Jeffrey S. Kane, PhD, is an Organizational Psychologist (Ph.D., The University of Michigan, M.A. University of Minnesota) with extensive education and experience in the use of statistical methods, data analytic computer programming, and the design of research and evaluation projects. 

Dr. Kane has conducted the design and/or statistical analysis for hundreds of research studies worldwide in fields ranging from psychology, human resource management, medical science, biology, engineering, operations research, linguistics, finance, and economics. Many of these studies have been published in major journals, accepted as dissertations, or implemented to improve the operations of businesses. He has furnished industrial/organizational psychology consulting services to numerous public and private sector organizations in the areas of performance appraisal & management, employment selection, compensation, and employee surveys. 

Litigation Support: Since 2006, Dr. Kane has been providing statistical analysis, research design, mathematical modeling, management science, and litigation support/expert witness services to clients worldwide through his firm, Professional Statistical Services. Dr. Kane has served as an expert witness in legal cases in which he was called upon to provide extensive statistical analysis and expert testimony related to:

 Employment Discrimination - Wrongful Termination - Wage & Hour Law - Staffing Issues (including alleged  overbilling of gov't agencies) - Compensation - Pay Systems

Ideal Client Engagement: An extremely creative problem-solver, Dr. Kane's clients have included corporations, public sector organizations, plaintiffs, or defendants in legal cases involving issues amenable to statistical analysis or relevant to his expertise in the fields of Human Resources Management, industrial/organizational psychology, and psychometrics.

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Rose Porterfield Group (RPG) has over 30 years of experience providing Business Performance and Human Resource services. As experts in human behavior, we provide litigation support strategy and testimony for attorneys and corporations. Offering unbiased, detailed, and objective expert opinion on all aspects of human behavior in the workplace, we can help determine the facts, motivations, and human factors involved in the case.

Forensic and Expert Testimony Cases Include:

• Sexual Harassment
• Workplace Injury
• Discrimination
• Retaliation
• Wrongful Termination

Robyn W. Porterfield, PhD - Managing Principal at RPG, spent over ten years in sales and marketing prior to completing her PhD in Industrial Psychology. While completing her PhD, Dr. Porterfield served as Director of Client Services for a Texas-based on-line psychological testing firm, consulting to management on such issues as individual and team fit, conflict resolution, hiring, coaching, and management succession planning.

As a consultant, Dr. Porterfield has assessed executives in such diverse industries as financial management, food service, telecommunications and retail. For five years Robyn and Bob co-wrote a column for the Dallas Business Journal titled, C-Level Coach. Robyn is also a professional mediator and currently mediates for Dispute Resolution Services of Tarrant County, Texas.

Robert G. Rose, PhD, Principal at RPG, received his PhD from Florida State University. Since 1976 he has served as consultant to organizations in virtually every industry including health care, retail, IT services, manufacturing, construction, aviation, and many others. In his over 30 years as a consultant, Dr. Rose has encountered virtually every problem that an organization can experience, and has seen that good teamwork - from hiring to development - always benefits both the individual and the company.

Bob is the author of numerous articles on communication, crisis handling, and conceptualizing purpose and culture within organizations, and his books on consulting are required reading by major corporations..

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