Dr. Andrew Ronchi, PhD

CEO dorsaVi

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Andrew’s background includes 20 years of clinical experience in building private practice physical therapy centers, collaborating with large corporations in workplace health, and with elite sporting groups. Prior to co-founding dorsaVi, Andrew completed a PhD in Computer and Systems Engineering, investigating the reliability and validity of using wearable sensors to measure complex human movement, muscle activity, and load on the body.

In Andrew’s role as CEO for dorsaVi, his passion continues to be developing new human movement technology applications and commercializing them to optimize movement and productivity, improve health, and reduce injuries in the workplace.

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Dr. Richard Susek, PhD, CSP, MPH, CPE

Tim Cook Associate Professor at Auburn University

Dr. Susek holds a PHD in Mechanical Engineering focusing on Ergonomics and Safety, as well as a Masters in Public Health from the University of Utah. He has been a faculty member of the famed Auburn Industrial & Systems Engineering Department since 2009 & holds the prestigious title of "Tim Cook Professor" at Auburn University. He is also a certified professional ergonomist with a passion for industrial ergonomics, human factors, engineering psychology, as well as ergonomic modeling. He has published over 40 times and has been a linchpin on the national speaking circuit - presenting on topics from Ergonomic Modeling to Respecting People in Lean Operations, just to name a few!

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Michael Kirschner, Ergonomist at Tesla

Michael joined the Tesla team in November of 2015. He brings industry experience from Honda of Indiana and Hyundai of Alabama that he uses to solve complex manufacturing issues throughout Tesla operations. Michael manages a team of ergonomists that take a proactive approach to mitigate risk by getting ahead of design and collaborating with engineering teams to ensure human first principles are part of the design criteria, not just an afterthought.

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Emily Whitcomb joined the National Safety Council in January of 2014 as a Research Associate, conducting evaluations for community, transportation, and workplace injury prevention programs. In 2016, Emily joined the Advocacy Department to launch the fatigue initiative, focused on reducing fatigue-related incidents and injuries in the workplace. Recently, in 2019, Emily joined the Safety Education, Training, & Services Department as the Director of the Work to Zero Initiative.  Work to Zero is focused on identifying promising technological innovations for eliminating workplace fatalities in our lifetime. Emily has a Masters of Public Health from the University of Illinois in Chicago, Illinois.

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