Ergonomics, cumulative trauma injury, workstation design, safety, repetitive motion, health, computer software, industrial NIOSH, Ergotrak, Ergotrack, illness, safety guidelines

Kathryn Glenn Parker
ErgoTrack, Inc.
PO Box 787
Carrboro, NC 27510
(919) 304-2097

Education and Certification:

	Certified Professional Ergonomist Certificant, Board of Certification for Professional Ergonomists, 1994
	Master of Science, Industrial Engineering, Ergonomics major, 1986 North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina
	Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy, 1984 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Work Experience:

5/93 to present	Co-founder, Executive Vice President ErgoTrack Software Carrboro, North Carolina
11/91 to present	Consultant In Ergonomics Independent practitioner Chapel Hill, North Carolina
4/89 to 11/91	Director of Ergonomics Health and Hygiene, Inc. Greensboro, North Carolina
1/87 to 3/89	Ergonomist Healthfocus Burlington, North Carolina
8/85 to 12/86	Ergonomics Research Assistant Industrial Engineering Department North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina
8/84 to 8/85	Physical Therapist Healthfocus Burlington, North Carolina

Expertise in identification and control of biomechanical and physiological stressors in manufacturing and office environments.

Extensive experience in developing and providing various educational and training programs on ergonomics.

Consultation experience includes: development of corporate ergonomics programs, job analysis, and tool/workstation design for the following industries: sewn products, textiles, metals fabrication, poultry and red meat, electronics and fiber optics, paper and packaging products, door manufacturing, and glass fabrication.

Business/Management experience includes: developing ergonomic consulting services for Healthfocus and Health and Hygiene, Inc.; budgeting, marketing, sales, and oversight of all ergonomic consulting and training services at Health and Hygiene, Inc.; starting and maintaining a solo consulting practice and later, ErgoTrack Software.

OSHA-related experience includes:

Ergonomics Task Force, Sara Lee Meat Group, 1988 - 1989 (task force's work spearheaded Federal OSHA's first Corporate Ergonomic Settlement Agreement)

Primary ergonomics consultant:

Sara Lee Meat Group OSHA Settlement Agreement, 1989 - 1994
Oshkosh B'Gosh OSHA Settlement Agreement, 1990 - 1995
Cargill Poultry Products Division OSHA Settlement Agreement, 1989 - 1991, 1995
The Van Heusen Company OSHA Settlement Agreement, 1990 - 1995
La-Z-Boy N.C. OSHA Ergonomic CAP Agreement, 1997-present

Served as expert ergonomics consultant for:

Constangy, Brooks, and Smith, Atlanta, Georgia
Fisher and Phillips, Atlanta, Georgia
Morris York Williams Surles & Brearley, Charlotte, NC

Publications and Courses:

On-line Computer Workstation Fitting, copyrighted 1999, US Library of Congress (Carrboro, NC: ErgoTrack Software Inc.)

Track Information System Software, copyrighted 1998 US Library of Congress: (Carrboro, NC: ErgoTrack Software Inc.)

Track Record Software, copyrighted 1998, Inc. US Library of Congress: (Carrboro, NC: ErgoTrack Software Inc.)

Industrial Workstation Guide Software, copyrighted 1997 US Library of Congress, (Carrboro, NC: ErgoTrack Software Inc.)

Computer Workstation Guide Software, copyrighted 1996 US Library of Congress: (Carrboro, NC: ErgoTrack Software Inc.)

NIOSH Lifting Equation Software, copyrighted 1995 US Library of Congress (Carrboro, NC: ErgoTrack Software Inc.)

Parker, K.G.: "Ergonomic Programs: Current Issues Related to Safety and Health", Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Clinics of North America, 5:3, pp.325-351.

Parker, K.G.: "Application of Administrative Controls in Office and Manufacturing Environments", Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Clinics of North America, 5:2, pp.287-301.

Parker, K.: "Why Ergonomics is Good Economics", Industrial Engineering, Feb. 1995, pp. 41-46.

Dignan, M., Parker, K.G., Main, H., 1994. "Cumulative Trauma in Apparel Manufacturing", Southern Medical Journal, 1994.

Dignan, M., Parker, K., and Main, H.: Sara Lee Knit Products Apparel Cumulative Trauma Disorder (CTD) Task Force Report, Phase I: Data Collection and Analysis. Technical report for Sara Lee Knit Products, Winston-Salem, N.C., 1993.

Parker, K.G.: "Optimum Workstation Layout/Postures for Sewing". Apparel Industry Magazine, March 1993, pp. 62-64.

