My Work and Projects

Tyler Satterly, M.Eng.

About me

I am a Human Factors Engineer with years of experience in both industry and academia, focusing on healthcare and aerospace applications with a background in Industrial Engineering. Innovative and creative, my expertise includes usability engineering, user centered design, requirements testing, healthcare human factors, and process improvement. I am adept at working with clients and teams to improve products and systems.

Experience

Principle Human Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman

2022 — Present

  • Facilitate Human-System Integration in the HALO Module for the Lunar Gateway station

  • Recommend design improvements for compliance to NASA Human Factors requirements

  • Lead Task Analysis and Human Error Analysis to identify gaps in safety and usability

  • Draft technical documents and reports, including responses to customer review comments

Human Factors Engineer

Aegis Aerospace

2022

  • Created and developed Master Task List for xEVAS Spacesuit from reference documents

  • Performed initial Task Analysis and Human Error Analysis to identify safety-critical tasks

  • Provided human factors input on design concepts to ensure compliance with requirements

Human Factors Engineer

Bastion Technologies

2019-2022

  • Provided Human Factors expertise to the Orion vehicle at Johnson Space Center

  • Worked with hardware teams ensuring equipment met NASA Human Factors requirements

  • Performed Human-in-the-Loop tests during hardware design and requirement verification

  • Conducted design audits and HITL tests with the Human Landing System Human-Systems Integration team

  • Led HALO HSI Human Error Analysis sessions with hardware Subject Matter Experts

  • Performed Task Analysis with various hardware teams to create HALO Project Task List

Human Factors Engineer/Research Coordinator

Baylor College of Medicine

2017-2019

  • Developed electronic health record requirements after synthesizing interview data

  • Created prototypes and performed usability tests for view alert inbox in EHR

  • Provided human factors engineering perspective during research project ideation

  • Performed literature review, drafted and edited manuscripts of study results

Graduate Student Researcher

University of Louisville

2016-2017

  • Conducted usability tests of a wall-mounted computer system in VA hospital exam rooms

  • Developed an experimenter script to facilitate study, inform participants, and collect data

  • Collected study data and conducted data analysis to develop feedback on room layout

Education

M. Eng. in Industrial Engineering

University of Louisville - Kentucky, USA

May 2017

Specialization: Human Factors Engineering
Advisor: Jason J. Saleem, Ph.D.
Masters Project: "Exam Room Design with Respect to Computing Devices to Enhance Patient Centeredness"

B.S. in Industrial Engineering

University of Louisville - Kentucky, USA

July 2016

Senior Capstone Project: eBay Enterprises
Redesigned product location layout in distribution center warehouse. Analyzed trends in products' sales and aisle routing to increase order picking efficiency.

Skills and Coursework

  • Usability Engineering

  • Human-in-the-Loop Testing

  • Developmental Testing

  • Task Analysis

  • Process Improvement

  • User Centered Design

  • Human Error Analysis

  • Requirement Verification

  • Healthcare Human Factors

  • Anthropometry & Ergonomics

Featured Publications

Murphy, D. R., Savoy, A., Satterly, T., Sittig, D. F., & Singh, H. (2021). "Dashboard for Visual Display of Patient Safety Data: A Systematic Review." BMJ Health Care Informatics, 28(1).
DOI: 10.1136/bmjhci-2021-100437

Rogith, D., Satterly, T., Singh, H., Sittig, D. F., Russo, E., Smith, M. W., Roosan, D., Bhise, V., & Murphy, D. R. (2020). "Application of Human Factors Methods to Understand Missed Follow-up of Abnormal Test Results." Applied Clinical Informatics, 11(5), 692-698.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1716537

Read, J. M., Weiler, D. T., Satterly, T., Soares, C., & Saleem, J. J. (2019). "Provider Preference in Exam Room Layout Design and Computing." Applied Clinical Informatics, 10(5), 972-980.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-3401813

Murphy, D. R., Satterly, T., Giardina, T. D., Sittig, D. F., & Singh, H. (2019). "Practicing Clinicians' Recommendations to Reduce Burden from the Electronic Health Record Inbox: a Mixed-Methods Study." Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34(9), 1825-1832.
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05112-5

Murphy, D. R., Satterly, T., Rogith, D. R., Sittig, D. F., & Singh, H. (2019). "Barriers and Facilitators Impacting Reliability of the Electronic Health Record-Facilitated Total Testing Process." International Journal of Medical Informatics, 127, 102-108.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2019.04.004

Weiler, D. T., Satterly, T., Rehman, S. U., Nussbaum, M. A., Chumbler, N. R., Fischer, G. M., & Saleem, J. J. (2018). "Ambulatory Clinic Exam Room Design with respect to Computing Devices: A Laboratory Simulation Study." IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors.
DOI: 10.1080/24725838.2018.1456988