About Criteria Corp. HR company in West Hollywood, United States
Based in Los Angeles Criteria was founded in 2006 as one of the first SaaS solutions to provide assessments to the market. Our cofounders Josh Millet (now CEO) and David Sherman (now COO) created the company with the mission to take powerfully predictive science and make it accessible to organizations of all kinds enabling them to make better talent decisions that drive results.
Since those early days Criteria has grown rapidly. We have been featured on the Inc. 5000 five years in a row we scaled our team from just a few people to over 100 and we have been recognized as a Best Place to Work by Inc. and Built In LA. Weve also expanded internationally having acquired Revelian an Australia-based leader in game-based assessments in 2020.
Were proud of where weve been and where were going.
Josh is the Founder and CEO of Criteria. He started the company in 2006 with a vision to create a SaaS-based pre-employment testing service that would make the highest quality employee assessment tools accessible to companies of all sizes. Prior to launching Criteria Josh cofounded an online test preparation company Number2.com which was acquired by Xap Corp of Culver City CA in 2002. After the acquisition Josh served as the President of Xap#39;s test prep division. He has coauthored testing-related articles published in the Journal of Educational Computing and the American Psychological Society Observer. Josh holds a Ph.D. in history from Harvard University where he was a Fulbright Scholar and a Mellon Fellow.
David cofounded Criteria in 2006. He is responsible for managing operations at Criteria directing legal affairs and for implementing key strategic initiatives. David has a unique background that includes thirty-three years#39; experience as a successful entrepreneur along with professional experience as a psychologist and an educator. Prior to Criteria David served as the co-president and CEO of AIMS Multimedia an educational software company from 1983 until its sale in 2004 to Discovery Communications Inc. At AIMS he was responsible for all technology productions including AIMS#39; flagship product DigitalCurriculum™ a comprehensive Internet-based K—12 curriculum VOD system with over 20 million subscribers. Prior to AIMS David had a private psychology practice and taught at Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology. David received his bachelor#39;s degree from Harvard University MS.Ed. from the University of Southern California and his Ph.D. in Psychology from UCLA.
Wayne is the CTO at Criteria and one of its founding employees. He has a technical and hands-on background having spent many years developing and managing Criteria#39;s testing platform HireSelect. Prior to Criteria Wayne worked at Xap as a Lead Web Developer where he met Josh Millet. Wayne graduated with a BA in Economics from Pomona College but the thought of wearing a suit and tie to work every day made his soul sad so he decided to pursue a career in technology.
Eric cofounded Criteria and directs the company#39;s test development efforts. He is an expert in the field of testing and educational measurement. He has published papers on techniques for Bayesian statistics in several major statistical journals including American Statistician Statistica Sinica Structural Equation Modeling and Multivariate Behavioral Research. He received his Ph.D. in psychology from Harvard University and is now an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut where he teaches graduate level courses in measurement and statistics.
Patrick has over 20 years of experience working with customers to help them achieve their goals. Before joining Criteria in 2008 Patrick worked as an IT consultant partnering with tech startups and media houses. At Criteria Patrick started out as the company#39;s first Customer Success Manager. He eventually hired and developed an incredible team that is able to meet the diverse needs of our much larger client base. The effectiveness of the Customer Success team is reflected in our amazing relationships with our customers and an NPS and churn rate to match.
As Vice President of Sales and Strategic Partnerships Amyra Rand is responsible for driving Criteria Corp#39;s sales strategies. She is highly skilled in building and managing world class sales teams that deliver results and more importantly an outstanding customer experience. Amyra has spent over 15 years in the software industry helping organizations of all sizes increase efficiencies and grow their businesses. Before Criteria Amyra held the VP of Sales Role at Kareo as well as several Senior Leadership roles at companies including HireRight and Sage Software. Amyra serves as Vice President of the American Association of Inside Sales Professionals Orange County Chapter. She holds an MBA from the Graziadio School of Business Pepperdine.
Mark has over 30 years of experience as an accounting professional. His career started with Deloitte and Touche where he spent 5 years. As CFO for Magellan Software an Irvine based Enterprise Software Company that also had operations in the UK Germany Benelux Poland and Singapore Mark handled all Finance and Accounting operations. After Magellan Mark spent time as the US Operations CFO for Gauss Interprise a publicly traded software company and later worked at OpenText as the North American Controller managing new acquisitions SOX implementation and Audits. After OpenText Mark focused his Finance and Accounting skills on SaaS model companies such as Mavenlink and Resolve Systems.
