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Dover, New Hampshire

Portland, Oregon Area

San Mateo, Ca

Director of Psychometric Services (January 2015 - December 2016)- Continued responsibility for all the duties performed as Manager of Psychometric Services- Expanded role leadership and strategic planning- Elevated budget/P&L responsibilitiesManager of Psychometric Services (February 2013 - January 2015)- Lead the Psychometric Services Department- Supervise Psychometric Services team members - Develop and manage project plans of test development consulting project - Perform operational activities, as a working manager- Partner with team members across departments on software development projects related to Comira’s Test Development and Item Banking web application platform- Drive test development proposal activities (proposal writing and costing the proposed services).- Provide psychometric consultation to team members in other departments- Collaborate with the Business Development Team on generating new business with client prospects

Burbank, Ca

-Managed team of psychometricians responsible for the design, development, and maintenanceof national certification examinations- Performed job analyses, provided psychometric consultation to test development staff- Conducted internal psychometric research on IRT and LOFT

Senior Psychometrician (October 2010 - March 2012)- Supervised and mentored Examinations Team psychometricians and direct reports.- Served as staff liaison for the Uniform CPA Examination’s psychometric advisory committee (POC), comprised of leading experts in the psychometrics community. Facilitated semi-annual commitee meetings, ensuring the dialog remained on-track and the agenda items were covered. Led follow-up research projects stemming from the POC’s recommended research agenda.- Continued performing the responsibilities of Psychometrician stated below.Psychometrician (March 2008 - October 2012)- Conducted original research in psychometrics and large-scale assessment to support improvements of the Uniform CPA Examination. Developed and wrote associated technical reports and memoranda. Disseminated this research to those in the field through publishing and presenting pertinent findings.- Led projects that evaluated technologies for ongoing improvements to the scoring, assembly, monitoring, and validity of the Uniform CPA Examination.- Provided oversight on QC and data integrity analyses, in support of the exam’s scoring andreporting. Contributed to the development and management of the Psychometric Team's policies, procedures, and QA documents.- Guided and supported the work of internal Examinations Team committees and task forces. - Performed operational scoring and equating duties on the Exam. Duties included preliminary item analyses, IRT calibrations, and automated testlet assembly via linear optimization and IRT target information functions.

San Antonio, Tx

Lead psychometrician on large-scale testing and assessment programs.Performed IRT calibrations and equating of annual large-scale assessments.Performed specialized psychometric analyses (e.g., dimensionality assessment, accuracy and decision consistency, DIF analysis).Wrote technical and equating reports, together with supplemental documentation, of yearly testing program results. Presented and led discussions of testing program results at State Technical Advisory Committee meetings. Participated in preparations for bookmark-approach standard setting.

Amherst, Ma

Fielded specialized measurement issues (equating, test design, standard setting, differential item functioning, item drift, decision consistency, survey design and analysis) on numerous state-level teacher certification examinations.Analyzed and reported the results from modified-Angoff standard settings.Analyzed and prepared psychometric data for technical, client, state, and federal (e.g., Title II) reporting.Developed and maintained in-house scoring, standard setting, and psychometric software (Fortran 95, C# and .NET, Microsoft SQL Server).

Lawrence, Ks

Conducted research focusing on estimation methods, included Pearson-covariance based and Monte Carlo Markov Chain, for general item response and structural equation models, as well as measurement issues within clinical and personality psychology.Instructed graduates and undergraduates in courses on Factor Analysis, Multiple Regression, Analysis of Variance, Psychological Testing, Estimation Theory in Psychometric Methods, Categorical Data Analysis, Multivariate Statistics, Introductory Statistics, and Research Methods.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Psychometric Methods (Personality Measurement, Supporting Area)

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Psychology

Minor in Statistics