Consultant (1980 to present)
Ergonomic Engineering
Academic Appointment (1980 to present)
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of New Hampshire
Chairman, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of New Hampshire
Director of UNH Biomedical Engineering Center, University of New Hampshire
Coordinator of the UNH Human Factors Research and Development Center, UNH
Over 50 Funded Research and/or Development Grants: NIH, SSA, Whitaker Foundation, NH-DVR, VA, Easter Seal Foundation, Commercial and Industrial, etc.
Over 200 Publications and Conference Proceedings
Certifications
Certified Professional Ergonomist (BCPE #83)
Certified Ergonomic Evaluator Specialist, Roy Matheson and Associates
Education
Ph.D. Biological Engineering, June 1981, UCONN
M.S. Biological Engineering (Electrical), June 1977, UCONN
B.A. Biophysics (Major), Chemistry (Minor), June 1974, UCONN
University of Connecticut (UCONN), Storrs, Connecticut
Research Interest
Biomedical/Biological Instrumentation; Physiological Modeling; Alternative Medicine; Ergonomic and Rehabilitation Engineering; Electro-surgery.
Employment History
January 2002 to present
Ergonomic Technologies Corporation
Corporate Ergonomics Consultant
Waste Management, Inc.
Houston, Texas
November 1995 to present:
Program Coordinator and Instructor
Ergonomics Professional Residency Program
Roy Matheson and Associates
Keene, NH
May 1995 to December 1997:
Co-Director: Ergonomics Program
Occupational Health Services
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Boston, MA
Faculty Member, Depart. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Univ. Hampshire
Chairman, Electrical and Computer Engineering, June 1996 to present
Professor of Electrical Engineering, June 1990 to present
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, June 1985 to May 1990
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, September 1980 to June 1985
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of New Hampshire
July 1984 to present:
Staff Consultant in Electrical Engineering\Electrosurgery
Medical Research Service
Veterans Administration Medical Center
White River Junction, VT
January 1980 to May 1980:
Lecturer in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Consultations - Expert Witness
Banner and Witcoff, Chicago, IL, Electrosurgery, Patent
Bossie, Keely, Hodes and Buckley, Manchester, NH, Ergonomics
Devine, Millemet, Manchester, NH, Liability
Galbraith and Booms, Detroit, Electrosurgery, Liability
Invatronics, Portsmouth, NH, Electrosurgery, Patent Law
McGovern, Noel and Benik, Providence, RI, Fire, Liability
MCI, MicroWave Transmission, Product Development
Megadyne Medical Prod, Inc. v. Aspen Lab, Inc., Salt Lake City, Electrosurgery, Patent
MicroSurge, Electrosurgery, Product Development
Pitman, Hooks, Marsh, Dutton and Hollis, Birmingham, AL, Electrosurgery, Liability
Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau and Pachios, Portland, ME, Keyboard, Liability
Ransmeier and Spellman, Concord, NH, Liability
Robinson and Lawing, Winston-Salem, NC, Liability
Sullivan and Gregg, Nashua, Electrocution, Liability
Venable, Washington, DC, Electrosurgery, Patent
William Ritchie, Manchester, NH, Patent Consultations: Ergonomic (* In-Charge Program Roll-out)
Achusnet Rubber, New Bedford, MA
AIRMAR Technologies, Inc., Milford, NH
Avalon Health Associates, Worcester, MA
Bailey Corporation, Seabrook, NH
Bain and Company, Boston, MA
Bangor-Hydro Electric Company, Bangor, ME*
Batesville Casket Co., subsidiary of Hilderbrand Corp.*
Batesville Corporate, Batesville, Indiana, Nashua, NH, Campbellsville, Kentucky
Bay State Health Systems, Springfield, MA
Business Health Management, Hampton, NH
Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, Exeter, NH
City of Portsmouth, Library, Portsmouth, NH
City of Portsmouth, Tax Collectors Office, Portsmouth, NH
Davidson Textron, Dover, NH
Enercon, Gray, ME
Ergonomic Health & Safety, Yarmouth, ME
FOSS Manufacturing Co., Hampton, NH*
General Electric, Somersworth, NH
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, MA*
Heidelberg-Harris, Dover, NH
Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Milford, NH
Hospital Authority of China, Hong Kong
Hussey Seating, Berwick, ME
Hypertherm, Inc., Hanover, NH
Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA
Kingston-Warren Corporation, Newfields, NH
Kollsman Industries, Nashua, NH
KRL/Bantry, Manchester, NH
Link: Performance and Recovery Systems, Portland, ME
MacIntosh College, Dover, NH
Maine Bureau of Safety, Augusta, Maine
Medical Ergonomics Society, Yarmouth, ME
MET-Disability, Atlanta, Georgia
Mitsubishi, Normal, IL
Monson Development Center for the Developmentally Disabled, Monson, MA
Multipoint, Lowell, MA
National Sea Products, Portsmouth, NH
New Hampshire Safety Council
NYNEX, New England Region*
Occupational Health Research, Skowhegan, ME
Occupational Health Solutions of New England, Portsmouth, NH
Occupational Medicine Consulting, Hampton Falls, NH
OSRAM-Sylvania (Manchester, NH, Exeter, NH, Ipswich, MA)*
Prince of Wales Hospital, New Territories, Hong Kong
Quadrant Health Strategies, Newton Center, MA
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong
RE: Working, The Work Performance Center, Portsmouth, NH
Reebock, MA
Rehabilitation Consultants of America, Bedford, NH
Roy Matheson and Associates, Keene, NH*
San Joaquin Industrial Medicine, Bakersfield, CA
Sprague Electric, Manchester, NH
Teradyne Connection Systems, Nashua, NH
Texaco Oil, Bakersfield, CA
The Nashua Corporation, Nashua, NH
Velcro USA, Manchester, NH
Waste Management, Inc., Houston, TX*
Watts Regulator, Franklin, NH*
Webster Valve, Franklin, NH*
Work-Rite, Nashua, NH