About Allison
Allison is a Senior Consultant of Salient and has contributed significantly to the development of our training programs.
She has worked in many EBT projects around the world. She started her career in organisational psychology, and has specialised in human factors, user-centred design, and system safety for the past 18 years, having substantial experience in both strategic and operational roles, across safety critical industries including mining, rail and aviation.
Allison has postgraduate qualifications in organisational psychology, safety management, and human factors, and continues her academic affiliation as Adjunct Associate Professor in Organisational Psychology with The University of Queensland.
In the rail industry, Allison developed and implemented the first rail adaptation of LOSA (Line Operations Safety Audit) and introduced non-technical skills training for safety critical roles. Allison previously held leadership roles with Qantas Airways in Australia, leading programs in human factors, operational risk management, safety culture and fatigue risk management. Most recently, Allison was Senior Manager Human Factors at Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi, where she played a pivotal role in the implementation of Evidence-based Training (EBT).
Allison is currently based in Sydney, providing human factors and system safety support across multiple safety critical industries.
Allison began her EBT journey during the implementation process in Abu Dhabi. She played a vital role there and has since used her great knowledge of human factors and learning to help us develop many programs and consulting services. She is a highly skilled and engaging facilitator and brings a unique and extra dimension to the team.