John Harnisher
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LinkedIn User
I’ve been a psychometrician at Kaplan for the last two years where John has served as Vice President (VP) over my department. This gives me an excellent bottom-up perspective about his skill sets. Additionally, I’ve been in the testing industry for nearly 30 years and I have served under many wonderful administrators. Therefore, I have an established frame of reference against which to judge John. John has been among the best VPs I’ve ever worked for. Many factors go into forging a successful administrator. Two are certainly prior education and work experience. John received his Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology with a specialization in Quantitative Psychology in 2007 from New York University. After receiving his Ph.D., John joined Caliper Management where he remained until 2011. Although he began as a Senior Research Scientist at Caliper, he was quickly promoted to Senior Vice President of Research and Development. The fact that John moved so quickly up Caliper’s hierarchy says something very positive about him. John spent the next two years as President of I/O Solutions (an organization that works in the public-safety testing space). During his tenure, John helped stand up computer-based testing and scoring-analytics capabilities. John has been Vice President at Kaplan for the last eight years. John was surely among the first VPs whose functional groups integrated data science and psychometrics units. John adeptly melded both worlds to benefit Kaplan’s mission. John’s rich experiences in these fields enable him to speak on many issues to a variety of audiences. John has unique perspectives that allow him to consider not only the theoretical underpinnings of his opinions but also how statistical and psychometric decisions relate to more practical applications. His ability to see the
Yariv Alpher
I had the pleasure of working closely with John for more than five years at Kaplan. His expertise in learning science and psychometrics played a critical role in Kaplan's development of leading next-gen digital learning solutions, and his partnership was invaluable to several marketing campaigns and branding initiatives. John has a keen understanding of the ever-changing learning landscape and data science field. He is a great colleague and a pleasure to partner with.
LinkedIn User
I’ve been a psychometrician at Kaplan for the last two years where John has served as Vice President (VP) over my department. This gives me an excellent bottom-up perspective about his skill sets. Additionally, I’ve been in the testing industry for nearly 30 years and I have served under many wonderful administrators. Therefore, I have an established frame of reference against which to judge John. John has been among the best VPs I’ve ever worked for. Many factors go into forging a successful administrator. Two are certainly prior education and work experience. John received his Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology with a specialization in Quantitative Psychology in 2007 from New York University. After receiving his Ph.D., John joined Caliper Management where he remained until 2011. Although he began as a Senior Research Scientist at Caliper, he was quickly promoted to Senior Vice President of Research and Development. The fact that John moved so quickly up Caliper’s hierarchy says something very positive about him. John spent the next two years as President of I/O Solutions (an organization that works in the public-safety testing space). During his tenure, John helped stand up computer-based testing and scoring-analytics capabilities. John has been Vice President at Kaplan for the last eight years. John was surely among the first VPs whose functional groups integrated data science and psychometrics units. John adeptly melded both worlds to benefit Kaplan’s mission. John’s rich experiences in these fields enable him to speak on many issues to a variety of audiences. John has unique perspectives that allow him to consider not only the theoretical underpinnings of his opinions but also how statistical and psychometric decisions relate to more practical applications. His ability to see the
Yariv Alpher
I had the pleasure of working closely with John for more than five years at Kaplan. His expertise in learning science and psychometrics played a critical role in Kaplan's development of leading next-gen digital learning solutions, and his partnership was invaluable to several marketing campaigns and branding initiatives. John has a keen understanding of the ever-changing learning landscape and data science field. He is a great colleague and a pleasure to partner with.