As VP of Assessment Science Brad leads many of Criteria#39;s Product Development Ramp;D and Consulting initiatives to provide clients with leading edge solutions that drive meaningful and measurable results. Brads 25 years of assessment experience includes leadership and consulting positions with global consulting firms Fortune 100 organizations and government agencies. In addition to leading assessment initiatives across more than 400 clients in virtually all industries Brad has designed innovative assessment offerings (tests interviews simulations job analysis methodologies) leveraged by more than 200 organizations worldwide and translated into 8 languages. Brad holds a Ph.D. amp; MS in Industrial amp; Organizational Psychology from Florida International University an MA in Applied Psychology from the University of Tulsa and a BA in Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis.
As the Vice President of Marketing Nelson drives Criteria#39;s overall go-to-market strategy from brand development thought leadership and demand generation. Nelson has more than 10 years of experience building and leading high-performance marketing teams to meet aggressive growth and revenue goals. Prior to joining Criteria Nelson was the Vice President of Marketing at PatientPop helping it become one of the fastest growing healthcare technology startups. Originally from Texas Nelson received his Bachelor of Arts from Baylor University.
Over the last 10 years Adam has helped companies ranging from small family-owned businesses to large government agencies aerospace companies and financial institutions find the best talent and prepare their candidates for what those companies are looking for in their next employees. His previous experience as a Technical Recruiter has helped him understand the challenges HR professionals face when trying to fill their positions with the right people. Prior to his role as Director of Sales Adam held numerous roles in the company including Sales Executive and Sales Manager. Adam graduated from the University of Central Florida with a degree in Humanities and Mass Communications.
Josh is the Founder and CEO of Criteria. He started the company in 2006 with a vision to create a SaaS-based pre-employment testing service that would make the highest quality employee assessment tools accessible to companies of all sizes. Prior to launching Criteria Josh cofounded an online test preparation company Number2.com which was acquired by Xap Corp of Culver City CA in 2002. After the acquisition Josh served as the President of Xap#39;s test prep division. He has coauthored testing-related articles published in the Journal of Educational Computing and the American Psychological Society Observer. Josh holds a Ph.D. in history from Harvard University where he was a Fulbright Scholar and a Mellon Fellow.
David cofounded Criteria in 2006. He is responsible for managing operations at Criteria directing legal affairs and for implementing key strategic initiatives. David has a unique background that includes thirty-three years#39; experience as a successful entrepreneur along with professional experience as a psychologist and an educator. Prior to Criteria David served as the co-president and CEO of AIMS Multimedia an educational software company from 1983 until its sale in 2004 to Discovery Communications Inc. At AIMS he was responsible for all technology productions including AIMS#39; flagship product DigitalCurriculum™ a comprehensive Internet-based K—12 curriculum VOD system with over 20 million subscribers. Prior to AIMS David had a private psychology practice and taught at Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology. David received his bachelor#39;s degree from Harvard University MS.Ed. from the University of Southern California and his Ph.D. in Psychology from UCLA.
Jason is a Managing Director and co-founder of Sumeru Equity Partners. Prior to co-founding Sumeru Equity Partners Jason was a Principal at Silver Lake Sumeru the middle market investment strategy of Silver Lake and predecessor fund to Sumeru Equity Partners. Jason has more than 15 years of technology investing and operating experience with prior investments including MSC Software (acquired) and Talend (IPO). As an operator Jason was the Director of Engineering for Angstron Systems a venture-backed startup he helped lead to a successful acquisition and he holds six issued patents.
John Brennan is a Managing Director and co-founder of Sumeru Equity Partners. Prior to co-founding Sumeru Equity Partners he was a Managing Director at Silver Lake Sumeru the middle market investment strategy of Silver Lake and predecessor fund of Sumeru Equity Partners. John has two decades of operating and investing experience in the technology sector. Prior to joining Silver Lake Sumeru John was at Adobe Systems where he most recently led the companys Platform Software business unit. In addition he directed the activities of Adobes Creative Professional business unit in an operating capacity in 2005. Prior to Adobe Systems John was with Hewlett-Packard Company Senior Vice President of SMB segment operations. John also spent 8 years working for Accenture Strategic Services where he was a Principal and Associate Partner of Electronics and High-Tech Practice.
Kevin Cheng is a Vice President of Sumeru Equity Partners. Kevin joined Silver Lake Sumeru in 2014 the middle market investment strategy of Silver Lake and continues to maintain responsibility for managing the SLS portfolio. Prior to joining Silver Lake Sumeru Kevin worked in the Technology Media and Telecommunications Investment Banking Group at J.P. Morgan in San Francisco.
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