Consulting Address

ErgoTech Engineering

6289 N. Elms Road

Flushing, Michigan 48433-9002

(810) 659-7640 

 

University Address

Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Department

Kettering University

1700 University Avenue

Flint, Michigan 48504-4898

(810) 762-7951, 762-9924 FAX

e-mail: dclark@kettering.edu

http://www.kettering.edu/~dclark/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
(as of July 1, 2009)

Years on Faculty  23 years
Courses Taught Advanced Ergonomics, Design of Experiments, Ergonomics, Ergonomics Laboratory, Industrial Engineering Software, Industrial Engineering Statistics I, Industrial Engineering Statistics II, Man-Machine Systems, Manufacturing Processes Laboratory, Safety and Human Factors, Software Engineering & Microcomputer Applications, Workplace Design, Workplace Design Laboratory 
Research Areas Design-in Safety, Hazard Warnings, System Safety, Robotic Safety, Applied Ergonomics 
Education

Ph.D. University of Michigan 1988 

M.S.E. University of Michigan 1981 

B.M.E. General Motors Institute 1973 

License Professional Engineer, State of Michigan 1978 
Professional Societies 

American Society of Safety Engineers (Professional Member ) 

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (Full Member) 

National Safety Council, Institute for Safety through Design 

Institute Committees  IE Faculty Search Committee; Environmental Studies Program Team; Faculty Senate: Secretary, Organization and Coordination Committee (Chair), Academic Review Committee, Consulting/Professional Activities Committee (Chair), Facilities and Benefits Committee (Chair); Research Council, and Proposal Review Subcommittee; Computer Science Program Team Leader; Continuing Education Faculty Advisory Committee; Environmental Engineering Curriculum Task Force (Chair); Institute Laboratory Committee; Manufacturing Systems Engineering Faculty Committee, and Laboratory Subcommittee; Academic Computer Committee, and Macintosh Subcommittee (Chair); IMSE Department Head Search Committee 
Student Advising  Gamma Mu Iota (MSE Honor Society), Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity: Faculty Advisor and Chapter Advisor, Foundations Program 
Service Activities  GMI Commencement Marshall; Boy Scouts of America, Tall Pine Council, Norwegen Pine District: Unit Commissioner, Cub Scout Pack 42 Cubmaster, Committee Member and Assistant Cubmaster, Boy Scout Troop 115 Assistant Scoutmaster, Cub Scout Day Camp Counselor, Engineering Explorer Post 407 (GMI) Senior Advisor; Flushing Township Crime Watch: Steering Committee Member and Neighborhood Co-Chair; Science Olympiad, Michigan Region 5, Event Supervisor; Prep for Success laboratory tours; Discover GMI laboratory tours; GMI Alumni Day laboratory tours; GMI Explorer Program, laboratory tours; Ergonomics Technology Exposition and Conference Steering Committee 
Thesis Supervision  1990-1998: 45, 1998: 5, 1997: 4, 1996: 6, 1995: 4, 1994: 4, 1993: 3, 1992: 4, 1991: 7, 1990: 8 
Publications/Reports/ Presentations/Programs  1990-1997: 7/23/22/19, 1997: 1/1/2/0, 1996: 2/8/8/0, 1995: 0/5/4/1, 1994: 0/4/4/2, 1993: 0/4/1/1, 1992: 0/0/0/4, 1991: 2/1/3/2, 1990: 1/0/8/2 
Grant Proposals Pending/Funded/Not Funded  1990-1997: 1/3/10, 1997: 1/0/0, 1996: 0/1/2, 1995: 0/0/0, 1994: 0/0/1, 1993: 0/1/0, 1992: 0/1/5, 1991: 0/0/0, 1990: 0/0/2 

I. EDUCATION, LICENSES AND TRAINING

Education

Sep 1981-Dec 1988 University of Michigan, Rackham School of Graduate Studies, Ann Arbor, MI. Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial and Operations Engineering (specializing in Ergonomics/Safety); dissertation entitled "Model for the Analysis, Representation, and Synthesis of Hazard Warning Communications" 
Sep 1978-Apr 1981 University of Michigan, Rackham School of Graduate Studies. Master of Science in Engineering (Industrial & Operations Engineering) (Occupational Health & Safety Engineering Option) 
Jul 1968-Jun 1973 General Motors Institute, Flint, MI. Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Mechanical-Electrical Option) 

 

Licenses

Registration as Professional Engineer, State of Michigan, 1978 (#25251)

Training

Four Phase Process of Product Development. AC Rochester Division of General Motors Corporation. September 14-16, 1993.

Intermediate Financial Management, EIS 0012, GM Management Development Curricula. General Motors Corporation, Flint, Michigan. April 29-May 1, 1980.

Interpersonal Communication Skills, GM Management Development Curricula. General Motors Corporation, Flint, Michigan. 1980.

Basic Manufacturing Management, GM Management Development Curricula. General Motors Corporation, Flint, Michigan. 1979.

Introduction to Process Computers. The Foxboro Company, Foxboro, Massachusetts. March 7-11, 1977.

Industrial Ventilation and Air Pollution Control. General Motors Institute Continuing Engineering Education, Flint, Michigan. October 7-11, 1974.

II. WORK EXPERIENCE

July 1986- Kettering University (GMI Engineering & Management Institute through 1997), Flint, Michigan. Teaching (undergraduate Industrial Engineering, undergraduate/graduate Manufacturing Systems Engineering programs, graduate Operations Management program, and Continuing Education) and research in the areas of ergonomics/human factors/safety, workplace design, design of experiments, and computer applications.
Jul 2006- Professor of Industrial Engineering
Apr 2003-Jun 2005 Program Director of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Jul 1990-Jun 2006 Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering, with Tenure
Jul 1986-Jun 1990 Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering
Jan 1995- Info Tech Systems, Inc., Flint, Michigan. Engineering consultant. Microfilming and Record Storage. 
Apr 1982- ErgoTech, Flushing, Michigan. Owner. Engineering consultant in Occupational and Consumer Product Safety, Forensic Engineering. Investigation of occupational and consumer product accidents; expert witness testimony in litigation procedures. 
Feb 1995-April 1997 Miller Engineering Associates, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan. Principal. Occupational and Consumer Product Safety, Forensic Engineering.
Aug 1995-Mar 1996 Design Systems, Inc., Farmington HIlls, Michigan.
Oct 1995-Mar 1996 Faculty Co-op. Ergonomics project engineer and consultant. Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation through the GMI Cooperative Faculty Development Program.
Aug 1995-Mar 1996 Chief Ergonomist. Part-time consultant position.
Jul 1993-Mar 1995 General Motors Corporation, Delphi Energy & Engine Management Systems (formerly AC Delco Systems & AC Rochester) Division, Flint, Michigan. Faculty Co-op at Division I.E. Methods Laboratory. Ergonomics and safety engineering project engineer and consultant. Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation through the GMI Cooperative Faculty Development Program.
Jan 1991-Apr 1992 University of Michigan-Flint. Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Management. Taught courses in statistics and operations management in MBA program.
Sep 1981-Jun 1986 J. M. Miller Engineering, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan. Research Engineer, then Senior Research Engineer. Investigation of occupational and consumer product accidents in preparation for expert witness testimony in litigation procedures, including accident reconstruction, safety standards review, and human factors. Development, training, and maintenance relative to computer data processing and engineering analysis requirements.
Sep 1981-Dec 1986 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, as follows:
Sep 1986-Dec 1986
Sep 1985-Dec 1985
Jan 1985-Apr 1985
Sep 1983-Dec 1983
Jan 1983-Apr 1983
Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, Graduate Student Teaching Assistant.
Jan 1982-Aug 1982 Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, Graduate Student Research Assistant.
Sep 1981-Jan 1982 Office of the Plant Director, Heating and Utilities (part-time). Responsible for assisting in the planning, installation, and troubleshooting of computerized energy management systems.
Jul 1968-Aug 1981 General Motors Corporation, as follows:
Oct 1973-Aug 1981 Warehousing and Distribution Division of GM, Flint, Michigan, (formerly GM Parts Division), Associate Mechanical Engineer, then Mechanical Project Engineer, then Plant Engineer, Facilities and Planning Department, Divisional Office. Investigation of engineering problems, development of solution, cost savings, and costs of implementation, preparation of specifications and drawings, bid evaluation and contract award, shop drawing approval, site inspection, invoice approval, and follow-up. Primary development of computer software package for departmental project control and reporting system. Developed computer software package for recording and analyzing basic energy usage at Division's 60 facilities nationwide. Analyzed and made recommendations regarding facility and hazard insurance inspection reports for 60 facilities.
Jul 1968-Sep 1973 GM Assembly Division, Framingham, Massachusetts, as follows:
Apr 1973-Sep 1973 Associate Project Engineer, Tool and Process Engineering Department. Responsible for coordination of tooling changes, particularly at model-change, for various automobile assembly operations. Analyzed vehicle front-wheel geometry for process adjustment.
Jul 1968-Jul 1973 Cooperative Engineering Student (General Motors Institute), Thesis entitled An In-Depth Study of the Framingham Plant's Heating and Ventilation Systems. Work experience as student included most staff and production management functions. In many instances, assignments included regular jobs where employees were on vacation or otherwise absent.
Sep 1967-Jun1968 Martin Marietta Corporation, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. High School Cooperative Education Student. Computer programming.

III. MEMBERSHIPS AND HONORS

Professional Memberships

Current

American Society of Safety Engineers, May 1984 (Professional Member #0109801)

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, December 1983 (Full Member)

National Safety Council, Institute for Safety Through Design, 1997

Past

Michigan Industrial Hygiene Society, Michigan Section of American Industrial Hygiene Association, November 1989

Institute of Industrial Engineers, April 1984-1988 (Senior Member #089979 6)

Treasurer of Chapter 98 (1987-88), Newsletter Editor of Chapter 98 (1987-88)

Robotics International of Society of Manufacturing Engineers, May 1984 (#2201010)

Other Memberships-Current

Boy Scouts of America, 1959-1969, 1991-

The Nature Conservancy, 1979-

Honors

Professional

Gamma Mu Iota (GMI Manufacturing Systems Engineering Honor Society) (Honorary), 1991

Traineeship in Occupational Safety and Health Engineering, University of Michigan (funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health), 1981-1984

Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society, General Motors Institute Chapter, 1972

Dean's List, General Motors Institute, 1971-1972

Management Honor Society, General Motors Institute, 1970-72

Other

Boy Scouter Award, Boy Scouts of America, 1997

Scouting Family of the Year, Boy Scouts of America, 1997

Scouter Award, Boy Scouts of America, 1996

Cubmaster Award, Boy Scouts of America, 1995

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, 1967

IV. PUBLICATIONS

"Warning Signs and Labels", with Mark R. Lehto, Ph.D., Department of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, article in International Encyclopaedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors, W. Karwowski (Ed.). London: Taylor & Francis. Invited article submitted for publication in Winter 2000.

