Previous Positions

·      Senior Research Safety Engineer, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1978-2005

·      Adjunct Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department,

        College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, West Virginia University, 1984-present

·      Instructor, System Safety Engineering, Industrial and Management Systems Engineering,

         College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, West Virginia University, 2005-present

·      Visiting Researcher, Laboratoire d'Electronique et Sécurité des Systèmes, Institut National

        de Recherche et de Sécurité, Nancy, France, 1984-1985

·      Safety Engineer, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 1975-1978

·      Editorial Board, Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 2001-present

Education

  PhD, West Virginia University 1995

  MSEA, George Washington University 1980

  BSME, Ohio Northern University 1970

Research Interests

·   Workplace Evaluation of a New Method for Machinery Risk Reduction

·   Development of a New Device for Preventing Deaths during Baler Jam Clearing

·   New Technology to Increase ROPS Use on Tractors

Teaching Interests

·   Machine design for safe and effective use

·   Systems Safety Engineering

Special Interests

  Participating on ANSI committees for machine safety.

Professional Societies

·   American Society of Mechanical Engineers

·   American Society of Safety Engineers

·   American Society of Agricultural Engineers

·   System Safety Society

·   Toastmasters International