Experience

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  Anacapa Sciences

  • Principal Scientist

    • 2002 - 2011

    Providing research, design, evaluation, and software development services to commercial and government clients.Example project experience:• Distance Learning Environment: Designed, programmed, and implemented a combination of open source and custom applications integrated to support on-line train...

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  OACIS Research

  • Owner and Principal Investigator

    • 1994 - 2002

    Providing research and design services to commercial and government clients.• In-Dash Vehicle Navigation System: Preference, usability and workload evaluations with rapid prototyping of panel, screen, and voice user interfaces. The objective was a walk-up-and-use interface that minimized driver ...

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  Anacapa Sciences

  • Principal Scientist

    • 1989 - 1994

    See above.

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  Hughes Aircraft Company

  • Senior Project Engineer

    • 1987 - 1989

    Responsible for the management and execution of human factors projects.• Human factors lead for the Hughes Driving Simulator--a 180º field-of-view, fixed-base facility (see video below in the SlideShare Presentations section).• Simulations of head-up displays and collision warning systems leading...

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  General Motors

  • Project Engineer

    • 1985 - 1986

    Responsible for conducting investigations of advanced driver information and display systems.• Developed tools to examine the interaction between drivers and information displays including in-vehicle video techniques and a computerized system to collect on-the-road subjective evaluations.

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  Wayne State University School of Medicine

  • Research Assistant

    • 1978 - 1981

    Investigations of the biochemistry of thromboplastin and fibrinogen in blood coagulation with an emphasis on lipoprotein extraction and purification and solid phase peptide synthesis.