Cynthia Rando, MS, MBA, CHFP

Cynthia Rando, MS, MBA, CHFP

Vice-President

Cynthia Rando is the Founder/CEO of Sophic Synergistics, LLC, a consulting firm that focused on optimizing human performance and experience in any environment. She has spent 15 years in the field of Human Centered Design including 12 years at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. During this time she provided extensive leadership to the organization addressing several critical areas in Human Factors and Human Centered design including: interface design, ergonomics, safety and risk mitigation strategies, usability and user experience, accident investigation and root cause analysis activities. Additionally, she was instrumental in implementing several culture change initiatives and innovative solutions for the agency including: the U.S. Governments’ first use of crowdsourcing as a disruptive business model and the development of the Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation and the NASA Human Health and Performance Center. Cynthia is a Certified Human Factors Professional and received her B.S. and M.S. in Human Factors Engineering from Clemson University and an MBA from Northeastern University. She has served as an associate professor at University of Houston Clearlake providing instruction in Human Factors and Ergonomics course material. Currently, she provides Human Centered Design and Human Factors consultation to the Texas Medical Center Innovation Incubator’s medical device startup cohorts.