Thesis Topic: Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship Technology and System Resilience. My research investigates socio-technical system resilience using the performance of prototype maritime autonomous surface ship (MASS) technology as a case study. This research is performed in conjunction with new and ongoing research projects in autonomous shipping where I provide further support on Human Factors Integration (HFI) and experimentation.

Management Team and associate consultant role leading research in resilient performance of complex systems and providing human factors consultancy across multiple sectors including rail infrastructure, water systems management, government policy advice, and resilience engineering research on aviation and maritime infrastructure.For more details see my profile here: http://www.schumacherinstitute.org.uk/people/douglas-owen/

I led a team of Human Factors Engineering (HFE) consultants to provide supplier oversight, design integration, and organizational support to ensure quality, contractual and regulatory compliance with the requirements for HFE across the first Russian nuclear power plant built in the West for many years. Included in my remit were control room and nuclear power plant design, licensing, procedures, training, staffing, plans, during the power plant development. My objective was to provide a foundation for safe and reliable operation from a human performance / human-technology-organization (HTO) perspective. I used my expertise in the development of the supplier’s human-automation concept, Instrumentation & Control quality / qualification management as well as internal processes and methods for managing human-related risks and opportunities. I also supported further development and formation of Fennovoima's safety culture in close co-operation with Fennovoima organization, the authorities and the plant supplier. I also contributed R&D activities supported by the Finnish and Nordic nuclear industries.

Associate providing human factors consultancy and training services to aviation clients internationally to enhance safety management, incident investigation, and fatigue risk management.

I provided a human factors consultancy capability in socio-technical systems, system and equipment design, and research projects involving human performance. My responsibilities included providing technical leadership and assurance, enhancing the profile of SEA's HF capability internally and externally, and supporting business development activities.

I have delivered human factors consultancy services across industries including aviation (airport ground operations, airport design, design organisation staff training), rail, marine, medical, built environment and infrastructure domains incorporating operational and maintenance perspectives. I have played a major role in marine business development strategically and directly with clients.Highlights:• Resilience service development project leader• Deputy Lead: Global Marine Business Development• Health & Safety team member and trainer• Part of the 2014 Lloyd’s List prize winning consortium for ‘Innovation’ for the European LYNCEUS project to develop person tracking technology to reduce casualties at sea• Supported a rail operator over 2 years to reduce the hazards to staff during operation and maintenance and meet client, employees and regulator’s expectations

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I was the sole specialist for Airbus UK responsible for human factors contribution to system safety and reliability, and health & safety in aviation maintenance. My responsibilities were transnational, multi-departmental, and encompassed all civil and military aircraft development programmes. I had a fundamental role in the development and implementation of the human factors in maintenance strategy within Airbus spanning Flight Safety and Maintainability departments. This strategy and associated processes were fully integrated into aircraft engineering processes (i.e. FHA, FMECA, FTA, Particular Risk Analysis, maintainability analyses) and designed to meet certification requirements. I also developed links with external organisations and universities to support human factors in maintenance activities. I conducted presentations on maintenance safety at international symposia and co-authored several journal papers. Highlights:• Development input into Airbus Safety Management System methods and tools for use by airlines and maintenance organisations internationally;• Delivery of multi-day seminars on safety management and safety reporting based on expertise in risk and safety management methods and tools, and their application;• Led the development, transnational implementation (including training) and operational support of processes used by engineers to identify, analyse and manage maintenance errors during new aircraft development in accordance with EASA CS Part 25.1309 aviation certification regulation;• Development of a process for maintenance-related occurrence analysis to provide input into the design process;• Human Factors in Maintenance task leader for the EU FP5 VIVACE project and contributed to the TATEM project. Worked on the ADAMS2 project for which Airbus UK was a work package leader.

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My role was to contribute significantly to three collaborative European Commission projects based in aviation and marine domains. My role in each is summarised below.Highlights:• AITRAM (Advanced Integrated Training in Aeronautics Maintenance) – Developed task analysis techniques to document aviation maintenance tasks for use in Virtual Reality and numerical simulation. I also developed a training system for these tasks to be implemented in Virtual Reality. • ADAMS2 (Human Factors in Aircraft Dispatch and Maintenance Safety) – Contributed to the design and development of a new pan-European aviation maintenance accident/incident reporting system.• THEMES (Thematic Network for Safety Assessment of Waterborne Transport) –Contributed to the foundation work in developing a pan-European maritime accident/incident reporting system.

I performed research in aviation decision-making in association with the Aviation Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois funded by the FAA. The project focussed on the application of PC-based General Aviation flight simulators to investigate the factors influencing weather-related pilot decision-making including the effect GPS use for navigation.