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Description of Topic/Presentation:

At its core, the field of Human Factors (or Ergonomics) focuses on human beings and their interaction with products, equipment, facilities, procedures, and environments. This is similar to Project Managers in their daily work of stakeholder management, process and protocol oversight, and problem-solving with deadlines, resources, and collaborators.

Human Factors must design for the human/system interface, accounting for both mental and physical capabilities as well as limitations. Can you relate to this challenge in your everyday work?

Join us for an evening discussion on Human Factors in Design and the practical application of improved problem-solving, creative critical thinking, and strategies to more effectively overcome limitations in your work with people and systems.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the four disciplines involved in the history of Human Factors and Ergonomics
• Discussion of the three values that Human Factors Engineers must balance, and how Project Managers can apply these values to everyday scenarios and systemic frameworks
• Amongst various options, establish one Human Factors application that could be utilized for more creative critical thinking and problem-solving in a limitation you’re facing in a project.

Speaker Bio(s)

Leslie Wickman, Ph.D., Research Scientist & Engineering Consultant

Leslie is an internationally respected research scientist and engineering consultant. For more than a decade, Wickman was an engineer for Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space in Sunnyvale, Calif., where she worked on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and International Space Station Programs, receiving commendations from NASA for her contributions and being designated as Lockheed's Corporate Astronaut.

As Executive Director of Starry Nights, Wickman's responsibilities include addressing the relationship between science and theology. She also performs research and analyses at The Aerospace Corporation on various technical, cost and risk aspects of military and civil space projects. She has lectured extensively around the world on satellite servicing, astronaut operations, mission planning, and space physiology issues.

Previously Wickman worked as a research scientist with the RAND Corporation on the technical and political aspects of various national defense issues, co-authoring two books on fighter pilot training issues.

Wickman also serves as a consulting scientist on future space launch vehicles, human factors problems for extreme environments, and runs a water reclamation research project.

Wickman holds a master's degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering and a doctoral degree in human factors and biomechanics, both from Stanford University. Prior to her graduate studies, she graduated magna cum laude from Willamette University with a bachelor's degree in political science.

Location

NEW VENUE: Brio Italian Grille: 774 Spectrum Center Dr, Irvine, CA 92618 

FREE PARKING

*If you have food allergies or dietary restrictions, please let us know in advance 

Dinner / Meal

Caesar Salad
Pasta Primavera (Vegetarian)
Pasta alla Vodka with Pancetta
Grilled Chicken Marsala 

Time

5:30 p.m. - Registration & Mingling (in-person and virtual)

6:00 p.m. - Dinner (in-person and virtual)

6:00 p.m. - Program Starts

6:50 p.m. - Speaker Presentation (1.5 PDUs, 90 minutes)

8:45 p.m. - Meeting Adjourned

Cost

Registration Deadline : Must register before noon on day of event.

PDUs: 1.5 - Ways of Working