DR. ALFRED C. SCHNUR, JR. President		ANDY MEIBAUM Director of Assessment Processes		DR. BENJAMIN DATTNER Senior Consultant
RICHARD SCOTT Senior Consultant		DENNIS SWEENEY Senior Consultant		DR. JACK ROSENFIELD Senior Consultant

DR. ALFRED C. SCHNUR, JR.
President

Al received his doctorate from Louisiana State University in 1991 in Industrial and Organizational Psychology with a minor in Management. Over the past ten years, Al has consulted in a variety of areas in the Human Capital Management arena. He began his career working as a consulting psychologist in the executive assessment field, having completed over 300 evaluations for companies such as Alcoa, Giant Eagle, Mine Safety Appliance, USX and PNC corporation while working for Psychological Consultants to Industry in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

In 1995, Al expanded his skill set by accepting a position as a consultant with Development Dimensions International (DDI) also in Pittsburgh. While there, Al managed large scale staffing projects both nationally and internationally for companies such as BASF, General Motors, Owens-Corning, Colgate, Caterpillar, Kraft, Cooper Tire to name but a few. As project director, Al was responsible for the design and development of processes that included testing, screening and behavioral assessment/interviewing. Over 100,000 candidates participated in programs designed by Al. In addition, Al designed and implemented training and development programs that included performance management, multirater/360 assessment, developmental planning and employee/leadership development training.

During the late 1990's Al moved with DDI to be closer to his customers in the Southern U.S. and Americas, first in Atlanta, Georgia then later in Dallas, Texas. During this time, Al became very interested in how the Internet could help streamline the previously costly and labor-intensive activity of employee assessment. Al was deeply involved in the design and development of DDI's Source2Hire process and used an earlier version of this program to help Fluor Daniel hire staff for a start up covering over 20 locations. This interest led Al to expand his skill set once again, by accepting a Director Level position with an Internet start up called ePredix in San Francisco in early 2000.

At ePredix, as Director of Online alliances, Al was heavily involved with a wide variety of vendors including those not traditionally associated with I/O psychology (e.g., recruiters, web posting and hosting, verification providers). Al thoroughly reviewed the marketplace and forged alliances with "best in breed" SERVICE providers in advertising/posting. In addition, Al worked closely with the ePredix direct channel and with (part owner) Personnel Decisions International (PDI) sales channel to present ePredix stand alone and integrated capabilities in screening and selecting candidates for companies.

Currently, Al is President of PCI. In this role, Al consults with companies to review their staffing and assessment processes and to provide consulting and service delivery around key Human Resource areas including:

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DR. BENJAMIN DATTNER
Director of Assessment Processes



Ben Dattner has helped a wide variety of corporate and non-profit organizations become more successful by developing a better understanding of the impact of individual psychology and group dynamics on their performance. His consulting services enable organizations to make better hiring and staffing decisions, to enhance the professional capabilities of managers and employees, to configure teams more effectively, and to reduce the amount of interpersonal and intergroup conflict.

Ben received a BA in Psychology from Harvard College, and his MA and Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from New York University, where he was a MacCracken Fellow. His doctoral dissertation analyzed the relationship between narcissism and fairness in the workplace, and his master’s thesis examined the impact of trust on negotiation. Before graduate school, Ben worked at Republic National Bank of New York for three years, first as a Management Trainee and then as Assistant to the CEO. After graduate school, Ben was Director of Human Resources at Blink.com.

Ben is an Adjunct Professor at New York University, where he teaches Organizational Development in the Industrial and Organizational Psychology MA Program, and at Marist College at the New York City Police Academy, where he teaches Organizational Change in the MPA Program. Ben is a member of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology and the Metro New York Applied Psychology Association.

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RICHARD SCOTT
Senior Consultant

Richard Scott holds a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee. Since 1971, Richard has provided consulting services to companies throughout the United States. He is also a Professor of Psychology and has taught at the university level a number of courses including Psychological Testing, Development of Interviewing Skills and Advances Industrial Psychology. He has over 25 years experience working with executives and managers in improving the hiring function and in compliance with Civil Rights and Equal Employment regulations.

The services Richard has provided include:

• Individual and executive assessments
• Attitude and Climate Surveys
• Training in Interviewing Skills and EEO Compliance
• Training in Exit Interviews
• Training in Supervisory Management Skills
• Job Analysis and job design
• Job Evaluation and Compensation Studies
• Psychological Test Construction
  

The following are some of the companies Richard has provided services to:

• Lebanon Good Samaritan Hospital
• Lifesteps Human Services
• Mobay Chemical Company
• Quaker Oats Company
• Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital
• Pennzoil Products Company
• University of Massachusetts
• Virginia Department of Transportation
• West Virginia Department of Transportation
• WV Home Health Services
  

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• University of Tennessee, Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• University of Massachusetts, MA, Counseling Psychology
• Pennsylvania State University, BA, Psychology
  

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DENNIS SWEENEY
Senior Consultant

Dennis Sweeney got his Bachelor's degree in English from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1963. He then received his Masters Degree and Doctorate from Bowling Green State University in 1978.
After graduating from college Dennis went to the Navy Officer's Candidate school and spent the next ten years as a supply officer. After his discharge he went to graduate school, and got his Ph.D. Since then, he has held the following jobs:

Development Dimensions International.
- DDI is a consulting firm in Pittsburgh, PA that specializes in developing state-of-the-art personnel selection and training programs. Dennis has specialized in developing assessment centers for a variety of clients.

Psychological Consultants to Industry
- PCI is a consulting firm that specializes in supervisory, management, and executive assessment.

Partners In Change
- PIC is a small consulting firm that specializes in industrial training system design and evaluation.

California University of Pennsylvania
- Hired as a Professor at California University of Pennsylvania in 1991.

There are two reasons why Dennis had chosen Industrial Psychology. When the U.S. Navy and Dennis decided to part company, he went to a career counselor in Philadelphia. The counselor suggested that Dennis had the interests and ability to become a Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Computer Programmer, or Librarian. Dennis chose industrial psychology even though at the time he was not sure what an industrial psychologist was.

The second reason was the fact that his Mother returned to graduate school when she was 58 and got her Ph.D. in Anthropology when she was 62. Dennis decided that if his Mom could do this, he could do it.

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