Simon Goncharenko | PhD, CSP, CSHO

Director of Implementation at Veriforce | Former Member of the Veriforce Strategic Advisory Board

Having been born and raised in Eastern Europe, Simon’s 30 years of professional experience have seen him lead teams on three continents and in various industries, including oil and gas, construction, and technology sectors. His most recent employment prior to Veriforce was with Meta Platforms, Inc. former Facebook, where Simon supported construction of multi-billion dollar hyperscale AI data centers. Dr. Goncharenko is a published author of over 80 articles, contributor to an academic festschrift, and writer of three books, the latest of which, Save Lives: Pushing Boundaries in Human Factors, provides ideas for human-centric operations and processes that will improve safety and organizational performance, while increasing employee engagement and job satisfaction. The companion training to the book, entitled Human Factors for Critical Environments©, the world’s first and only human factors program designed specifically for the operators, builders, and contractors of mission critical facilities, has been widely popular with hundreds of participants around the globe. He is also a lead editor in the forthcoming multi-author book project, entitled Operationalizing 21st Century Safety: A Humancentric Practical Guide. Simon is an animated and engaging professor and trainer, charismatic keynote speaker, and podcaster of the Leadership Paradigm: Safety, Performance, and Culture.