LinkedIn User
I’ve been a psychometrician at Kaplan for the last two years where John has served as Vice President (VP) over my department. This gives me an excellent bottom-up perspective about his skill sets. Additionally, I’ve been in the testing industry for nearly 30 years and I have served under many wonderful administrators. Therefore, I have an established frame of reference against which to judge John. John has been among the best VPs I’ve ever worked for. Many factors go into forging a successful administrator. Two are certainly prior education and work experience. John received his Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology with a specialization in Quantitative Psychology in 2007 from New York University. After receiving his Ph.D., John joined Caliper Management where he remained until 2011. Although he began as a Senior Research Scientist at Caliper, he was quickly promoted to Senior Vice President of Research and Development. The fact that John moved so quickly up Caliper’s hierarchy says something very positive about him. John spent the next two years as President of I/O Solutions (an organization that works in the public-safety testing space). During his tenure, John helped stand up computer-based testing and scoring-analytics capabilities. John has been Vice President at Kaplan for the last eight years. John was surely among the first VPs whose functional groups integrated data science and psychometrics units. John adeptly melded both worlds to benefit Kaplan’s mission. John’s rich experiences in these fields enable him to speak on many issues to a variety of audiences. John has unique perspectives that allow him to consider not only the theoretical underpinnings of his opinions but also how statistical and psychometric decisions relate to more practical applications. His ability to see the
Yariv Alpher
I had the pleasure of working closely with John for more than five years at Kaplan. His expertise in learning science and psychometrics played a critical role in Kaplan's development of leading next-gen digital learning solutions, and his partnership was invaluable to several marketing campaigns and branding initiatives. John has a keen understanding of the ever-changing learning landscape and data science field. He is a great colleague and a pleasure to partner with.
LinkedIn User
I’ve been a psychometrician at Kaplan for the last two years where John has served as Vice President (VP) over my department. This gives me an excellent bottom-up perspective about his skill sets. Additionally, I’ve been in the testing industry for nearly 30 years and I have served under many wonderful administrators. Therefore, I have an established frame of reference against which to judge John. John has been among the best VPs I’ve ever worked for. Many factors go into forging a successful administrator. Two are certainly prior education and work experience. John received his Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology with a specialization in Quantitative Psychology in 2007 from New York University. After receiving his Ph.D., John joined Caliper Management where he remained until 2011. Although he began as a Senior Research Scientist at Caliper, he was quickly promoted to Senior Vice President of Research and Development. The fact that John moved so quickly up Caliper’s hierarchy says something very positive about him. John spent the next two years as President of I/O Solutions (an organization that works in the public-safety testing space). During his tenure, John helped stand up computer-based testing and scoring-analytics capabilities. John has been Vice President at Kaplan for the last eight years. John was surely among the first VPs whose functional groups integrated data science and psychometrics units. John adeptly melded both worlds to benefit Kaplan’s mission. John’s rich experiences in these fields enable him to speak on many issues to a variety of audiences. John has unique perspectives that allow him to consider not only the theoretical underpinnings of his opinions but also how statistical and psychometric decisions relate to more practical applications. His ability to see the
Yariv Alpher
I had the pleasure of working closely with John for more than five years at Kaplan. His expertise in learning science and psychometrics played a critical role in Kaplan's development of leading next-gen digital learning solutions, and his partnership was invaluable to several marketing campaigns and branding initiatives. John has a keen understanding of the ever-changing learning landscape and data science field. He is a great colleague and a pleasure to partner with.
Experience
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DataKind
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Research
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Feb 2023 - Present
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Senior Program Consultant
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Oct 2022 - Jan 2023
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Numly™, Inc.
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United States
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Professional Training and Coaching
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President People Analytics
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Apr 2021 - Oct 2022
John leads the assessment and data analytics functions for Numly. His main goal is to scale Numly's platform and products and increase customer satisfaction and value by making Numly's tools even more central to employee success. John leads the assessment and data analytics functions for Numly. His main goal is to scale Numly's platform and products and increase customer satisfaction and value by making Numly's tools even more central to employee success.
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Kaplan
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Vice President Psychometrics and Learning Analytics
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2020 - Mar 2021
The VP of Psychometrics and Learning Analytics oversees psychometrics for all Kaplan North America products and services. All operational coordination, planning and deployment of psychometric resources across this newly created organization is the respsonibility of the VP. Product efficacy research efforts within Kaplan and with partners like ACT are lead by the psychometric VP. Current projects include updating the next generation of Kaplan products to include innovations in psychometrics and learning science while maintaining best practices for assesment design. It is the responsibillity of this role to ensure that psychometrics leads product development and is positioned to enagage in decisions regarding the organizations' direction. Show less
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Vice President Data and Learning Science
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2013 - 2020
• Oversaw learning and data science teams tasked with enhancing measurement of student learning outcomes, creating and delivering data and analytic solutions for business units, furthering learning science research in test prep industry, and improving efficacy of KTP products. • Charged with expanding influence and impact of predictive analytics in KTP’s product, marketing, and business operations to integrate data analytics and predictive modeling more fully within decision-making and planning functions. • Led all research and analysis related to KTP products and services, including psychometric reporting, metric creation, and assessment development Show less
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IOS, Inc.
