IEEE Houston Consultants Network -- "Human Factors: Safety's Missing Link"

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IEEE Houston Consultants Network - "Human Factors:  Safety's Missing Link"


IEEE Houston Consultants Network will have the annual business meeting from 5:30 to 7:30 on Thursday November 14th at the Clayton Library Center at 5300 Caroline St., Houston, TX  77004.  After an initial networking session with snacks provided, Cynthia Rando, CHFP, Founder and CEO at Sophic Synergistics, will present "Human Factors:  Safety's Missing Link"



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  • Date: 14 Nov 2019
  • Time: 11:30 PM UTC to 01:30 AM UTC
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  • Houston Public Library - Clayton Library Center
  • 5300 Caroline Streeet
  • Houston, Texas
  • United States 77004
  • Building: Carriage House

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  •   tgcooper@sbcglobal.net

  • Co-sponsored by Tommy Cooper
  • Starts 05 November 2019 02:00 PM UTC
  • Ends 14 November 2019 08:30 PM UTC
  • No Admission Charge


  Speakers

Cynthia Rando Cynthia Rando of Sophic Synergistics, LLC

Topic:

Human Factors: Safety's Missing Link

It’s often the first explanation offered when catastrophic events occur and loss of life is experienced in major accidents across the globe, the dreaded “Human Error”.   Recently, there have been many events in the public eye from medical errors at St. Luke’s to the Boeing Max 8 Air crashes that have brought this topic back to the forefront.  In each case, human error was cited as a root cause.   Although, the human is the weakest leak in any human-machine system and can always be listed as a cause, it is not the first link to break nor the true root cause of any of these incidents.  Human Error is a symptom of deeper issues related to the organization (i.e. mgmt.), engineering/design decisions, and/or processes and procedures.  Leveraging current event case studies, we will identify how human factors, as part of the safety paradigm, is often the most ignored but greatest risk mitigation strategy for companies

Biography:

Cynthia Rando is the Founder/CEO of Sophic Synergistics, LLC, a consulting firm that is focused on optimizing human performance and experience in any environment, Building Better Businesses by DesignTM.  Introducing the SOPHIC Conceptual model to the field, a model that utilizes human centered design as a business model and profitable strategy. 

She has spent 17+ years in the field of Human Centered Design including 12 years at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. During this time, she provided extensive leadership to the organization addressing several critical areas in Human Factors and Human Centered design including: user interface design, ergonomics, safety and risk mitigation strategies, usability and user experience, accident investigation and root cause analysis activities.  Additionally, she was instrumental in implementing several culture change initiatives and innovative solutions for the agency including: the U.S. Governments’ first use of crowdsourcing as a disruptive business model and the development of the Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation and the NASA Human Health and Performance Center.

Cynthia is a Certified Human Factors Professional and V.P. of the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Human Factors Engineering from Clemson University and an MBA from Northeastern University.  She has served as an associate professor at University of Houston Clearlake providing instruction in Human Factors and Ergonomics course material.  Currently, she provides Human Centered Design/Human Factors consultation to the Texas Medical Center Innovation Incubator’s medical device startup cohorts.

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Agenda

5:30 PM – Networking and refreshments
6:00 PM – Brief announcements Board Member Election and introduction of speaker
6:15 PM – Presentation followed by Q and A
7:30 PM – Adjourn and exit the building



website:  http://ieeehcn.org