Intellex Acquires Expert by Big Village

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Expert Details

Human Factors/Ergonomics

ID: 714490 Michigan, USA

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HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING; HUMAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; ERGONOMICS. Expert does research in the design of systems, equipment, and facilities. Expert is developing methods to make them safe and easy to use, maintain, and repair. One of his areas of expertise is automotive human factors engineering. Expert also teaches courses on ergonomics.

KEYBOARD; DATA INPUT DEVICE; DATA OUTPUT DEVICE. Expert's research has been concerned primarily with the design of user interfaces to computer systems and user interfaces for automobiles (instrument panel controls and displays, symbols). He has done extensive research on driver interfaces to navigation systems and on work warning systems and control preferences. His focus is on usability, not on switch design or mechanical or electrical properties. This research has broad applicability to transportation, computer systems, and consumer products of all types.

AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY; AUTOMOTIVE ERGONOMICS. At the U of M Transportation Institute Expert has conducted research on many issues pertaining to motor vehicle safety, vehicle ergonomics, and how people drive cars.


Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1979 Degree: PhD Subject: Industrial & Operations, Eng & Psych (joint degree) Institution: University of Michigan
Year: 1979 Degree: AM Subject: Psychology Institution: University of Michigan
Year: 1974 Degree: MSE Subject: Industrial & Operations Engineering Institution: University of Michigan
Year: 1972 Degree: BS Subject: Mechanical Engineering Institution: Drexel University

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1996 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Senior Research Scientist, Human Factors, Transportation Research Institute Department:
Responsibilities:
Available upon request.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1993 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering & Operations Research Department:
Responsibilities:
Available upon request.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1993 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Adjunct Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics Department:
Responsibilities:
Available upon request.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1992 to 1993 Employer: University of Michigan Title: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Department:
Responsibilities:
Available upon request.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1988 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Associate Research Scientist, Human Factors,Transportation Research Institute Department:
Responsibilities:
Available upon request.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1978 to 1988 Employer: University of Michigan Title: Assistant Research Scientist, Human Factors, Transportation Research Institute Department:
Responsibilities:
Available upon request.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1978 to 1993 Employer: University of Michigan Title: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Industrial and Operations Engineering Department:
Responsibilities:
Available upon request.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1972 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Summer engineering positions in industry Department:
Responsibilities:
Available upon request.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
Expert is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery, the Ergonomics Society (Fellow), the Human Factors Society, and the Intelligent Transportation Society of America.
Awards / Recognition
He won the National Safety Council's Howard Pyle Fellowship for safety research.
Publications and Patents Summary
He has published 120+ articles and technical reports dealing with human factors engineering.

Fields of Expertise

automotive ergonomics, automotive safety, data input device, data output device, ergonomics, human factors, human factors engineering, man-machine system, keyboard, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, computer keyboard, automotive instrument panel, automotive human factors engineering, computer user interface design, facility design, computer interface designing, consumer product safety, safety procedure, user interface, biomedical diagnostic instrumentation

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