Tel. +1 (206) 906-9090
Education
M.S.B.E., San Diego State 2014
B.S.M.E., San Diego State 2009
Licenses & Certifications
Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction - ACTAR #4087
ISO Accredited Helmet Testing Technician – DOT Standard; 2017
United Bicycle Institute, Certified Bicycle Technician; 2015
EIT/FE No. 13-295-39, California; 2011
Tyler Shaw, M.S.B.E
SENIOR Biomechanics Consultant
Tyler Shaw is a Senior Biomechanics Consultant at Guidance Engineering and Applied Research. He specializes in biomechanical engineering and accident reconstruction. Mr. Shaw evaluates product safety and performance for recreational sports equipment, injury prevention products, and mechanical systems. He also investigates human injuries in accidents and product failures by using biomechanical engineering techniques that apply the principles of engineering to the human body. He has reconstructed and evaluated injury claims resulting from transportation accidents, consumer product use, industrial equipment accidents, and recreational activities such as cycling. Mr. Shaw is a certified League Cycling Instructor (LCI) and bicycle repair technician. He also holds motorcycle road racing competition licenses with several organizations and has been recreationally riding and commuting on motorcycles for nearly 20 years.
Mr. Shaw has extensive experience with biomechanical engineering testing design and analysis. For recreational sports and motor vehicle accidents, Mr. Shaw has researched human motion and forces using anthropomorphic test devices, computational models of the human body, and statistical analyses. He has investigated the effectiveness of personal protective devices such as bicycle and motorcycle helmets. Mr. Shaw is an ISO accredited helmet testing technician and has tested hundreds of motorcycle and bicycle helmets for regulatory purposes. Mr. Shaw has extensive experience testing and analyzing vehicle dynamics and motion and worked as a design and failure analysis engineer for automotive brake systems.
Mr. Shaw has been ACTAR certified for accident reconstruction and participates in professional organizations such as the Society of Automotive Engineers, American Association for Automotive Medicine, and the ASTM F08 protective headgear committee.