Bruce Thomas

Angestellt, Usability Consultant, Second Mouse
Venlo, Niederlande

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Human factors
ergonomics
interaction design
user experience design
user centred design
cognitive design
usability
usability testing
usability expert evaluation
workplace analysis
people research
interviewing
user requirements capture
user requirements specification.

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Bruce Thomas

  • Bis heute 15 Jahre und 1 Monat, seit Juli 2010

    Usability Engineer

    Philips Healthcare

  • Bis heute 15 Jahre und 7 Monate, seit Jan. 2010

    Usability Consultant

    Second Mouse

    Second Mouse offers user-centred design services which will help you to create products and services with an optimised user experience. Through understanding the needs and desires of your end-users, you can match your products and services to your users expectations, while also fulfilling your business ambitions.

  • 20 Jahre, Jan. 1990 - Dez. 2009

    Human Factors Specialist

    Philips Design

    For Philips Design, I was based in Eindhoven and Vienna. I contributed to the design and development of a variety of Philips products. This involved close cooperation with software engineers, product and graphic designers, product managers and other professionals in multidisciplinary teams. I was an occasional guest teacher at the Technical University, Eindhoven and at the Fachhochschule Joanneum in Graz, Austria

  • 9 Jahre, Jan. 1981 - Dez. 1989

    Ergonomist

    TUV Rheinland

    I worked in the Institute for Accident Research performing Human Factors research into health and safety of workplaces on ships, in control rooms, and in the hotel and catering industry. Much of this work resulted in the improvement of working conditions in these industries. I was the leader of a European research project into driving cars, which included team members from research institutes in France and the Netherlands, as well as the car companies Volvo, Renault and BMW.

  • 1 Jahr, Sep. 1982 - Aug. 1983

    Ergonomist

    University of Bremen

    I was loaned from TÜV Rheinland for a year to work with a multidisciplinary team developing the 'Ship of the Future', a new generation of container ships. This work was published in the book ‘Ergonomische Gestaltung von Schiffsarbeitsplätze’ (Ergonomic Design of Workplaces on Ships).

  • 1 Jahr und 3 Monate, Okt. 1979 - Dez. 1980

    Ergonomist

    Electronic Facilities Design

    EFD was a small company providing ergonomics consultancy, particularly in the area of high-tech systems.

  • 6 Monate, März 1978 - Aug. 1978

    Research Assistant

    University of Aston

    I assisted in research into learning difficulties.

  • 1 Jahr, Sep. 1975 - Aug. 1976

    Research Assistant

    Transport and Road Research Laboratory

    I was involved in research into pedestrian behaviour, especially concerning the design of pedestrian crossings.

Ausbildung von Bruce Thomas

  • 1 Jahr, Okt. 1978 - Sep. 1979

    Industrial psychology

    Hull

  • 3 Jahre und 10 Monate, Okt. 1973 - Juli 1977

    Human Psychology

    University of Aston

Sprachen

  • Englisch

    Muttersprache

  • Deutsch

    Fließend

  • Niederländisch

    Gut

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