Experience

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  Washington State University Tri Cities

  • Adjunct Professor, Environmental Sciences, WSU-TC

    • Aug 2009 - Present

    Teaching Environmental Issues and Ethics class

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  YAHSGS, LLC

  • Sustainability Steward to DOE-RL

    • Aug 2008 - Present

    Implemented Sustainability Practices at the Hanford Site to conform to DOE and Executive Sustainability Orders, including forming and leading teams to develop ISO 14000 certifiable Environmental Management Systems. Led team who performed first Carbon Footprint of the Hanford Site in preparation ...

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  James A. Wise, Ph.D.

  • Human Factors Research Scientist/Psychologist

    • Aug 2004 - Present

    Occasional consulting on Green Building and occupant benefits.

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  WSU-TC

  • Clinical Associate Professor, Psychology

    • Aug 2004 - May 2008

    building the undergraduate experimental psychology program, teaching Statistics, Research Methods, Psychophysiology, Perception, Human Factors, Cognition & Decision-Making, and Environmental Psychology courses. Performing federal and state funded research on space syntax, fractal design enhan...

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  Contract Design Research through own company

  • Private Consultant

    • Nov 1996 - Aug 2004

    Formed and led design and research teams for major corporate and government clients, including; and many architecture and interior design firms. Earned 1998 Public Outreach and Partnership award from the Dept. of Energy.

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  Center for Sustainable Buildings Research

  • Research Associate

    • Jan 2000 - Jan 2004
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  Pacific Northwest National Research Laboratory

  • Staff Scientist

    • Jun 1990 - Oct 1996

    Originated, designed and led numerous projects in the Technology Planning and Analysis Center and the Applied Physics Center. Conceived and led project to develop the world's first text visualization software (SPIRE), which won an R&D 100 Award in 1996. Performed first DOE post-occupancy...

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  University of Michigan

  • Adjunct Professor

    • Jun 1987 - Jun 1990

    Formed and led a facilities management research center in the F.E. Seidman School of Business, doing design research for major office furniture manufacturers in Michigan, and for government agencies. Led the Head Start Classroom of the Future Project, and the first major comparative study of US e...

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  University of Washington

  • Associate Professor of Architecture, Adjunct Assoc. Professor

    • Jan 1988 - Jan 1990
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  NASA-Ames Research Center

  • Visiting Research Psychologist

    • Sep 1975 - Jun 1987

    1986.Taught courses in Person-Environment Relations, Functional Programming, & Post Occupancy Evaluation, and Design Research studios; graduate Decision Science seminars in Psychology, and Social Sciences and the Environment course for IES. Won two design research awards: Industrial Design, 1...

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  SFB 24) The University

  • Visiting Professor

    • Jun 1974 - Sep 1975

    Performed various studies with German scientists on social, technical and environmental design and planning in West Germany. Taught graduate mathematical psychology seminars.

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  The Ohio State University

  • Assistant Professor

    • Sep 1970 - Jun 1974

    Taught introductory statistics & graduate decision sciences courses and specialty seminars. Led design research studios. Earned OSU teaching excellence award for statistics.

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  The University

  • Visiting Lecturer

    • Jan 1970 - Sep 1970

    Postdoctoral appointment in the experimental and mathematical psychology group.