Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Try being a human factors engineer, er, practitioner,

I'VE HEARD THE GRUMBLING THAT industrial engineers don't get any respect. Other engineers think that industriaJ engineering isn't really even "engineering." You're treated as the "soft" side of the engineering world. Give me a break! Try being a human factors engineer, er, practitioner, er, whatever the heck we call ourselves. At least, industrial engineers have the word "engineer" in the title (and on your college degree).

Michael Maddox, Ph.D., is a senior scientist for HumanCentric Technologies. A certified human factors professional with 20 years of experience, he specializes in human error reduction and risk analysis. He can he reached at mmaddox@humancentrictech.com.

IE june 2008

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