About PSI
Executive Team
STEVE TAPP
President & CEO
For the past 15 years, Steve has been an executive specializing in the assessment and education markets. He joined PSI as President and CEO in 2008 with the goal of using his experience to continue the development of PSI into the vendor of choice for corporations, governmental agencies and professional associations seeking quality, cost effective assessment solutions.
Prior to joining PSI, Steve was an executive with the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company, the leading executive with the leading US-based educational publisher. In his last position, serving as Senior Vice President, Finance & Strategy, he was responsible for managing the integration plan for the merging of two businesses.
From May 2006 to December 2007, Steve was the President of a supplemental educational publisher. Prior to that, Steve was a key executive for over nine years at Promissor, the Houghton Mifflin Assessment business that was sold to Pearson in January 2006. As President of Promissor for two years he was responsible for the overall performance of the company and led the divestiture of the unit to Pearson. Before taking the top position, he played a key leadership role in nearly every aspect of the company's service delivery and financial operations, including terms as Vice President, Client Services and Vice President of Business Services.
Originally from England, Steve started his career working as an economist specializing in regulated industries for a government agency in the United Kingdom. Mr. Tapp holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from the UK's University of Southampton, and is a Certified Management Accountant (ACMA).
GREG BECKER
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Market Development
Greg joined PSI in 2008 and now serves as Senior Vice President, Strategy and Market Development across all three of PSI's market segments: Certification, Licensure, and Talent Assessments. Greg is responsible for leading all strategic sales and new market opportunities including partnership alliances. Greg has over 20 years experience as an executive leader in the assessment industry and brings a wealth of knowledge and capability to ensure the ongoing success of PSI.
Greg most recently was with the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company. He joined in 2002 as the Vice President of Business Development and Strategy at Promissor. He was instrumental in integration activities of ASI and CAT and the re-branding efforts that led to the marketplace launching of Promissor worldwide. At Promissor he led worldwide sales, marketing and product development with full responsibility for all revenue generating activities. Later, as the Vice President of Sales, Greg was instrumental in technology integration and restructuring efforts, bringing together several technology brands under one technology division.
Prior to his tenure at Houghton Mifflin, Greg spent over ten years with Pearson in various senior management roles. As the Vice President Business Development Pearson/Vue Greg led all worldwide business development activities. Previously he was Vice President and General Manager of Pearson/NCS Imaging Services/Systems Group.
Over the course of his career he was Vice President & General manager for a $250 million group of the Standard Register Company and held senior sales and management positions with Unisys. He holds a Bachelor degree in Advertising and Marketing from the University of Minnesota and completed advanced management programs from Northwestern/Kellogg in Organizational Development and the University of Dayton in Strategic Formulation/Implementation. Greg previously served on the Board of CBF Systems Inc., and was past Co-Chair of the IT Certification Security Council.
TADAS DABSYS
Vice President, Marketing & Solution Management
Tadas joined PSI in 1991 and played an integral role in establishing PSI in the licensure marketplace. Currently, as Vice President of Marketing & Solution Management, Tadas is responsible for leading all business development and marketing efforts for the licensure, certification, and employment assessment markets. With over 15 years of experience managing PSI's growth in these markets, Tadas has managed all segments of PSI, including Operations, Test Development, Information Technology, and Business Development.
Under his leadership, PSI has evolved into the market leader in the Real Estate, Construction/Occupational Trades, and Barber & Cosmetology arenas. Recently his efforts have focused on the Insurance market as well as technological solutions for data and license management. Additionally, Tadas has transformed the testing and registration processes at PSI to incorporate the latest in technology advances, including custom-software development and web-deployed applications.
Tadas routinely serves on industry committees and is an active participant and speaker at national conferences. He is considered a testing industry expert and has presented extensively on examination development, administration and security issues. Tadas has been instrumental in the implementation of several national testing programs.
Before joining PSI, Tadas worked in the Career Counseling Department of DeVry Institue of Technology. Tadas received his Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA, where he focused on motivational and cognitive psychology, as well as human information processing.
BRETT GREENWOOD
Vice President, Operations
Brett Greenwood, Vice President of Operations, is responsible for managing operations teams for PSI's market segments. Brett joined PSI in 2002. His responsibilities include the management of existing client relationships, test center operations, supervision of professional field staff, and supervision of several regional offices, including a sixty-seat call center. In addition, Brett is responsible for the development of training materials and administration manuals, and coordination with the Test Development and Information Technology teams at PSI to ensure compatibility of data and reporting functions.
