Rob Tannen, PhD, is Director of User Research & Interaction Design at Bresslergroup (www.bresslergroup.com), an award-winning product design and development firm. He specializes in design research, human factors and interface design for consumer, commercial and medical products.

Rob has provided design research expertise to a range of organizations including Black & Decker, Becton Dickinson, Kodak, Microsoft and the New York Stock Exchange. He has previously held positions at Electronic Ink, Siemens Medical Solutions and the Air Force Research Laboratory. He is a Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE).

Rob created the Designing for Humans (www.designingforhumans.com) blog, focusing on methods and technology related to user research. He is a frequent contributor to FastCompany.com (http://www.fastcompany.com/tag/rob-tannen) and other design-related publications.

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