"Reliability, Maintenance, and Safety of Robots", with Mark R. Lehto, Ph.D., Department of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, Chapter 36 of Part 7: Applications: Design and Integration in Handbook of Industrial Robotics, S. Nof (Ed.). New York: Wiley. 1999. p. 717­753.

"Design of Industrial Warnings", with Susan A.H. Benysh and Mark R. Lehto, Ph.D., Department of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, Chapter 40 of Part 2: Foundations of Ergonomics Knowledge in The Occupational Ergonomics Handbook, W. Karwowski & W. Marras (Eds.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. 1999. p. 707-739.

"Industrial Ergonomics", Chapter 4 in Industrial Engineering Section of FE/EIT Discipline Review, 3rd Edition. Okemos, MI: Great Lakes Press. 1998. p. 371-386.

"Information Systems Design", Chapter 6 in Industrial Engineering Section of FE/EIT Discipline Review, 3rd Edition. Okemos, MI: Great Lakes Press. 1998. p. 393-398.

"Workstation Evaluation and Design", Chapter 12 in Occupational Ergonomics: Theory and Applications, A. Bhattacharya & J. McGlothlin (Eds.). New York: Marcel Dekker. 1996. p. 279-301.

"Warning Labels and Signs in the Workplace", with Mark R. Lehto, Ph.D., Department of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, chapter in Workspace, Equipment, and Tool Design, A. Mital & W. Karwowski (Eds.). Amsterdam: Elsevier. 1991. p. 303-344.

"Expanding Ethics and Safety Coverage within the Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum", with Paul D. Plotkowski, Ph.D., GMI, in Proceedings of 1991 North Central Section ASEE Conference. April 4-6, 1991.

"A Stochastic Process Model for Human Reliability Analysis", with Cherng Tarng Lin, Ph.D., GMI, in Advances in Industrial Ergonomics and Safety II (Proceedings of the Annual International Industrial Ergonomics and Safety Conference, Montreal, June 10-13, 1990), Biman Das (Ed). London: Taylor & Francis, 1990.

"What Information Does an Operator Expect in an Automobile Display?", with Eric M. Ethington and Gary A. Streelman, Delco Electronics Corp., in Automotive Information Systems and Electronic Displays: Recent Developments, SP-770, Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers, 1989, p. 51-54.

Model for the Analysis, Representation, and Synthesis of Hazard Warning Communications (Ph.D. dissertation), University of Michigan, 1988.

"Injury Control and Engineering Education", with Russell C. Jones, Ph.D., P.E., President, University of Delaware and President, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine 64:7(838-845), September-October 1988.

"An Isomorphism Between Fault Tree Analysis and LISP Data Structures", with Mark R. Lehto and James M. Miller, Ph.D., P.E., University of Michigan, in Advances in Human Factors/Ergonomics, 1 Human-Computer Interaction (Proceedings of the First USA-Japan Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 18-20, 1984), G. Salvendy (Ed.), Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1984, p. 297-300.

An In-Depth Study of the Framingham Plant's Heating and Ventilation Systems, General Motors Institute, 1973

V. PROJECTS AND TECHNICAL REPORTS

History of ATV 1996 Labeling Update Project, prepared for the ATV Joint Defense Counsel (on behalf of Honda, Kawasaki, Polaris, Suzuki, and Yamaha) and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. April 1997.

ATV 1996 Labeling Update Project, prepared for the ATV Joint Defense Counsel (on behalf of Honda, Kawasaki, Polaris, Suzuki, and Yamaha) and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. October 3,1996.

Warnings for Computer Data Acquisition System Manual, for Keithley-Metrabyte. 1996.

Warnings for Commercial Pot Washing System, for Metcraft, Inc., Masco Corporation. 1996.

Warning Labels for Pick-up Truck Rack System, for Advanced Accessories, Inc. May 1996.

Ergonomics Project Reporting System, for Design Systems, Inc. March 1996.

Analysis of Designs and Principles of Movement Transition Intended for Boat Handholds and Boarding Labbers: Principles and Examples, with J.M. Miller, Ph.D., P.E., University of Michigan, and B.C. Grieser, Miller Engineering Associates. Prepared for the American Boat and Yacht Council, Edgewater, Maryland. April 8, 1996.

Bowrider Backrest Height Variables: An Experimental and Simulation Study, with J.M. Miller, Ph.D., P.E., University of Michigan, and B.C. Grieser, Miller Engineering Associates. Prepared for the American Boat and Yacht Council, Edgewater, Maryland. February 15, 1996.

Experimental Determination of Lateral Boat Accelerations During Turns at Bow Seat Versus Stern Seat Locations, with J.M. Miller, Ph.D., P.E., University of Michigan, and B.C. Grieser, Miller Engineering Associates. Prepared for the American Boat and Yacht Council Edgewater, Maryland. February 15, 1996.

Warning Label for Recreational Vehicle Holding Tank Chemical, for Hydrø Agri North America Corporation. 1995.

Warning and Instruction Label for User-assembled Chair, for Universal Furniture, Masco Corporation. 1995.

GMI Academic Building Signage Team Report. 1995

P4 Proactive Ergonomics Process, for Delphi Energy & Engine Management Systems Division of General Motors Corporation. March 1995.

"Safety and Health", Section S of Specifications for the Design and Building of Special Machines and Industrial Equipment, for Delphi Energy & Engine Management Systems Division of General Motors Corporation. March 1995.

Methods Summary Chart. Submitted to AC Rochester Division, General Motors Corporation. March 1994.

Exposure to Temperature - Work and Recovery Cycles. Submitted to AC Rochester Division, General Motors Corporation. February 1994.

Cart Pushing Energy Expenditure Analysis. Submitted to AC Rochester Division, General Motors Corporation. February 1994.

Force Gage Computer Interface Program. Submitted to AC Rochester Division, General Motors Corporation. January 1994.

NIOSH Lifting Guide Limits for Specific Populations and Accomodations. Submitted to AC Rochester Division, General Motors Corporation. January 1994.

Design of Force Measurement Tool. Submitted to AC Rochester Division, General Motors Corporation. October 1993.

Recommended Weight Limits - Self-stacking Totes. Submitted to AC Rochester Division, General Motors Corporation. September 1993.

Recommended Weight Limits for Loading/Unloading GM5131 Baskets. Submitted to AC Rochester Division, General Motors Corporation. August 1993.

Status of Occupational, Product, Public Safety & Health Instruction in Engineering Schools and Programs. Submitted to Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. April 1993.

GMI Environmental Engineering Task Force: Progress Report. February 20, 1991.

Progress Report. Investigation of steering gear boot installation. General Motors Corporation, Saginaw Division. October 1989.

Proposed Description of the Position of GMI IE Program Director. September 1989.

Vocational Rehabilitation Project at Consolidated Packaging. Submitted to State of Michigan, Rehabilitation Services, Flint, Michigan. July 1988.

Time study of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), with J. Mariotti. Advanced Cardiovascular Systems. 1988.

Preliminary investigation of current time standards, with R. Harmon. Johnson Controls. December 1987.

Manufacturing processes for Spacescapes. Through Michigan Department of Education, Michigan Rehabilitation Services. 1987.

Investigation of forces required to assemble wiring harnesses, with S. Richards. General Motors Corporation, Packard Electric Division. 1987.

Promoting Safe Design by Developing a More Effective, User-Friendly Hazard Analysis and Control Information Retrieval Technique, (unpublished Ph.D. dissertation preliminary proposal), 1983

Final Report: A Conceptualization of A GENERIC SAFETY STANDARD SYSTEM FOR ROBOTIC AND OTHER TYPES OF AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING MACHINERY, with James M. Miller, Ph.D., P.E., University of Michigan Center for Robotics and Integrated Manufacturing (unpublished report), December 1982

VI. PROPOSALS

Passive Unique Identification of Human Forms from Two-Dimensional Video Data, #9960370. Submitted by Cimulus, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, to the National Science Foundation, SBIR NSF 99-57, June 1999. Included as consultant. $98,266.

Asynchronous Course Development. Submitted by Kettering University, on behalf of 4 participants, to Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, May 1999. $45,000.

Advanced Job Analysis Training. With Susan E. Richards and Paul E. Rossler. Submitted to UAW and General Motors Corporation. September 15, 1997.

Virtual Manufacturing and Productivity Laboratory. With Winston F. Erevelles, David W. Poock, and William L. White. Submitted to National Science Foundation, Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Program. November 1996.

Supplier Development Engineer Education and Training (Ergonomics, Safety, and Methods). With David W. Poock and Roderick Johnson. Submitted the North American Operations of General Motors Corporation. January 1996.

Manufacturing Development Center. Submitted to Delphi Energy and Engine Management Division of General Motors Corporation. January 1996.

Development of a Design-In Health, Safety & Environmental Training Program for Manufacturing Engineers. Submitted to NAO Industrial Engineering, General Motors Corporation. February 1994.

Development of a Design-In Safety Training Program for Manufacturing Engineers. Submitted to GM Occupation Safety and Health and AC Rochester Division, General Motors Corporation, and Delco Electronics Corporation. November 1992.

Management Business Center. With Charles W. White and Elizabeth M. Lynn. Submitted to GMI. September 1992.

Regional Laboratory for Environment, Resources, and Re-Industrialization. With many others, a joint proposal from GMI and the University of Michigan-Flint. February 1992.

Biometric Syntax and Stress Detection. Submitted by The Technology Partnership to the U.S. Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research Program, SDIO 92-010, January 1992. Included as consultant. $50,000.

Lightweight, Compact Optics for Head-mounted Displays. Submitted by The Technology Partnership to the U.S. Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research Program, DARPA 92-057, January 1992. Included as consultant. $50,000.

An Ergonomic Study for the Mass Transportation Authority, Flint, Michigan, RFP #90-34. With Susan E. Richards. April 1990.

"Workplace Design Field Evaluation Equipment", part of SME Manufacturing Engineering Education Foundation Grant Proposal for 1990 Annual Meeting submitted by GMI Engineering & Management Institute to Society of Manufacturing Engineers, January 29, 1990. $9,000.

"Human Factors Laboratory Equipment", part of SME Manufacturing Engineering Education Foundation Grant Proposal for 1988 Annual Meeting submitted by GMI Engineering & Management Institute to Society of Manufacturing Engineers, January 29, 1988.

