Rob Tannen, PhD

Current

• Director of User Research & Interaction Design at Bresslergroup
• Founder at DesigningforHumans.com

Past

• Director of Human Factors at Electronic Ink
• Senior Analyst - User Performance at Siemens (Shared Medical Systems)
• Human Factors Researcher at Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)

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Education

• University of Cincinnati
• University of Cincinnati
• Vassar College

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Rob Tannen, PhD’s Summary

Design research professional with expertise in product and user interface design and human factors. Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) and Chair of IDSA Human Factors Section. Professional writer on design methods and trends; founder and editor of DesigningforHumans.com.

Rob Tannen, PhD’s Specialties:

Human Factors & Ergonomics
Ethnographic & Design Research
Usability Testing

Rob Tannen, PhD’s Experience

• Director of User Research & Interaction Design

  Bresslergroup

  (Privately Held; Design industry)

  May 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)

  Responsible for human factors, usability and design research for established industrial design consulting firm. Bresslergroup is an award winning product definition, design and development firm. Headquartered in Philadelphia for more than 35 years, the firm has developed innovative new products for clients including Black and Decker, Becton Dickinson, Air Products, Motorola and others.
  www.bresslergroup.com

• Founder

  DesigningforHumans.com

  (Design industry)

  January 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)

  Creator, author and editor of DesigningforHumans.com. The site is the online resource for design & research practitioners in interface and product design. DESIGNING *for humans provides advanced information on human factors, ergonomics, design research and usability to the design/research community.

• Director of Human Factors

  Electronic Ink

  (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

  October 2000 — May 2007 (6 years 8 months)

  Managed Human Factors group of leading user interface research and design firm including delivery and business development. Oversaw team expansion and capabilities growth including eye tracking and field usability testing for clients including Microsoft, New York Stock Exchange and Wyeth.

• Senior Analyst - User Performance

  Siemens (Shared Medical Systems)

  (Public Company; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  December 1999 — October 2000 (11 months)

  Senior usability analyst for clinical and financial application development. Led user research activities including development of corporate usability standards and technologies.

• Human Factors Researcher

  Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)

  (Military industry)

  September 1996 — November 1998 (2 years 3 months)

  Conducted leading-edge human factors research for future cockpit information display and control.

Rob Tannen, PhD’s Education

• University of Cincinnati

  PhD , Human Factors Psychology , 1996 — 1999

• University of Cincinnati

  MA , Human Factors , 1993 — 1996

• Vassar College

  BA , Cognitive Science , 1988 — 1992

Additional Information

Rob Tannen, PhD’s Groups:

Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), IxDA

•    Interaction Design Association
•    Boxes and Arrows
•    Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)
•    University of Cincinnati Alumni Association
•    Vassar College Alumnae/i
•    Medical Devices Group
•    Design Research
•    University of Cincinnati DAAP Alumni
•    Ethnography
•    Core77
•    Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)
•    Certified Human Factors and Ergonomics Professionals
•    Forensics Professional Group

Rob Tannen, PhD’s Honors:

ID Magazine 2008 Annual Review - Design of Distinction (Interactive) for 911 Command Center Radio Control Application

Juror, International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), 2008
Juror, ID Magazine Annual Design Review (Equipment), 2008
Juror, International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Innovation Awards, 2008
Juror, Human Factors & Ergonomics Society, User-Centered Product Design Award, 2006 and 2002