Our Mission

As the pioneers of adaptive testing and other AI in assessment, Assessment Systems’ mission is to positively impact educational and career opportunities by helping our partners develop assessments with fairness, reliability, and validity, leveraging innovative software and services powered by state-of-the-art psychometrics.

Our Story

Assessment Systems was founded with the purpose of modernizing assessment with innovative software built on AI and automation, long before those became buzzwords. David Weiss, PhD, and David Vale, PhD – our founding fathers – were the pioneers of computerized adaptive testing (CAT), the use of item response theory (IRT), and development of software that allows more organizations to utilize these innovations. Their passion and commitment to re-inventing how we do educational and workforce assessment led to extensive funding from the US government as part of their groundbreaking research at the University of Minnesota. Assessment Systems was hence born, to bring this game-changing technology to the world. Today, Assessment Systems is at the forefront of empowering civilization by giving people bright futures and hope, through the delivery of smarter and secure assessments.

Who We Are

Assessment Systems has been a trusted provider in computerized testing since its inception. We exist to supply best-in-class software platforms and consulting services to support high-quality measurement in completely scalable solutions. Our fundamental goal is to make your tests better, and your assessment-related processes more efficient. This means that we develop assessment software with heavy input from PhD psychometricians and test development professionals at our partners. We also teach workshops and present at conferences all across the world, helping more organizations apply modern psychometrics.

Our Team

David J. Weiss, PhD

Co-founder, Chairman, and President

Nathan Thompson, PhD

Co-founder, CEO, CPO

Jane Zirbes

Director of Operations

Omar Makkieh

Executive Director, International Partnerships

Mikołaj Buda

Software Development Director

Jorie Boswell

Client Services & Operations Manager

Meg Villanueva

Support Manager

Rachel Cauldwell

Account Manager

Jared Crabtree

Client Services Manager

Career Opportunities

ASC is an agile, technology-focused company that places great value on its team of experts. We have a fully remote team that consists of the best people, anywhere in the world, and therefore have a very flexible and positive culture. Interested in joining? Email jobs@assess.com or check out the current openings below.

Our Mission

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Who We Are