Enhancement of Capability for Field Ergonomic Evaluation of Workplace Design. National Science Foundation, Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Program, Closing date November 13, 1989. $12,340.

Ergonomic Research Experience for Undergraduate Cooperative Education Engineering Students, National Science Foundation, Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program, Closing date October 10, 1989. $27,550.

National Science Foundation, Presidential Young Investigator Award Program, Closing date October 2, 1989

Time study of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). With J. Mariotti. Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, 1988. $16,000.

"Ergonomics Laboratory Proposal", part of GMI Challenge Fund Campaign. April 1987.

Hazard Analysis System for Robots, with James M. Miller and through the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, submitted to U.S. Army Research Office, April 1984

The Development of a Computerized 'Expert' Safety Hazard Analysis System for Robots and other Automated Manufacturing Machinery, with James M. Miller and through the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, submitted to General Motors Corporation, March 1984

Hazard Analysis System for Automated Manufacturing Processes, with James M. Miller and through the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, submitted to National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Center for Disease Control, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, February 1984

Computer-Aided Design for Human Safety in Automated Manufacturing Systems, joint proposal with J.M. Miller Engineering, Inc. and the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, submitted to the Michigan Department of Commerce, State Research Fund, May 1983. Revised and resubmitted January 1984

Development of alternative machine guarding system requirements and methods for 20 jobs identified as having high caught-in and struck-by injuries, with James M. Miller and through the Center for Ergonomics, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, submitted to Ford Motor Company, Body and Assembly Division, April 1983

A Generic Safety Standard System for Robots, with James M. Miller and through the Center for Ergonomics, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, submitted to National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Center for Disease Control, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, December 1982

Phase II of Generic Safety Standard System for Robotic Applications, with James M. Miller, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, submitted to University of Michigan Center for Robotics and Integrated Manufacturing, October 1982

VII. PROGRAMS/SPECIAL COURSES

Human Factors in Engineering, General Motors Corporation, GM Technical Education Program. January 1995-March 1995.

Safety and Human Factors, National Technical University (NTU), Fort Collins, Colorado. January 1994-March 1994.

Human Factors in Engineering, General Motors Corporation, GM Technical Education Program. January 1994-March 1994.

Warnings, Labels, and Product Packaging (with 7 others), Continuing Engineering Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. July 21-23, 1993.

Introduction to Ergonomics, Robert Bosch Corporation, Bosch Automation Products, Buchanan, Michigan. August 27-28, 1992.

Introduction to Ergonomics, Robert Bosch Corporation, Weldun International, Bridgman, Michigan. August 19-21, 1992.

Warnings, Labels, and Product Packaging (with 7 others), Continuing Engineering Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. July 15-17, 1992.

Introduction to Ergonomics, GMI Continuing Eduction Program (resident), with S. Richards. February 25-27, 1992.

Time Study for IE Personnel, GMI Continuing Eduction Program (resident), with E. Polk & J. Mariotti. December 2-6, 1991.

Introduction to Ergonomics, GMI Continuing Eduction Program (resident), with S. Richards. February 25-27, 1991.

Time Study for IE Personnel, GMI Continuing Eduction Program (resident), with E. Polk & J. Mariotti. December 3-7, 1990.

Applied Human Factors, General Motors Corporation, Saginaw Division, Saginaw, Michigan. October 5, 12, 19 & 26, 1990.

Applied Human Factors, Delco Electronics Corporation, Kokomo, Indiana. September 17-20, 1990.

Applied Human Factors, 8/20-23/90, 29, General Motors Corporation, Inland Fisher Guide Division, Anderson, Indiana. August 20-23, 1990.

Time Study for IE Personnel, GMI Continuing Eduction Program (resident), with E. Polk & J. Mariotti. May 21-25, 1990.

Advanced Ergonomics, GMI Continuing Eduction Program (resident), with S. Richards. May 7-9, 1990.

Time Study for IE Personnel, GMI Continuing Eduction Program (resident), with E. Polk & J. Mariotti. March 5-9, 1990.

Applied Human Factors, GMI Continuing Eduction Program (resident), with S. Richards. February 26-28, 1990.

Ergonomics Workshop, General Motors Corporation, Saginaw Division, Saginaw, Michigan. September 21-22 & September 28-29, 1989

Applied Human Factors (with S. Richards). General Motors Corporation, Saginaw Division, Saginaw, MI. April 6 & 13 & 20-21, 1989.

Applied Human Factors, GMI Continuing Eduction Program (resident), with S. Richards. February 13-15, 1989.

Advanced Ergonomics, GMI Continuing Eduction Program (resident), with S. Richards. May 9-11, 1988.

Applied Human Factors, General Motors Corporation, Delco Products Division, Rochester, New York. September 22 & 24, 1987.

Applied Human Factors, General Motors Corporation, Delco Products Division, Rochester, New York. September 21 & 23, 1987.

Advanced Ergonomics, GMI Continuing Eduction Program (resident), with S. Richards. May 11-13, 1987.

Applied Human Factors, GMI Continuing Eduction Program (resident), with S. Richards. November 10-12, 1986.

VIII. PRESENTATIONS

[Moyer et al.] v Fenn (Pennsylvania). Deposition Testimony as Expert Witness (HAVS from swaging). Client: Rosemary Pinto. May 25, 1999.

Kemp v [Highgate Electric] (Michgan). Deposition Testimony as Expert Witness (Pallet stacker/conveyor). Client: Wayne Ogne. August 26, 1998.

[Waterworks Auto Wash] v Carwash Services (Michigan). Deposition Testimony as Expert Witness (Automatic car wash, control system failure). Client: Patrick Ball. June 19, 1998.

[Potter et al.] v Chicago Pneumatic et al. (Connecticut). Deposition Testimony as Expert Witness (Pneumatic grinders, excessive vibration exposure, vibration white finger). Client: David Neusner. June 17, 1998.

[Russell] v Hobart (Ohio). Deposition Testimony as Expert Witness (Commercial meat grinder, interlock failure, finger/hand injury). Client: Jeffrey Bakst. February 12, 1998.

[Pater] v Werner and Crawford Products (Michigan). Deposition Testimony as Expert Witness (Ladder end bumpers, fall, hand/hip injury). Client: Douglas Webster. August 28, 1997, and April 4, 1997.

[Loveless] v Heller-Sutherland (Kentucky). Trial Testimony as Expert Engineering Witness (Mechanical power press, inadvertent activation, partial hand amputation). Clients: Paul Talifero, Lucinda Shirooni. November 19, 1996.

[Arnold] v Clark Equipment Company et al. (Michigan). Deposition Testimony as Expert Engineering Witness (Forklift truck, propane leak, hand injury). Client: John Parnell. October 30, 1996.

Wessel v [Kansa Corporation] (Michigan). Deposition Testimony as Expert Engineering Witness (Newspaper inserter machine, hand injury). Client: Thomas Herman. October 10, 1996.

[Maymon] v Finlay Hydrascreen (Rhode Island). Deposition Testimony as Expert Engineering Witness (Gravel screening machine, loss of arm). Client: Paul V. Curcio. September 19, 1996.

Miles v [MacDonald's Industrial Products] (Michigan). Trial Testimony as Expert Engineering Witness (Mechanical press, hand injury, intentional tort). Client: Robert J. Johnson. September 9, 1996.

Miles v [MacDonald's Industrial Products] (Michigan). Deposition Testimony as Expert Engineering Witness (Mechanical press, hand injury, intentional tort). Client: Robert J. Johnson. August 8, 1996.

Harris v [Tiara Motor Coach] (Michigan). Deposition Testimony as Expert Engineering Witness (Conversion van, head injury). Clients: Jerry Padilla, Tim Dinan. May 20, 1996.

[Neidhart] v Ritter (Michigan). Deposition Testimony as Expert Engineering Witness (Exercise bicycle/ergometer, fall). Clients: Gary Ference, Stanley Ference. 1996.

[Loveless] v Heller-Sutherland (Kentucky). Deposition Testimony as Expert Engineering Witness (Mechanical power press, inadvertent activation, partial hand amputation). Clients: Paul Talifero, Lucinda Shirooni. 1995.

[Hoggle] v Tippins (Alabama). Deposition Testimony as Expert Engineering Witness (Steel rolling mill, servicing equipment while powered, inadvertent activation, fall). Client: Roger Lucas. 1995.

Granny's Deli et al. v [Magnetek et al.] (Illinois). Deposition Testimony as Expert Engineering Witness (High voltage neon sign transformer, fire). Client: Donald Ivansek. 1995.

Crowder v [C-E Minerals, et al.] (Michigan). Deposition Testimony as Expert Engineering Witness (Silica dust exposure, occupational illness). Clients: James Hayes, David McNeill. 1995.

Interpretation of One-sided Ergonomics Standards and Misuse of Ergonomics Checklists, General Motors Corporation, North American Operations, GM Ergonomics Techical Committee Quarterly Meeting, Flint, Michigan. May 4, 1994.

Learning Curves, General Motors Corporation, AC Delco Systems Division, Divsional Industrial Engineering Methods Laboratory, Flint, Michigan. February 1994.

Interpretation of One-sided Ergonomics Standards and Misuse of Ergonomics Checklists, General Motors Corporation, AC Delco Systems Division, Divsional Industrial Engineering Technical Advisory Committee, Flint, Michigan. February 1994.

[Linville] v In-Sink-Erator (United States District Court, Kansas, #93-1359-MLD). Deposition and Trial Testimony as Expert Engineering Witness (Garbage disposal, steam explosion, failure to warn, facial burns). Client: Richard Marquez. 1994.

Snyder v [EBCO] (Indiana, #20D02-9208-CT-575). Deposition Testimony as Expert Engineering Witness (Bottled water cooler, finger injury). Client: William Lavery. 1993.

Baker v [Komax] (Michigan, #9100168 NP). Deposition Testimony as Expert Engineering Witness (Wire stripping/terminating machine, unguarded opening, hand injury). Client: Edward Keelean. 1991.

[Flowers] v Crown Controls (United States District Court, N. Oklahoma, #91-C-0019-8). Deposition and Trial Testimony as Expert Engineering Witness (Forklift truck, brake/control system failure/defect, death). Client: Michael Rooney. 1991.

[Grapp] v Komatsu (Michigan, #92-007963-NP). Deposition Testimony as Expert Engineering Witness (Forklift truck, brake/control system failure/defect, back injury). Client: Brian Jennings. 1991.

New Directions in Ergonomics Research, presented at 16th Annual Occupational Health Conference, sponsored by the Michigan Industrial Hygiene Society, Troy Michigan, October 3, 1989.

