2008 Chapter Activity Summary
- The North Texas Chapter hosted one event during 2008. On
October 28th, a meeting was held at the Addison (Texas)
Conference Center to celebrate Ergonomics Month. Lou Adams, a
chapter member with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, gave
a talk about the role of the human operator in today's growing
automated control subsystems using personal anecdotes from his
long career as a human factors and ergonomics engineer to
illustrate his points. Kelly O’Connor, a chapter associate,
presented an overview of the office ergonomics program at Texas
Instruments highlighting successful elements of this mature
program including an employee office assessment process,
furniture selection, online employee training and an electronic
accessory catalog. Chapter President Vicki Missar with Aon gave a
talk about “The Ergonomics Value Proposition in a Recession”
which highlighted ways human factors and ergonomics
professionals can prove their value to their employers and
customers during difficult economic times. Chapter Vice President
Camille Major with Raytheon gave the final presentation of the
evening entitled “Using Virtual Analysis for Cost Savings in Your
Organization” which focused on the ergonomic benefits of using
CAD modeling in the design process. The chapter officers also held
a meeting during November to discuss the direction of the chapter.
- Membership Count
Number of full members: 71
Number of associates: 50
Total: 121
2009 North Texas Chapter officers:
- President: Camille B. Major
Vice President: Ila J. Elson
Secretary/Treasurer: Paul A. Schwab
Director 1: Kenneth J. Maxwell
Director 2: Doug R. Keefer
Director 3: Nik A. Walch
Director 4: Vicki J. Missar
- Chapter Contact Information:
Paul Schwab
Texas Instruments, Attn: Paul Schwab,
PO Box 655474, MS 3734, Dallas, Texas 75265
Phone: 972-927-3115
Fax: 972-927-3020
E-mail: p-schwab@ti.com
Chapter Web site address: www.ntchfes.com
Chapter Webmaster: Bill Barbre, barbergo@aol.com
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