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Heidi Mehrzad - Human Factors is Applied Psychology
Episode 17

Heidi Mehrzad - Human Factors is Applied Psychology

Beers with Engineers

June 10, 20241h 0m

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Show Notes

#17 - Heidi Mehrzad

  • Fun with hashtags
  • Her favorite beer is Bitburger, from her hometown in Bitburg, Germany.
  • The thing about German lightbulbs...
  • Heidi is autistic and ADHD.
  • Her work uses her creative and analytical side
  • Investment banker to software engineering to pilot to aeronautical engineer to human factors scientist (with a stint as an EMT)
  • Redesigning a cockpit layout a lot of fun.
  • Human factors is not just about design, it is applied psychology.
  • To develop something new, you must define what is wrong with the old.
  • Heidi’s company - HFUX Research. Same services as other companies but with more experience and better
  • Visiting Scotland. (It wasn’t Drumnadrochit)
  • Heidi can really be herself with strangers
  • Making friends in Europe.
  • Chicken nuggets and toast as comfort foods.
  • Look for Vernor’s ginger ale

 

How to reach Heidi:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/manijehmehrzad/

https://www.hfuxresearch.com/

https://www.safeeffectivepodcast.com/

Link to her workshop will be added when available

 

How to reach Bert www.dexterityeng.com