Core Human Factors, Inc. - Philadelphia Main Line since Oct 2011
Founder & CEO
Design Science Consulting, Inc. Apr 2007 - Oct 2011
Director, Human Factors Research
Design Science Consulting Inc. Sep 2004 - Apr 2007
Senior Research Associate
Fidelity Investments Oct 2000 - Oct 2003
Usability Specialist
Education:
Temple University - Fox School of Business and Management 2003 - 2004
M.B.A., International Business
Tufts University 1997 - 2001
B.S., Engineering Psychology (Human Factors Engineering)
Technion-Machon Technologi Le' Israel 1999 - 2000
United States Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (CHPPM) 1999 - 1999
Certificate, Applied Ergonomics Training
Skills:
Human Factors Ergonomics Usability Testing Ethnography Medical Devices User Experience Qualitative Research User-centered Design Research Analysis Data Analysis Product Design Research Design Competitive Analysis Product Development Interaction Design Requirements Analysis Market Research Healthcare Consumer Insights Focus Groups Heuristic Evaluation Contextual Inquiry Human Factors Engineering Task Analysis Usability Engineering Interviewing Requirements Gathering User Research Customer Insight User Interface Design
Interests:
usability engineering, human factors, ergonomics, healthcare, product development, new technologies
Honor & Awards:
Congressional (U.S.A.) Award for Heroism, 1998;
De-Florez Prize in Human Engineering, 2001
Human Factors Engineer And User Researcher And Founder And Chief Executive Officer Of Core Human Factors, Inc
Design Science Consulting Inc. Apr 2007 - Oct 2011
Director, Human Factors Research
Core Human Factors, Inc. Apr 2007 - Oct 2011
Human Factors Engineer and User Researcher and Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Core Human Factors, Inc
Design Science Consulting Inc. Sep 2004 - Apr 2007
Senior Research Associate
Fidelity Investments Oct 2000 - Oct 2003
Usability Specialist
Education:
Fox School of Business at Temple University 2003 - 2004
Master of Business Administration, Masters, International Business
Tufts University 1997 - 2001
Bachelors, Bachelor of Science, Psychology, Engineering
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology 1999 - 2000
Skills:
Usability Testing User Centered Design Heuristic Evaluation Human Factors Usability Medical Devices Product Development Usability Engineering User Interface Design User Research Contextual Inquiry Ethnography Data Analysis User Interface Research Human Computer Interaction Qualitative Research User Experience Research Design Focus Groups Human Factors Engineering Statistics Rapid Prototyping Analysis Healthcare Wireframes Service Design Product Design Information Architecture Industrial Design Ergonomics Competitive Analysis Market Research Task Analysis User Experience Design Interaction Design Design Strategy Wire Framing Experience Design Information Design Card Sorting User Scenarios Requirements Analysis Customer Insight Design Thinking Persona Axure Consumer Insights Interviewing Requirements Gathering
Interests:
Usability Engineering Product Development Healthcare Human Factors New Technologies Ergonomics
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Date: Sep 05, 2014
Category: Sci/Tech
Source: Google
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Adam Shames
About:
Adam@kreativity.net
Tagline:
Speaker, Consultant and Catalyst for Creativity
Adam Shames
Lived:
Philadelphia, PA Paris, France Costa Rica Tokyo, Japan Haifa, Israel
Work:
Core Human Factors, Inc. - Founder & CEO (2011) Design Science - Director, Human Factors (2004-2011) Fidelity Investments US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine
Education:
Tufts University, Temple University, Technion
About:
I help companies apply the human factor to the products they develop. The advantage is that the design of their products precisely fit the physical and cognitive characteristics of their users. Succes...