Leadership Team

Brian M. Stern, Ph.D.

Working with global companies all the way to start-up organizations, Brian has implemented programs that impact positively on individual and company-wide performance. He has provided valuable insights and services in the areas of management development, organizational effectiveness, employee selection and succession management.

After beginning his career in HR research, Brian honed his skills by helping clients optimize the economic effects of organizational and people strategies. His outstanding work has been cited in various publications such as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Fortune Magazine, and many others.

Education

• Ph.D., Industrial Organizational Psychology, George Washington University
• M.S., Industrial Organizational Psychology, George Washington University
• B.S., Psychology, Ohio State University

Professional Associations

• American Psychological Association (APA)
• Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
• American Society for Quality Control (ASQC)

Joseph P. Murphy

Driven by a passion for measuring the impact of staffing initiatives and executive development, Joe has worked for more than 20 years with clients to develop human resource strategies that result in significant business outcomes. With a background as a Director of Human Resources and Director of Training, he has the experience and proven know-how to help clients in multiple ways.

As a former principal at SHL USA, Inc. and co-founder of Olsen, Stern, Murphy & Hogan, Inc., Joe has conducted workshops, implemented change programs and developed high-performance selection systems for many organizations. In addition, he has published articles in a variety of professional publications and presented seminars on staffing metrics at a number of conferences. Joe also conducted a national web cast on Quality of Hire for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

Education

BFA, Education, Ohio University

Professional Affiliations

• Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)
  • Content Expert, Workforce Staffing and Deployment Panel
• Employment Management Association (EMA)
  • Board of Directors, 2002-03
• NorthCoast EMA
  • Steering Committee, Past Chair
• Cleveland SHRM
  • Mentoring Committee
• Northern Ohio Human Resource Planning Society (NOHRPS)
  • Co-Chair, Programming Committee

Scott A. Goodman, Ph.D.

Scott began his career at IBM where he developed, administered and analyzed data that helped facilitate their system-wide corporate reorganization. Since then, he has spent more than 12 years working with groups and companies around the world to assist them in aligning their people’s performance with business strategies.

Solving a range of business challenges for more than 60 private and public organizations, Scott has provided guidance in the areas of employee selection and retention, organizational effectiveness, management development, coaching and performance/succession management.

Education

• Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Akron
• MA., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Akron
• B.A., Psychology, Binghamton University

Professional Affiliations

• American Psychological Association (APA)
• Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
• Academy of Management

Michael J. Hudy, Ph.D.

Over his career, Michael has focused his energies on consulting with groups to drive improved performance for individuals, teams and organizations. He has accomplished this by developing and documenting the impact of pre-employment candidate assessments, linking survey results to system outcomes, and developing objective measures for tracking the effects discrete behaviors have on organizational performance. Michael formerly was a senior consultant for SHL USA, an internal consultant for Nationwide Insurance Performance Improvement Organization, a research fellow at The Ohio State University, and an analyst at the Civil Service Commission.

Education

• Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, The Ohio State University
• M.A., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, The Ohio State University
• B.A., Psychology, Ohio Wesleyan University

Professional Affiliations

• American Psychological Association
• Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology (SIOP)

Eric J. Sydell, Ph.D.

Eric uses his expertise to create unique measurement tools to gain an objective understanding of a client’s human capital strength. He then employs data from those tools to discern which human attributes are the most critical determinants of business performance.

Eric develops HR management strategies that optimally support business objectives. Specific projects have included employee selection, executive assessment and coaching, organizational diagnosis and change, and multi-source (360) surveys.

Education

• Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Akron
• M.A., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Akron
• B.A., Psychology, James Madison University

Professional Affiliations

• American Psychological Association
• Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Nicole M. Dudley, Ph.D.

Nicole has provided a variety of solutions to assist clients in making better, more informed decisions about their human capital. She facilitated assessment centers both domestically and abroad to aid in succession planning, implemented numerous surveys to support organizational change, and assisted in the development of many wide
scale pre-employment assessment systems.

Prior to joining Shaker Consulting Group, Nicole served as a job analyst expert at HumRRO and used her strong analytical skills to create selection tests for the Edison Electric Institute. In addition, Nicole is an accomplished author with several publications to her name.

Education

• Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, George Mason University
• M.A., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, George Mason University
• B.A., Psychology, Davidson College

Professional Affiliations

• American Psychological Association (APA)
• Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology (SIOP)

Marisa A. Gianvito, Ph.D.

Marisa has helped clients make more informed hiring decisions through the development and implementation of pre-employment assessment and interviewing tools, as well as executive assessments and realistic job previews. In addition, Marisa has extensive experience creating organizational surveys that range in focus from attitudes and culture to social network composition. She is also experienced in conducting data analysis using advanced statistical techniques.

Prior to joining Shaker Consulting Group, Marisa consulted in the areas of selection and performance evaluation for both public and private sector organizations. She also previously served as an analyst for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, where she worked on training and human factors projects.

Marisa has been involved in Virtual Job Tryout® content development and analytics for several clients, including DeLaRue Cash Systems, Quest Diagnostics, UZ Engineered Products, Whole Health, and Toshiba.

Education
Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Akron
M.A., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Akron
B.S., Psychology, Penn State University

Professional Affiliations
Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology (SIOP)

Brooke A. Zegler, M.A.

Brooke uses her analytical skills to analyze organizational data and provide actionable information to help affect desired improvements with Shaker Consulting Group’s clients.  She is extensively involved in Virtual Job Tryout® content development, executive assessment, and competency modeling projects.

Prior to joining Shaker Consulting Group, Brooke was involved in the creation of a number of legally defensible measures specifically for the civil sector that increased selection objectivity and decreased the incidence of successful legal action.  She facilitated the delivery and rating of these measures as part of assessment centers across multiple civil divisions. 

Brooke has worked with many of Shaker Consulting Group’s clients, including Diebold, Elkay, Hill-Rom, The Sherwin-Williams Company, Steris, Starbucks, and Whole Health.

Education
M.A., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Akron
B.A., Psychology & Economics, Emory University

Professional Affiliations
Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
American Psychological Society (APS)

Cynthia A. Kirk

Over her career, Cynthia has met and exceeded clients’ expectations by assisting in clients’ hiring and assessment efforts by delivering training through PC and online platforms. In addition, she has provided technical support for their computer-based assessment systems.

At Shaker Consulting Group, Cynthia directs the coordination of operations and oversees the financial controls to assure a sound organizational environment utilizing effective business management practices. Cynthia works closely with Shaker Consulting Group staff to strengthen clients’ capacity to deliver business results through their people assets.

Education
Associate of Applied Business Management

Associations
Cleveland SHRM