Mission Control is a free town forum style webinar that Ergonauts produces with the sole purpose of bringing new and exciting health and safety related topics to as many people as possible.

In this episode, Ergonauts is proud to present our Anatomy of an Injury Series: Lower Extremity Injuries and Illnesses.

In this episode Matt Gooch, C.Ped, VP of Product and Innovation at Superfeet Worldwide discusses the often overlooked topic of Occupational Lower Extremity Injuries.

Matt does an amazing job of making a complex topic simple:

– Foot and ankle anatomy (including descriptions of all 3 arches)

– Risk factors that cause injuries\illnesses.

– Potential treatments and the evidence behind preventative measures.

Also supporting the presentation is our expert panel: Dr. Greg Pitts, OTD, MS, OTR/L CHT Dr. Stephen Stockhausen, PT, DPT, OCS Albert Moore, CPE, CIH Nichol Case, CEO Ergonauts Performance Technologies LLC.

You do NOT want to miss this one! For more information and to find out how to join other live trainings visit the Ergonauts Performance Technologies’ LinkedIn page

Mission control is produced by Ergonauts Executive Board Member, Rey Lira

And finally, we love supporting our guests favorite charities. Matt and Superfeet love the work that https://fisherhouse.org/ is doing for our Servicemen and women. Please visit their site to learn more and donate today.

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To learn more about Matt Gooch please visit him on LinkedIn

In this episode Matt Gooch, C. Ped, has a wide ranging discussion with Earl Ray, that touches on all sorts of key insights. He is the Vice President of Product and Innovation at Superfeet Worldwide, largely recognized as a leader in the orthotics industry by providing foot, low back, and overall pain relief to millions of daily users.

Some highlights include:

– The circuitous path to professional success.

– Challenges facing the modern workforce.

– What is a Certified Pedorthist?

– Why Superfeet was created and guiding mission of the company?

– How foot health influences the workforce at all levels.

And finally, we love supporting our guests favorite charities. Matt and Superfeet love the work that https://fisherhouse.org/ is doing for our Servicemen and women. Please visit their site to learn more and donate today.

We are also looking forward to Matt’s presentation/training on our next Mission Control – The Anatomy of an Injury series, which is scheduled for September 21, 2023 at 6pm mountain time. – Visit the Ergonauts LinkedIn page for details to join the live event!

To watch in a separate tab: https://youtu.be/vsYwZDbXlNI

To learn more about Matt Gooch please visit him on LinkedIn

Chris Williams, CAE, Executive Director, VPPPA – The Premier Global Safety and Health Organization gives an amazing interview…

Chris has such a well rounded skillset and experience he articulates the VPP and it’s relationship to the VPPPA.

Additionally, Chris brings clarity to the shared culture of VPPPA members.

He also expresses his visionary thoughts on ergonomics, the aging workforce, and how technology in safety and health can be a positive thing, even helping to ease the pain of not having enough employees to staff HR requirements.

And finally, we love supporting our guests favorite charities. And when we asked Chris he was very clear – VPPPA has a great scholarship program. Make your donation here: https://vpppa.atlasams.com/atlas/forms/general/17

You don’t want to miss this one.

To learn more about Mr. Williams please visit him on LinkedIn

In this episode Dr. Cadet, MD, MPH discusses:

– Her career trajectory from flight surgeon, who flew in 1,080 successful combat missions, 2,000 airlift missions, to being a graduate of Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Occupational and Environmental Health.

-What employers can do to address an aging workforce.

-The benefits of employers encouraging early reporting of injury in their workers.

-As well as her new venture – Ascend Occupational Medicine Consulting

Check it out here: Ascendoccmed.com

To learn more about Dr. Cadet please visit her on LinkedIn

Occupational Therapists frequently make the transition into the field of ergonomics. In this episode LaNiesha Littleton OTR/L, CEAS III discusses why she made this transition when she had begun her career as primarily a hand therapist.

She has recently begun a consultancy aimed at expanding prevention and ergonomic awareness world wide. Launch is coming soon… please go and register at iHEALTH360.org and register for their early updates and opportunities.

Today’s sponsor is Lillipad.com. A beautiful beautifully engineered office desk/workstation.

To learn more about LaNiesha Littleton please visit her on LinkedIn

In this episode of Atomic Ergo, host Earl Ray Neal interviews Nicole Case, CEO of Ergonauts, and talks about her background in political science and her involvement in K9sforwarriors.com, an organization that trains service dogs for veterans and people with disabilities. They discuss the unique approach of using dogs from shelters and the impact of pairing them with their owners. The episode highlights the importance of charitable giving and supporting organizations that make a positive impact in the community.

To learn more about k9sforwarriors visit: k9sforwarriors.org

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In this episode Earl-Ray has a great discussion with Albert Moore.

Albert is the Chair of Ergonomics for the American Industrial Hygiene Association, CPE, CIH, and an expert in exoskeletons in the workplace.

He has an intriguing story about how and why he chose to get into the world of ergonomics, and spends some time discussing the cutting edge research he is doing in the field of workplace exoskeletons.

To learn more about Albert or his research please visit his LinkedIn page Here

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In this episode Earl-Ray has a great discussion with Dr. Bobbie Watts. Taping into her expertise, she gives us valuable insight into:

• Her journey in the field of ergonomics.
• Where the field of ergonomics is going in the future.
• How ergonomists can maximize their impact.
• The role of ergonomists in population health and an again population.

To learn more about Steve or to inquire about his speaking services please visit his LinkedIn page Here

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This video is a rare and intimate glimpse behind not only Ergonauts the start-up but also into the heart of the person that founded the organization. Starting with a sneak peek behind the scenes of the start-up life.

Founder Steve Davis gives a candid interview about some of the strategies and pivots that are par for the course in the life of a bootstrapped organization. Finally, to end the discussion there is a powerful conversation between Steve and Earl-Ray that few founders would have the courage to have openly and publicly.

More on Steve Davis:

Steve was born and raised a Kentuckian. He’s served in Safety and Health leadership roles in both general industry and the heavy construction industry. Steve also continues to work in academia in the University of Kentucky’s College of Engineering’s prestigious True Lean Systems program. 2000 was also the year Steve founded Ergonauts Performance Technology, LLC. Ergonauts was founded on, and continues to this day, the principles of quality system-based ergonomics and the application of lean principles, which provides organizations of every size the template/tools to have a world class ergonomics process.

To learn more about Steve or to inquire about his speaking services please visit his LinkedIn page Here

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In this episode Earl-Ray and Dr. Sergio Sgro discuss quality systems management and the value that having efficient and effective processes in place provides for an organization. They also go into a mini-tutorial of Lean principles for those of you who are less familiar with this concept.

Thank You to Today’s Sponsor: Pasta & Vino

More on Dr. Sgro:

Dr. Sergio Sgro was an associate professor in Applied Engineering and Technology at Eastern Kentucky University for over 12 years where he currently teaches courses in quality systems, Six Sigma, Lean Enterprises, ISO 9001, and advanced material processing. He began his early career as a steel worker and certified welder before returning to school to complete his Masters and PhD at Iowa State University in small business development and industrial technology training. He has been an industrial consultant in the area of Six Sigma, industrial training, 3-D solid modeling design, and more recently in business development.

To learn more about Sergio please visit his LinkedIn page Here or explore his fantastic wine company Pasta And Vino

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