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CURRICULUM VITAE
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Linda van
Roosmalen PhD IDSA 5033 Forbes
Tower Phone: 412 383 6794 |
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EDUCATION |
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April ‘01 |
Doctor of Philosophy: Rehabilitation Science and Technology, |
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March
‘96 |
BS and MS: Industrial Design Engineering, |
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ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE |
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Jan 2004 –
Present |
Assistant Professor: |
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Nov 2001-
Dec 2003 |
Research Associate/Faculty: Task
Leader, Principal Investigator, Research Scientist and Designer. |
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Summer 1998 |
Researcher,
Designer:
Beneficial Designs Inc., Beneficial Designs
conducts research and development to benefit individuals with disabilities. |
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Sept 1997-
May 2001 |
Graduate Student Researcher: Injury Risk Assessment and Prevention Laboratory, RERC,
Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, Tasks: Research, design, of wheelchair
occupant restraint technology. |
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June 1996-
June 1997 |
Assistant
Project Manager/Production Planner: |
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Aug 1995-
Mar 1996 |
Graduate
Student Researcher, Designer: Aerospace Engineering, |
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Summer 1995 |
Research
Assistant, Designer: |
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INDEPENDENT CONSULTING EXPERIENCE Product Usability-Expert
Reviews-Human Factors-User Research |
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2004-present |
Consultant: Product/System
requirements, survey tool development.
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2004-present |
Consultant: Agentase LLC, Product
requirements, survey tool development, conceptual design. |
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2003-present |
Consultant: Daedalus
Excel, Human Factors and product usability evaluation of
products and user interfaces. |
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2003 – 2004 |
Consultant: NeoFormaDesign, Human
Factors input, product usability protocol development for hospital robot. |
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2004 |
Expert reviewer: Technical University Delft,
Netherlands Friendly
Restroom Project |
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2003 – 2004 |
Consultant: Q’Straint, Product
design and safety analysis. |
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2003 – 2004 |
Expert Witness: Reardon Law Firm, Litigation
case on wheelchair transportation safety. |
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2002 |
Consultant: Research,
computer simulation evaluation of Wheelchair Securement Scenarios in Low-g
Environments. |
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2001-2002 |
Rehabilitation Specialist: Wheelchair Transportation Safety consultant, research, design and production of
adaptive equipment for children with visual, mental and physical
disabilities. |
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2001 |
Litigation Case Researcher: Wheelchair safety, postural
supports, occupant restraints. |
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2001 |
Usability Specialist: Abbott Research Group Inc., Abbott
develops innovate Female Hygiene Products. |
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2001 |
Researcher, Designer: |
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2000-2001 |
Usability
Specialist: BodyMedia Inc, Project
management, test protocol development, product modifications. |
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PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES, CERTIFICATES
AND AWARDS |
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2004-present |
Member: Usability Professionals’
Association |
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2000-present |
Member: ANSI/RESNA Wheelchair
Transportation Standards Working Group and Committee Docking systems and rearward facing wheelchair securement |
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2000-present |
Member: ISO Wheelchair
Transportation Standards Committee and Working Group Docking systems and rearward facing wheelchair securement |
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2000-present |
Member: Industrial Design Society
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2002-present |
Reviewer: Journal of
Rehabilitation Research and Development. |
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2001-present |
Reviewer: Proceedings and workshop
proposals of the Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America |
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2001-2002 |
Vice President: Articulated Total
Body Simulation Group |
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2000-2001 |
Student
Representative: |
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1998 |
Awarded: “Student
Best Paper” |
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GRADUATE LEVEL TEACHING AND
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT (2001-2005)
Rehabilitation Engineering and
Design
Rehabilitation Engineering and
Assistive Technology
Guest lectures on: Wheelchair Transportation
Safety, Product Ergonomics and Universal Design
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OTHER
SKILLS Software: |
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Generic
Software Solid Modeling Simulation Software |
Word,
Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop, Web publishing, Director Solid
Works Working
Model, Dynaman, COSMOS |
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Languages: |
Dutch,
English, German (basic) |
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