM)
- Member of American Challenge Course Technology
(ACCT)
- ​Member of the International Association for
Amusement Parks and Attractions
(IAAPA)
- ​Past Board of Directors member for the
Professional Ropes Course Association
(PRCA)

Industry Experience

 - 25 years designing ziplines and aerial adventure courses
- Owned and operated his own zipline
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Design Engineering with a minor in Physics, and a two-year degree in Machine Tooling.
-  The holder of 2 US patents, with a third pending
-  Articles on ziplines published in the Utah Trial Journal and hg.org.

Safety is No Accident

Ziplines are not toys. They are complex, high-velocity pieces of equipment that should be handled with care and knowledge. Sadly, too many people ignore the safety protocols developed by engineers—if they bother learning them at all. When someone is hurt on a zipline or other aerial adventure course, you’ll often find that human error was, at some point, responsible. As a world-class engineer and your expert witness, my goal is to impart one thing: there are no accidents in safety.