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United States
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Human Resources Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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President
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2011 - 2013
• Directed operations and strategic initiatives for nation’s leading public safety consulting and test publishing firm. • Developed deep expertise in legal regulations surrounding selection and assessment, as well as thorough understanding of incorporation of diversity initiatives within guidelines. • Implemented new initiatives in computer-based testing and updated all exams, using item response theory. • Spearheaded scoring analytics and score reporting for all exams. • Directed operations and strategic initiatives for nation’s leading public safety consulting and test publishing firm. • Developed deep expertise in legal regulations surrounding selection and assessment, as well as thorough understanding of incorporation of diversity initiatives within guidelines. • Implemented new initiatives in computer-based testing and updated all exams, using item response theory. • Spearheaded scoring analytics and score reporting for all exams.
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Talogy
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United States
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Human Resources Services
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500 - 600 Employee
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Senior Vice President R&D
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2006 - Dec 2011
Directed global team of I/O psychologists, research analysts, test construction specialists, selection consultants, and support staff for leading provider of personality and cognitive assessments utilized for selecting and developing corporate talent. Handled all matters related to reliability, validity, and legal compliance for Caliper clients using assessments in selection. Supervised all statistical analyses, and ensured quality of methodology and procedures for all validation work conducted at Caliper. Led and communicated change to all Caliper business units, both domestic and international. Updated product set for global organization. Show less
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New York University
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Adjunct Professor
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2010 - 2011
Instructor of Psychology at The Graduate School of Arts and Science Instructor in Department of Management and Information Technology at The School of Continuing and Professional Studies Instructor of Psychology at The Graduate School of Arts and Science Instructor in Department of Management and Information Technology at The School of Continuing and Professional Studies
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Columbia University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Asst. Professor of Statistics
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2002 - 2011
Statistics Instructor at the School of International Public Affairs Statistics Instructor at the School of International Public Affairs
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IBM
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Educational Consultant
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1997 - 2006
Served as full-time educator and instructor responsible for all training and consulting projects in New York metropolitan area. Demonstrated expert knowledge of statistics and data mining procedures, as well as excellent presentation and communication skills. Utilized statistical and data mining packages, including SPSS and Clementine. Facilitated public training courses for professionals, with topics including survey design, assessment development, survey management, data analysis, and reporting. Show less
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Citi
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Training Effectiveness Consultant
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1999 - 2000
Conducted and coordinated evaluation of all business effectiveness training programs. Designed surveys and interviews, and collected and analyzed resultant data. Implemented plan to assess the job applicability of training courses Conducted and coordinated evaluation of all business effectiveness training programs. Designed surveys and interviews, and collected and analyzed resultant data. Implemented plan to assess the job applicability of training courses
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Kaplan Test Prep
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Center Director
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1993 - 1996
Oversaw all marketing and operations for Queens and Staten Island offices of Kaplan Test Prep, with combined annual revenue of $2 million. Supervised staff of 40 teachers, five full-time staff members, and five part-time staff members. Made all selection, promotion, and salary decisions, and completed annual review of each employee. Participated in management team creating policy for all Kaplan centers in New York metropolitan area. Oversaw all marketing and operations for Queens and Staten Island offices of Kaplan Test Prep, with combined annual revenue of $2 million. Supervised staff of 40 teachers, five full-time staff members, and five part-time staff members. Made all selection, promotion, and salary decisions, and completed annual review of each employee. Participated in management team creating policy for all Kaplan centers in New York metropolitan area.
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Education
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1996 - 2006
New York University
Ph.D., Psychology -
1989 - 1993
Connecticut College
BA, Psychology -
1992 - 1992
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
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1985 - 1989
Regis High School
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