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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Deliver human factors expertise to nuclear power generation utilities for projects associated with refurbishment, upgrades, and new builds • Prepare Human Factors Engineering Program Plans (HFEPP) per industry standards and regulations (CNSC, CSA) outlining scope of human factors involvement and analyses• Apply human factors design and process guidelines throughout suite of analyses (OPEX, functional analysis, task analysis, human-system interface design, usability and validation testing, staffing and qualification, procedure and training development) • Prepare Human Factors Engineering Summary Reports (HFESR) to document human factors elements of modifications and/or new designs• Maintain accountability for cost, schedule, and quality of technical deliverables

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

• Managed the human performance program in an organization of over 1000 employees with an objective of optimizing human performance in complex systems to achieve safe and efficient operation • Investigated events occurring in the energy sector and prepared causal analysis reports outlining the event timeline, error precursors, flawed defences, latent organizational weaknesses, and make recommendations to mitigate recurrences of future events• Tracked, trended, and analyzed data on human performance to drive improvements through task design, training, and process improvement• Presented human performance analytics, program status, and event findings to senior management and utility counterparts

London, Ontario

• Integrated human factors and system safety standards, guideline, and best practices through a systems engineering approach to requirement development, detailed design, testing, manufacturing, fielding, and support of military land systems• Assessed and improved operability of human-machine interfaces via analysis of CAD models during design, preliminary field exercises on prototypes, and formalized testing on first production builds • Facilitated focus groups to define operational and maintainer needs of end-users for product optimization• Identified and quantified risk of all operational and maintenance hazards, developed recommended control actions, and prepared technical reports and presentations both internally and for customers

Windsor, Ontario

• Performed workplace assessments across varying industries to quantify risk and provide detailed task-redesign recommendations to members of management, union, and JHSCs• Developed and championed ergonomics and safety initiatives across small to mid-size organizations •Investigated work-relatedness of WSIB injury claims and provided evidence-based opinions on the relationship between job demands and type of injury

Kingston, Ontario

• Provided ergonomics consultation by way of observation, assessment, task redesign, and training to administrative and facilities staff across Queen's University

Kingston, Ontario

• Conducted publicly funded research; grant writing, experimental design, data collection, and report writing• Major projects involved design and validation of an on-body apparatus to optimize flight performance and reduce biomechanical loading of CH-146 Griffon helicopter aircrew during night operations/missions

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Kinesiology (Ergonomics)

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Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Kinesiology

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