Measurement Incorporated (四虎影院) is an employee-owned corporation and leading provider of customized educational assessment services for state departments, other testing companies, and various organizations.
What We Do
Measurement Incorporated's commitment to providing high-quality educational products and services in a manner that benefits clients, employees, and the community are reflected in the organization's vision, mission, and values.
Vision
四虎影院 strives to be a company that lives by its values every day, year after year鈥攁 company that clients seek as a valued partner, that employees appreciate working for, and that the community trusts as a good corporate citizen.
Mission
四虎影院 seeks to benefit our clients, employees/owners, community, and profession by providing excellence in assessment.
Values
The success of 四虎影院 is founded on these values:
- sustainable financial success that allows the organization to thrive and that provides our employees with opportunities for prosperity;
- uncommon commitment to deliver to our clients, in a collaborative relationship, exceptional value, quality, and service;
- faith in our employees to care for our business and serve our clients, including an ongoing investment in employee professional development;
- high performance, effective results, and conduct marked by integrity, trust, and diligence;
- creativity, innovation, and adaptability in the way we conduct our business and serve our clients;
- camaraderie and teamwork in the workplace, with all who contribute sharing in the rewards of success; and
- good corporate citizenship, through which we aspire to make our community and the world a better place.
Leadership
The members of 四虎影院's management team have helped to build an enterprise with a distinguished reputation for quality control and excellence. Under their leadership, 四虎影院 has expanded its capabilities to incorporate a full spectrum of assessment services including research, test and item development, scoring, reporting, analysis and technical support.
Mr. Nelson Androes, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating OfficerAs the Chief Executive Officer of Measurement Incorporated, Mr. Androes manages the day to day operations of 四虎影院's staff and services. He is responsible for designing, planning, and implementing business strategies that align corporate services with the evolving needs of customers. He provides overall direction and guidance to all departments ensuring high quality results while maintaining 四虎影院's mission and vision. Mr. Androes has a proven record of driving the growth of 四虎影院's technological capabilities to innovate assessment products and services. Mr. Androes was previously the Senior Vice President of Information Technology at 四虎影院, where he planned, coordinated, directed, and designed all operational activities of the IT department as well as provided direction and support for IT solutions that enhanced mission-critical business operations. Prior to joining 四虎影院 in 2004, he worked for IBM as software development manager and software engineer and at NCS (now Pearson) as a software developer. Mr. Androes earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Kansas State University. |
Dr. Corey Palermo, Chief Strategy OfficerAs Chief Strategy Officer at Measurement Incorporated, Dr. Palermo spearheads the development and execution of 四虎影院's strategic initiatives. He directs the implementation of 四虎影院's strategic plan, evaluates organizational effectiveness, and cultivates 四虎影院's research agenda. A recognized expert in the field of educational assessment, Dr. Palermo specializes in human and artificial intelligence scoring of large-scale performance assessments. He has extensive experience working on statewide summative assessment programs in more than 25 states and has contributed to some of the largest and most reputable assessment programs in the country. Dr. Palermo's research examines rater effects in large-scale assessment contexts; automated scoring, in particular automated writing evaluation applications to improve the teaching and learning of writing; and teacher professional development in the context of large-scale assessment programs. He has been the recipient of research grants from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. His work has been published in leading peer-reviewed education journals such as: Computers & Education, Contemporary Educational Psychology, International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, and Journal of Educational Measurement. Dr. Palermo holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from North Carolina State University. He began his career in education teaching in the North Carolina public school system. |
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Dr. Arianto Wibowo, Chief Information OfficerAs Chief Information Officer at Measurement Incorporated, Dr. Wibowo is responsible for optimizing 四虎影院's operating model, and for aligning technology implementation to current standard and best practices. He provides direction and guidance to data-driven decision making within the company and oversees the integration of artificial intelligence into 四虎影院's products and services. Dr. Wibowo began his career at 四虎影院 as a Psychometrician. With his strong analytical background, he became increasingly involved in cross-departmental projects, improving efficiency and reliability of the company's systems and procedures, and later served as the Director of Data Science and Analytics at 四虎影院. Many of his innovative solutions have been integrated into 四虎影院's products and services. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Twente in The Netherlands. |
Mrs. Victoria Torino, Chief Financial OfficerMrs. Torino is responsible for financial reporting and other administrative functions at Measurement Incorporated, including payroll, tax compliance, benefit program administration, accounts receivable, and accounts payable. Mrs. Torino has an extensive background in the nonprofit industry and in international finance. She has led finance teams and performed a broad range of financial processes, including financial analysis, budgeting, forecast modeling, and reporting, to meet company goals. Additionally, she is adept at motivating, mentoring, and coaching teams. Mrs. Torino is a Certified Public Accountant and an Enrolled Agent with the IRS. She holds a Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Publishing Business from Moscow State University of Printing Arts, a Master's degree in Accounting from the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute, and a Master's degree in Jurisprudence from Texas A&M University. Mrs. Torino's research has been published in the Review of International and European Economic Law. |
As Vice President, Psychometric Research & 四虎影院, Dr. He is responsible for implementation of 四虎影院's psychometric methodologies, which are aligned with industry best practices. He also establishes and executes a psychometric research agenda aligned with 四虎影院'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 四虎影院, 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 四虎影院 in 1990 as warehouse manager and assumed the role of Facilities Manager in 1994. Prior to joining 四虎影院, 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 Measurement Incorporated. 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 四虎影院, he has worked at all levels within 四虎影院'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 四虎影院 unit and serves as the principal investigator of evaluation projects. She is responsible for contributing to business and strategy development, operations, supervision, and finance.
