Human Factors Expert Witnesses in Alabama

Human Factors, Software Engineering - user interface, user interface design, mobile software, smartphones, software, software engineering, software architecture, virtual reality, augmented reality, GPS, human factors, display design, virtual environments, augmented environments, systems engineering, simulation, software development, UI

Dr. Rosenberg has been retained over 120 times, has testified at 8 trials in both State and Federal courts, testified at 45 depositions, and has written over 100 expert reports and declarations. Dr. Craig Rosenberg has worked on many high-profile cases and advanced engineering projects for a wide range of Fortune 500 companies including Google, Samsung, Amazon, Boeing, IBM, Disney, Uber, Lyft, Huawei, Nintendo, BMW, Dell, AT&T, Zillow, Motorola, BlackBerry, Ericsson, LG, Sony, HTC, Mattel, United States Army and Air Force, Federal Aviation Administration and many others. Dr. Rosenberg is the founder of Global Technica and is an accomplished human factors engineer, user interface designer, software engineer, and systems engineer with extensive expert witness experience specializing in user interface design and human factors issues for embedded, mobile, web, desktop, and server software. Dr. Rosenberg specializes in software engineering, user interface design, information architect...

Human Factors, Engineering - Distracted driving, Driving behavior, Reconstruction, Biomechanics, Maritime, Manufacturing, Mining, OSHA, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Safety, Slips, Trips, Falls, Transportation, Warnings, Conspicuity, Cell phones, Texting, Lighting

Dr. Kevin Rider is a human factors expert and owner of Forensic Human Factors, LLC, providing investigations, reports and expert testimony for personal injury cases – plaintiff and defense. His expertise involves investigating how people interact with other people, products and environments in predictable ways, and applying this understanding to effective, efficient and safe products, services and systems. He has been retained as an expert in more than 40 states (+ Puerto Rico). Dr. Rider’s expertise includes: • MVAs and pedestrian collisions, incl. trucks, trains, buses, motor/bicycles • Illumination, nighttime visibility, and conspicuity • DUI/DWIs, where intoxication was not a proximate cause of crash • Adequacy of product designs and warnings • The design and maintenance of safe civil and occupational environments • Premises liability, and slips, trips and falls • Workplace and construction safety Dr. Rider is a Professional Engineer (PE), a Certified Professional Ergonomi...

Human Factors, Transportation - Distracted Driving, Driver Behavior, Fatigue, Sleep Deprivation, Visibility & Conspicuity, Work Zone Safety, Autonomous Vehicles, Driver Assistance Technologies, Product Warnings, Premises Safety, Slip, Trip & Fall, Product User-Interface Design, Perception-Reaction Time, Looming, Drowsy Driving

Dr. Grugle is a human factors expert who specializes in investigating fatigue, sleep deprivation and drowsy driving as well as distracted driving, looming, visibility/conspicuity and driver behavior. Dr. Grugle has conducted hundreds of investigations on cases involving these issues as well as cases involving advanced driver assistance systems (forward collision warning, lane departure warning), roadway design (expectancy and positive guidance), and work zone safety. Dr. Grugle is a Board-Certified Human Factors Professional (CHFP) with over 20 years of academic, research and industry experience in human factors engineering. She was awarded competitive human factors research grants from the National Science Foundation, the Ohio Department of Transportation, and the Cleveland State University Transportation Center and her research has been published in national and international peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Grugle conducts investigations for both plaintiff and defense counsel and ...

Opelika, Alabama

Human Factors, Safety - Slips Trips Falls, Cognitive Engineering, Education Schools Youth Organizations, Manufacturing - Guarding Exposure Training Fall Protection OSHA, Ergonomics, ADA, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Warnings and Labels, Occupational Safety, Agriculture- Poultry Horses, Walkway Auditing

Dr. Victoria Ballard, MSE, PE, AHFP is an industrial and systems engineering expert specializing in human factors, occupational safety, and forensic analysis. With over sixteen years of experience as a consultant and educator, she provides investigations, reports, and expert analysis in legal cases involving workplace safety, human performance, product design, and environmental factors. She applies her expertise to analyze how individuals interact with products, environments, and occupational systems, offering clear and data-driven insights into accident causation and prevention. Dr. Ballard has held engineering roles in chemical manufacturing, civil engineering, construction, and industrial safety, ensuring compliance, risk mitigation, and system optimization. She has served as Adjunct Faculty, Graduate Researcher, Graduate Teaching Assistant, and Fellow at seven universities (University of Washington, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Columbia College, Skagit Valley College, ...