Unsafe Why Smart People Make Unsafe Decisions and How to Prevent Them

Mark M. Kowaleski has been a safety professional in the aerospace business for over 25 years. Mark is the Chief of Safety and Health at NASA's Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio. During his NASA career he served as the Safety Manager for the Space Shuttle Program at NASA Headquarters and as the Agency's System Safety Technical Lead at the NASA Safety Center. Mark also spent ten years at the Goddard Spaceflight Center, in Greenbelt, Maryland, developing and launching satellites to study the earth's systems. Mark is the recipient of NASA's Exceptional Service Medal. Mark has a Bachelor's Degree in Electronics Engineering from the University of Scranton and a Master's Degree in System Engineering from John's Hopkins University. Mark has been a contributing member of the International System Safety Society and is member of the Greater Cleveland Safety Council. Mark has extended his professional passion for safety to personal safety and to helping people avoid costly and traumatic accidents in their daily lives. Mark believes that most accidents truly are avoidable through education, awareness, and personal accountability for one's actions. Mark is a rock guitar musician and enjoys traveling and spending time with his family, and he enjoys public speaking. Mark is an avid reader and writer of safety literature and self-help books and is always looking for ways to make life better for the next person. Mark resides with his wife of over 25 years, and his daughter, in Avon, OH.