About The Presenter

Ronald G. Shapiro, Ph.D., a Fellow in the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) and the American Psychological Association (APA) and a Certified Human Factors Professional (CHFP), is an independent consultant in human factors/ergonomics, learning/education and human resources. Ron is the Secretary-Treasurer of HFES and is a past-president of the Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology Division of the APA. Ron has also served as the chair of National Ergonomics Month, the HFES Speakers Bureau, the HFES Council of Technical Groups and the HFES Computer Systems Technical Group. He has managed IBM Technical Learning, Human Factors, New Employee Orientation, University Tuition Payment Programs and Career Services. He is listed in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in Science and Engineering. Ron received his B.A. from the University of Rochester and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Ohio State in Experimental Psychology. Ron developed the first version of Games in the 1970s when he taught Introduction to Psychology at Ohio State University. He is a recipient of the HFES Oliver Keith Hansen Outreach Award.