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Austin, TX , USA
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I/O Psychology PhD | I turn your ideas into predictive assessments

You have the vision. I bring the science. I’m a PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology who helps clients design, validate, and scale assessments that are both predictive and commercially viable. Whether you're building a pre-hire assessment, a leadership evaluation, or a new tool to sell to enterprise clients, I ensure it’s backed by science and built to perform. With over a decade of experience, I’ve helped companies and platforms deploy assessments used millions of times across 30+ countries. I’ve worked with global brands like McDonald’s, Coinbase, and Coca-Cola—and with startups launching their first product. My clients value my ability to distill complex psychometric methods (like IRT, CFA, and validation studies) into clear decisions and market-ready products. I bring technical depth, a business mindset, and practical partnership. Recent projects include: Building and validating a new situational judgment test (SJT) for a hiring platform Conducting IRT and DIF analysis to optimize item banks Designing scalable leadership assessments for executive coaching firms Supporting commercialization strategies for assessment products targeting HR buyers What clients say: “Dave demonstrates an expert-level command over statistics and delivers results ahead of schedule. He is also quite adept at communicating, especially when translating technical content to a lay audience.” – Jessica Brown, Ph.D., Amazon “Across all of these engagements, Dave consistently and fluidly drew from his exceptionally deep level of statistical, psychometric and legal expertise to help devise solutions to demanding and challenging situations.” – John Capman, Ph.D., Amazon “Dave is reliable, responsive, and did an excellent job of completing requested contract work around assessment building and scoring for my hiring software... well received and shown promising results.” – Clint Smith, CareerPlug Key Services: Custom Assessment Design & Validation Psychometric Analysis (IRT, CFA, DIF, etc.) Commercialization Support for Assessment Products Leadership Assessments Expert Review of Assessment Content and Structure Ready to bring your assessment to life—or take it to the next level? Let’s talk.
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