Engineer Training

Bobbie Watts, MISE, CPE

**** ****** **** ********, *******, GA 30168

Email: *********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Experienced, self-motivated ergonomist and industrial engineer seeking an

opportunity to utilize substantial industrial engineering, ergonomics, and

occupational safety skills and knowledge.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

. Board Certified Professional Ergonomist (#1441)

. Maynard MOST Work Measurement Certification

. Over 12 years of relevant work experience in manufacturing and service

industries

. Extensive education and training in the field of industrial

engineering, ergonomics, and safety including training in utilizing

various biomechanical and physiological ergonomic tools (quantitative

and qualitative), safety analysis tools (Fault Trees, FMEAs, JSAs),

and time studies (actual and pre-determined)

. Completed 40 hour training in OSHA's Process Safety Management of

Highly Hazardous Chemicals

. Excellent written and oral communication skills (7 week Dale Carnegie

Training; Toastmaster CTM)

EDUCATION

Clemson University (Clemson, SC) May 1997

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

Auburn University (Auburn, AL) May 2005

Masters in Industrial and Systems Engineering

Concentration: Occupational Safety / Ergonomics / Injury Prevention

Auburn University (Auburn, AL) Aug 2010

(anticipated)

Industrial and Systems Engineering PhD Candidate

Concentration: Occupational Safety / Ergonomics / Injury Prevention

Current Research: Determining ergonomic constraints (physiological,

biomechanical, and psychophysical) for material handling Operation Research

scheduling models

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Watts Ergonomics Consulting, LLC Austell, GA July

2005 - Present

Principal Ergonomics Consultant

Responsible for:

. Performing task analyzes using physiological, biomechanical, and

psychophysical principles and tools with the purpose of identifying

ergonomic risk factors that can contribute to injuries or impact the

efficiency and usability of systems

. Developing feasible solutions to address ergonomic risk factors

. Conducting training on ergonomic principles for all levels of the

operation

. Currently contracted with Ergonomics Technology Corporation (ETC) to

serve as a consulting ergonomist for:

o American Express Ergonomics Program where responsibilities

include:

. Conducting office ergonomic evaluations for worker

compensation cases

. Providing detailed recommendations and necessary follow-up

o Safety Evaluations of America / AIG Insurance where

responsibilities include:

. Conducting proactive ergonomic evaluations of industrial

environments

. Providing detailed recommendations and necessary follow-up

. Formerly contracted with ETC to serve as a consulting ergonomist for

the United States Postal Service's employee driven Ergonomic Risk

Reduction Process. Responsibilities included (for several sites):

o Conducting ergonomic training for a site core teams, management,

and craft employees

o Train site core teams on how to conduct task analyzes to

identify risk factors that can contribute Musculoskeletal

Disorders

o Facilitate brainstorming sessions to develop feasible solutions

to address risk factors

United Parcel Service Atlanta, GA June

2001 - July 2005

Corporate Human Factors Engineer / Corporate Industrial Engineer

Responsible for:

. Performing ergonomic evaluations on and developing guidelines for

equipment, facilities, and workstations including label application

centers, package car designs (interior and exterior), hand trucks,

control room layouts, and office furniture

. Assisting project teams in the development and design of new equipment

including handheld data acquisition devices and accompanying

accessories

. Analyzing injury data and providing recommendations for improvement

. Conducting and developing training on ergonomic principles

. Conducting research in the area of industrial ergonomics, human

factors, and OSHA regulations

. Developing work methods and standards using both pre-determined and

actual time studies

Eurokera North America, Inc Fountain Inn, SC

December 1999 - June 2001

Process Engineer

Responsible for:

. Initiating employee based ergonomics committee

. Conducting industrial ergonomics training for management and operators

. Leading employee driven job assessments and evaluating and

implementing solutions

. Maintaining process control of cutting/edging processing lines and

implementing improvement opportunities

Milliken and Co. Blacksburg, SC May

1997 - December 1999

Industrial Engineer

Responsible for:

. Leading ergonomics safety team for a OSHA VPP site

. Conducting ergonomic assessments of operations

. Performing root cause analyzes for safety accidents and near misses

. Creating and maintaining processing routings for fabric styles

. Conducting time studies and developing standards for new operations

HONORS AND ASSOCIATIONS

. National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) Fellowship

- Deep South Center ERC

. National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Assistantship

. Humantech, Inc. 2007 Ergonomics/Human Factors Scholarship

. JJ Keller and Associates 2007 Grand Prize Safety Scholarship

. Alpha Pi Mu Industrial Engineering Honor Society

. Golden Key International Honour Society

. American Society of Safety Engineers

. Boys and Girls Club - Metro Atlanta Leadership Council

REFERENCES

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