Valtera Names HR Litigation Support Expert to Growing Team of Consultants

Rolling Meadows, IL (February 7, 2006) – Valtera, the leading provider of science-based human capital solutions, is pleased to announce the addition of Jone Papinchock, Ph.D. as Managing Consultant for the Selection and Assessment practice.

Dr. Papinchock brings more than 19 years of organizational assessment experience to Valtera’s consulting team. Early in her career, she focused on a broad area of selection program and test development. Over the past decade Dr. Papinchock developed special expertise in HR Litigation Support Services, including expert consulting and testimony. She has provided expert witness services in employment discrimination and human factors litigation and arbitrations. Dr. Papinchock has also conducted many HR audits and has prepared strategic responses to internal employment discrimination allegations and EEOC and OFCCP investigations.

Before joining Valtera, Dr. Papinchock was Managing Director of Litigation Support with SHL (formerly SHL Landy Jacobs) in Boulder, Colorado for eight years. Prior to this, Dr. Papinchock worked for the State of Alabama and for U.S. West (now Qwest Communications). Throughout her career, Dr. Papinchock built successful relationships with large clients in the automotive industry, financial services, energy and retail industries, as well as government agencies.

“We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Papinchock as part of our growing consulting team,” said Nancy Tippins, Managing Principal at Valtera. “Her addition will greatly enhance Valtera’s current litigation support services, as well as our entire selection team.”

Dr. Papinchock holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of South Florida. She is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Dr. Papinchock will reside in South Carolina and work out of Valtera’s Greenville office.

Her contact information is:
Jone Papinchock
Managing Consultant
301 N. Main Street, Suite 1103
Greenville, South Carolina 29601
Ph: 864-527-5956
Fx: 864-240-8434
Em: jpapinchock@valtera.com

About Valtera
Based in Chicago, IL (Rolling Meadows), Valtera (www.valtera.com) is a professional services firm that provides science-based solutions that align people with strategy to organizations worldwide. Valtera solution areas include Assessment and Selection (including Litigation Support), Organizational Surveys and Diagnostics, Performance Management and Service Quality.

Valtera’s flagship software product, SurveySage®, is an end-to-end solution that offers online survey authoring, deployment, reporting, and has out-of-the-box language capabilities to support major world languages. Valtera’s technology suite also includes SelectionSage™ for testing and certification, and 3SixtySage™ for multi-rater feedback surveys. Valtera offers portals, custom software development, and hosting services. The company was founded in 1977.

Contact: Michael Butler, 847-640-8820, inquiries@valtera.com

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