Brett also maintains an advisory and execution role within various PSI task force committees charged with the introduction of prospective process enhancements and miscellaneous corporate initiatives, including the oversight for the design and development of a new integrated voice response System and candidate website.
Before joining PSI, Brett held various positions in customer service and strategic business planning for publicly traded companies in the Internet-based companies. His cross-functional responsibilities included project management, marketing, sales, and accounting. Brett received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from UCLA and his MBA from California State University, Northridge.
JEFF MOXIE
Chief Financial Officer
Jeff Moxie brings over 25 years of financial expertise to PSI. He is responsible for the oversight of all of PSI's accounting and finance activities, including banking, financial reporting, auditing, accounting policies and procedures, tax and treasury matters, budgeting, and forecasting. He also oversees PSI's Human Resources and Facilities functions. Jeff is also involved in strategic issues and planning for the company as a whole, and in the management of outside vendor relationships and the negotiation of contract terms. In addition to his experience at PSI in the testing industry, he has expertise in agricultural, multi-location retail, manufacturing, technology, financial services, and real estate. He also has experience working with the Boards of Directors in both publicly- and privately-held companies.
Jeff joined PSI from Sunkist Growers, Inc., where he held the position of Chief Administrative Officer. He reported directly to Sunkist's CEO and was responsible for the Legal, IT, Human Resources, and Finance functions. Prior to Sunkist, Jeff held positions as the CFO for both Virgin Entertainment Group, Inc. and Kinko's, Inc. At Virgin, he was responsible for the full range of traditional finance functions, including accounting, financial reporting, taxes, treasury, and planning, as well as managing the Legal and Real Estate functions. During his over five years at Kinko's, Jeff managed a staff of over 400 in addition to being responsible for the full range of traditional finance functions. He also acted as the Finance point person with the company's Chairman of the Board, Audit Committee, commercial bankers, investment bankers, and outside accountants.
Jeff received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania, and he is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Ohio.
IAN NECUS
Vice President, Technology
Ian joined PSI in 2008 and is responsible for leading and driving PSI's technology strategy and system development, as well as managing all of PSI's technology operations.
For the last seven years, Ian has worked in the assessment industry as an executive for Pearson PLC in the United Kingdom, primarily working with many clients to implement assessment solutions. He has been instrumental in the emergence of computer-based testing, as implemented for numerous clients in Europe and a growing number of clients in the U.S. His most recent role, as Vice President of Technology and Operation for Pearson Language tests, involved developing and delivering a portfolio of high quality, innovative assessments in the area of language proficiency on a global scale.
Before working in the assessment industry, Ian gained 15 years of experience in software project management, consulting, and change management within large blue-chip organizations, such as British Airways and Sainsbury's. Ian is a highly experienced program delivery manager, involved with enterprise-wide system developments for both operational and customer data-related applications. He has managed large architecture, design, and development teams in a variety of arenas. Ian has also presented at several assessment conferences, both in the US and Europe.
Ian received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Math and Chemistry from Keele University in the UK.
JOHN WEINER
Chief Science Officer
John is responsible for ensuring the technical quality and value of assessment solutions for employment, licensure, and certification assessments. To this end, he provides technical oversight of PSI's assessment products and practices, advancing the strategic vision of the product roadmap, and providing thought leadership for assessment practice.
In a career spanning over 25 years in the assessment industry, John has led the strategic development and deployment of technically sound and legally defensible products and solutions that have benefited hundreds of organizations in the employment and regulatory markets. Prior to working previously for PSI as a consultant for several years in the 1980's, John joined PSI in 1998 to lead Products and Services in the employment assessment division. During his tenure with the company, John has led the development of several new assessment product lines and components of the ATLAS(TM) platform. He also developed PSI's FormCast(TM) method which serves as the engine for licensure and certification test construction and delivery. He directed several major consulting projects that resulted in large-scale testing programs. Before joining PSI, John served as a consultant to the California Commission on Peace Office Standards for over a decade, where he led the development of widely-used assessment tools and standards for selection and certification.
John is an active participant in professional testing organizations (SIOP, NCME, ITC, ATP) and frequently presents at international conferences. He has authored numerous publications on a range of issues in assessment, including a book on Automated Staffing Systems (Blackwell publishing). He serves on advisory boards at two assessment industry firms, and holds a master's degree in psychology from California State University, Sacramento, specializing in quantitative and industrial psychology.