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Patrick McCormack

Director

Patrick has 10 years of experience applying HFE/UE to the development of medical devices with an emphasis on ensuring safe and effective use as part of the FDA approval process. He possesses expertise in the interpretation and implementation of various design standards, including IEC 62366, AAMI HE75, BS EN ISO 14971, and others. Patrick has a BS in Human Factors Psychology from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

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What is your favorite way to give back to the community?

I love coaching high school cross country. Helping kids navigate awkward years through running is one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve had.

What fictional universe would you like to live in?

Being a Jedi master would be pretty cool, but the lifestyle seems a little stressful with the Empire constantly doing Empire things.

In your spare time (or if you had spare time), you would absolutely do this:

Learn to play guitar. The “guitar guy” at the party always seems so cool.

Your favorite city in the world is...and why?

Key West. It’s always fun at the end of US-1.

You cannot start the day without doing this:

Going for a run! It’s great to start the day with a little movement and fresh air.

Your ultimate celebrity dinner party guest list would include:

Mario Andretti, Jason Isbell, Ernest Hemingway, and Des Linden. At a minimum, we would have some good tunes and interesting conversation!

Long-term personal or professional goal?

I would love to run every World Marathon Major (Boston, New York, Chicago, Berlin, Tokyo, and London). I ran Boston in 2022.

Any other facts to share?

We are a crazy dog family with two dogs of our own, and foster dogs that rotate through the house.

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Bold Insight presents with Stryker, Genentech, and AbbVie at the HFES Healthcare Symposium

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5 takeaways for human factors practitioners from the HFES Health Care Symposium FDA workshops

Apr 5, 2018

Healthcare symposium provides clarity for interpretation of FDA guidance documents related to human factors engineering.

In-vehicle UX research: Here’s one recommendation that hasn’t changed in 10 years

Feb 26, 2018

I found myself discussing what can be done to increase the extent to which voice recognition systems are seen as a benefit rather than an annoyance with the research sponsors, and I said the same things as I said 10 years ago… improve the system to support and recognize more natural speech patterns.

The future of fan engagement: How do you measure goosebumps?

Feb 19, 2018

One of the CES presentations I attended was a panel in the sports technology track called, The Future of Fan Engagement. The panel discussed cutting-edge research in the sports tech market and perspectives on the relationship between emergent media technologies and...