William Messerschmidt

Principal Analyst/Partner

William Messerschmidt is a former police officer and traffic homicide investigator. After serving the City of Auburn with distinction for 8 years, Mr. Messerschmidt left government service to work with the late Dr. Edward L. Robinson where his work was focused on the investigation and analysis of commercial and heavy vehicle crashes. While working alongside the physicists and engineers at Robinson & Associates, Bill was introduced to Dr. Jeffery Muttart and almost immediately went back to school for the study of Human Factors Psychology and Engineering.

Since that time, Bill has studied Human Factors, focusing on transportation and industrial safety, at the University of Idaho, Emory-Riddell Aeronautical University, and The University of Aberdeen.

Today, Bill’s Accident Reconstruction work is primarily focused on applying Human Factors science to the analysis of traffic crashes and industrial accidents.  

Outside of work, Bill is active in his church and contributes personally to Food for the Poor, a Christian relief agency specializing in helping the needy in Latin America and the Caribbean. Bill is married to Mikelle Rappaport, a Senior Care Consultant. He has two children, Cate and Erich, and a stepson, Zach. 

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, Economics Auburn University, 1998
Master of Public Administration, Columbus State University, 2002
Master of Science, Human Factors Psychology, The University of Idaho, 2017
PGCert, Human Factors & Workplace Psychology, University of Aberdeen, 2022

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction, ACTAR #1372
National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Society of Automotive Engineers