User Centric Consultants Active in Local HFES Chapter

Three User Centric consultants have been appointed as officers in the Chicago Metropolitan Chapter of HFES for 2010.  Congratulations to Gavin Lew, Managing Director (President), Korey Johnson, Senior User Experience Specialist (Treasurer), and Melinda McElheny, User Experience Specialist (Secretary).  With these appointments, User Centric continues to be active, contributing members of the human factors community.

Always involved in the professional community, User Centric consultants are members of many industry organizations including the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), Usability Professionals Association (UPA), ACM SIGCHI, Interaction Design Association (IxDA), American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), and American Psychological Association (APA).  Staying active in local and national chapter activities and events within these organizations allows consultants to stay abreast of technology and industry trends relevant to client challenges and objectives.  This knowledge translates into innovative, creative, and cutting-edge solutions for clients . 

For more information about HFES and the Chicago Metropolitan Chapter visit http://www.hfes-chicago.org.

About the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society was founded in 1957. Its mission is to promote the discovery and exchange of knowledge concerning the characteristics of human beings that are applicable to the design of systems and devices. The Society's 5,000+ members advocate systematic use of human factors knowledge to achieve compatibility in the design of interactive systems of people, machines, and environments to ensure their effectiveness, safety, and ease of performance. Through its 21 technical groups, 35 local chapters and 31 student chapters, the Society encourages education and training for those entering the human factors and ergonomics profession and for those who conceive, design, develop, manufacture, test, manage, and participate in systems.