Rick Barker, Principal Solutions Strategist for VelocityEHS, supports the development of software products that empower users to improve their safety, health, and ergonomics performance. Rick also facilitates skill and knowledge-building activities for customers and internal staff relating to safety management systems, industrial ergonomics, human performance, and human factors. He assists clients in developing, implementing, evaluating, and improving their ergonomics and safety processes.

Since first joining the company in 1991, Rick has accumulated years of ergonomics and human factors consulting experience. He has also worked in a variety of positions with Inteva Products, Hill-Rom, and Unisys.

Rick holds a Master of Arts degree in Human Factors from the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. He served on the Board of Directors for the Association of Safe Patient Handling Professionals. He has achieved recognition as a Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) and Certified Safety Professional (CSP).