{"id":8169,"date":"2022-09-01T15:34:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T14:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/?post_type=leadership&#038;p=8169"},"modified":"2025-08-22T13:31:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:31:29","slug":"robert-taylor","status":"publish","type":"leadership","link":"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/our-experts\/robert-taylor\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Taylor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8169\" class=\"elementor elementor-8169\" data-elementor-post-type=\"leadership\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54940107 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"95678\" data-id=\"54940107\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74492c3a\" data-eae-slider=\"80695\" data-id=\"74492c3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45aaa9ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45aaa9ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Robert is a Senior Associate based in our Birmingham office who specialises in the forensic investigation of road traffic collisions, vehicle and mechanical failures, and personal injury claims involving vehicle and workshop related incidents.<\/p>\n<p>Robert has completed a wide range of investigations and has prepared numerous CPR compliant reports.&nbsp; He is experienced in completing vehicle examinations, collision scene surveys, analysis of CCTV and \u2018dashcam\u2019 recordings, download and analysis of Event Data Recorder (EDR) data, and analysis of the damage sustained to vehicles and how that affects roadworthiness.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining Hawkins in 2020, Robert held the position of Principal Engineer at Millbrook Proving Ground, having worked there for nearly nine years.&nbsp; He was the Subject Matter Expert for active safety, having worked extensively in the testing, development, and certification of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), such as Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) and Lane Support Systems (LSS).&nbsp; Robert worked on a wide range of vehicles, ranging from hyper-cars and passenger cars to buses, lorries, and military vehicles. He gained extensive knowledge of vehicular systems and dynamic characteristics, having also held an advanced driving permit allowing him to drive vehicles beyond the limit of grip.<\/p>\n<p>Robert graduated from the University of Warwick in 2013 with a First class Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering, having completed an industrial year-in-industry at Millbrook. &nbsp;He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (MIMechE), is a qualified Forensic Collision Investigator, and holds a Cardiff University Law School Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert is a Senior Associate based in our Birmingham office who specialises in the forensic investigation of road traffic collisions, vehicle and mechanical failures, and personal injury claims involving vehicle and workshop related incidents. 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He gained extensive knowledge of vehicular systems and dynamic characteristics, having also held an advanced driving permit allowing him to drive vehicles beyond the limit of grip. 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