Background
Williams, James Richard was born on April 16, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of James Henry and Margaret Lucille (Keefer) Williams.
human factors engineering psychologist
Williams, James Richard was born on April 16, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of James Henry and Margaret Lucille (Keefer) Williams.
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Purdue University, 1958. Master of Science in Human Factors/Industrial Psychology, Purdue University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy in Education, New York University, 1971.
Technical assistant Science Research Associates, Chicago, 1960-1961. Senior systems consultant System Development Corporation, Paramus, New Jersey, 1961-1964. Human factors engineer Kollsman Instrument Corporation, Elmhurst, New York, 1964-1966.
Project manager System Development Corporation, Paramus, 1966-1969. Supervisor training and standards Bell Laboratories, Piscataway, New Jersey, 1969-1974. District manager American Telephone & Telegraph Company, Basking Ridge, 1975-1980.
Member technical staff Bell Laboratories, Piscataway, 1981-1983. Senior performance technologist Telcordia Technologies, 1984—2001. Principal ergonomist Synergetic Applications, Bloomsbury, New Jersey, since 2002.
Consultant New York University, New York City, 1968-1970. Chair United States Technology Advisory Group, to international organization for standardization in ergonomics of human system interaction, since 1988. Co-owner Del Vista Vineyards, 1982-1992.
Cub master Boy Scouts, Watchung, New York, 1973-1974, assistant scout master, 1975-1978. With United States Air Force, 1951-1955. Member American Psychological Society (charter), Association for Computing Machinery (special.interest group on computer-human interaction), Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (representative since 1986), Delta Rho Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi.
Married Jonetta Rae Gilbert, December 19, 1959. Children: Janise Rebecca, Jason Richard.