Released on: May 27, 2008, 11:40 am

Press Release Author: Cindy Stranad

Industry: Industrial

Press Release Summary: Brian Chiarizia has been promoted to manager of industrial
design for HumanCentric, a full-service, integrated product development services
company. Chiarizia has been with the company since 2005.

Press Release Body: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HumanCentric Announces Manager of Industrial Design

CARY, N.C. (May 27, 2008) - HumanCentric, a full-service, integrated product
development services company, announces today the promotion of Brian Chiarizia to
manager of industrial design. Chiarizia will manage HumanCentric's industrial
designers and design engineers, help define the ongoing strategy of this design
capability and support clients with their industrial design and design engineering
projects.

"Brian is the rare type of designer that can work across multiple disciplines. He
embodies the versatility that makes him not only a great creative asset for our
company, but enables him to provide strong leadership to the creative team," says
Sheila Crosby, director of design for HumanCentric. "As Brian transitions into his
new role, he will be instrumental in growing industrial design and design
engineering expertise for HumanCentric."

Since 2005, Chiarizia has worked with HumanCentric as a senior industrial designer.
His background ranges from concept ideation and product design to rapid prototyping
and form study development. Chiarizia received a B.F.A. in industrial design with a
concentration in art history from the Rochester Institute of Technology in
Rochester, N.Y. He is an active member of the Industrial Designers Society of
America.

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
919-481-0565
ddorroh@humancentric.com