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Greater Chicago Area

Responsible for developing new and existing standard and custom assessment solutions, performing job analysis and competency modeling, and conducting criterion and other validation studies. Lead efforts in conducting data modeling on talent management topics and establishing research models that integrate social sourcing through assessment and selection information. Lead and contribute input into the design of new products and services and other strategic projects. Participate in thought leadership, communication, and strategic decisions for the assessment practice.

Greater Chicago Area

Responsible for leading and carrying out research and development objectives pertaining to test development goals and priorities, to include: conducting psychometric reviews of assessments; revising existing assessments; managing development of new assessments; editing and/or producing technical materials; conducting basic and advanced psychometric and statistical analyses; designing and executing validation and other research studies; presenting research at national and other conferences; and structuring and managing databases.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Executed twelve-month detail to SSA as a Title 5 U.S.C. Special Government Employee under Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) mobility agreement with Northwestern University. Traveled to SSA headquarters on average one week per month and telecommuted remainder (up to 90%). In general, assisted project team engaged in developing an Occupational Information System (OIS) to replace agency’s use of Dictionary of Occupational Titles for disability adjudication purposes. Specifically, developed and executed study design for investigation of scientific standards relevant for OIS development activities (work analysis taxonomy and instrument development, sampling methodology, data collection and data management methodology, statistical analysis methodology, and title taxonomy development).

Moved with most of the Center on Outcomes Research and Education to become the Department of Medical Social Sciences in the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. Duties remain mostly the same and continue to focus on serving as Cognition Domain Team Manager and developing and validating new cognitive measures for the NIH Toolbox for Neurological and Behavioral Health Assessment.

Project Manager (one of six) for 5-year, $20MM NIH Toolbox project. Area of responsibility: Neurocognition. Duties include: coordinating and participating in development of major cognition battery (including psychometrics); team facilitation/process coaching; managing team communication; time and task planning for key deliverables, to include breaking complex tasks into pieces and reintegrating products for delivery; interfacing with other teams and committees; identifying and recruiting additional expert consultants, to include managing six smaller teams.Other general duties: database management, psychometric technology development, and psychometric analysis and consulting.

Statistical, measurement, and methodological consultant to students in the Clinical Psychology Psy.D. program

Instructor (M.A. program in Industrial/Organizational psychology)

Associate Consultant at the Center for Sustainable Solutions at CSOPP (focus: small, non-profit organizations; business development)

Instructor of Psychology (undergraduate program)

Computerized testing and measurement and client program management; worked with proprietary state-of-the-art internet-based item banking, test development, test delivery, and test reporting system and perfomed psychometric consulting responsibilities for testing programs. (CAT Inc. was a Houghton Mifflin subsidiary; corporate name changed to Promissor, which is now a Pearson subsidiary.)

Performed organizational consulting duties within Rewards and Research for Management practices.

Served in various roles within the Motorola Human Resources function (compensation, HR generalist, etc.) in Chicago-area (Northbrook, IL) and Bay Area (San Jose, CA) facilities.

Ph.D., Industrial And Organizational Psychology

M.A., Industrial/Organizational Psychology

B.S., Finance

Education record