MITAS Technologies LLC is the consulting practice of Corey D. Wills, P.E., a mechanical engineer with over 32 years of experience in railroad derailment investigation, forensic failure analysis, testing, and research and development. The firm provides expert witness services, failure analysis, and custom instrumentation, testing, and data acquisition systems for industrial and legal clients.
MITAS Technologies LLC was founded in 2025 by Corey D. Wills, P.E., as the next chapter in a career spanning more than three decades in the railroad industry.
Prior to founding MITAS, Mr. Wills served as Consulting Engineer on BNSF Railway's Technical Research and Development team, leading derailment cause-finding investigations, mentoring junior engineers, and conducting mechanical design and finite element analysis. Earlier in his BNSF career he served as Director of the Physical and Chemical Test Laboratories, supervising a team of engineers, metallurgists, and chemists conducting failure analysis, new product evaluation, and personal injury investigations.
Mr. Wills holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, summa cum laude, from the University of Missouri–Rolla, and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Kansas. He is a named inventor on 12 U.S. patents and was named a BNSF Employee of the Year in both 2021 and 2022.
Decades of hands-on experience selecting, installing, and calibrating accelerometers, string potentiometers, load cells, strain gauges, inertial measurement systems, and laser profilometers for laboratory and field applications.
Design and execution of laboratory and field tests for product evaluation, stress and strain measurement, fatigue characterization, ride quality, fuel efficiency, and human-body vibration. Experience leading both routine qualification testing and one-of-a-kind investigative test programs.
Custom analysis software developed for test data reduction, signal processing, and statistical evaluation, paired with clear technical reporting tailored to engineering, regulatory, and legal audiences.
Design and fabrication of custom printed circuit boards for analog signal conditioning and digital signal processing, built around Arduino, Teensy, and Raspberry Pi platforms for purpose-built data acquisition and control applications.
Reliable custom software for data acquisition, analysis, and machine control. Working languages include Python, C++, VEE, Fortran, and Automation Direct PLC ladder logic and HMI development.
FAA Part 107 licensed Remote Pilot since 2018, with experience using unmanned aerial systems for derailment scene documentation, accident investigation, test site mapping, and disaster response.
Retrofit and modernization of legacy laboratory equipment, including servo-hydraulic and screw-driven tension and compression test machines, with custom computer control, instrumentation, and data acquisition systems. Includes design and construction of a one-million-pound servo-hydraulic test machine from the ground up.
More than three decades leading and participating in railroad derailment cause-finding investigations, including service as a Class I railroad "Go Team" leader and as instructor of the BNSF derailment cause-finding seminar.
Expert witness services in matters involving railroad derailment, mechanical and component failure analysis, personal injury investigation, and engineering testing. Available for consulting expert and testifying expert engagements.