Mark R. Lehto
Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering
Phone: (765) 494-5428
E-mail: lehto@purdue.edu

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Education:

B.S.I.E., Oregon State, 1978; M.S.I.E., Purdue, 1980; Ph.D., Michigan, 1985

My areas of interest:

My specialty areas include work analysis and design, product usability, ergonomics, occupational safety and health, and decision support.

Range of projects I haveworked on:

I have a traditional background in Industrial Engineering, and have worked on a wide variety of projects for many different companies and organizations. Some of the issues we have addressed are summarized below:

• Evaluation, design, and selection of material handling equipment, operator tools, and safety devices
• Workplace layout, job evaluation, task analysis, operations analysis, hazard analysis, time and motion study
• Design of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and warning labels
• Development of decision support tools for troubleshooting equipment and web-based customer support

Range of companies I have worked with:

The companies and organizations I have assisted include all major manufacturers of automobiles in the United States, several large manufacturers and retailers of consumer products, insurance companies and their affiliated research centers, several major manufacturers of chemicals and affiliated trade associations such as the Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA), the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and government agencies such as the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

What I most enjoy about working for TAP:

I enjoy the opportunity to engage with industry on a wide variety of projects and make a real impact on a company's viability in today's competitive environment.

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