Gabriel Pappalardo, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Us

I am the Founder, CEO, Game Designer and Creative Director of Six Wing Studios. I lead a team to develop our own titles and provide design and development services on a contract basis.Accomplishments:• Recruited and led a team of developers, artists, and supporters to take Amaru: The Self-care Virtual Pet from an idea to 850,000 downloads on iOS and Android with a 4.8/5.0 rating, endorsements from mental-health gaming organizations, and datasets validating that the game helps players build focus and resilience to stress, anxiety, and depression. • Provided all feature and narrative design for Amaru as well as in-game copy and voiceover. • Managed Amaru development by leading with agile/scrum methodologies. • Raised funds by winning the NC IDEA Seed Grant and Unity for Humanity Community Grant, successfully fulfilling multiple crowdfund campaigns, and raising investor capital. • Led the design and delivery of digital and physical merchandise including stuffed animals, artbooks, and storybooks of the Amaru character.• Spun up a client-services arm through which we assist clients with game design and development. Clients include(d):-- Monster Theatre on their project, Atomic Owl-- Integrated Reality Labs on their project, SLAP-- Meaningfull Games on their project, Crab Blast

Raleigh, Nc, Us

I taught "Leadership and Motivation" for Meredith College's Industrial/Organizational Psychology Masters Program.

I was a freelance consultant who applied my training in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and Psychometrics to provide data-driven initiatives to aid organizations in achieving their goals. Past clients include:Meredith UniversityHireBrain2ULaundryThe Behavior Shop (Duke University)Piedmont Wildlife CenterSatchidanada Ashram- YogavilleIntegral Yoga DistributionQuantifize Solutions, Inc. SWA Consulting, Inc. Kenney Realty Services, LLC Scientific Organizational Solutions, LLCThe North Carolina I/O Psychologists The Personnel Board of Jefferson County Upswing, LLC National Center for O*NET Development

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

I represented the science behind Scoutr's platform and matching algorithm. I coodinated internal validation research, advised in the execution of the product roadmap, and supported the development of strategic partnerships.

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

I led product design and development of Scoutr from the very first whiteboarding sessions through prototyping into initial revenue. - Conducted UX research to identify pain points of resume-based candidate presentation. - Designed and oversaw development of Candidate Presentation reports, psychometric intake questions, and candidate matching algorithm. - Formed university partnership to develop Scoutr's Soft Skills Awareness Assessment. - Designed and developed Scoutr's Soft Skills Resource Manual. - Collaborated with clients to design prototypes of Scoutr's Post-hire Feature Suite (Onboarding, Performance Assessment, and Engagement modules). - Authored sales enablement and marketing materials, training videos, and website content. - Supported development of sales and strategic partner relationships. - Developed financial projections to support initial funding rounds.

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

I advised ASG in the development of a cutting-edge platform designed to supplement their high-touch candidate sourcing and client research with high-tech psychometrics and candidate-client matching algorithms. I developed assessments, offered advice on best-practice talent acquisition procedures, and emphasized user-centered design to create simple and clean interactions between users and the platform's interface. I continue this work in my role as VP, Product at Scoutr, LLC.

I developed and delivered science-based mindfulness meditation training programs in companies and organizations. I continue this work, but no longer using this business entity.

Raleigh, Nc, Us

I assisted with the distribution of PerSight, an innovative, pre-hire assessment developed in a university psychometrics lab that aids managers in hiring the best employees.

Raleigh, Nc, Us

I served as an I/O Psychology subject-matter expert to inform Red Hat's strategies for enhancing employee engagement and well-being. I collaborated to enhance Red Hat's annual employee survey, advising on the selection of a survey vendor and championing changes to survey questions which resulted in more efficient data-collection and reporting and a 17% increase in survey participation. I proactively engaged business leaders to suggest data-informed engagement solutions, and I enabled internal consultants and managers by holding training sessions and authoring materials connecting readers to internal and external resources. I founded a community bringing together I/O Psychology and related professionals from across the organization, and I created a weekly Mindful Meetup in which I led employees through guided mindfulness meditation sessions for which I received a peer recognition award.

Chicago, Il, Us

I prepared data for validation and transportability studies to explore the effectiveness of FurstPerson's pre-hire assessments in selecting candidates for call-center environments.

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

I taught and administered Introduction to Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Behavioral Research Methods and Learning and Motivation. I planned and delivered lectures, facilitated class discussion, and prepared, administered, and graded assignments and exams.

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

I lead or assisted in the conducting of various academic research projects, primarily in the North Carolina State University Psychometrics Lab.I coordinated undergraduate research assistants in completing project tasks.

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

Coded qualitative data for doctoral student's dissertation research using data from a North Carolina based leadership consulting firm (2009)Scheduled and ran participant sessions for the NCSU Psychometrics lab (2009) Transcribed pre-recorded participant sessions, entered data, and recruited participants for the NCSU Family Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors lab (2007)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Us

I assisted a staffing specialist with recruiting efforts and data management for a large public-sector client.

New York, Ny, Us

Assisted in data entry project.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Ba, Psychology

Study Abroad, Spanish Language And Culture