Meet The WakeTrace Team

A multidisciplinary team of marine investigators, law enforcement professionals, and expert consultants serving complex boating incident cases nationwide.

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Meet Our Founder & Senior Partner

Lt. Colonel Matt Majors

Specializes in collision and incident investigations, courtroom preparation, GPS data systems and analysis, human factors in boating incident investigation, victim advocacy, and identifying and removing impaired operators. CRBP certified, accomplished public speaker, and assisted with ‘writing the book’ on boating incident investigation.

Our Senior Partners

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Pete Chisholm

Wisconsin


Retired Mercury Marine Engineer with extensive experience in hydrodynamics, ECU data acquisition and analysis, engine component failures, ABYC boat building standards, and vessel/engine testing.
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Lt. Doyle Cook

Florida


Boating Incident Investigator from Florida. Impressive background in Vessel Incident Investigations, Boating Incident Reconstruction, GPS Forensic Analysis, and Certified Digital Forensic Examiner.
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Conservation Warden Mike Neal (Ret)

Wisconsin


Retired Wisconsin Conservation Warden with extensive experience in vessel reconstruction/evaluation, GPS downloading and data analysis, officer report analysis, underwater evidence documentation/recovery, side scan sonar and ROV use.
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