Selected Consultation Experiences

CONSULTATION

Numerous Clients: Philips, Dentsply Sirona, Cognition, Cognit, Metaphase, Hollister, Kinexium, Zimmer Bio-Met, Sage,  Medicines360, Starfish, ioLifeSciences, Invetech, Innovenn, P&G HFCSI, Yuanliman Testing, BD. Consultant (2017 - present)

  • Strategic advice on product design, HFE process, regulatory compliance for medical products

Abbott Point of Care Product Development Consultant (5/2015 – 6/2016)

  • Handheld IVD device product development and HF strategy

Abbott Vascular Product Development Consultant (5/2016 – present)

  • Structural Heart product development and HF strategy

Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Product Development Consultant (10/2019 – present)

  • HF advisor and trainer for rapid diagnostic IVD products

AbbVie R&D Product Development Consultant (7/2016 – present)

  • HF Technical Advisor on Combination Product Design and regulatory compliance

Siemens Healthcare Product Development Consultant (5/2015 – 12/2015)

  • Imaging product development and HF strategy

Flight Medical, Israel Product Development Consultant (5/2014 – 12/2014)

  • Reviewed and revised Regulatory submissions for FDA 510K for helicopter ventilator medical device that was cleared. 

 

Klein Tools, Inc. Consultant (10/98 – 3/99)

  • Designed and conducted field studies of the usability of new Personal Climbing Equipment for Utility Lineworkers.

 

Paul Levinson (Attorney), Expert Witness (8/96 – 12/96)

  • Developed expert report describing probabilities of false rejections of job candidates who had taken personality tests for telephone company jobs

 

Performance Edge, Inc., Consultant (11/94 - 4/95)

  • Developed practice employment tests, preparatory materials for assessment centers and employment interviews. Covered sales jobs and telecommunications technician jobs

Gold Associates, Human Factors Consulting (1/88- 6/89)

  • Performed job analysis, test development, test validation studies and safety studies of physically demanding iron worker jobs.

EXPERT WITNESS

EEOC Expert Witness (1/2020 – 6/2021)

  • Prepare expert report on validity and adverse impact on female applicants for truck driver jobs

Taylor, Halliburton, Ledbetter Attorney Expert Witness (2/05 – 12/07)

  • Investigating usability, labeling and training defects of self-contained breathing apparatus used by fireman killed in a building collapse

Blunt & Associates Expert Witness (1/02 -12/06)

  • Investigated usability defects of computer controlled baking goods mixing system that caused an operator to lose a hand. Gave depositions.

Blunt & Associates Expert Witness (6/01 – 7/02)

  • Investigated and reported causes of repetitive stress injury to a railroad worker after many years operating railroad heavy equipment with excessive vibrations

Kopka, Landau & Pinkus Attorneys at Law Expert Witness (6/00 – 5/01)

  • Investigated human factors causes of operator failure to stop a printing press from overheating and being destroyed in a fire

Finkelstein, Levine, Gittelsohn and Tetenbaum Counselors at Law, Expert Witness (6/94 - 9/94)

  • Motorcycle accident case. Prepared expert testimony on the relevance of traffic safety research on highway signs and warnings and driver behavior.

 

Rusk, Wadlin, Heppner & Martuscello Attorneys at Law, Expert Witness (6/91- 7/91)

  • Product liability case involving absence of guarding devices on printing press. Prepared expert testimony on relevance of safety guard studies.

Bower and Garner Attorneys at Law, Expert Witness (5/91 - 6/91)

  • Product liability case involving loss of hand in printing press. Testified in court on relevance of negative transfer of learning.

 

Finkelstein, Levine, Gittelsohn and Tetenbaum Counselors at Law, Expert Witness (12/89 - 10/93)

  • Product liability case involving burns suffered from microwaved baby bottle. Prepared expert testimony on relevance of safety warning studies.

Pacific Northwest Bell  Telephone Co., Expert Witness (6/82 - 12/82)

  • Investigated PNB liability in electrocution accident. Prepared expert testimony on the relevance of perceptual impairments and optical illusions studies to the accident.