Expert Systems/AI Applications in Ergonomics and Industrial Safety, with Mark R. Lehto, Ph.D., Department of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, workshop conducted at Annual International Industrial Ergonomics and Safety Conference '89 sponsored by International Foundation for Industrial Ergonomics and Safety Research, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 5, 1989.

The Job Show television program, 2 30-minutes programs on Ergonomics, produced by the Public Information Services Division of the Michigan Department of Labor's Michigan Employment Security Commission (MESC), interviewed by Don McGhee, MESC, and with Richard G. Maybee, Ph.D., and Andrew J. Marcotte, The Joyce Institute, taped March 28, 1989, aired on Michigan cable television systems in July-August 1989.

What Information Does an Operator Expect in an Automotive Display, with Eric M. Ethington and Gary A. Streelman, Delco Electronics Corp., presented at 1989 SAE International Congress & Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, February 28, 1989.

[Susset] v Otis Elevator (Rhode Island, #KC/82-267). Trial Testimony as Expert Engineering Witness (Elevator, control system inadvertent activation, fall down shaft). Client: Daniel Prentiss. 1988.

Injury Control and Engineering Education, with Russell C. Jones, Ph.D., P.E., President, University of Delaware and President-Elect, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, presented at Symposium on Motor Vehicle Injuries, The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, New York, December 7-8, 1987.

[Cagle] v Crown Controls (Florida, County County of Orange, #CI 88-4096). Deposition and Trial Testimony as Expert Engineering Witness (Forklift truck, brake/control system failure/defect, foot injury). Clients: Clay Parker, Alan Landerman, Donald P. Hockman. 1987.

[Rupe] v Strato-Tower (United States District Court, Kansas, #86-2488-0). Deposition and Trial Testimony as Expert Engineering Witness (Aerial man-lift unit, overturn). Client: Ruth M. Benien. 1987.

An Introduction to Warning, seminars presented to Department of Industrial Engineering, Lehigh University, March 7, 1986, and Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, GMI Engineering & Management Institute, March 11, 1986.

Mount v Union Boiler (Ohio). Deposition Testimony as Expert Engineering Witness (Construction site/temporary guardrails, death due to fall). 1986.

[Quaglia] v Crown Controls (Rhode Island). Trial Testimony as Expert Engineering Witness (Forklift truck, brake/control system failure, leg amputation). Client: Daniel Prentiss. 1985.

Existing Safety Standards Having Applicability to Robots and the Formulation of Specific Robotic Safety Standards, with James M. Miller, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, presented at the 1984 SAE Passenger Car Meeting, Dearborn, Michigan, October 3, 1984.

[Frye] v Green Giant et al.(Berrien County, Michigan, #83-1536-NP-H). Deposition Testimony as Expert Engineering Witness (Food processing auger, severe hand and arm injury during servicing). Client: William J. Ryan. 1984.

IX. GRANTS

"Creform and 80/20", part of SME Manufacturing Engineering Education Foundation Grant Proposal for 1998 Annual Meeting submitted by Kettering University to Society of Manufacturing Engineers, July 1998. $5,000.

Designs Systems, Inc., donation to GMI Cooperative Faculty Development Program, April 1996. $3,992.

GMI Cooperative Faculty Development Program, July 1993-June 1996.

"Manufacturing Workplace Ergonomic Field Evaluation Equipment", part of SME Manufacturing Engineering Education Foundation Grant Proposal for 1992 Annual Meeting submitted by GMI Engineering & Management Institute to Society of Manufacturing Engineers, January 1992. $3,500.

Lance M. Stefanyk Endowned Teaching Fund (GMI), 1989-90. $600.

"Enhancements to Human Factors Laboratory ". Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Program, National Science Foundation, 1989-92. $5,194.

"Human Factors Laboratory Instrumentation". Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Program, National Science Foundation, 1988-91. $13,037.

"Robotic Safety", University of Michigan, Center for Robotics and Integrated Manufacturing (CRIM), Jan 1982-Aug 1982.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Traineeship, through the University of Michigan, NIOSH Educational Resource Center (Occupational Health and Safety Engineering), 1981-1984.

X. TEACHING

1999

Workplace Design Laboratory, IMSE 466. Kettering University. scheduled Fall 1999.

Ergonomics Laboratory, IMSE 465. Kettering University. scheduled Fall 1999.

Ergonomics, IMSE 460. Kettering University. scheduled Fall 1999.

Design of Experiments, IMSE 432. Kettering University. scheduled Fall 1999.

Safety and Human Factors, IMSE 562. Kettering University. Spring 1999.

Man-Machine Systems, IMSE 360. Kettering University. Spring 1999.

Safety and Human Factors, IMSE 562. Kettering University. Winter 1999.

Man-Machine Systems, IMSE 360. Kettering University. Winter 1999.

1998

Workplace Design Laboratory, IMSE 466. Kettering University. Fall 1998.

Ergonomics Laboratory, IMSE 465. Kettering University. Fall 1998.

Ergonomics, IMSE 460. Kettering University. Fall 1998.

Design of Experiments, IMSE 432. Kettering University. Fall 1998.

Man-Machine Systems, IMSE 360. Kettering University. Spring 1998.

Safety and Human Factors, IMSE 562. Kettering University. Spring 1998.

Industrial Engineering Statistics II, IMSE 331. Kettering University. Winter 1998.

Safety and Human Factors, IMSE 562. Kettering University. Winter 1998.

1997

Workplace Design Laboratory, IMSE 466. GMI. Fall 1997.

Ergonomics Laboratory, IMSE 465. GMI. Fall 1997.

Ergonomics, IMSE 460. GMI. Fall 1997.

Safety and Human Factors, IMSE 562. GMI. Spring 1997.

Man-Machine Systems, IMSE 360. GMI. Spring 1997.

Industrial Engineering Statistics II, IMSE 331. GMI. Spring 1997.

Software Engineering & Microcomputer Applications, IMSE 414. GMI. Winter 1997.

Safety and Human Factors, IMSE 562. GMI. Winter 1997.

1996

Workplace Design Laboratory, IMSE 466. GMI. Fall 1996.

Ergonomics Laboratory, IMSE 465. GMI. Fall 1996.

Ergonomics, IMSE 460. GMI. Fall 1996.

Safety and Human Factors, IMSE 562. GMI. Spring 1996.

Man-Machine Systems, IMSE 360. GMI. Spring 1996.

Safety and Human Factors, IMSE 562. GMI. Winter 1996.

1995

Safety and Human Factors, IMSE 562. GMI. Spring 1995.

Man-Machine Systems, IMSE 360. GMI. Spring 1995.

Safety and Human Factors, IMSE 562. GMI. Winter 1995.

1994

Safety and Human Factors, IMSE 562. GMI. Spring 1994.

Industrial Engineering Statistics II, IMSE 331. GMI. Spring 1994.

Safety and Human Factors, IMSE 562. GMI. Winter 1994.

1993

Workplace Design Laboratory, IMSE 466. GMI. Fall 1993.

Ergonomics Laboratory, IMSE 465. GMI. Fall 1993.

Ergonomics, IMSE 460. GMI. Fall 1993.

Software Engineering & Microcomputer Applications, IMSE 414. GMI. Fall 1993.

Safety and Human Factors, IMSE 562. GMI. Spring 1993.

Industrial Engineering Statistics II, IMSE 331. GMI. Spring 1993.

Safety and Human Factors, IMSE 562. GMI. Winter 1993.

Industrial Engineering Statistics II, IMSE 331. GMI. Winter 1993.

1992

Workplace Design Laboratory, IMSE 466. GMI. Fall 1993.

Ergonomics Laboratory, IMSE 465. GMI. Fall 1992.

Ergonomics, IMSE 460. GMI. Fall 1992.

Software Engineering & Microcomputer Applications, IMSE 414. GMI. Fall 1992.

Advanced Ergonomics, IMSE 461. GMI. Spring 1992.

Industrial Engineering Statistics II, IMSE 331. GMI. Spring 1992.

Safety and Human Factors, IMSE 562. GMI. Winter 1992.

Design of Experiments, IMSE 432. GMI. Winter 1992.

Socio-Technical Systems, MGT 571. University of Michigan-Flint. Winter 1992 (2 sections).

1991

Manufacturing Processes Laboratory, IMSE 101. GMI. Fall 1991 (2 sections).

Socio-Technical Systems, MGT 571. University of Michigan-Flint. Fall 1991.

Design of Experiments, IMSE 432. GMI. Spring 1991.

Workplace Design, IMSE 361. GMI. Spring 1991.

Industrial Engineering Statistics II, IMSE 331. GMI. Spring 1991.

Design of Experiments, IMSE 432. GMI. Winter 1991.

Workplace Design, IMSE 361. GMI. Winter 1991.

Managerial Statistics, MGT 511. University of Michigan-Flint. Winter 1991 (2 sections).

1990

Ergonomics, IMSE 460. GMI. Fall 1990.

Design of Experiments, IMSE 432. GMI. Fall 1990.

Industrial Engineering Statistics I, IMSE 330. GMI. Fall 1990.

Design of Experiments, IMSE 432. GMI. Summer 1990.

Advanced Ergonomics, IMSE 461. GMI. Spring 1990.

Workplace Design, IMSE 361. GMI. Spring 1990.

Ergonomics Laboratory Instrumentation. GMI. Spring 1990 (independent study).

Ergonomics Special Study. GMI. Spring 1990 (independent study).

Advanced Ergonomics, IMSE 461. GMI. Winter 1990.

Workplace Design, IMSE 361. GMI. Winter 1990.

1989

Ergonomics, IMSE 460. GMI. Fall 1989.

Industrial Engineering Software, IMSE 414. GMI. Fall 1989.

Workplace Design, IMSE 361. GMI. Spring 1989.

Workplace Design, IMSE 361. GMI. Winter 1989.

1988

Ergonomics, IMSE 460. GMI. Fall 1988.

Industrial Engineering Software, IMSE 414. GMI. Fall 1988.

Advanced Ergonomics, IMSE 461. GMI. Spring 1988.

Workplace Design, IMSE 361. GMI. Spring 1988.

Advanced Ergonomics, IMSE 461. GMI. Winter 1988.

Workplace Design, IMSE 361. GMI. Winter 1988.

Plant Safety Analysis. GMI. Winter 1988 (independent study).

1987

Ergonomics, IMSE 460. GMI. Fall 1987.

Industrial Engineering Software, IMSE 414. GMI. Fall 1987.

Vocational Rehabilitation Engineering. GMI. Fall 1987 (independent study).

Vocational Rehabilitation Engineering. GMI. Summer 1987 (independent study).