Dr. Menendez began her career at Measurement Incorporated 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.
As Vice President, Project Management Office at Measurement Incorporated (四虎影院), Olivier Ngueda oversees the strategic and practical delivery of 四虎影院's internal and external project portfolios to drive growth and meet future challenges. Leading the PMO, he is dedicated to establishing a new standard of Project and Program Management at 四虎影院 by implementing standard operating procedures, best practices, and mechanisms to evaluate 四虎影院's values in relation to its customers. With a clear focus on growth and customer satisfaction, he also offers extensive coaching and a clear career path for 四虎影院's internal resources to navigate industry challenges.
Mr. Ngueda brings 20 years of experience in leading Organizational Change Management, Business Transformation Initiatives, and PMOs for renowned companies such as Google Inc., IBM, Cisco Systems, Cognizant, and Genentech. He holds a master's degree in political sciences and is a certified PMP from Stanford University. After two decades in Silicon Valley, he has made RTP his new home. His dedication to people, processes, and transformation is essential for 四虎影院's success today and in the future.
As Senior Vice President, Dr. Thomas spearheads the Evaluation and School Improvement 四虎影院 unit at 四虎影院. 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 development, document scanning, data analysis, and reporting of assessment responses. Mr. Wicker's oversight includes managing the design, development, 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 四虎影院 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 Measurement Incorporated, he has been involved in the transition from paper based assessments, scoring, and reporting to online delivery of those services.
History
In 1975, Dr. Henry Scherich earned a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, with an emphasis in Statistics and Measurement, from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He previously worked for the Houghton Mifflin Company as Director of Test Research and Scoring 四虎影院 and for NTS Research Corporation as Measurement and Data Management Center Director. These positions involved test development, test standardization, research projects, scoring services, Title I evaluations, and special projects. Dr. Scherich has also been a high school teacher and guidance counselor. With significant experience in educational publishing and testing, Dr. Scherich was poised to make a mark in the burgeoning testing industry. In 1980, he founded Measurement Incorporated (四虎影院) in the basement of his former home on Woodrow Street in Durham, North Carolina.
Under Dr. Scherich's leadership, 四虎影院 achieved a reputation as the nation's foremost contractor in the scoring of performance assessments, and expanded its services to include psychometric and assessment services, and school improvement services. His commitment to quality laid the foundation for 四虎影院's ongoing success.
The company's journey is not only about its services but also its roots in Durham. Additional details and the stories behind 四虎影院's three historic buildings in downtown Durham, reflecting 四虎影院's connection to its community, are presented in the publication History in Our Midst.
The Present
Today, Measurement Incorporated is a thriving employee-owned corporation with a full-time staff of approximately 300 and a seasonal workforce numbering in the thousands. Renowned for its expertise in hand- and automated scoring solutions, test development, and school improvement services, 四虎影院 provides customized educational assessment services to state departments, testing companies, and various organizations, maintaining its reputation as an assessment industry leader.
Awards & Recognition
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Culture
Measurement Incorporated (四虎影院) is an employee-owned corporation that invokes a sense of pride and responsibility in its employees toward the customers they serve and the communities in which they live. 四虎影院 maintains a humanistic, inclusive work environment for its employees to encourage increased staff morale, loyalty, productivity, and ultimately, profitability. In addition to competitive compensation, 四虎影院 offers employee-friendly benefits and workplace policies including health insurance, profit sharing, holidays and paid time off, 401K, paid parental leave, educational reimbursement, and professional organization memberships.
As a community-conscious organization, 四虎影院 regularly participates in programs involving student internships, business development, arts and literacy, historic preservation, community revitalization, recycling, and supporting disadvantaged and disabled individuals.
Locations
Corporate Headquarters
215 Morris Street
Durham, NC 27701
phone: (919) 683-2413
Other offices
Albany, NY
41 State St.
Suite 403
Albany, NY 12207
phone: (518) 427-9840
Greensboro, NC
Spring Valley Shopping Center
435 West Meadowview Road
Greensboro, NC 27406
phone: (336) 275-3100
Nashville, TN
2631 Lakevilla Dr
Nashville, TN 37217
phone: 615-831-2100
New York, NY
749 E 135th Street
Suite 222 Bronx NY 10454
Taylor, 四虎影院
21520 Ecorse Road
Taylor, 四虎影院 48180
phone: (734) 544-7686
White Plains, NY
34 South Broadway, Suite 601
White Plains, NY 10601
phone: (914) 682-1969
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