Speaking Engagements
David Marx, JD
David Marx is President of Outcome Engineering, a Dallas-based risk management firm. David has a BS in Mechanical
Systems Engineering and Juris Doctor in Law. David's firm currently spends the majority of its effort on helping
high-risk organizations develop safety supportive practices and culture.
David began his career as a Boeing aircraft design engineer. In his final years at Boeing, David organized a
human factors and safety group where his team won the International Whittle Award for the development of a human
error investigation process now used by air carriers around the world.
In 1997, David launched a research and consulting practice focusing on the management of human error through the
integration of systems engineering, human factors, and the law. David has served as an advisor to the Federal
Aviation Administration's Human Factors Research Program and to the NASA Space Shuttle Program.
In the healthcare sector, David was the principal consultant to guide the State of Oregon and the Oregon Health
Care Association to build the first state-wide, quantitative model of medication safety risk. In the area of safety
culture, David authored for the National Institutes of Health the document "Patient Safety and the 'Just Culture':
A Primer for Healthcare Executives." David’s Just Culture tools have now been implemented at a statewide level in
both Minnesota and North Carolina. In November of 2005, David's firm launched the Just Culture Community, a web-based
resource for organizations on the journey to more open learning cultures. In December 2005, the Institute for Safe
Medication Practices awarded David the Cheers award for his work in developing the "Just Culture."
K. Scott Griffith, MS
K. Scott Griffith is Chief Operating Officer of Outcome Engineering (Oe), a Dallas-based risk management firm
specializing in assisting organizations improve operational and safety performance across a wide range of values
and objectives. A long-time colleague and associate of Oe President David Marx, he assumes responsibility for all
aspects of Outcome Engineering’s suite of training, products and services supporting organizational improvement
across high-consequence industries worldwide.
Scott began his work in healthcare in the spring of 2000 when he was invited to meet with the Surgeon General and
speak before the Department of Health and Human Services’ Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability.
Since that time, Scott has assisted numerous hospitals and is currently leading Just Culture implementations at
several large healthcare systems. His experience brings insight into how the Just Culture model supports a wide
range of values and objectives, from patient safety and clinical outcomes to privacy, compassion and operational
excellence. He has worked extensively with both management and labor officials and is widely recognized for his
ability to help organizations achieve consensus in support of common goals.
In addition, Scott has more than two decades of experience at American Airlines - the world’s largest airline - first
as a pilot, then as the Managing Director of Corporate Safety and Quality Evaluations. Aerospace and aviation Just
Culture Community members will recognize Scott as the father of the industry’s Aviation Safety Action Partnership
(ASAP), a voluntary self-reporting and collaborative improvement program for airline employees that fits within the
Just Culture model and has set the standard for US aviation safety. In recognition of his contributions to worldwide
aviation safety, Scott has received numerous awards and citations from both government agencies and the private sector.
Scott holds a Master of Science degree in Physics from Texas A&M University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in
English and Physics from Texas Christian University. His master’s thesis contributed to the research and commercial
development of the airborne windshear LIDAR project under grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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