Advanced Ergonomics, IMSE 461. GMI. Spring 1987.

Workplace Design, IMSE 361. GMI. Spring 1987.

Workplace Design, IMSE 361. GMI. Winter 1987.

1986

Ergonomics, IMSE 460. GMI. Fall 1986.

Safety Management, IOE 439. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Fall 1986.

1985

Safety Management, IOE 439. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Fall 1986 (teaching assistant).

Work Measurement and Prediction, IOE 463. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Winter 1985 (laboratory instructor; lecture teaching assistant).

1983

Work Measurement and Prediction, IOE 463. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Fall 1983 (laboratory instructor; lecture teaching assistant).

Industrial Safety, IOE 539. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Winter 1983 (teaching assistant).

XI. THESIS SUPERVISION

2000

Brickley, Fredrick M. Transferring of User Needs (Ergonomic) into Design and Engineering Solutions. Steelcase Inc, Grand Rapids MI. Scheduled completion, June 2000 (ME)

Meyer, Joseph I. Ergonomic Transfer of a Seating System. MAGNA Interior Systems, Livonia MI. Scheduled completion, June 2000 (ME)

Smith, Shane A. Development of a Standard Procedure for Establishing Preventative Maintenance Data. Progressive Tool & Industries Company, Southfield MI. Scheduled completion, ? (ME)

1999

Christiansen, Jens. Analyze and Improve Slug and Part Removal Out of Fineblanking Dies by Making all the OSHA Requirements. MPI Wisconsin Fineblanking, Deerfield, WI. Scheduled completion, June 1999 (ME)

Falconer, Tiffani. Justify Relocation of Fuel Sender Assembly Line and Consolidation of Assembly Processes. KYSOR|Medallion, Spring Lake, MI. Scheduled completion, December 1999 (IE)

Prox, Lisa A. Design Factors to Minimize Engage Force of High Density Connection Systems. GM Delphi Packard Electric Systems Division, Warren OH. June 1999 (ME)

Ruff, Stephanie M. Quality Characteristic Standards Process for Components and Systems. GM NAO Car Division, Warren MI. Scheduled completion, December 1999 (ME)

1998

Auito, Darrin A. Safeguarding Techniques for Modern Industrial Machinery. J.M. Miller Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI. September 1998 (MSE)

Auito, Derek A. A Model for the Analysis of Flooring Designs in Manufacturing Facilities with the Function of Manual and Vehicular Tasks Being Applied to Them. J.M. Miller Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI. September 1998 (MSE)

Thelen, Christopher K. Development of Back-up Weld Systems for Automated Spotwelding. GM SCG, Lansing, MI. June 1998 (ME)

Zarzycki, Michael A. Sprue Handling Modifications for Improvements in Ergonomics, Efficiency, and Cost. CMI, Cast Parts Inc., Cadillac, MI. June 1998 (ME)

1997

Mann, Kathleen M. Computer-Based Automotive Diagnostic Training for Technicians. GM Cadillac Motor Car Division, Warren, MI. December 1997 (ME).

Noto, Steven J. Automated Assembly Solution for High Priority, Productivity Improvement Project. NIBCO, Inc., Elkhart, IN. June 1997. (ME)

Smith, Jennifer. Modification of Aero Package Deflector Transporting and Assembly Process in Final Assembly. Navistar International Truck Corporation, Springfield OH. June 1997. (ME)

1996

Aban, G. Russell. Set-up Time Reduction in the Bonding Line. LuK, Inc., Wooster, OH. June 1996. (MSE)

Davis, Sheryl. Development and Implementation of a System for Responding to Customer Requests for Quote. TRW, Sterling Heights, MI. March 1996. (IE)

Dichtel, Robin. Optimal Design Considerations for Automotive Seating Lumbar Systems. Lear Corporation, Allen Park MI. March 1996. (ME)

Owen, Ronda. Lean Initiatives in a Final Process Environment. Doraville Assembly Plant, Midsize Car Division, General Motors Corporation, Doraville GA. June 1996. (MSE)

Provan, Jamieson. A Coordinated Maintenance Strategy for Health and Safety Regulatory Compliance. Tarrytown Assembly Plant, Midsize Car Division, General Motors Corporation, North Tarrytown NY. Scheduled completion, December 1996. (ME)

Vozar, Robin. Doors-Off Subassembly Process. Buick City, Midsize Car Division, General Motors Corporation, Flint MI. June 1996. (IE)

1995

Gerlick, Lisa. Evaluation of Critical Aspects of Connector Ergonomics. Packard Electric, General Motors Corporation, Warren, OH. June 1995. (IE)

Sheppard, Jeremy. Application of Ergonomics in Tool Design. Efficient Technology Services, Troy, MI. June 1995. (ME)

Sisson, Julie. Ergonomic Analysis and Recommendations for a Cabinet Manufacturing Facility. Masco Corporation, Taylor, MI. September 1995. (IE)

Wong, Jennifer. Process Validation and Four Phase Vehicle Development Process: Process and Tool Design for Required Measurements. Cadillac Luxury Car Division, General Motors Corporation, Flint, MI. June 1995. (MSE)

1994

Broad, Sherry. Generic Seat Systems: A Process for Meeting Requirements in a Specified Time Frame. Inland Fisher Guide, General Motors Corporation, Warren, MI. June 1994. (IE/ME)

Henson, Ann. DFM Seat Assembly Tool. Inland Fisher Guide, General Motors Corporation, Warren, MI. September 1994. (MSE)

MacLean, John. A Systems Approach to Ergonomics in the Stamping Process. GM of Canada, Oshawa, Ontario. June 1994. (MSE)

Rutt, Derek. Seat Assembly Process Improvements. Electronic Data System, Whitby, Ontario, Canada. June 1994. (ME)

1993

Baylor, Lyle. Workstation Design for Computer-based Package Tracing. UPS, Cincinatti, OH. June 1993. (IE)

Cooper, Melita Sharese. The Development of Pro-Active Guidelines Relating to the Ergonomic Process. AC Rochester Division, General Motors Corporation, Flint, MI. December 1993. (IE)

Williams, Jennifer. Continuous Utilization of Modular Cutters. GM Packard Electric, General Motors Corporation, Warren, OH. June 1993. (IE)

1992

Breimayer, Thomas. Methods and Measurement for an Automated Small Package Sorting Operation. UPS, Grand Rapids, MI. June 1992. (IE)

Gray, Marsha. Improving Lifting Tasks in the Plant. ITT Hancock, Auburn Hills, MI. June 1992. (IE)

Kirgis, Deborah. Analysis of Key Entry/Voice Encoding Position for Automatic Sort Operation. UPS, Grand Rapids, MI. June 1992. (IE)

Rabine, Coryne. Development of a Knowledge System for the VETRONICS Crew Display Demonstrator (VCDD). US Army Tank Auto Command, Warren, MI. June 1992. (MSE)

1991

Kohley, William. Develop 3-D Plant Layout and User-Friendly CAD Interface into a Customized Multiuser/ Multifunctional AutoCad. Spraying Systems Co., Wheaton, IL. June 1991. (ME)

Mazure, Kevin. Flow Through Manufacturing Process. Walbro Automotive, Caro, MI. June 1991. (MSE)

Meixner, Oliver. The 1992 Toyota Camry Assembly Processing Project at Eagle Bend Manufacturing. Eagle Bend Manufacturing, Magna International, Clinton, TN. June 1991. (ME)

Reich, Deborah. Evaluation of Ergonomic Indicators in a Manufacturing Facility. Ford Motor Company, Wixom, MI. December 1991. (IE)

Smolnik, Matthew. Justification and Layout Design for the Reorganization and Relocation of Manufacturing Facilities. Becon, Inc., South Windsor, CT. June 1991. (ME)

Wamsley, Stephen. Applied Industrial Ergonomics at AC Rochester-Flint West. AC Rochester Division, General Motors Corporation. June 1991. (IE)

Wood, Clinton. Diagnosis and Reduction of Shrinkage Variability in Graphitar Grade 30A. US Graphite, Inc., Saginaw, MI. June 1991. (IE)

1990

Chalker, Gary. Research and Evaluation of Shop Floor Information Network. Combustion Engineering, Rochester NY. June 1990. (ME)

De Amicis, Fabio. Implementation/Modification of Foundry Maintenance Management System. GM of Canada, St. Catharines, General Motors Corporation. June 1990. (ME)

Ferguson, Todd. Manufacturing Applications of PC-Based AI, Expert Systems, or Rule-Based Software. GM EDS TSD Plant Auto, Troy, General Motors Corporation. June 1990. (IE)

Holbel, James. Information Flow Analysis and Systems Recommendation for Simultaneous Engineering Program Management Teams. EDS Flint Automotive Division, General Motors Corporation. June 1990. (EE)

Howard, Tracy. Implementation of a Prototype Expert System. C-P-C Wilmington, General Motors Corporation. June 1990. (IE)

Lessmann, Jean. Design of an Intelligent System to Balance the Activity Level and Resource Utilization in an HPH Annealing Facility. USX Corporation, Pittsburgh. June 1990. (EE)

Palmer, Todd. Near-Immediate Mode Manual 3-D Inspection for Problem Solving Measurement. GM Central Foundry, Defiance, General Motors Corporation. June 1990. (IE)

Schwartz, Michael. An Expert System for Cadillac Warranty Claim Reject Resolution. Cadillac Motor Division, General Motors Corporation. June 1990. (ME)

1989

Calabrese, Marcel. Expert System for St. Catharines Foundry Casting Cost Estimate Development. GM of Canada, St. Catharines, General Motors Corporation. June 1989. (IE)

Davis, Julie. An Evaluation of the On-Line Visual Inspection Process for Exposed Sheet Metal Parts. Truck & Bus Group - Flint Metal Fabricating Plant, General Motors Corporation. June 1989. (IE)

Geis, Michael. Automation of Frame Transfer System. C-P-C Arlington, General Motors Corporation. June 1989. (MSE)

Whited, Jody. Ergonomics Lab Instrumentation. GMI Engineering & Management Institute. June 1989. (IE)

Wittler, Brian. Expert Systems for Inspection Data Analysis and Data Reduction. Central Foundry Division - Defiance, General Motors Corporation. June 1989. (IE)

1988

Gamache, Lynne. The Calibration Verification of the Transmission Final Test Stand. Hydra-matic Division - Warren, General Motors Corporation. December 1988. (IE)

James, Kathleen. Air Filtration for Automotive Use. Harrison Radiator Division, General Motors Corporation. June 1988. (IE)

Stoddard, Darlene. Ergonomic Assessment and Application in the Finishing Department of Saginaw Malleable Iron Plant. Central Foundry Division - Saginaw Malleable Iron Plant, General Motors Corporation. June 1988. (IE)

1987

Ethington, Eric. Human Factors Guidelines for Automobile Instrumentation. Delco Electronics Corporation - Flint, General Motors Corporation. December 1987. (IE)

Huyser, Caren. Artificial Intelligence Expert Diagnostic System for a Programmable Controller. C-P-C Pontiac Pressed Metal, General Motors Corporation. June 1987. (ME)

Taylor, Matthew. Automated 125 THM Unload from Electrified Monorail System to Shipping Container. Hydra-matic Division - Warren, General Motors Corporation. December 1987. (IE)

1981

Avery, Alan. Atlanta Parts Distribution Center Energy Management System. General Motors Warehousing & Distribution Division, Flint MI. June 1981. (EE)

XII. SERVICE ACTIVITIES

1999

Discover Kettering Laboratory Tours

IMSE Department, IE Faculty Search Committee

Kettering University Environmental Health and Safety Committee

Kettering University Faculty Senate, Organization and Coordination Committee

Kettering University External Signage Committee

Gamma Mu Iota (Manufacturing Systems Engineering Honor Society), Advisor

Boy Scouts of America, Tall Pine Council, Norwegen Pine District, Unit Commissioner.

