Expert Details
Human Factors, Ergonomics, Medical Device and Pharmaceutical Industry
ID: 736711
California, USA
Expert is an Adjunct Professor in both the Industrial & Systems Engineering and the Department of Psychology and a founding faculty member of the graduate Human Factors/Ergonomics Program at a most prestigious university. He has taught courses on Human Cognition, Engineering Psychology and Human Factors, Ergonomics and has received numerous awards and recognitions in the fields of Human Factors and Ergonomics.
Expert was a former Principal Investigator for NASA and is now the co-chair and founder of the annual International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and is the Editor in Chief and founder of a Human Factors journal, on top of his consulting work. Expert has received nearly every award in the field, including awards for design, teaching, research, presenting, authoring, outreach, service, and impact.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1991 | Degree: Ph. D. | Subject: Human Factors and Ergonomics (AKA Engineering Psychology) | Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Year: 1989 | Degree: M.A. | Subject: Human Factors and Ergonomics (AKA Engineering Psychology) | Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Year: 1987 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology | Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1993 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Founding Principal | Department: |
Responsibilities:Has over 30 years of experience as a human factor professional and heads one of the longest-running, most successful and internationally recognized human factors consulting firms, established in 1993. The firm performs user interface design, instructional design, risk/hazard analyses, root cause analyses, user interface evaluation, usability testing, workplace/safety evaluations, and ergonomics services for clients all over the world. The firm has served over 1000 clients, ranging from the US and Foreign governments--through Industry giants and Fortune 100 companies--to inventors and start-ups. Selected past clients include Amazon, Apple, AT&T, BMW, Cisco, Epson, Ford, Fujitsu, Georgia-Pacific, Google, Hitachi, Intel, Jet Propulsion Lab, John Deere, Mercedes, NASA, Juniper Networks, Plantronics, ROKU, Samsung, TiVo, Toyota, Volvo, and the Wrigley Company. Over the past 15 years, Expert's firm has focused on healthcare human factors, becoming one of the world's leading consultancy to the medical device and pharmaceutical industry, helping clients improve usability and safety, and to obtain FDA approval. His firm has consulted to over 600 biotech, pharma, medical device, and healthcare organizations. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1993 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Adjunct Professor | Department: Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Department of Psychology |
Responsibilities:Served as an Adjunct Professor in both the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering and the Department of Psychology. He is a founding faculty member of the graduate Human Factors/Ergonomics Program at a very prestigious university. This is now the largest graduate program of its kind in the United States and is ranked #3 among similar programs. In his 28-year role as a Human Factors and Ergonomics professor, he has taught courses on, among other subjects, Human Cognition, Engineering Psychology and Human Factors, User Research Methods & Usability Testing, Cognitive Engineering, Human Factors Research Methods, and Ergonomics. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1991 to 1995 | Employer: NASA Ames Research Center | Title: Principal Scientist | Department: Human Factors Division - Aerospace |
Responsibilities:Conducted research on pilot-vehicle interfaces and issues of pilot attention, workload and perception. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Member, Fellows Selection Committee, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) -Forensics Professionals Technical Group -Healthcare Technical Group -Product Design Technical Group Association of Aviation Psychologists (AAP) American Psychological Association (APA), Division 21 American Psychological Society (APS) Society of Human Performance in Extreme Environments (HPEE) Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Society for Information Display (SID) BayCHI Usability Professionals’ Association (UPA) Board of Certified Ergonomics Professionals (BCPE) |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Board Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) Certificate, Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) |
| Professional Appointments |
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| APPOINTED OR ELECTED: Founder and Editor in Chief, Human Factors in Healthcare, Elsevier Publishing Editor, In Practice, A Quarterly Column in Ergonomics in Design Head, IEA Fellows Selection Committee, Human Factors, and Ergonomics Society President, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (the largest organization of Human Factors Professionals) Co-Founder and Co-Chair, The ErgoX Conference Founder and Co-Chair, International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care Editor, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, - Recently elected as Fellow of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), one of only 134 people to ever achieve that designation. ADVISORY BOARDS Advisory Board Member, Jinfinity Precision Medicine Advisory Board Member, WingoCase - Ambulant Inc. Advisory Board Member, Master of Science in Health Technology Graduate Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign **Extensive list available upon request. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| - Arnold M. Small President’s Distinguished Service Award, from the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. This award recognizes individuals whose career-long contributions have brought honor to the profession and the Society. - The Ergonomist Practitioner of the Year Award, from the Foundation for Professional Ergonomics. - Winner of the User-Centered Design Award, from the Product Design Technical Group of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) and was designated the Outstanding Lecturer of the Year, from the Davidson College of Engineering, San Jose State University. - Keith Hansen Professional Outreach Award, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. This award recognizes members and nonmembers who engage in significant activities that broaden awareness of the existence of the human factors/ergonomics profession and the benefits it brings to humankind. - Inaugural Award Winner, Ergonomist Practitioner of the Year, Presented by the Foundation for Professional Ergonomics. The Foundation for Professional Ergonomics (FPE) initiated the annual award to recognize colleagues who have demonstrated outstanding contributions to the practice of ergonomics through their professional lifetime achievements and/or specific implementation projects. **Extensive list available upon request. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has published and presented extensively on the science and application of human factors to fields such as healthcare, aviation, and consumer products. Patents: 5 Refereed Journals / Books: 30 Conference Presentations/Proceedings (selected):121 **Extensive list available upon request. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| In his expert witness work, he routinely addresses issues of perception, conspicuity, attention, visual scanning, response time and PRT, decision making, root cause analyses, risk perception, instructions, signage, warnings, alarms, user interfaces, terms of use/notice and more. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Undergraduate Courses Taught: -Human Cognition -Introduction to Experimental Psychology -Introduction to Human Factors Graduate Courses Taught: -Professional Ergonomics Seminar -User Research and Usability Testing -Advanced Seminar in Human Factors -Cognitive Engineering -Introduction to Ergonomics -Human Factors Experiments -Research Methods -Design for the Disabled |