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DAVID WOZNIAK

Fort Worth,TX

Summary

Experienced Human Factors Design Engineer at Lockheed Martin with a strong background in Industrial and Systems Engineering. Skilled in developing user-friendly GUIs through coding and utilizing strategic planning and process improvement techniques. Proven ability to transform data into actionable business insights. Possesses a diverse skill set in technical tools, statistical software, and business applications.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Human Factors Design Engineer

Lockheed Martin
05.2023 - Current
  • Responsible for the design, implementation, and analysis of results for human-in-the-loop assessments of fight simulator-based pilot scenarios designed to evaluate pilot workload
  • Subject matter expert for statistical data analysis on the human performance engineering team at LM
  • Designed and implemented process for more efficiently conducting HITL assessments that saved ~35k per HITL conducted
  • Optimized existing designs, reducing production costs and enhancing overall performance.
  • Addressed design challenges and evaluated alternative design models to meet project requirements.

Graduate Student Research Assistant

05.2021 - 05.2023
  • Developed a user-friendly GUI for writing Cogulator code in R with two code analysis methods
  • Designed adaptive VR scenarios in Unity to assist in training pilots with nine scenarios
  • Implemented two machine learning algorithms into VR scenarios for adaptive feedback
  • Learned how to code in four coding languages (Python, C#, R, Cogulator)
  • Organized a ride-along study to observe cognitive performance of 24 novice police officers
  • Coded Python algorithm for real-time workload classification of raw physiological data
  • Reviewed technical and professional publications and journals to stay current on recent literature and make more strategic research decisions.
  • Performed accurate quantitative analysis of targeted data research, collection and report preparation.
  • Worked as member of integrated project team in highly collaborative work environment.
  • Presented research findings at national conferences, showcasing the department's academic excellence.
  • Prepared fact sheets, tables, and graphs to summarize research results.


Undergraduate Student Research Assistant

Texas A&M University
01.2020 - 05.2021
  • Led focus group meetings to understand effects of ADAS on 16 police officers
  • Compiled an extensive literature review covering 45 papers and patents on ADAS since 1980
  • Constructed a survey study for determining opinions of 70 police officers on ADAS
  • Co-authored and contributed to journal submission for four manuscripts
  • Authored manuscript on survey study with first author designation published October 2021


Education

Master of Science - Industrial Engineering (With Thesis)

Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
05.2023

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering with Honors, Minor in Psychology

Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
05.2021

Skills

  • Python
  • C#
  • C/C
  • Matlab
  • R
  • Cogulator
  • Cognitive Modelling
  • Life support systems
  • Application Development
  • Simio
  • Machine Learning
  • JMP

Accomplishments

  • Michael and Sugar Barnes ISEN Scholarship Recipient, 2021
  • Texas A&M Dean’s List, 2017 - 2021
  • Texas A&M President’s Endowed Scholarship Recipient, 2017 - 2021
  • GRE – verbal 165 (96th percentile), quantitative 167 (89th percentile), Analytical Writing 5.0 (92nd percentile), 2020

Publications

  • Analysis of advanced driver assistance systems in police vehicles: A survey study., Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behavior, 83, 1-11, 2021, Established guidelines for the research and development of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) for police officers based on survey data from 73 Texas police officers. Trust and training in ADAS features were found to impact police officers’ use and opinion of ADAS features.
  • Usability Evaluation of Police Mobile Computer Terminals: A Focus Group Study., International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 1-10, 2021, Evaluated the opinions and feedback of 16 police officers on their understanding and perceived usefulness of in-vehicle technology for their patrol job, particularly their mobile computer terminals (MCTs). Common usability issues identified include inappropriate presentation of information, lack of interface consistency, and lack of adaptability.
  • Application of advanced driver-assistance systems in police vehicles., Transportation Research Record, 2675, 10, 1453-1468, 2021, Determined the existing advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and in-vehicle technologies present in police vehicles in order to understand the impact of these features on officer safety. Identified ADAS features that could be implemented in order to further improve officer safety while taking into account the unique driving conditions patrol officers operate under.
  • Understanding the Morally Gray Roots of Engineering: Review of Ethan Blue, Michael Levine, and Dean Nieusma’s Engineering and War: Militarism, Ethics, Institutions, Alternatives., Morgan and Claypool, 2014, Summarization of a book on engineering and warfare and how their roots intertwine with each other as well as how that history leads to the military industrial complex we have today.
  • Law enforcement officers' acceptance of advanced driver assistance systems: An application of technology acceptance modeling (TAM) [Paper Presentation]., Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 65, Atlanta, GA, United States, Application of the technology acceptance modeling (TAM) method to design guidelines for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) in order to enhance police acceptance towards ADAS.
  • Measuring cognitive workload of novice law enforcement officers in a naturalistic driving study [Paper Presentation]., Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 66, Atlanta, GA, United States, Conducted ride-along pilot study with 10 novice police officers, collecting physiological data to measure their cognitive workload and model the impact of in-vehicle technology on novice police officers.
  • An Adaptive Virtual Reality-Based Training System for Pilots [Paper Presentation]., Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 66, Atlanta, GA, United States, Developed virtual reality system to enhance the training program for pilots by making use of adaptive training techniques such as adaptive feedback and adaptive difficulty based on the performance of participants and their workload determined by physiological measures.
  • Design and evaluation of an adaptive virtual reality training system., Virtual Reality, 27, 2509-2528, Validated virtual reality system to enhance the training program for pilots by making use of adaptive training techniques such as adaptive feedback and adaptive difficulty based on the performance of participants and their workload determined by physiological measures.
  • Modeling novice law enforcement officers’ interaction with in-vehicle technology., Applied Ergonomics, 114, Developed cognitive performance model for novices and released it to Github. The model estimates task time, operators, and memory chunks for novice LEOs and redesign their in-vehicle technology.

Timeline

Human Factors Design Engineer

Lockheed Martin
05.2023 - Current

Graduate Student Research Assistant

05.2021 - 05.2023

Undergraduate Student Research Assistant

Texas A&M University
01.2020 - 05.2021

Master of Science - Industrial Engineering (With Thesis)

Texas A&M University

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering with Honors, Minor in Psychology

Texas A&M University
DAVID WOZNIAK