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William H. Macey, Ph.D.
CEO
Dr. William H. Macey is CEO and the founder of Valtera. Since 1977, he has led the management and application of applied research in a wide variety of settings. He has developed performance appraisal and succession planning systems; developed and validated selection procedures for managerial, sales, skilled trades, and clerical personnel; and designed and implemented job analysis procedures for the investigation of jobs across a broad spectrum of occupational groups with special applications to training needs assessment, career-pathing, and talent selection.
Dr. Macey also has extensive experience in conducting individual executive assessments and in working with executives to understand assessment outcomes and to develop appropriate action plans.
Dr. Macey holds a Ph.D. in Psychology (Experimental) from Loyola University of Chicago. He has authored numerous technical reports and contributed to several journal articles and papers presented before professional groups. A past member of the editorial board of Personnel Psychology, he is a licensed Psychologist in the State of Illinois, a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Dr. Macey has a long-standing involvement with SIOP and has served as the Society's president (2001-2002).
Prior to founding Valtera, Dr. Macey served as Human Resources Planning Coordinator for Miller Brewing Company.
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P. Richard Jeanneret, Ph.D.
President
Dr. P. Richard Jeanneret is President of Valtera, bringing a successful history of research and consulting across a wide spectrum of industries and organizations. Prior to joining Valtera, Dr. Jeanneret was Managing Principal at Jeanneret and Associates, Inc., which merged with Valtera in 2006.
Throughout his 30-year career, Dr. Jeanneret has led projects in selection, performance appraisal, compensation, training, development, and employee retention. He has extensive experience in the practice of individual assessment, including developmental strategies and coaching, as well as evaluations that support organizational diagnosis and strategic change. Dr. Jeanneret has special expertise in workplace issues that are under investigation or in litigation, and he has provided expert counsel and testimony on over 200 matters involving employment discrimination.
Dr. Jeanneret holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Purdue University, and is a licensed psychologist in the state of Texas. He has written scholarly articles and acted as editor for industry books and journals. He co-edited the widely recognized text on individual psychological assessment focused on behavior in organizational settings.
Dr. Jeanneret is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. He received the Society’s Distinguished Professional Contributions Award for 1990, the Applied Research Award in 2002, and the Distinguished Service Contributions Award in 2005. Recently, Dr. Jeanneret chaired the committee responsible for the 4th revision to the Society’s Principles for the Validation and Use of Personnel Selection Procedures.
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Karen M. Barbera, Ph.D.
Sr. Vice President and Managing Principal
With Valtera for more than ten years, Dr. Karen M. Barbera oversees the development and execution of strategies related to feedback systems, organizational diagnostics, and competency identification. Her extensive experience in the design and delivery of multi-rater feedback and employee survey systems includes survey design, feedback training, and executive coaching.
Dr. Barbera has also conducted competency identification studies for a variety of positions and purposes, including selection systems design, training needs assessment, and the development of performance appraisal and multi-rater feedback instruments. She has designed and validated selection tools, including a multimedia, computerized test. In addition, she also has experience in designing and conducting assessments for developmental purposes.
Dr. Barbera holds a Ph.D. degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Bowling Green State University. She has authored and co-authored journal articles and conference presentations related to the topic of assessment. She is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
Prior to joining Valtera, Dr. Barbera worked in Testing and Assessment at IBM and as a consultant with the Institute for Psychological Research and Application at Bowling Green.
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Nancy T. Tippins, Ph.D.
Sr. Vice President and Managing Principal
Dr. Nancy T. Tippins brings more than 20 years of experience to Valtera. She manages the firm's development and execution of strategies related to job analysis, competency development, employee selection, assessment, and leadership development. Dr. Tippins oversees the teams that develop legally and professionally compliant tools, administrative processes, and delivery platforms to meet client staffing, assessment, and succession planning requirements. Dr. Tippins also conducts executive assessments and provides expert support in litigation.
Dr. Tippins is active in professional affairs. She has a longstanding involvement with the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) where she served as President (2000-2001). She is a fellow of SIOP and the American Psychological Association (APA) and is involved in several private industry research groups. She has authored and co-authored numerous journal articles on assessment, and is the Associate Editor for the Scientist-Practitioner Forum of Personnel Psychology and on the Editorial Board of Journal of Applied Psychology.
