 | American Psychological Association | |
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 | Usability Professionals Association | |
 | Human Factors & Ergonomics Society | |
Usernomics can design your software, hardware, or workplace to be more Usable.
Engineering Psychology and Instructional Psychology
Dr. Kaplan has been a leader in the fields of Human Factors, User Interface Design, and Technical Documentation & Training.
He is a principal in Usernomics and has been involved in several businesses and academic pursuits. He has blended his background in Instructional Psychology and Engineering Psychology to increase the usability of both hardware and software.
Dr. Kaplan participated in writing the initial Military Standards for Human Factors and for Technical Training along with over 300 publications in these fields. He also participated in the early development of Windows, Icons, and the Mouse interface for the STAR system while under contract to Xerox Parc. His recent activities have focused on integrating ergonomic design to positioning products in the marketplace. He has also been involved in ADA requirements and workplace evaluations to increase productivity and reduce injury.
For more information see Dr. Kaplan's detailed resume.
User Interface Design - Usability Testing
Dr. Andre is in a collaborative relationship with Usernomics, specializing in User Interface Design and Usability Testing. He is founder and principal of Interface Analysis Associates. He received his Ph.D. in Human Factors and Ergonomics from the University of Illinois in 1991. He was then hired as Principal Scientist of Western Aerospace Labs, through which he served as a Primary Investigator and Head of the Control/Display Laboratory in NASA's Flight Deck Management and Human Factors Division until 1996. He currently consults to NASA through a grant to the San Jose State University Foundation.
As part of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Graduate Program at San Jose State University, Dr. Andre is an Adjunct Professor in the departments of Psychology and Industrial/Systems Engineering. He teaches graduate seminars and courses on ergonomics, engineering psychology and user interface design, research methods/usability testing and human cognition.
Dr. Andre is the author of over 80 publications, is cited in several major textbooks and newspaper articles, and has presented numerous invited addresses, panel presentations and technical lectures on various human factors and ergonomics topics. His workshops on user interface design and workplace ergonomics have been attended by representatives of such leading organizations as Apple Computers, Bank of America, Chevron Oil, Fiskars, General Motors, Hewlett Packard, Intel Corp., NEC, Sun Microsystems, Thomson Multimedia/RCA, and UCLA.