ABOUT
Who We Are
Founded in 1997, Usable Solutions LLC is a professional usability and human factors consultancy, specializing in medical device, diagnostic products, and advanced technologies.
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Based in the Greater Boston metro area, Usable Solutions serves the needs of clients throughout the U.S. and abroad.
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The Usable Solutions team is highly skilled and trained as Human Factors Engineers (a.k.a. Engineering Psychologists), a discipline focused on designing products through the lens of understanding user capabilities, limitations, needs, and context of use.
Karen Seidler, Ph.D.
FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL
Karen has more than 25 years of experience as a usability and human factors practitioner, successfully evaluating product & system usability, conducting user research, and providing effective user-centered design solutions for advanced technology and medical products & systems.
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Karen received her doctorate in Engineering Psychology at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.
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Prior to founding Usable Solutions, Karen was usability manager at Dow Jones Interactive, Senior Scientist at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, and a consultant at NASA-Ames.
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As a wildlife biologist before beginning her career in usability, Karen observed non-human animals in the wild and zoological habitats. That experience has provided a unique set of skills that comes in handy for observing humans at work & play in their natural environments today!
Our Clients
Usable Solutions LLC has a proven track record of assisting global industry leaders and up-and-coming stars. We are proud of the long-standing relationships we develop with our clients, who come back to us as their needs change, introduce new products or update existing ones.
Past & present clients include:
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​BD
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Ascensia Diabetes Care
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Bayer Healthcare
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Bose
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Takeda
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Medtronic
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Amazon
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Phase Scientific
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Immunostics
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Novartis
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Hologic
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University of Rochester Medical Center
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CVS
And more...