Aptima Names New Director for Dayton Office Scott Galster, Ph.D
"Scott brings a breadth of professional experience and entrepreneurship to Aptima,” said Daniel Serfaty, the company’s Principal Founder and CEO. "His strong academic background plus his deep knowledge of the government and international R&D sectors promises to make him an outstanding liaison to the company’s military and other customers."
Dr. Galster’s experience includes exploring human-interaction with complex automated systems, individual and team performance in tactical command and control environments, and issues surrounding the supervisory control of multiple uninhabited autonomous systems. He currently serves as the President of the Southern Ohio chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. He was also appointed as the leader or member of several NATO Working Groups in the Human Factors & Medicine Technical Panel area, as well as the Air Force representative on The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP) panel on Human Aspects of Command and Control.
In addition to serving as the Director of Aptima’s Dayton Office, Dr. Galster is Program Manager for the company’s role in the Warfighter Interface Research and Technology Operations (WIRTO) contract. Under WIRTO, Aptima is part of the Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.’s team in a five-year, $49M contract to support the Warfighter Interface Division of the Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Human Effectiveness Directorate. The Human Effectiveness Directorate is one of five AFRL directorates headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The Warfighter Interface Division's technology enables men and women in uniform to understand the nature of the battlespace, anticipate enemy intentions, make quick and effective decisions, and synchronize air and ground forces across the battlespace.
Aptima expects to hire between 15-20 employees in its Dayton office over the next three years. The office is located at 3100 Presidential Drive, Suite 220, Fairborn, OH 45324, tel. 937-306-7747.
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About Aptima:
Aptima is a leader in the field of human-centered engineering, solving the problems of human performance in today’s complex sociotechnical systems. Recognized by The Boston Business Journal as one of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Massachusetts (2003-2006), Aptima’s unique approach couples social science principles with quantitative, computational methods. The company provides products and services focused on the design of organizations, user-centered technology, and training systems. Aptima is headquartered in Boston (Woburn), MA, with offices in Washington, DC, and Dayton, OH. www.aptima.com
