Our Team
 CFO
/ Senior Ergonomist
Lori Eig, MS, PT, CEES, CSCS, President & Senior Ergonomist is a board
certified physical therapist and personal trainer, with expertise in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders, ergonomics, and strength
conditioning. With fourteen years in the health care arena, she has worked
in the areas of: ergonomics, clinical sports medicine and orthopedics, and
has a special interest in strength training, orthotics and manual therapy.
As President and Senior Ergonomist of Ergo Concepts, LLC, Dr. Eig has been
integrally involved in all aspects of project management and corporate
development including: corporate launching of services (workstation
evaluations, consulting, seminars, computer based training etc..),
marketing, accounting, and client relations. Beyond her professional
education, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, Dr. Eig has participated in
ergonomic continuing education, provided via Ergo Web, Park City, Utah, and
Roy Matheson & Associates, Keene, NH. With more than 3,000 hours of
hands-on ergonomic experience, she was recently awarded the distinction of
becoming a certified ergonomic evaluation specialist (CEES) through Roy
Matheson & Associates. Lori received her Doctoral degree, Temple
University/Physical Therapy, in June 2005.
 COO
/ Senior Ergonomist
Julie Landis, MS, PT, CEES,Chief Executive Officer & Senior Ergonomist is a
board certified physical therapist with expertise in the treatment of
musculoskeletal disorders and ergonomics. With sixteen years in the health
care arena, she has worked in the areas of: ergonomics, clinical sports
medicine and orthopedics, and has a special interest in spinal therapy
(McKenzie) and orthotics. As Chief Operating Officer & Senior Ergonomist of
Ergo Concepts, LLC, Dr. Landis has been involved in all aspects of project
management and corporate development including: corporate launching of
services (workstation evaluations, consulting, seminars, computer based
training etc.), marketing, operations, and client relations. Beyond her
professional education, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, Dr. Landis has
participated in ergonomic continuing education, provided via Ergo Web, Park
City, Utah, and Roy Matheson & Associates, Keene, NH. With more than 3,000
hours of hands-on ergonomic experience, she was recently awarded the
distinction of becoming a certified ergonomic evaluation specialist (CEES)
through Roy Matheson & Associates. Julie received her Doctoral degree,
Temple University/Physical Therapy, in June 2005.
Ergonomist
Gloria Purnell, MS,is a graduate of the University of California at Davis in
Exercise Science. She has been providing workstation evaluations and office
ergonomic seminars since 1998. After receiving her BS in Biological Sciences
and a teaching credential from UCD, Ms. Purnell went on to teach high school
biology for two years. While attending graduate school, she developed and
co-directed a weight management program. Upon completion of her MS, Ms. Purnell went on to work in a corporate fitness program for a
telecommunications company in San Francisco, San Ramon and Sacramento. She
was involved in the management of a fitness center; providing back care and
weight management education; personalized exercise programs; physical
abilities testing and was trained in office ergonomics. Ms. Purnell has
received ergonomic continuing education from the Cooperative Extension
program at UCD. Ms. Purnell joined Ergo Concepts, LLC in 2006 as the West
Coast Coordinator and ergonomist.
Ergonomist
Diane West, PT, OHS, Ergonomist is an Australian Ergonomist and Occupational
Health and Safety Consultant who has recently taken up residence in
Washington DC. She has over 12 years of experience in the OHS field and 20
years of experience as a Physical Therapist specializing in treatment of the spine and rehabilitation of injured workers. Ms. West has provided training
in OHS for Workplace Health & Safety Officers, Business Managers and Owners,
in all facets of OHS including OHS Management systems, Manual Handling,
Office Ergonomics, Risk Management and Induction. Ms. West joined Ergo
Concepts in 2008 and is based in McLean, VA.
Ergonomist
Michael Milfort, MPT, Ergonomist is a graduate of the Howard University School
of Allied Health. He also holds a bachelors of science in health sciences
and a bachelors of science in physical education. Michael began working with
Ergo Concepts in 2008 and serves as an ergonomic evaluation specialist. His
clinical experiences in physical therapy include care in acute and sub-acute
settings and out-patient orthopedics. His hobbies are reading, sports,
traveling, and exploring new technology.
Senior Ergonomist
Kathy Burwell, OT, Senior Ergonomist has over twenty five years of
experience providing medical and industrial rehabilitation. She has worked
as an ergonomic specialist, occupational therapist, athletic trainer, health
consultant and expert witness. She received her formal training through San
Jose State University's program in Occupational Therapy and post graduate
work at San Francisco State University. She is a Certified Rehabilitation
Counselor and has provided community based vocational re-entry case
management services. She is an active member of the American Occupational
Therapy Association and The Bay Area Ergonomic Study Group. Ms. Burwell
joined Ergo Concepts, LLC in 2006 as an Ergonomic Specialist and works in
the San Francisco Bay area.
Ergonomist
Karen Wright, PT, Ergonomist has over twenty years experience as a health
care provider and ergonomic specialist. Her clinical specialization has
included providing rehabilitative programs for individuals with various
orthopedic and neurological aliments. She holds a Certification in
Ergonomic Assessments and her ergonomic experience includes providing
individual and group training and evaluations for populations working in
general office and industrial settings. Ms. Wright joined Ergo Concepts,
LLC in 2006 and is based out of the Los Angeles, CA area.
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