Parker, K.,and Imbus, H.: Cumulative Trauma Disorders: Current Issues and Ergonomic Solutions-a systems approach. Lewis Publishers, Chelsea, Michigan, 1992.

Parker, K.: Workshop and Discussion Group leader on job design, workstations and ergonomic job analysis, Conference on New Production Systems and Worker Health in the Apparel and Textile Industries, New York (April, 1992)

Parker, K.: The Physiology of Ergonomics, Metalcasting Ergonomics Conference, American Foundrymen's Society, Cincinnati, Ohio (June, 1992)

Parker, K.: Managing Cumulative Trauma Disorders - Health and Hygiene, Inc. seminar series for multidisciplinary audience. Development, coordination, and lead lecturer 1990 -1991.

Parker, K.: Ergonomics for Health and Safety - Corporate-specific worker training package (video and training manual) developed and produced in a joint venture between Health and Hygiene, Inc. and Televisual Productions, Greensboro, North Carolina. Development, coordination, and primary author (1991).

Parker, K.: Ergonomics in the Workplace, conference on ergonomics for Missouri sewn products manufacturers, sponsored by the University of Missouri Extension Service. Development and primary lecturer, July 1991.

Parker, K.: Practical Workplace Ergonomics, American Society of Safety Engineers, 1989 - 1990 seminar series.

Glenn, K.: Tool and Workplace Redesign for the Alcoa Badinworks Potroom: Analysis and Evaluation, Master of Science Thesis and technical report for Alcoa, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C. 1986.

Invited Presentations

Functional Capacity Evaluation/Work Hardening: Application to Industry, Burlington Industries Western Region Health and Safety Staff (July 1987)

Strain, Pain, and Retrain: fingertips to shoulder, North Carolina Triad Association of Occupational Health Nurses (March 1988)

Back Hardening for Return to Work, North Carolina Statewide Safety Conference (May 1988)

Ergonomic Deficiencies and Modification in Workplace Design, San Antonio, Texas Association of Occupational Health Nurses (June 1988)

Ergonomics and Repetitive Motion Injuries, Key Risk Management Seminar Series on Repetitive Motion (1990)

Current Issues in Ergonomics, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas chapter, American Society for Personnel Administration (March, 1990)

The Occupational Health Nurse's Role in Ergonomics, North Carolina Occupational Health Nurse Association, Greenville, North Carolina (April, 1990)

Ergonomics: An Approach, Tennessee Statewide Occupational Safety and Health Conference, Nashville, Tennessee (July, 1990)

Identification of Ergonomic Physical Problems in CTD, North Carolina Industrial Commission Workshop on CTD's and Worker's Compensation, Greensboro, North Carolina (October, 1990)

Physiological Effects of Ergonomic Stress, American Textile Manufacturer's Institute's Annual Safety and Health Conference, Greenville, South Carolina (March, 1991)

Developing an Ergonomics Strategy, 3rd Annual Regional Meeting, Association of Textile Industrial Engineers, Greensboro, North Carolina (May, 1991)

Ergonomics in Industry, Southern Piedmont Safety Council, Greensboro, North Carolina (September, 1991)

Developing an Ergonomics Strategy-A Systems Approach, Forest Industries Section, National Safety Congress, New Orleans (October, 1991)

Managing Ergonomics in the Textile Industry, Textile Section, National Safety Congress, New Orleans (October, 1991)

Developing Meaningful Job Descriptions for Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, for: The North Carolina and South Carolina Bar Association (October, 1991), and The American Furniture Manufacturer's Association, Greensboro, North Carolina (November 1991)

Workshop and Discussion Group leader on job design, workstations and ergonomic job analysis, Conference on New Production Systems and Worker Health in the Apparel and Textile Industries, New York (April, 1992)

The Physiology of Ergonomics, Metalcasting Ergonomics Conference, American Foundrymen's Society, Cincinnati, Ohio (June, 1992)

The Economics of Ergonomics, Council on Education in Management seminar, Charlotte/Raleigh, N.C. (December 1994)

The Nuts and Bolts of Ergonomics, Health & Hygiene, Inc. Regulatory Update, Greensboro, N.C. (June 1995)

Ergonomic Program Implementation and the proposed OSHA ergonomics standard, American Foundrymen's Society Human Resources conference, Marco Island (January 2000)

The nuts and bolts of the proposed OSHA ergonomics standard, Piedmonst Human Resources conference (March 2000)

Professional Memberships

Institute of Industrial Engineers
Human Factors Association

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