Expert No. 134991 – NY
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Expertise Description: Ph.D., P.E.- Experienced in Human Factors and Ergonomics. Personal Injury analyst, BA, MS, PhD in physics ad psychology (including MIT), 40 plus years R&D, teaching testimony, industrial training. Licensed Professional Engineer. Provides expert testimony in criminal and personal injury trials (both defense and plaintiff), applying unique combination of expertise in physics and human factors psychology to: vehicle accidents, industrial and construction accidents, perception and vision, warnings and instruction labels, product and equipment errors, medical equipment errors, skip and fall, ergonomics and workplace layout, physics and optics. He is a fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, member of the American Psychological Association, and holds an assistant professor appointment at SUNY-Buffalo. He has conducted R&D in instructional system development, perception, vehicle driving, human-computer interaction, equipment design and evaluation, and physiological processes. He has authored over 60 presentations and publications, numerous training programs, and five patent disclosures, and is a contributor to the Human Factors Engineering Guidelines and Preferred Practices for the Design of Medical Devices, ANSI/AAMI HE48-1993, Human Factors Design Process for Medical Devices ANSI/AAMI HE74:2001, and current revisions. Research includes an evaluation of a system to prevent drunk driving, an investigation of factors contributing to decreased alertness during driving, studies of camouflage, and programs requiring the design of operator interfaces/ He was selected by the HF&ES to develop a comprehensive human factors plan for Nuclear Regulatory Commission. He has experience as an on-site quality manager on a subcontract for Construction Companies. Develops manuals and multimedia training programs for industrial operations, health and safety., and maintenance for light to heavy industry. Prior expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom te
Areas of Expertise:
Representative Litigation Experience:
- product and equipment design induced errors
- medical equipment errors
- perception and vision
- instruction and procedures
- warnings and labels
- vehicle accidents and reconstruction
- industrial and construction accidents
- slip and fall
- ergonomics and workplace layout
- work procedures
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- hazard and job analysis
- safety training programs
- industrial training programs
- mockups
- simulations
- Standards of development
- operations and maintenance manual development
- product design
Licenses & Certifications:
| California Professional Engineer (Quality) |
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.A. | Physics (Math Minor) | University of Buffalo | |
| Graduate Studies | Solid State Physics and Math | Purdue University | |
| M.S. | Experimental Psychology (Physics minor) | Purdue University | |
| Ph.D. | Experimental Psychology | State University of New York at Buffalo |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- Fellow, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Technical Groups: Forensics Professional (former chair), Training (former chair, Health Care
- International Ergonomics Association, Technical committee on Slips, Trips and Falls
- American Psychological Association, member Division 21, Applied Experimental & Engineering Psychology
- Western New York Chapter of the Human Factors Society, President
- Assoc. for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, Human Engineering and Home Healthcare Devices
- ASTM, Voting Member on Committees
- Reserve Deputy, Sheriff of Erie County, Scientific Reserve Division (retired)
- Western NY Science Congress, Inc., Board of Directors
- SUNY at Buffalo, Research Asst. Prof., Industry/University Center for Biosurfaces, Human Factors Coordinator
- SUNY at Buffalo, Extreme Events, Human Factors Event Mitigation group
- Stavatti Aircraft Corporation, Board of Directors, Director of Human Factors Engineering
- Aero Club Buffalo
- Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assocation
- Calspan, Head, Human Factors & Training
- State University of New York at Buffalo, State University College at Buffalo, and Empire State College, D'Youville College. Part-time Lecturer/Instructor (psychology, ergonomics, industrial engineering, statistics)
- RCS Performance Systems, Inc. President
- Parsons Brinckerhoff, Quality Control Manager
Other Career Highlights:
| Authored over 60 papers and publications, numerous training programs, and 5 patent disclosures |
| Invited columnist for a three-pat series on Human Factors, Buffalo Law Journal |
| Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed but Nothing Blew!" Ergonomics in Design |
