History, Synergo LLC
Synergo has been an ergonomics consulting firm for 19 years, founded by Karen Piegorsch. The firm began in Columbia,
South Carolina in 1993 under the name Piegorsch Associates, Inc., dba Synergo, and was reincorporated as Synergo LLC
in 2006 with a move to Tucson, Arizona. Synergo LLC offers ergonomics consultation and design services.
Copyright © 2012 Synergo LLC. All rights reserved.
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Karen Piegorsch, PhD
- Consultant and designer
- Social entrepreneur
- Founder, Synergo LLC and Synergo Arts
- Doctoral degree in public health with major in health promotion, behavior, and education
- Master's degree in industrial engineering with major in ergonomics
- Bachelor's degree in physical therapy
- Over 30 years of hands-on experience with ergonomics and occupational health in a variety of environments,
including working with indigenous people in the developing world
- 10 years service as Research Assistant Professor of Ergonomics at University of South Carolina
- High-level Spanish language skills