Brian Tidball, Phd Email & Phone Number

Kirkland, WA, US

Bothell, WA

Innovation and Development for the Oral Healthcare Division (Sonicare). As a Senior Researcher at Philips Sonicare, I am responsible for product and consumer research for oral healthcare products. My key role is to represent the voice of the customer throughout the I&D process. I work closely with marketing, design, and engineering functions to drive.

Greater Seattle Area

Instructor for the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, teaching INDE 583 - Decision Analysis in Engineering. This course is part of the Master of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Certificate in Engineering Leadership programs, and examines multi-criteria decision tools involving qualitative and quantitative methods. Course topics.

Colorado Springs

• Assistant Professor
• Independently developed curriculum, conducted assessments, and mentored students from introduction through application of tools and methods in four advanced courses.
• Beh Sci 310 - Leadership and Character Development. Covering personal, interpersonal, and team leadership considerations and approaches.
• Beh Sci 375 - Aviation Human Factors. Build understanding of design and analysis of human considerations for aerospace systems, including human factors, ergonomics, and physiology considerations. Final project employs.
• Beh Sci 470 - Human Systems Integration (HSI). Teaches the application of human centered design methods for design and development of complex systems.
• Sys Engr 491/492 - Systems Engineering Capstone I & II. Senior engineering team design projects. Application of the Systems Engineering design process from customer need through initial prototype and test. Director of.

• Throughout my Air Force career, I developed a successful blend of technical management and servant leadership. In addition to leading diverse teams, my greatest technical contributions were in the application and.
• Assistant Professor & Capstone Director, US Air Force Academy, Colorado, 2015-2018
• Branch Chief (Director of Research), Air Force Research Lab, California, 2012-2015
• PhD Researcher, ID Studio Lab, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, 2009-2012
• Instructor & ABET Accreditation Lead, US Air Force Academy, Colorado, 2006-2009
• Masters Student, Wright State University, Ohio, 2004-2006

Edwards Air Force Base, CA

• As director of research, I planned, prioritized, and capitalized a 36 project ($23M) research and development portfolio for liquid rocket engines (combustion stability, thermal management, computational fluid dynamics.
• Direct supervisor for 50 project managers, researchers, and fabricators. Provided mentoring and career development, annual appraisals, conflict resolution, program manning, and team assignments.
• Facilitated integration of research projects to leverage cost, resources, expertise, and outcomes. Spurred the growth of research portfolio, publications, and patent applications despite budget cuts.
• Unified 6 disparate workplace safety & accountability programs, reducing personnel required for compliance and tracking. Ensured 100% safety inspection compliance for 8 facilities and 13 high-hazard R&D labs (hazardous.

Dissertation Abstract‘Crowdsourcing: Fast Abundant Flexible User Research for Design’User centered design of products, services, and systems is widely accepted. Numerous user research tools and methods exist to engage users and gather users’ insights to inform the design process. Unfortunately, time, effort, and expense of many tools often delay the.

Instructor of Human Factors, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Systems Engineering, and Statistics. Academic adviser for 50+ engineering students, creating costume schedules to meet student desires and program requirements. Led preparations for initial ABET accreditation of Systems Engineering Human Factors program.

Phd, Industrial Design Engineering

I completed my PhD in the ID Studio Lab at TU Delft. My dissertation, Crowdsourcing: Fast Abundant Flexible User Research for Design.

Mse, Human Factors Engineering

I completed dual masters degrees in Human Factors Engineering (Human Computer Interaction) and Bio-Medical Engineering (mechanics and.

Bse, Industrial Engineering

Mse, Biomedical Engineering