Dr. Tippins received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She holds a M.Ed. in Counseling and Psychological Services from Georgia State University.
Prior to joining Valtera, Dr. Tippins held the positions of Director of Leadership Development and Selection Methods at GTE in Irving, TX, Director of Human Resources Services at Bell Atlantic in Arlington, VA, and Research Psychologist at Exxon Company, USA in Houston, TX.
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S. Morton McPhail, Ph.D.
Sr. Vice President and Managing Principal
Dr. S. Morton McPhail brings over 28 years of public and private sector consulting experience to Valtera. He is Senior Vice President and Managing Principal in charge of Valtera’s Houston regional office. Prior to joining Valtera, Dr. McPhail was Principal at Jeanneret and Associates, Inc., which merged with Valtera in 2006.
Dr. McPhail’s experience includes job analysis, selection, validation, job evaluation, performance appraisal, individual assessment, and management development. His experience has encompassed jobs ranging from public safety and law enforcement to craft and operative jobs and includes office and clerical, technical, professional, and managerial positions. He has created systems for clients ranging from selection and promotion to compensation to performance management. He has designed assessment and development programs for managers as well as competency models that cut across the entire organizational hierarchy. As part of his practice, Dr. McPhail has served as expert counsel and provided expert testimony in numerous matters of litigation, including those involving equal employment opportunity, selection, promotion, allegations of sexual harassment, and termination issues.
Dr. McPhail holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Colorado State University. He has authored many publications and presented numerous papers and symposia at professional meetings. He is a licensed psychologist in the state of Texas.
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Bruce Erenkrantz, Ph.D.
Vice President and Principal
With more than 25 years of industry experience, Dr. Bruce Erenkrantz brings a seasoned corporate perspective to Valtera. He directs the company’s west coast operations from a regional office in Santa Ana, California.
Dr. Erenkrantz is an instrumental member of the consulting team having experience in leadership assessment and development, succession planning, employee engagement, training, employee surveys, multi-rater feedback, change management, organization design, and team effectiveness. With this broad perspective, he develops strategic talent management solutions that integrate seamlessly within the larger corporate HR function.
Dr. Erenkrantz has been an active member of the Mayflower Group, a global consortium of large, premier companies that use survey research as part of their business processes. He has held several Board level positions in the group, including Chairman.
Prior to joining Valtera, Dr. Erenkrantz was Vice President of the company’s Worldwide Associate Assessment and Development function at Ingram Micro, Inc. He holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Bowling Green State University and is a licensed psychologist in the state of Texas.
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Mathew W. Heck, M.A.
Vice President of Technology
With Valtera for over 10 years, Mathew W. Heck steers the technical vision of the company. He is responsible for developing and introducing new software to support integrated client solutions. His accomplishments include overseeing the development of Valtera's Sage Technology Suite, as well as innovating custom solutions to support portals, data and comment processing, reporting and interactive results display. He has directed the development of Valtera's web-based survey administration and report generation system and IVR survey platform.
Mr. Heck's extensive experience in managing national and global survey projects lends itself to the development of technology that meets clients' needs, including attractive and easy-to-read report formats. He developed Valtera's on-line employee survey report generator and other in-house processing tools that enhance Valtera's efficiency.
Mr. Heck holds a Master of Arts degree in Industrial Psychology from the University of Tulsa.
Prior to joining Valtera, Mr. Heck held the position of Consultant with Manteq International where he was responsible for the management and coordination of a global employee satisfaction survey process.
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Michael S. Butler, M.A., M.B.A.
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
With more than 15 years of senior management experience in both staffing and human capital technology companies, Michael Butler leads the sales management group at Valtera.
Prior to joining Valtera, Mr. Butler implemented and managed HR outsourcing solutions for Fortune 500 companies. As General Manager of a leading HR outsourcer, he led the world's first implementation of Oracle's 11i E-Business Suite. He also managed delivery of employee selection and assessment programs for many Fortune 500 companies.
Mr. Butler holds a BA from St. Xavier University, a MA from the University of Chicago, and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
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