Robert R. Scheibe, Ph.D., P.E

Robert Scheibe is the Principal Mechanical Engineer at GT ENGINEERING and is one of its founding members. For the past 20 years he has investigated and analyzed numerous accidents, failures, and fires across North America involving industrial machinery, vehicles, heavy equipment and consumer products. Dr. Scheibe specializes in the analysis of product safety, particularly from the standpoint of design, maintenance, and operation. He has acted as a consultant to numerous legal, insurance, industrial, and governmental clients and has testified as an expert witness on a variety of matters involving failure analysis, accident reconstruction, fire cause determination, and pedestrian footwear/walkway design and traction.

Dr. Scheibe holds bachelors and masters degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington. He is also an Affiliate Assistant Professor at the University of Washington in the Department of Mechanical Engineering where he teaches courses, performs research, advises students and publishes technical papers related to his research. Dr. Scheibe is a Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer in Washington and California and is recognized by the National Association of Fire Investigators as a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator and Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator.

Contact Dr. Scheibe at: rscheibe@gt-engineering.com