Boy Scouts of America, Venturing Crew 1835, Trinity Episcopal Church, Flushing, Michigan. Crew Advisor.

Boy Scouts of America, Cub Scout Pack 42, Elms Elementary School, Flushing, Michigan. Committee Member.

1998

IMSE Department, IE Faculty Search Committee

Kettering University Faculty Senate, Organization and Coordination Committee

Kettering University External Signage Committee

Gamma Mu Iota (Manufacturing Systems Engineering Honor Society), Advisor

Pi Kappa Alpha (national social fraternity) GMI Zeta Alpha-A & B Chapters, Faculty Advisor

Boy Scouts of America, Tall Pine Council, Norwegen Pine District, Unit Commissioner.

Boy Scouts of America, Cub Scout Pack 42, Elms Elementary School, Flushing, Michigan. Committee Member.

Flushing Township Crime Watch. Steering Committee Member and Neighborhood Co-Chair.

1997

Kettering University External Signage Committee

Gamma Mu Iota (GMI Manufacturing Systems Engineering Honor Society), Advisor

Pi Kappa Alpha (national social fraternity) GMI Zeta Alpha-A & B Chapters, Faculty Advisor

Boy Scouts of America, Tall Pine Council, Norwegen Pine District, Unit Commissioner.

Boy Scouts of America, Cub Scout Pack 42, Elms Elementary School, Flushing, Michigan. Committee Member.

Boy Scouts of America, Boy Scout Troop 115, United Methodist Church, Flushing, Michigan. Assistant Scoutmaster.

Flushing Township Crime Watch. Steering Committee Member and Neighborhood Co-Chair.

1996

GMI Commencement Marshall, June 1996

IMSE Department, IE Faculty Search Committee

Gamma Mu Iota (GMI Manufacturing Systems Engineering Honor Society), Advisor

Pi Kappa Alpha (national social fraternity) GMI Zeta Alpha-A & B Chapters, Faculty Advisor

Boy Scouts of America, Tall Pine Council, Norwegen Pine District, Unit Commissioner.

Boy Scouts of America, Cub Scout Pack 42, Elms Elementary School, Flushing, Michigan. Committee Member and Assistant Cubmaster.

Boy Scouts of America, Boy Scout Troop 115, United Methodist Church, Flushing, Michigan. Assistant Scoutmaster.

Flushing Township Crime Watch. Steering Committee Member and Neighborhood Co-Chair.

1995

GMI Commencement Marshall, December 1995

GMI Commencement Marshall, June 1995

GMI Academic Building Signage Committee

IMSE Department, IE Faculty Search Committee

Gamma Mu Iota (GMI Manufacturing Systems Engineering Honor Society), Advisor

Pi Kappa Alpha (national social fraternity) GMI Zeta Alpha-A & B Chapters, Faculty Advisor

Boy Scouts of America, Cub Scout Pack 42, Elms Elementary School, Flushing, Michigan. Cubmaster (acting) and Assistant Cubmaster.

Flushing Township Crime Watch. Steering Committee Member and Neighborhood Co-Chair.

1994

GMI Commencement Marshall, June 1994

Environmental Studies Program Team

GMI Faculty Senate, Secretary

GMI Faculty Senate, Organization and Coordination Committee

Gamma Mu Iota (GMI Manufacturing Systems Engineering Honor Society), Advisor

Pi Kappa Alpha (national social fraternity) GMI Zeta Alpha-A & B Chapters, Faculty Advisor

Boy Scouts of America, Cub Scout Pack 42, Elms Elementary School, Flushing, Michigan. Cubmaster and Assistant Cubmaster.

Flushing Township Crime Watch. Steering Committee Member and Neighborhood Co-Chair.

1993

GMI Commencement Marshall, June 1993

Environmental Studies Program Team

Science Olympiad, Michigan Region 5. Event Supervisor (Simple Machines). February 1993.

GMI Research Council, and Proposal Review Subcommittee

GMI Computer Science Program Team Leader

GMI Prep for Success, laboratory tours

GMI Faculty Senate, Secretary

GMI Faculty Senate, Organization and Coordination Committee

GMI Faculty Senate, Academic Review Committee

Gamma Mu Iota (GMI Manufacturing Systems Engineering Honor Society), Advisor

Pi Kappa Alpha (national social fraternity) GMI Zeta Alpha-A Chapter, Chapter Advisor

Pi Kappa Alpha (national social fraternity) GMI Zeta Alpha-A & B Chapters, Faculty Advisor

Boy Scouts of America, Cub Scout Pack 42, Elms Elementary School, Flushing, Michigan. Cubmaster.

Boy Scouts of America, Tall Pine Council, Norwegen Pine District, Cub Scout Day Camp, Flushing Park, Flushing, Michigan. Counselor.

1992

GMI Commencement Marshall, June 1992

Science Olympiad, Michigan Region 5. Event Supervisor (Simple Machines). February 1992.

Discover GMI, laboratory tours

GMI Faculty Senate, Academic Review Committee

GMI Faculty Senate, Organization and Coordination Committee, Chair

Gamma Mu Iota (GMI Manufacturing Systems Engineering Honor Society), Advisor

Pi Kappa Alpha (national social fraternity) GMI Zeta Alpha-A Chapter, Chapter Advisor

Pi Kappa Alpha (national social fraternity) GMI Zeta Alpha-A & B Chapters, Faculty Advisor

Boy Scouts of America, Engineering Explorer Post 407, GMI Engineering & Management Institute, Flint, Michigan, Senior Advisor.

Boy Scouts of America, Cub Scout Pack 42, Elms Elementary School, Flushing, Michigan. Cubmaster and Committee Member.

1991

GMI Commencement Marshall, June 1991

GMI Continuing Education Faculty Advisory Committee

GMI Environmental Engineering Curriculum Task Force, Chairman.

GMI Institute Laboratory Committee

GMI Alumni Day, laboratory tours

Discover GMI, laboratory tours

GMI Faculty Senate, Academic Review Committee

GMI Faculty Senate, Organization and Coordination Committee, Chair

GMI Manufacturing Systems Engineering Faculty Committee

GMI Manufacturing Systems Engineering Faculty Committee, Laboratory Subcommittee

Gamma Mu Iota (GMI Manufacturing Systems Engineering Honor Society), Advisor

Pi Kappa Alpha (national social fraternity) GMI Zeta Alpha-A Chapter, Chapter Advisor

Pi Kappa Alpha (national social fraternity) GMI Zeta Alpha-A & B Chapters, Faculty Advisor

Boy Scouts of America, Engineering Explorer Post 407, GMI Engineering & Management Institute, Flint, Michigan, Senior Advisor.

Boy Scouts of America, Cub Scout Pack 42, Elms Elementary School, Flushing, Michigan. Committee Member.

1990

GMI Research Council, and Proposal Review Subcommittee

GMI Environmental Engineering Curriculum Task Force, Chairman.

GMI Institute Laboratory Committee

GMI Academic Computer Committee

GMI Academic Computer Committee, Macintosh Subcommittee, Chairman

GMI Explorer Program, laboratory tours

GMI Alumni Day, laboratory tours

GMI Faculty Senate, Consulting/Professional Activities Committee

GMI Faculty Senate, Facilities and Benefits Committee, Chair

IMSE Department Head Search Committee

GMI Manufacturing Systems Engineering Faculty Committee

GMI Manufacturing Systems Engineering Faculty Committee, Laboratory Subcommittee

Pi Kappa Alpha (national social fraternity) GMI Zeta Alpha-A Chapter, Chapter Advisor

Pi Kappa Alpha (national social fraternity) GMI Zeta Alpha-A & B Chapters, Faculty Advisor

Ergonomics Technology Exposition and Conference Steering Committee (sponsored by Flint Area Chamber of Commerce)

1989

GMI Research Council, and Proposal Review Subcommittee

GMI Environmental Engineering Curriculum Task Force, Chairman.

