Released on: June 4, 2008, 9:20 am

Press Release Author: Cindy Stranad

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Press Release Summary: Jenny Urban and Merrick Kossack have joined HumanCentric
Technologies' Chicago regional office as senior human factors specialists.

Press Release Body: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HumanCentric Adds Senior Human Factors Specialists
Jenny Urban and Merrick Kossack Join the Chicago Team

CHICAGO (June 4, 2008)- Barry H. Beith, president and CTO of HumanCentric, a
full-service, integrated product development services company, announces today the
addition of Jenny Urban and Merrick Kossack as senior human factors specialists to
the Chicago regional office. Each will be responsible for applying human factors and
user-centered designs to new and existing products across HumanCentric's key
domains: telecommunication, medical, transportation, Web and software, and consumer
products.

"Jenny and Merrick are sure to make a lasting impression through their positions in
our newly-opened Chicago office," says Beith. "They each bring experience from a
variety of industries, and we are happy they have chosen to apply their skills with
HumanCentric."

Prior to joining HumanCentric, Urban led a team of 13 at Motorola as the principal
designer and design manager, leveraging her expertise to design softkey interfaces,
touch interfaces, unique product interfaces and design strategies for Motorola's
mobile devices. In addition, during the last decade she has developed experience in
user profiling, competitive analysis, heuristic evaluation and user testing.

Kossack brings more than 15 years of experience working in the healthcare and
medical device industry. He has served as a member of many cross-functional teams
working closely with engineering, marketing, clinical affairs and regulatory
agencies to develop products that are safe and efficient to use. He also has
international experience, developing products for teams in various countries.

HumanCentric is founded upon a commitment to make consumer-friendly, aesthetically
pleasing, and safe products by studying and understanding user experiences. The
ability to develop compelling and usable products is a testament to the team
educated in human factors, graphic and interaction design, industrial design and
engineering. HumanCentric was recently recognized by the Medical Design Excellence
Awards (MDEA) as a supplier for GE Healthcare's giraffe infant warmer. This is the
second award of this type from MDEA in which HumanCentric has had involvement.

About HumanCentric:
Headquartered in Cary, N.C., HumanCentric is a full-service, integrated product
development services company. At the foundation of HumanCentric is a genuine passion
and commitment to the human side of product development with a continued focus on
the client, the product and the end user. HumanCentric's combination of education,
skills and experience in the areas of industrial design, graphic and interaction
design, human factors, and design research provides clients with unparalleled
capability for meeting their business objectives on all design projects. For more
information, please visit www.humancentric.com.

A multidisciplinary company, The HumanCentric Group includes HumanCentric,
HumanCentric Research, HumanCentric One Source, and HumanCentric Health, each
offering a comprehensive range of services including user research, human factors,
industrial design, graphic design, project staffing, and direct hire recruiting to
commercial and government organizations.

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Web Site: http://www.humancentric.com

Contact Details: Media Contacts:
Cindy Stranad
919-232-5008
cindy@articulon.com

Dana Dorroh
ddorroh@humancentric.com
866-356-9023