Sharon Fischer
Administrative Assistant at Cabot Corporation
Frances and I worked together at Polaroid. During that time she developed and implemented the worldwide Ergonomics Program in collaboration with the Divisional Health and Safety team members, which I was a member of. I also went through Frances’ Ergonomics Evaluation Training. With her help, we reduced the Injury and Illness rates from 10.0 to below 2.0 in 4 years. As a result of the success that this program was at Polaroid, I hunted Frances down to help with our Ergonomics Program at Cabot Corporation in 2009. Initially I brought Frances in to conduct Office Ergonomic Evaluations that have been very successful in identifying potential injuries before they happen. In the past year, Frances has expanded her services into the Laboratory areas as well, and we are currently working on our second project, a very complicated project.
She has been working with us at Cabot for 3 years now and her personable expertise in Ergonomics has helped our site to achieve 2 years without an injury/illness. A milestone that we are very proud of.
August 21, 2012, Sharon was Frances’s client
John Langdon
Hired Frances for Ergonomic Consulting and Office Furniture in 2007. “Frances was incredibly helpful and patient, wrote personal responses to email, and made sure I got what I needed. Responses for information requests were extremely prompt and helpful. A level of service I thought had vanished long ago.”
Top qualities:Great Results, Personable, Good Value
Patrice V. Livingston hired Frances as a Business Consultant in 2007. “Frances has a terrific aesthetic eye grounded in solid engineering and architectural insight. Her enthusiasm for people and their workplace environment also reveals her knowledge and expertise of the ergonomic field. If you want productive, healthy, happy employees – hire Frances to get your business set up to be a highly functional and supportive one. You can count on her to get it done.”
January 10, 2008
Top qualities:Personable, Expert, Good Value
Blythe Penna, hired Frances as a Business Consultant in 2007. “Frances worked diligently with me to figure out the most optimal set-up in my office. I recently had hip surgery and needed a workspace that would support me physically. Frances made the choices very straightforward, which enabled me to make a great selection. I am thrilled with my space and look forward to working with Frances in the future.”
August 20, 2007
Top qualities:Great Results, Personable, High Integrity
Erin Read Ruddick hired Frances as an Ergonomic consultant in 2006.
August 9, 2007
Top qualities:Personable, Expert, Good Value
Marissa (Consolla) Fava; Business Development and Training, Humanscale: “Frances is very hands-on with her customers and clients. She takes the time necessary to provide the consultation and solutions that fit her customers’ needs.”
August 9, 2007
Top qualities:Personable, Expert, Good Value
Sheila Peters hired Frances for Office Ergonomic Assessments in 2006. “Frances did an excellent job assessing work station/ ergonomic issues for the COO, CFO and myself at Atlas Venture and provided solutions that handily addressed the ergonomic problems we were all having. Frances continues to be a resource for us and is always extremely helpful.”
Top qualities:Good Value, High Integrity, Creative
Loren Williams, Brown University: “Frances worked with me to provide ergonomic seating for some of the staff people. She’s very good at her job – knows her stuff – helpful – and always provided high-quality merchandise at an excellent price.”
August 9, 2007
Top qualities:Expert, Good Value, On Time
Mallory Wisong, Sales Assistant, Humanscale, was a consultant or contractor to Frances at Pisano & Associates, LLC, hired Frances as an owner of a company that provides ergonomic seating in 2006, and hired Frances more than once. “Frances is a highly organized and professional individual. Customer service is her priority and she goes above and beyond for her customers. Always a pleasure to do business with.”
David Baggette hired Frances for Ergonomic Consulting and Products in 2007. “Frances really knows her stuff, and she works with suppliers to keep costs down for her clients.”
Top qualities:Personable, Expert, Good Value
Doreen Trudeau, hired Frances as a Business Consultant in 2007. “Frances has been very responsive to helping me set up an ergonomically correct work station. Being in Hawaii, it is difficult accessing expert advice. She has been helpful and timely and gone above and beyond to identify my specific needs and get me the appropriate equipment.”
Top qualities:Personable, Expert, Good Value
Gary Hoffstein hired Frances as an Ergonomic Consultant in 2007. “Frances took the time to meet with me and show me the Humanscale products in her office. She made suggestions on what to purchase, and I have been using the products ever since. Frances was easy to work with, knowledgeable and professional. Thank you.”
Top qualities:Great Results, Expert, Good Value
Joseph Somers, hired Frances for Ergonomic Office Furnishings in 2007. “Frances was both attentive and professional. Using her knowledge of the products she represents she was able to quickly provide me with the exact Ergonomic Office seating solution I was looking for.”
Top qualities:Great Results, Personable, Good Value
Daniel Eustace, Polaroid Corporation, hired Frances as a Business Consultant in 2003, and hired Frances more than once. “I enjoyed working closely with Frances on a very comprehensive 33-program compliance program. She learned FrontPage very quickly, Frances was caring and worked well with many diverse people to get things done for the program, help them do their jobs safely, and learn on the job. If I were to point out a strength it is Frances’s ability to help set priorities and learn on the job. She frequently had to adjust her work to changing priorities. She exceeded her clients’ needs. We were pleased.”
Top qualities:Great Results, Expert, High Integrity
Richard Chandler, Polaroid Corporation, hired Frances as a Health and Safety Consultant in 2003
“Frances was hired at Polaroid Corporation as a Health and Safety Consultant to participate in an extensive 3-year Corporate EHS due diligence effort (2003-2005). As part of the project, Frances participated as a member of the EHS Audit Team that audited 30 programs. In addition, she customized and developed a Polaroid EHS Intranet website, utilizing an ISO 14,001- Environmental Management System Approach. This included the customization of 30 EHS programs/documents and the inclusion of them on the website. The end result was a comprehensive Intranet-based EHS Management System accessible by all employees. This project involved working with teams at all levels of the organization. In addition, Frances conducted employee training in numerous HSE programs as part of this due diligence effort. (This effort was duplicated in 3 Polaroid Divisions.) Frances’s expertise, ability to work with others, leadership, and professionalism were critical in the successful completion of this project.”
Top qualities:Personable, Expert, Good Value
Seth Forden, Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: “I hired Frances’s company, Pisano & Associates, LLC to conduct a comprehensive EHS compliance gap analysis. This analysis led to the development and customization of more than thirty EHS programs relating to various aspects of health and safety at our laboratory and manufacturing facility. Her team utilized the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System and OSHA’s Voluntary Safety and Health Management System Guidelines as models for their approach in creating EHS programs. Each program is customized to our facility and includes a policy, procedures, inspection and recordkeeping forms, and a comprehensive training presentation.” “Frances participated in the creation of the program and directed her team of two EHS Professionals during this nine-month project. The end result was a comprehensive EHS Management System accessible to all employees on Alexion’s Intranet website. As part of this extensive project, Pisano & Associates, LLC also conducted compliance training on various topics. The work was performed in an exceptional manner with minimal oversightand supervision, following various planning meetings. Through their programs, Frances and her team assisted me with integrating health and safety into the everyday management of our organization such that everyone shares in the responsibility of both maintaining regulatory compliance and keeping our employees safe. Frances’s expertise, leadership, professionalism, directness in communication, and high energy were critical in the successful completion of this project. I recommend Frances and her team to companies considering an EMS approach to their environmental, health, and safety system.”
Top qualities:Great Results, Expert, High Integrity