• Created, directed, and institutionalized the AV accessibility attribute to ensure the vehicle is accessible to those with disabilities• Spearheaded "AV External Communications" research within Ford and partner organizations (VA Tech, Motional) to advance concept development and direct other research organizations• Leading the International Organization of Standards task force for "AV External Communications" • Created corporate requirements for rider comfort, motion sickness and perceptions of other drivers and Vulnerable Road Users • Managed development of AV remote operation workstation training and certification process as well as guidelines for workstation design to minimize operator error• Assembled and implemented a novel method to enhance approaching vehicles' awareness of an AV stopped in lane or shoulder• Secured funding and managed multiple university research projects, and executed results by developing requirements and advising product development• Managed and mentored the AV Human Factors group

• Directed the Human Factors and Interaction Design efforts, including developing concepts, leading research studies, and developing corporate requirements for all North American advanced engineering projects• Spearheaded corporate effort to analyze the NHTSA driver distraction guidelines and to update corporate requirements to ensure compliance with the NHTSA guidelines• Established, managed and mentored large team of engineers and designers from headcount contributed by several internal departments• Created and integrated Human Factors and Interaction Design deliverables into the advanced engineering delivery process• Secured funding and led over $7M in university research projects (naturalistic, field operational & test track studies)

• Orchestrated initiative to ensure driver distraction requirements were adhered to during development of in-vehicle systems• Directed initiative to institutionalize usability by developing and implementing requirements and verification methods• Provided Human Factors guidance, including leading research studies, developing requirements, and leading implementation teams on developing cross vehicle systems • Supervised the Core Ergonomics group and the Human Machine Interface (HMI) Verification Center

• Acquired funding, devised, constructed, and institutionalized state of the art fixed-base driving simulator and usability lab • Provided Human Factors support for cross program systems

• Managed Human Factors support for programs; tracking and facilitating teams to meet Ergonomics requirements

• Formulated, conducted, and analyzed usability studies & reported and implemented results