A record of success and breadth of experience in practical workplace ergonomics without parallel:

• Considered to be one of the leading practitioners of workplace ergonomics in North America.  Listed by Industrial Hygiene and Safety News as "one of the key players influencing both government and ergonomic standards and industrial control strategies."

• Author of four books:

The Rules of Work: A Practical Engineering Guide to Ergonomics, second edition (Taylor & Francis, 2012), a basic text on workplace ergonomics, written for workplace practitioners.

The Ergonomics Kit for General Industry, second edition (Taylor & Francis, 2006), a "how to" manual for workplace practitioners on setting up practical workplace ergonomics programs in a manufacturing or service environment.

The Office Ergonomics Kit (New York: Lewis Publishers, 1999), a "how to" manual equivalent to the above kit, but focused on the office environment.

The Ergonomics Edge (New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1995), a lay language primer on understanding and using ergonomics that makes good business sense.

• Over 35 years providing ergonomics services, primarily in industrial work settings.  Conducted evaluations of work areas in over 1500 different workplaces, involving tens of thousands of separate tasks.

• Developed innovative corporate programs for Fortune 100 companies that have resulted in thousands of ergonomic improvements and savings of millions of dollars

• Instrumental in identifying the epidemic of upper extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) among autoworkers in the late 1970’s, and consequently pioneered workplace ergonomics programs in auto plants.  Wrote the first lay language booklet on ergonomics, published in 1982, aimed at the auto industry and general metal working operations.

• Comprehensive experience in industry, ranging from the office environment and hospitals to underground mining and steel mills.

• Retained by the American Meat Institute and major meatpacking companies in the 1980’s to develop industry-wide programs to reduce MSDs in this high-risk industry.   Represented the industry in working with OSHA to develop the Ergonomics Guidelines for the Meatpacking Industry.

• Widespread reputation as an energetic and down-to-earth public speaker and trainer. 

• Solid background in developing low-cost and common-sense ergonomic improvements, using a style that promotes innovation and inventiveness among client personnel.