Shelby Cass, CAE

San Mateo, United States

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11 reviews

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+1 415-991-3746
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San Mateo, CA 94402
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
2.5 miHillsdale Caltrain Station
2.6 miHayward Park
3.1 miSan Mateo
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By Appointment Only
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Today

Today 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Open now
Local time (San Mateo) 11:25 Friday, 18 July 2025

Business hours

Monday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday –
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

Ergonomics, Ergonomic Education, Assessments and Evaluations, Lectures, Seminars

From the individual to an entire company, I work with my clients to come up with the program they need that makes sense professionally, ergonomically, and monetarily.

Any recommendations I make are based on over a dozen years of personal experience in the field. If needed, I recommend product and have vendors I work with to get the right product at the right price for you.

History

Established in 1998.

In 1998 I began working at Pixar Animation Studios as their Ergonomic Program Coordinator and Ergonomic Evaluator. I worked with over 800 employees to find the ergonomic plan that worked for each of them individually. I started independent contracting to help all the referrals that came my way via employees who left and went to other companies (DNA, ILM, Hensen, WETA, Rhythm and Hues, etc) and their friends who were in need of ergonomic assistance but didn’t know where to find it. By 2004 I was doing a lot of freelancing work and saw an opportunity to run my own business. I left Pixar where I had worked for 6 years, and moved to the Peninsula where I could ergonomize a similar quality of people… at places like Yahoo!, Mozilla, DNA (Texas — Makers of Jimmy Neutron) and many more.

Meet the Business Owner

Shelby C.

Business Owner

I am a Certified Associate Ergonomist with over 16 years of experience in the field of ergonomics. I started at Pixar Animation Studios where I worked with upper management and HR to create a proactive in-​house ergonomics program. After 6 years there I moved to the peninsula and went out on my own as an Independent Ergonomic Consultant/​Contractor/​Evaluator/​Lecturer. I have been working 2 days a week in-​house at Yahoo! For the Signore Ergonomics Group for 6 years, and have my own clients covering the Bay Area. Some of my clients include Mozilla, Trion Worlds, Woodruff Sawyer, Hoge Fenton, Magellan, and many individual clients involved in the computer animation and gaming industries.

I focus on training, habits and technique with great emphasis on knowing why certain product should be applied before introducing it to a workstation. I believe education is the number one defense against repetitive strain injuries at the computer.

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11 reviews of Shelby Cass, CAE

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Place rating: 5
San Leandro, CA
I found Shelby when I had a still-​undiagnosed herniated disk in my cervical spine, which was causing all kinds of shoulder and arm pain. She helped me get everything set up as well as possible in a budget-​friendly way, and went above and beyond to send me recommendations (and encouragement!) for improved at-​home and in-​car ergonomic solutions and products. I would recommend her in a heartbeat.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
I work with Shelby for all of my employees’ ergonomic evaluations. She is easy to work with, provides thorough evaluations and recommendations, suggests products to make my follow up easier, and is she is always super responsive. I have worked with many ergonomic consultants and Shelby is by far the best. Even my employees who were resistant to having an evaluation were impressed and found the consultation very valuable. I could not recommend Shelby enough!
Place rating: 5
San Mateo, CA
I work at my desk for about 12 hours a day some times more. People aren’t suppose to do that! I realized I was starting to look like everyone else at work, constantly hunched over and ruining my posture.
My arms were always too high up and I was getting pain in my upper back and shoulders. One meeting with Shelby and I had a new chair, keyboard tray, a keyboard shortcut device, and a new work station arrangement all set up to her measurements and assessment of my build and whats comfortable for me.
Thanks to her I can’t help but sit up straight now at work and sit properly. You really don’t know how bad things are until you see a professional. It has made a huge difference! My back pain is gone, my posture is better, and its much more comfortable all around to simply be at work.
So basically, you just need to get her down to your place of work ASAP. You will be amazed at how comfortable you can be at work. Thank you Shelby!
Place rating: 5
Las Vegas, NV
Shelby is awesome. I was having terrible pain in my wrists and nothing I tried was making it any better. Shelby evaluated my work space and ordered me some new equipment. Within a few weeks, my pain was gone. I run my own small business so cost was a concern for me, but Shelby helped me get great deals on everything. She is also so incredibly nice. I highly recommend her!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
An Ergonomist that actually cares!
I was at the point of having carpel tunnel and couldn’t figure out what I was doing wrong. Initially I had a guy ergonomist take a look at me but there wasn’t anything he suggested to me that made an improvement for my pain. He also didn’t spend a lot of time to evaluate me.
When I complained again that I wasn’t getting the help I needed, I finally got Shelby. She spent at least an hour to evaluate and talk to me. Guide me through how I should be sitting and using my desktop space. She even hand made me this moveable mouse pad thingy.
Anyway, after my eval with Shelby, my problems have been reduced drastically and I know what to do and what not to do. She’s my Ergo Hero!
Place rating: 5
Redwood City, CA
Shelby helped sort out my pan issued working 18hr days by evaluating my work place posture and work practices. She then worked with me to find a solution that best fit my work space and job and the pain stopped.
She’s helped many of my colleagues with similar issues. She’s personable and very knowledgeable.
Place rating: 5
San Jose, CA
I used to work at Yahoo! where Shelby was the ergo person — I am really missing the ergo support that she offered — I’m already feeling shoulder pain from working in my new (not fully setup environment).
At Yahoo! Shelby was able to get me sitting right… maybe I should convince my new work to bring her out to our company.
Place rating: 5
Fairfax, CA
Woohoo! As good as it gets!
Shelby suggested a workstation for me, and left me with great tips on how to better my ergo. Great sense of humor, as well. Five stars *****
Thanks, Shelby!
Place rating: 5
San Jose, CA
I was pregnant with sextuplets and on hospital bed rest for the entire pregnancy. When I returned to work it was a very difficult transistion. I could not sit for more than 5 minutes without a cramp or pain. With Shelbys help I am able to work all day with ease. She is informative, personable and a true talent in her field. You will not be dissapointed in Shelby, she is spectacular.
Place rating: 5
Oakland, CA
I had really bad tendonitis in my right/​mouse elbow and Shelby was able to work with me to get the right equipment, position, posture to help correct AND maintain it.
In the end she suggested a few things that really corrected my overall state. Many of which I would have NEVER found on my own. I consider her a real expert in what she does and I would highly recommend her to anyone looking to improve their personal or work environment in being ergo-​friendly.
Place rating: 5
San Jose, CA
I contacted Shelby when I developed lower back pain, strained eyes and numb wrists (carpal tunnel). Shelby created a custom workstation for me, corrected my bad habits and left me with valuable tips on how STAY ergonomic! She even came back for a follow-​up to see how I was keeping up.
If you need an ergo check, Shelby hands-​down is the most friendly, knowledgeable and professional ergonomist I’ve met… check it out!