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Biddle Consulting
Group, Inc. (BCG) has a network of over 15 Ph.D. - level consultants
and specialists in the EEO and test validation fields. Full-time
BCG staff members work with these resources as necessary to
provide a scaleable business resource for projects at all
levels.
President, Biddle Consulting Group, Inc.
President, Fire & Police Selection, Inc.
Dr. Biddle has been in the EEO/HR field for over 17 years
and has invested thousands of hours in EEO-related cases and
projects. Dr. Biddle has worked as an expert witness and/or
consultant in over 50 EEO-related cases. Dr. Biddle's primary
focus at BCG is test development and validation and working
as an expert in EEO litigation matters.
As the president of Fire & Police Selection, Inc., Dr.
Biddle works on the development and validation of numerous
written, personality, verbal, and physical ability tests.
Executive Vice President, Biddle Consulting Group, Inc.
Dr. Nooren retains over 12 years experience in the EEO/HR
field and has invested thousands of hours in EEO-related cases
and projects. He has worked on the technical components of
numerous small- and large-scale EEO cases. Dr. Nooren's primary
focus at BCG is oversight of the EEO/AA unit.
Principal Consultant, Biddle Consulting Group, Inc.
Director of HR Testing Product Development, Biddle Consulting Group,
Inc.
Jim Kuthy is distinguished by being both a personnel assessment specialist as well as a former law enforcement officer in two states. He is the author of the Biddle Consulting Group’s CritiCall Dispatcher/Telecommunicator Pre-Employment Selection Software and conducted its nationwide validation study. He also serves as an equal employment opportunity consultant for the firm’s court cases. He has a M.A. and is a Ph.D. candidate from The University of Akron in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, which as been consistently rated as one of the top ten schools in the country for this specialty area. He has served as a test consultant to an international Chiefs of Police association and has assisted in the development of validated employment tests nationwide.
Principal Consultant & Director of Compensation, Biddle Consulting Group, Inc.
Dr. Higgins has served as a human resource practitioner, organizational
researcher, and statistics professor for over 15 years. His
specific expertise is related to the application of advanced
statistical procedures to evaluate hiring, promotional and
compensation disparities as to evaluate the validity of cognitive
assessment tools. Dr. Higgins was awarded the 2003 award as
Distinguished Alumni from California State University Sacramento
and is President Elect of the Personnel Testing Council of
Northern California.
Principal Consultant, Biddle Consulting Group, Inc.
Jeffrey S. Kane is an Organizational Psychologist (Ph.D., The University of Michigan) and an expert in Human Resource Management (M.A., Industrial Relations, University of Minnesota). He has extensive education and experience in the use of statistical methods and the design of research and evaluation projects. He is currently a Principal Consultant for Biddle Consulting Group, where he provides statistical litigation support services and software development expertise. He also continues to provide statistical analysis services to clients around the world through his firm, Professional Statistical Services. He was responsible for all data analysis for the Test Research Unit of Los Angeles County’s Dept. of Personnel during 2006 and 2007. For the five years prior to joining L. A. County’s Dept. of Personnel he served as Professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Alliant International University in Los Angeles. Prior to that he was a professor of management at the University of Massachusetts, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the University of Minnesota, Texas A&M University, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Senior Consultant, Biddle Consulting Group, Inc.
Marife Ramos was born in Manila, Philippines and graduated from the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines in 1986 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce and a major in Business Management.
Ms. Ramos has been practicing in the field of EEO and Affirmative Action since 1996 and is currently a Senior Consultant at Biddle Consulting Group, Inc. (BCG). Her primary responsibilities include litigation support, affirmative action plan (AAP) development, and AAP audit support. Within that capacity she has been involved in hundreds of projects involving statistical adverse impact analyses of personnel actions (hires, promotions, and terminations) for employers ranging in size from 50 employees to well over 50,000. Ms. Ramos has conducted numerous training programs across the United States on AAP methodology, adverse impact analysis, and compensation analysis.
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