Jane is Founder & Principal Consultant at Optimal Performance Consultants, a national Ergonomic/Human Factors & Accessibility firm. Jane is a Best-Selling Author and has published 3 books on the topics of Workplace Strategies for Mental & Cognitive Health; Programs for Prevention of Back and Neck Injuries in the Workplace: The Return to Work Toolkit for Accommodation of Employees all published by Thomson-Carswell.

A former professional tennis player who sustained a spinal fracture before moving to the USA on Scholarship, Jane became a Physiotherapist. Jane was one of Canada’s first Professional Ergonomists & Accessibility Consultants. Her work with companies such as RBC, BMO, CIBC, Holiday Inn, Chrysler & PwC, McMillan, WeirFoulds LLP, TLOMA, LawPro, has led to outstanding results & enhanced ergonomic and human factors design practices plus performance enhancements for employees.

With more than 34 years of experience in the application of Ergonomic/Human Factors and Inclusive Design for workplaces, Jane leads the OPC consulting team in Auditing Built Environments for Inclusive Design & Ergonomic elements and IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility) practices.

Jane has been an invited speaker at the ARIDO Conference, Interior Designer Society (IDS) and several panels related to how ergonomics and accessible design enhance return to office via Hybrid 2.0. Jane was a regular lecturer at the University of Toronto’s School of Architecture and York University’s MBA Programs.

Related Sessions

• Workshop 2C: Dispelling the Myths about Ergonomic Furniture, Equipment, Seating and Accessories: Moving Past “Sales Speak”
  Fri, Sep 27, 2019
  11:00 AM - 12:30 PM