GMI Institute Laboratory Committee

GMI Academic Computer Committee

GMI Academic Computer Committee, Macintosh Subcommittee, Chairman

GMI Alumni Day, laboratory tours

GMI Youth Leadership 2000, laboratory tours

Discover GMI, laboratory tours

GMI Faculty Senate, Consulting/Professional Activities Committee

GMI Faculty Senate, Facilities and Benefits Committee, Chair

IMSE Department Head Search Committee

GMI Manufacturing Systems Engineering Faculty Committee

GMI Manufacturing Systems Engineering Faculty Committee, Laboratory Subcommittee

General Motors-Flint Area Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Task Force (with McLaren General Hospital)

Ergonomics Technology Exposition and Conference Steering Committee (sponsored by Flint Area Chamber of Commerce), also Exhibit Subcommittee; Conference Subcommittee, Co-chairman

1988

GMI Academic Computer Committee

GMI Alumni Day, laboratory tours

GMI Faculty Senate, Facilities and Benefits Committee

GMI Manufacturing Systems Engineering Faculty Committee

GMI Manufacturing Systems Engineering Faculty Committee, Laboratory Subcommittee

Ergonomics Technology Exposition and Conference Steering Committee (sponsored by Flint Area Chamber of Commerce)

1987

GMI Spirit Committee, Calculator Subcommittee

GMI Phonathon Fund Raiser (Award for soliciting most pledges)

XIII. OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Consulting Work-Occupational and Consumer Product Safety & Health

Alabama

[Hoggle] v Tippin. (1995 M101)

Arkansas

Metcraft, Inc. Warnings design for owner's manuals (1996 M93)

California

[Ballard] v Crown Controls. Forklift truck, brake/control system failure/defect, hip injury (consultation; disposition unknown) (E61) (CA SC C 14277)

Freeman v [Whirlpool]. Gas-fired dryer (1996 M102)

Newhouse v [Paccar]. Truck wheel (1996 M74)

Severson v Allied. (1995 M45)

Storer v County of Kern (1988 M67)

Colorado

Granite State Insurance v [Masterchem Industries]. Paint warnings (1996 M89)

Connecticut

[class] v Chicago Pneumatic et al. Pneumatic grinders, vibration white finger (1996 E98)

District of Columbia

ATV (All-Terrain Vehicle) Joint Defense Council, and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. (1996 M109)

Florida

[Cagle] v Crown Controls. Forklift truck, brake/control system failure/defect, foot injury (deposition and trial testimony) (E58) (FL Orange Cty. CI 88-4096)

Hydro Agri North America. (1995 M52)

Recreational boat, collision with channel marker, quadriplegia (<86 M)

Hawaii

Shibuya v Architects Hawaii et al. Forklift truck, lateral rollover into trench, paraplegia (1985 M49)

Illinois

Baudam, Inc. v [Spring AG]. Rechaud fire, burn injury (1997 E103)

Granny's Deli v [Magnetek] et al.Neon sign transformer, fire (1995 M36)

Neugebauer v [Heidelberg] et al. Bookbinder/trimmer, loss of fingers (1996 M117)

Indiana

Baker v [Schering-Plough Healthcare Products Inc.]. Pumpkin carving tool, finger laceration (1997 E104)

Ferguson v Poseidon Pools. (1995 M68)

Jenkins v Mega Manufacturing. (1989 E64) (US S.IN 84-90-C)

Mullins v [Deerfield Manufacturing]. Can crusher, inadvertent activation, multiple fingertip amputation (1985 M50)

Porter v [Deerfield Manufacturing]. Can crusher, inadvertent activation, multiple fingertip amputation (1985 M35)

Snyder v [Ebco Mfg. Water]. Bottled water cooler, finger injury (deposition testimony) (1993 E88) (IN 20D02-9208-CT-575)

Kansas

Linville v In-Sink-Erator. Garbage disposal, steam explosion, failure to warn, facial burns (deposition and trial testimony) (1994 E90) (US KS 93-1359-MLD)

Richter v Limax. Exercise/jogging trampoline, foot injury (settled prior to testimony) (1992 E77) (US KS91-2065-V)

Rupe v Strato-Tower et al. Aerial man-lift unit, overturn (deposition and trial testimony) (E56) (US KS 86-2488-0)

Kentucky

[Hubbs] v Todco. Converter dolly (1996 M87)

[Loveless] v Heller-Sutherland. (1995 M119)

[Russell] v Hobart. Meat grinder, failure to interlock, hand injury (1996 E100)

Maryland

American Boat & Yacht Council. (1995 M88)

Massachusetts

Keithley Metrabyte. Warnings design, software & manual. (1996 M111)

Laraba v New England Power. (1996 M80)

Michigan

Abbotts v Sears/Heil-Quaker. Home natural gas furnace, carbon monoxide poisoning, brain damage (1983 M92)

Advanced Accessory Systems. Pickup truck bicycle rack system warning labels (1996 M62)

Aho v Crisco Oil. (1995 M41)

Aloul v Central Station Ltd. Door with automatic closer, finger crush injury (settled prior to testimony) (1989 E67) (MI 87-4194-NO)

Anderson v Conagra. (1995 M87)

Arledge v Kenwal. Loading dock, caught under shifting load, foot injuries (settled prior to testimony) (1993 E86) (MI 92-218631 NO)

[Arnold] v Clark Equipment. Forktruck, propane leak, hand injury. (1966 M94)

Baker v Komax. Wire stripping/terminating machine, unguarded opening, hand injury (deposition testimony) (1991 E76) (MI 9100168 NP)

Balzer v [Gainey Transport et al.] Car-truck accident (1996 M104)

Belawi v Ausi's Custom Cabinets [et al.] Plexiglas security window (1996 M85)

Bolton v [Hoar Construction]. (1996 M39a)

Michigan (continued)

Bourgeois v City of Kentwood et al. Bicycle, collision with second bicycle, severe facial injuries (settled prior to testimony) (E54) (MI 86-52371-NI)

Brown v Davis Keyseater. Keyseater, failure to lockout & inadvertent activation, hand amputation (settled prior to testimony) (1987 E52) (MI 85-531-738-NP)

Cardona v [Schirp]. Fleecing machine, hand injury (1997 E108)

Carter v Leading Tool & Die. (1991 E73) (MI 91-496 NP)

Coats v Shepard Niles et al. (1985 M55) (MI Calhoun Cty.84-004-NP)

Crowder v [C-E Minerals Inc. et al.] Silica dust exposure, occupational illness (deposition testimony) (1995 E93)

[Dean] v GTE. Telephone, hearing damage (1996 M96)

Deluca v [Clark] & Bunn-Omatic. Coffee scald (1996 M90)

Dyer v [Procoil] Cutoff saw (1996 M120)

Eberhardt v [Fisher & Co., Inc.]. Staking machine, hand injury (1997 E109)

Hawkins v [Giddings & Lewis]. Drill press, glove caught in bit, severe hand injury (1985 M61)

Forklift truck, fall from elevated basket, head and extremity injuries (<86 M)

[Frye] v Green Giant et al. Food processing auger, severe hand and arm injury during servicing (deposition testimony) (1984 M52) (MI Berrien Cty. 83-1536-NP-H)

[Gelman] v Nine Lives. Catfood can, finger injury (1996 M46)

General Motors SPO Rack Study. (1995 M82)

Genesee Tool & Eng'g. (1992 E84)

Gibson v L.S.E. Machine. (E62) (US E.MI 87-CV-30055-PH)

Gould v Woolworth. Exercise cycle, mechanical fastener failure, failure to warn, rectal/abdominal injuries (settled prior to testimony) (1989 E65)

Grapp v Komatsu. Forklift truck, brake/control system failure/defect, back injury (deposition testimony) (1991 E71) (MI 92-007963-NP)

Grey v GM. Air conditioning unit, electrocution during servicing (settled prior to testimony) (1992 E80) (MI 91-127171NP)

Hall v K-Mart. Anti-theft device, hearing damage due to noise level (engineering report only) (1995 E92) (MI 94-70154-NO)

Harris v Tiara. (1995 M94)

Howard, James [snowmobile]. (1989 E66)

Howell v S.M.M.Leon's. Restaurant seating, fall, hip injury (settled prior to testimony) (1992 E81) (MI 92-433248-NO) (1994 E81)

Hunter v Honeywell. Metal tube bundler, inadvertent activation, head injury-death (settled prior to testimony) (1992 E83) (MI C 91001658 NP)

Jackson v Altman Management. (1996 E101)

Jackson v Wendy's. Restaurant tile floor, fall, head injury (settled prior to testimony) (E91)

Kemp v [Highgate Electric]. Pallet stacker/conveyor (1996 M107)

Kerekes v Urban. (1995 M32)

Koern v Pentek. (1995 M89)

Koziatek v BASF. Maintenance technician, wrongful non-hiring due to physical limitations (settled prior to testimony) (1990 E69)

Latourette v [Egger]. Fall from roof (1996 M92)

Launstein v Michigan DOT (1985 M31)

LeVans v Heinz. (1995 M71)

Makita Tool Research. (1995 M31)

Manda/Hanna v City of Traverse City (1985 M36)

Mancina v [Rogers Athletic Co.]. Football blocking sled, amputated finger (1996 E102)

Martin v New Products Corporation. Reaming operation, hand-held part, hand injury (settled prior to testimony) (1991 E75) (MI 90-68102-NO)

Masco - Universal Furniture. (1995 M62)

Michigan (continued)

Miles v [MacDonald's Ind. Products]. Mechanical power press, hand injury (deposition and trial testimony) (1995 M58)

[Miree] v Kessel Food Market. Trip/fall (1996 M110)

Nagy v Wholesale Supply. (1995 M37)

Neidhart v Ritter. (1995 M108)

Norgan v Thermopress. Thermal press, accidental trip, hand injury (not filed) (1984 M61)

Paye v Michigan Chrome & Chemical. (E63) (MI 86-620376-NP)

[Payter] v Werner and Crawford Products. Ladder tip cover, fall (deposition testimony) (1996 E99)

Peltier v Boone's Welding. (1995 M51)

Petrochemical Trucking. (1995 M61)

Pine Knob Music Theater. Ingress/egress analysis (1996 M40)

Pogor v [Makita]. (1995 M34)

[Princinsky] v Red Roof Inns. Bathtub, fall upon egress, knee injury (report) (1993 E89)

[Rabish] v Fabiano et al. Fall from ladder. (1996 M132)

[Rapanos] v General Electric. Heat pump (1996 M83)

[Renneberg] v McKenna. Tank explosion (1996 M124)

Rey v Carroll. (1995 M35)

Russell v Creative Machine. (1990 E70) (MI 89-921953-NO)

[San Filippo] v Carl Goldberg. (1995 M43)

Savage. Treadmill (1995 M39)

Scott v [Hoar Construction]. (1996 M39b)

[Sellers] v Ski-Doo. Snowmobile, leg injury (1995 M66)

Shank v [Fuller Company]. Dust collection system, failure to lockout & inadvertent activation, loss of fingers during servicing (1983 M56)

[Stiffler] v Synthes. (1996 M101)

[Steelcase] v Art Specialty Corporation. Lighting (1996 M111)

Streu [grip tow device]. Industrial truck, towing/tugger vehicle, operator compartment design, foot injury (consultation only) (1995 E96)

Taylor v ? [apartment fire]. (1996 M34)

Trostel v Quality Tanning. (1995 M44)

Uppleger v Nestlé. (1995 M55)

[Vallie] v Faygo. 1996 (M86)

[Velasquez] v Orbit Valve Co. (1996 M122)

Wall v [Lime-O-Sol]. (1995 M83)

Watson v Michigan LTI. (1995 M39)

Wessel v [Kansa Corporation]. Newspaper insert stuffer (1996 M118)

Wiest v [GM]. Automatic guided vehicle, inadvertent activation, arm injury (settled prior to testimony) (1992 E79)

[Williams v Double Eagle Steel]. Sheetmetal coating operation, fall into pit, back injury (disposition unknown) (1991 E72) (MI 90-030073-NO)

