Robert M. Leicht

Robert M. Leicht is a professor and graduate of the Department of Architectural Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University.  He is the Director of the Partnership for Achieving Construction Excellence (PACE) at Penn State. Dr. Leicht leads the construction-engineering course dedicated to mechanical and electrical system construction.  He also teaches graduate-level courses in project delivery systems and lean production management.

To support his research into assembling integrated teams, Dr. Leicht uses theories from organizational science, communication, and information modeling in addition to lean.  He was a project lead in developing the Owner’s Guide to Maximizing Success in Integrated Projects. He was a co-investigator for the Lean Deployment Planning Guide and the Penn State BIM Guides.  He is currently involved in the LCI Trade Task Force and the Field Crew Huddle website and YouTube channel.