A fusion of cutting-edge science and extensive industry experience

Our strength is a unique combination of extensive industry experience, brought by Mr. Randall Jamieson, and the most recent scientific knowledge about human attention and error, brought by Dr. Daniel Smilek.

 

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Randall Jamieson

Principal, Atticus Consulting Group LLC
(512) 514-0001
rjamieson@atticusconsultinggroup.com

Mr. Jamieson has over 35 years of safety, operating, regulatory compliance and senior management experience.  He has worked in the US and Canada for Class I freight, passenger, and commuter railroads and short lines, an international seaport, and a rail and public transportation regulator.  He has studied human cognition and the role of cognitive distraction and human attention-related error in accident causation.  Since 1992 he has conducted numerous root cause investigations of railroad and public transportation accidents and employee fatalities.

 

Dr. Daniel Smilek, PhD

Cognitive Neuroscientist

dsmilek@uwaterloo.ca

Dr. Smilek is a research scientist specializing in the area of cognitive neuroscience.  He is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Waterloo, Canada and a principal of Atticus Consulting Group LLC.  Dr. Smilek has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles on human attention, perception, and memory.  His work has appeared in top scientific journals such as Nature and has been featured in popular media outlets such as The Economist.  He has been invited to present his research around the world for both academic and non-academic audiences.