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As Vice President, Psychometric Research & Services, Dr. He is responsible for implementation of MI’s psychometric methodologies, which are aligned with industry best practices. He also establishes and executes a psychometric research agenda aligned with MI’s organizational goals.

Dr. He’s research has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Applied Psychometric Measurement and Journal of Educational Measurement. He regularly presents his research at national conferences and is an active reviewer for a variety of journals and conferences related to educational measurement. He serves on the editorial board of Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice and is a reward committee member of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME). Dr. He holds a Ph.D. in Educational Statistics and Measurement from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Prior to joining MI, he worked as a senior psychometrician at ACT.

Mr. Horton supervises the personnel responsible for distribution, collection, storage, and recycling of test materials, and the acquisition and maintenance of physical properties. Mr. Horton joined MI in 1990 as warehouse manager and assumed the role of Facilities Manager in 1994. Prior to joining MI, he had been warehouse supervisor for Redemco Universal Beverage Company in Avon, Massachusetts.

As Vice President, Performance Assessment Scoring, Mr. Lingg oversees all aspects of handscoring work at �ձ�����. He manages a staff of over fifty professionals responsible for recruiting and hiring raters, training raters, scoring responses, and handscoring data and reporting.

Mr. Lingg earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In his 30+ year tenure at MI, he has worked at all levels within MI’s Performance Assessment Scoring unit. He further managed large-scale assessment programs for the states of Michigan and Connecticut for over ten years. Mr. Lingg previously served as Director, Performance Assessment Scoring for over five years.

Dr. Menendez co-leads the Evaluation and School Improvement Services unit and serves as the principal investigator of evaluation projects. She is responsible for contributing to business and strategy �ձ�����, operations, supervision, and finance.

Dr. Menendez began her career at �ձ����� in 1998 as a research associate. She became a senior research associate in 2004. During her 18 years in that role, she directed numerous research and evaluation studies of state- and federal-funded education initiatives. Most of these studies were executed across multiple sites and required multifaceted data collection, complex methodologies, strong coordination, and ongoing collaboration with clients and key stakeholders. Dr. Menendez regularly presents evaluation findings to state boards of education and at national conferences. She holds a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Fordham University.

Olivier Ngueda, Vice President, Project Management Office at MI leads the strategic and practical delivery of our internal and external projects portfolio, to meet the growth and challenges ahead. As the head of PMO, he will enable the creation of a new DNA of Project/Program Management across MI, by putting in place standard operating procedures, best practices and mechanisms for evaluating our values vis-à-vis our customers. With a clear focus on growth and customer satisfaction, he also provides extensive coaching and a clear career path for our internal resources to meet the industry challenges.

Our Vice President of PMO has 20 years of experience leading Organizational Change Management, Business Transformation Initiatives and PMOs for companies such as Google Inc, IBM, Cisco Systems, Cognizant, Genentech and more. He has a master's degree in political sciences, and he is also a certified PMP from Stanford University. After two decades spent in Silicon Valley, he is now based in RTP where he has made his new home. His commitment to people, processes and transformation, are needed ingredients for our success today and tomorrow.

As Senior Vice President, Dr. Thomas spearheads the Evaluation and School Improvement Services unit at MI. In his role, Dr. Thomas is responsible for day-to-day operations of the unit as well as cultivating opportunities for expansion, customers, and new markets across areas such as research/evaluation, education, and human services.

Dr. Thomas brings 20 years of successful management experience across public and private sectors. Dr. Thomas began his career as a special education teacher and has served in various capacities across K-12 educational settings including leadership roles across state and local levels. His business sector experiences include executive leadership roles within educational publishing. Dr. Thomas is a certified school and district administrator and holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Methodology from the State University of New York in Albany.

Mr. Wicker oversees the scoring system software �ձ�����, document scanning, data analysis, and reporting of assessment responses. Mr. Wicker’s oversight includes managing the design, �ձ�����, and implementation of computer software solutions for numerous clients relative to educational assessment data processing and score reporting. Additionally, he is responsible for planning, maintaining, supporting, and upgrading all scoring systems and applications. Mr. Wicker has been with MI since 2002, and was previously a Software Development Manager in the IT department. Mr. Wicker earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Methodist University. During Mr. Wicker’s tenure at �ձ�����, he has been involved in the transition from paper based assessments, scoring, and reporting to online delivery of those services.