About
HFE Consulting
HFE Consulting
provides professional human factors engineering and ergonomics consulting
in several closely related areas:
• Analysis
and design support during product development
• Product
evaluation and testing
• Office
worksite assessments
• Accident
analysis and prevention
• Litigation
support and expert witness services
Our
Litigation Consulting and Expert Witness Services:
Specialties.
Our specialties in forensics human
factors consulting are analyzing the perceptual, decision-making,
and behavioral issues involved in injury incidents, such as:
• Visibility
• Conspicuity
• Attention
• Expectation
• Reaction time
• Typical patterns of gaze and locomotion
How we
help. In our forensics human factors consulting, we address questions
such as:
• Did he
slip because the hazard was hard to see?
• Why didn’t
the driver see the pedestrian?
• Was the
warning light on the equipment instrument panel conspicuous?
• Should
the consumer have seen the warning?
• You can
see example cases by clicking on the following:
• Falls:
Example Cases
• Warnings:
Example Cases
• Workplace
Accidents: Example Cases
• Vehicle
Accidents: Example Cases
What
we do.
• Consulting
on human factors issues
• Analyzing
facts of the case from a scientific perspective
• Reviewing
existing scientific and technical research
• Researching codes and standards
• Providing assistance with interrogatories and questions for opposing experts
• Conducting
new research and investigations
• Conducting
on-site inspections
• Evaluating
deposition transcripts and other documents
• Preparing
declarations and reports
• Providing
expert opinions at deposition and trial
Seminars and Workshops.
We
also provide seminars and workshops on forensics human factors.
About
Our Principal Consultant: Kenneth Nemire, Ph.D., CPE
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Dr. Kenneth
Nemire earned his B.Sc. in Psychobiology, his Ph.D. in Experimental
Psychology, and is a Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE, Certificant,
Board of Certification
in Professional Ergonomics). He also is certified for using the
English
XL Variable Incidence Tribometer to measure slip resistance.
Dr. Nemire
has conducted basic and applied research in perception and human factors
for over 20 years. Dr. Nemire has conducted human factors research in
the public and private sectors. He has conducted research for federal
agencies that include Department of Defense, NASA, and National Science
Foundation, and for corporations that include Apple Computer, Hewlett-Packard,
and Sun Microsystems. He has written over 50 journal articles and technical
reports. He is a member of ACM, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society,
National Safety Council, and Usability Professionals' Association. |
Dr. Nemire
has provided human factors consulting and expert witness testimony in
personal injury cases related to vehicular
accidents, falls, warnings,
and workplace accidents
for over 15 years.
• He has
worked with attorneys throughout the United States
• He has
been retained by attorneys for both the plaintiff (60-70%) and the defense
(30-40%)
• He provides
independent analyses and renders expert opinions based on scientific
data
• He analyzes
both environmental conditions and personal behavior to determine causation
• He will
only take cases that can be supported by the human factors data
• He has
been qualified as an expert in state courts
• He is
skilled in effectively explaining scientic and technical data in reports
and testimony
Curriculum
vitæ and fee schedule are available to attorneys and insurance
companies upon request.
Contact:
HFE Consulting
Phone: (408) 234-6903
Email: info at hfeconsulting.com
