Kevin O'Brien
Title: Human Factors and DevOps
Description:
Human Factors applies knowledge of human performance to the design of technology. DevOps changes the way we create and deliver software and infrastructure through the development of a myriad of new tools. Are the tools making the best use of how people work? What will it take to make more progress?
Speaker
Kevin O'Brien
Kevin is a Human Factors Engineer with extensive experience developing useful and usable technology. Kevin founded O’Brien Consulting in Cupertino CA in 1998. Working with clients like HP, Sun Microsystems, Brocade, Emerson Process Management, and Palm on projects including provisioning tools, systems and network administration, system monitoring, and geographic information systems. Kevin earned a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from University of Kansas followed by stints at NASA’s Johnson Space Center and Pacific Bell. When not doing that stuff Kevin spends time helping his kids with homework, playing jazz (sax), reading physics, astronomy, and maths.
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