John Cho Moore

Title: Industrial Designer, Medical Simulation

Current Professional Experience: Lead Designer - Eye/Facial Trauma Simulator Investigator - COMETS (Combat Medical Training System) Investigator - Pediatric Circulatory Simulation System

Background: John's career in medical simulation began while studying Industrial Design at the Rhode Island School of Design. As a member of a team assembled to help with early concept development of the COMETS casualty simulator, John's talents were noticed by the SimGroup. He joined CIMIT full-time in 2007 and has been working as a designer in an ever-increasing role across all of the group's projects. His primary contributions within the SimGroup include:

• Concept development
• User-centered design
• 3D laser scanning, rapid prototyping, and SolidWorks modeling
• Prototype fabrication and production management
• Feature release planning and scheduling

While at RISD, John was selected to participate in a Nokia-sponsored project in collaboration the MIT Sloan School of Business. He traveled to Finland numerous times to present his work to Nokia's upper management. John received the Seth Stem award for outstanding work in furniture design. Prior to joining the SimGroup, he worked as a freelance designer for an array of clients including Herman Miller, Macy's, Samsonite, Adobe, and LG electronics. He is an avid fold-up cyclist and has been teaching himself the art of making fine leather shoes.

John Cho Moore
65 Landsdowne st. #204
Cambridge, MA 02139
+1 (617) 768-8791
john.moore@mgh.harvard.edu