Sherry Perdue (540) 239-4041

 Dr. Perdue earned her Ph.D. and M.S. from Virginia Tech in industrial and systems engineering with a concentration in human factors engineering and ergonomics. In addition to her nearly 10 years of experience in behavioral safety, she also leads other safety-related projects such as the modification of work environments to reduce CTDs, the redesign of incident investigation procedures to better uncover the root causes of human performance issues, and the design of behavior-based incentive programs. Before forming SPS, she served as a project manager, instructor, and researcher for Virginia Tech's Department of Industrial Engineering, and worked as an industrial engineer at a large ammunitions manufacturing facility operated by Hercules, Inc.

Some of Sherry's clients include, Estee Lauder, ExxonMobil Chemical, Lucent Technologies, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, General Dynamics, and Weyerheauser. Sherry is a frequent speaker at national safety conferences including ASSE, Behavioral Safety NOW, and VPPPA. Other speaking engagements have included keynote addresses at professional society meetings (e.g., WV Safety Council) and corporate safety conferences (e.g., ARCO Chemical, Kohler, Masco) as well as public seminars in Australia and Singapore.