Mark Heidebrecht is the owner of ErgoMethods and is a managing partner of Ergonomics International.  He graduated with honors from the University of Kansas for his research and thesis, The Kinetic Analysis of Lifting and Lowering Utilizing Chaffin’s Biomechanical Model.  He has provided forensic and expert witness services in the areas of biomechanics, human factors, ergonomics, and work physiology.  He has testified in over 65 State Court and the United States Federal Court cases as an expert witness and presented testimony at the Federal OSHA hearing regarding the National Ergonomic Standard.

Mr. Heidebrecht is certified by the Board of Certified Professional Ergonomists as a Certified Human Factors Professional and is certified by the American College of Sports Medicine as a Board Certified Exercise Physiologist.  He has over 25 years of experience working in the fields of ergonomics, biomechanics, human factors, and work physiology and has been a trained WorkHab FCE provider since 1997.  Mr. Heidebrecht has developed numerous ergonomic training processes and developed ergonomic analysis software and motion analysis equipment.  He developed and has instructed a preparatory course since 1998 for professionals pursuing certification by the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE).    

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In 2000, Mr. Heidebrecht presented to the National Academy of Science in Washington D.C. regarding the effectiveness of ergonomic interventions and the early identification of musculoskeletal disorders and is listed as a contributor to the National Academy of Science publication, Musculoskeletal Disorders, and the Workplace.  Mr. Heidebrecht has presented throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. His expertise includes the development and prevention of musculoskeletal disorders, the implementation of ergonomic risk reduction processes, biomechanical analysis, upper/lower body ergonomic assessments, human factors analysis, physical demand analysis, job matching, work physiology, and job-specific functional testing. 

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Mr. Heidebrecht has developed and implemented ergonomic programs and processes across North America.  He developed and implemented the Ergonomic Risk Reduction Process for the Customer Service Division of the United States Postal Service.  His client base includes industries such as foundries, mail and parcel processing, pharmaceutical manufacturing & distribution, apparel manufacturing, automotive and aerospace assembly, card, and paper manufacturing, healthcare, the federal government and has extensive experience working in the food processing industry.