Don Patten Email & Phone Number

Ontario, Canada

Program Lead/thought leader in ergonomics advising internal and external customers on strategies to integrate ergonomics into businessAdvising and supporting a team of ergonomics professionalsMarket and deliver technical consulting with clients (internal and external) to help identify MSD hazards, qualitatively and quantitative assess the risks, and make.

Ontario, Canada

WSPS is a trusted advisor to businesses seeking to boost productivity and profitability by reducing work-related injuries, illnesses and fatalities. We understand your business, its risks, and its challenges. Our goal is to eliminate all work–related injuries, illnesses and fatalities and to put health and safety solutions within reach of every employer.

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Waterloo, ON

• Oversaw global programs in ergonomics, accessibility and physical usability. Identified conditions that were incompatible with employee needs and abilities. Collaborated with stakeholders to extend ergonomics into.
• Collaborated with design teams on device ergonomics incorporating ergonomics features into devices and tablets. Created design standards for engineers that… Show more Oversaw global programs in ergonomics.
• Collaborated with design teams on device ergonomics incorporating ergonomics features into devices and tablets. Created design standards for engineers that were incorporated into future designs such as the Passport.
• Designed and conducted physical usability research studies that validated concerns with devices and facilitated ergonomics to be incorporated in software and hardware designs.
• Collaborated with industrial design to validate the usability of future device concepts.
• Collaborated with Ryerson University on human factors integration tool measuring organization’s effectiveness in ability and readiness to incorporate human factors into manufacturing and engineering functions while.

Canada

• Responsible for overseeing an organization that saw stalled membership growth and implemented a marketing plan, student focused activities, website redesign, and conference standards to increase member growth.
• Oversaw the implementation of marketing and communications plan.
• Oversaw the development and executive of the associations’ strategic plan.
• Responsible for managing a budget.

• Assisted clients in progressing health and safety programs to reduce and / or eliminate risk primarily focused on MSD prevention. Consulted with companies on risk assessments, hazard identification and general safety.
• Provided training and workshops to clients in areas, including MSD prevention, hot work, fall protection and certification training.
• Prepared and awarded RFP in EHS for large client resulting in additional $150K revenue.
• Achieved… Show more Assisted clients in progressing health and safety programs to reduce and / or eliminate risk primarily focused on MSD prevention. Consulted with companies on risk assessments, hazard identification.
• Achieved above both performance and monetary targets on consistent basis by developing strong relationships with clients understanding their requirements and delivering timely and concise recommendations that yielded.
• Led MSD prevention working group made up of Ontario’s health and safety system partners to review MSD prevention activities with goal of creating strategy. Presented initial findings to system partner CEO’s and senior.

Toronto, Canada Area

Provided practical, reliable, and efficient human factors and ergonomics solutions for business, industry, law, and government. Designed processes, equipment and tasks that were compatible with employees needs, abilities and within physical limitations. Developed ergonomics and MSD prevention programs to suit various environments including rail, aerospace.

Toronto, Canada Area

Performed ergonomics work site evaluations in a variety of industries: Automotive, manufacturing, electrical, healthcare, services, federal, chemical, plastics, and food.Prepared concise reports on the design and evaluation of tasks, jobs, and processes to ensure compatibility and suitability of work for injured and non-injured workers.Researched and.

Toronto, Canada Area

Utilized creative problem solving solutions to accommodate clients with special needs or facilitate the return to work of injured employees with a low or no-cost solution for the client.Developed and initiated a more efficient and productive ergonomics and accommodation program by streamlining report formats, improving application process, developed.