Wojciechowski v [Champion Boats Inc.] Boat, passenger thrown overboard, amputated leg (settled prior to testimony) (1993 E87) (MI 92-227435NP)

Wonders v [Lime-O-Sol]. (1995 E94)

Zanders v [Kansmacker]. Returnable aluminum beverage can crusher, failure to guard and warn, finger injury (settled prior to testimony) (1990 E68) (MI 89 64012)

[Zoufal] v Detroit Edison. (1995 M98)

Montana

Havens v [State of Montana]. (1995 M59)

Scott v [State of Montana] (1988 M93)

New Jersey

Gould v Denbow. (1995 M55)

[Guarda] v Raymond Fork Truck. Forklift truck, brake/control system failure/defect, foot injury (disposition unknown) (E55) (NJ L-064457-87)

[Kane] v BOC Group. Food auger (1995 M81)

Sigurdsson v [Amana]. Gas stove, fire, death (1996 M43)

New York

Martell v Kawasaki Motors. Recreational water craft, collision with boat, arm amputation (1983 M25)

[Pantano] v Clark. (1995 M55)

Ohio

[Blatt] v Grooms. Portable grill, failure to warn, apartment building fire (1997 E106)

Erickson v Roper Industries. (1995 M78)

Kaercher v [GM]. Struck by flying object. (1996 M80)

Leathers v Triad Controls. Light screen on press, inadvertent activation, hand injury (settled prior to testimony) (1992 E82) (OH Fulton Cty.91-CV-000036)

Matteucci v Chemsol Products Corp. Flammable cleaning fluid, flash fire, burns (disposition unknown) (1993 E85) (OH 219966)

Mount v Union Boiler. Construction site/temporary guardrails, death due to fall (deposition testimony) (1986 M73)

Sharp v Wauseon Machine and [Fayette Tubular Products]. Tube endforming machine, hand injury (1997 E107)

Smith v Monsanto. Extrusion press, explosion during servicing, fatality (withdrawn prior to testimony) (1992 E78) (OH Hamilton Cty.A8910190)

Storaaski v Baroni. (1995 M169)

Oklahoma

Flowers v Crown Controls. Forklift truck, brake/control system failure/defect, death (deposition and trial testimony) (1991 E74) (US N.OK91-C-0019-8)

Pennsylvania

Hartley v Crown Controls et al. Forklift truck, brake/control system failure/defect, leg injury (disposition unknown) (E57) (PA Bucks Cty. 86004099-17-2)

Makusi v Quimby Material Handling. (1996 M114)

[Mitchell] v Hyster. Forktruck (1996 M82)

Nelons v [Hunt Manufacturing]. X-Acto knife, hand injury (1995 E105)

[Pasquale] v Hyster. Forktruck (1995 M116)

Stewart v [Universal Manufacturing]. Rolling scaffold (1996 M55)

[Wagner] v Taylor. Forktruck (1995 M38)

Watson v [Fulton]. Trailer hitch (1995 M96)

Wells v Alcoa. Aluminum plant conveyor, inadvertent activation, death due to crushing (1985 M66)

Westinghouse asbestos warnings. (1995 M65)

Rhode Island

Coman v Morris Metal Co. et al. Scrap metal trailer, unsecured load, fall from top of load, severe foot injury (consultation; disposition unknown) (1987 E53) (RI PC 84-2692)

Erickson v Salmansons et al. Loading dock, caught between truck load and dock, hip & internal injuries (settled prior to testimony) (E51) (US RI 80-0157)

[Maymon] v Finlay Hydrascreens. Gravel conveyor, arm injury (1996 M57ba)

[Quaglia] v Crown Controls. Forklift truck, brake/control system failure/defect, leg amputation (trial testimony) (1985 M42)

[Seebeck] v Finlay Hydrascreens. Gravel conveyor, arm injury (1996 M57b)

[Susset] v Otis Elevator Company. Elevator, control system inadvertent operation, fall down shaft (trial testimony) (1988 E59) (RI KC/82-267)

Tennessee

boat fire. (1995 M92)

Texas

Oil well servicing rig, inadvertent activation, severe head injury (T)

Utah

Palletizing machine, severe muscle and nerve damage during servicing (<86 M)

Wisconsin

Gleason/Brettingen v Chicago NWRR. Recreational boat, collision with bridge, multiple deaths (1985 M63)

Maryland Casualty v Carley-Troyk. (1995 M157)

Other Consultations

Action Products (1988 M48)

Ainsworth v Ford (1984 M26)

Andrews v Coleco (1984 M32)

Bailey v Rybinski (1988 M76)

Bolton v Sears/Whirlpool. Home automatic washing machine, electrocution during servicing (1983 M23)

Brockwell v Doughboy Recreational (1984 M91)

Buttars v Whirlpool Corp. (1985 M59)

Charles v Ford Motor Company (1985 M52)

Cobb v Clark (1983 M37)

Damore v Manco and Briggs & Stratton (1996 M64)

Davidow v Century Boat (1982 M72)

Demond v Whitehead (1984 M85)

Desa International (1988 M221)

Drus v R&B Manufacturing (1988 M52)

East Chicago Machine Tool Co. (1996 M103)

Elikara v Natco (1988 M60)

Ferguson v Giddings & Lewis (1985 M30)

Flexible cable assembly machine, climbing to free jam, foot injury (settled prior to testimony) (E)

Four-way parts washer (1995 M64)

Fuse v American Grease Stick (1985 M25)

Other Consultations (continued)

Galaxy Boat (1984 M51)

Gilroy v Winter & Pettit (1988 M57)

Gordon v St. Charles Schools (1988 M33)

Hadusek v T.G. Industries (1988 M31)

Homan v Yamaha Corporation (1988 M74)

Home electric range, activation by child, severe burns (<86 M)

Huffmaster v IDECO (1985 M31)

Industrial lathe, hand injury (<86 M)

Ironworker, multi-control-station failure-to-interlock, hand amputation (settled prior to testimony) (E)

Jerome v Wenzel (1995 M58)

Johns v Hertlein (1988 M221)

Johnson v M&M Implement/John Deere. Agricultural combine, severe hand injury during servicing (1983 M30)

Kee v Ford (1984 M28)

Kempf v Cooper-Bessemer. Air compressor, arm amputation during servicing (1983 M93)

Kennedy v Solar Engineering (1983 M29)

Kraus v Eggleston et al. (1986 M67)

Lang v Parker Hannifin (1988 M32)

Lumkin v Ford (1984 M34)

Manlift, unauthorized use, fall down shaft (<86 M)

Mays v IMA Machinem Fabriken (1983 M28)

Mechanical power press, double-trip, partial hand amputation (deposition testimony) (<86 M)

Medici v Aluminum Manufacturing (1983 M54)

Mission Nat'l Insurance v Dow (1988 M63)

Motsinger v BHS Inc. (1985 M64)

Mulhaney v American Asphalt (1988 M92)

Multi-cab monorail steel-foundry conveyor, collision, severe burns (<86 M)

Nichols v DuPont (1986 M49)

Nut tapping machine, eye injury due to broken tap (<86 M)

Obsese patient (1996 M124)

Ortega v Fisher Controls D (1995 M114)

Osowski v Spring Ltd. (1988 M42)

Overhead monorail trolley conveyor, broken nose and other injuries (<86 M)

Palmowski v Douglas Dynamics (1988 M55)

Pavlides v AMF (1984 M35)

Power press, inadvertent activation, hand injury (settled prior to testimony) (E)

Power press, inadvertent activation, hand injury (settled prior to testimony) (E)

Recreational boat, collision with second boat, quadriplegia (<86 M)

Recreational boat, sinking, multiple drowning (<86 M)

Rockwell v AJ Industries (1983 M91)

Roessler v Alcan (1995 M153)

Roper Corp. (1983 M26)

Schmehl v Giddings & Lewis. (1988 M35)

Semaan v Zagar (1985 M43)

Service station exit fall (1995 M167)

Sheetmetal press, clearing jam with power on, partial hand amputation (settled prior to testimony) (E)

Spraying solvent-based material in enclosed space, explosion, ignition by electrical device, severe burns (<86 M)

Spring-wire coiling machine, eye injury while clearing jam (<86 M)

Stavale v Clark Equipment (1984 M62)

Other Consultations (continued)

Steele v Julian Martin (1988 M68)

Travis v IPG (1988 M221)

Walkie forklift truck, caught between truck and post, hand injury (settled prior to trial) (<86 M)

Webb (1988 M221)

Williams v Columbia Machine (1983 M45)

Wilson v Oliver Carr (1988 M47)

Woodworking saw, death due to neck/head injury (<86 M)

Yingst v D. Clark (1988 M73)

Zuellig v Marathon Oil (1988 M38)

Projects Implemented for

Warehousing and Distribution Division of GM, General Motors Corporation

Total Project Management:

Hot Water Piping System, Flint, Michigan

Air Conditioning Compressors (160 tons), Flint

Diesel Fire Pump, Detroit, Michigan

Electric Air Compressor (500 cfm), Detroit

Rotary-screw Air Compressors (3), Drayton Plains, Michigan

In-plant Office Fire Protection System, Atlanta, Georgia

Air Conditioning Ductwork Revisions, Flint

Underground Paint Distribution Piping, Flint

Underground Fire Protection Main and City Water Service, Detroit

Electric Hot Water Heater, Detroit

Propane Storage and Vaporization Systems, Louisville, Kentucky; Kansas City, Kansas

Temperature Setback Systems, Louisville; Buffalo, New York; Boston, Massachusetts; Bethpage, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Denver, Colorado; Edina, Minnesota; Baltimore, Maryland; Chicago, Illinois; Kansas City; Cleveland, Ohio; Cincinnati, Ohio; Portland, Oregon; Livonia, Michigan; Newark, New Jersey

Gas-fired Infrared Heating System, Denver

Office Humidification Boiler, Edina

Gas-fired Unit Heaters, Kansas City

Gas/Oil-fired Boiler Hot Water Space Heating System (800 BoHP) including construction of 2400 square foot Boilerhouse, Edina

Fire Protection and Security Monitoring System, Detroit

In-rack Fire Protection Sprinklers, Detroit

Computerized Energy Management Systems, Lansing, Michigan; Martinsburg, West Virginia; Flint; Drayton Plains; Belleville, Michigan

Participation in Design Teams:

Specifications for Computerized Energy Management System, Pontiac, Michigan

Specifications for Renovation of Newly Purchased 500,000 square foot Facility, Philadelphia

Specifications for Construction of New 500,000 square foot Facility, Reno-Sparks, Nevada