Ronald G. Shapiro, Ph.D., a Fellow in the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) and a Certified Human Factors Professional (CHFP), is the Manager of IBM Technical Learning, New Employee Orientation, University Tuition Payment Programs and Career Services. Ron is also on the Executive Council of HFES and a past-president of the Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association. He has served as the chair of National Ergonomics Month, the HFES Speakers Bureau and HFES Volunteers Committee. He is listed in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in Science and Engineering.

Ron received his B.A. from the University of Rochester and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Ohio State in Experimental Psychology. He developed the first version of Games in the 1970s when he taught Introduction to Psychology at Ohio State University.