Management Team

Dr. Cabot Jaffee
President and Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Jaffee (M.A., Ph.D.) is a recognized expert in the field of assessments, and has created effective HR Solutions used by millions of people. He has over 20 years of experience with assessment, testing, and training and development, and has served as a legal expert for the state and federal court systems and the federal government.

In addition to publishing numerous articles, Dr. Jaffee has published "The Art of Managing," a book that helps people build the skills they need to manage effectively.

Dr. Jaffee is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Society for Human Resource Management, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, the Association of Test Publishers and the American Society for Training and Development. He has been appointed to the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee.

Dr. Cabot Jaffee Sr.
Chairman

Dr. Jaffee Sr. (Ph.D) has over 35 years of experience with human resources in large corporations, publishing, partnering, direct sales, and the development of personnel assessment and training tools.

As a recognized expert in the field of psychology, Dr. Jaffee Sr. has served on the executive committees of several publishing companies. He has published eight books and over 100 articles and chapters. Dr. Jaffee is a member of the American Psychological Association and the American Society of Training Directors, and has been nominated for the Training Hall of Fame.

Michael Struth
Senior VP, Operations

Mr. Struth manages AlignMark's Consulting Services and Product Development areas. He has over 30 years of experience designing and implementing organizational effectiveness programs and has worked with clients from virtually all industries at a broad range of organizational levels.

Mr. Struth has published a number of professional articles in the area of HR, and is the co-author of "The Art of Managing: How to Assess & Perfect Your Management Style."

Laura Blackmore, CPA
Chief Financial Officer

As Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Blackmore is responsible for directing AlignMark's overall financial functions, including all aspects of the corporation's financial strategies, processes and operations. She provides oversight to her staff in the areas of contracts, planning, accounting and reporting, forecasting and modeling, and overall operation reviews.

Ms. Blackmore has over 20 years experience in the various senior financial functions. Ms. Blackmore began her career with Deloitte & Touche and has worked in many industries, with a heavy focus on publishing and human resources.

Jeffrey Shen
Chief Technology Officer

Mr. Shen is the Chief Technology Officer of AlignMark and as such is responsible for overseeing technology and R&D. Mr. Shen has extensive experience in complex software development, designing and managing enterprise software that delivers tangible customer results. Mr. Shen's experience includes innovate work with online recruitment, online assessment, e-learning, and Rich Internet Application technologies. Mr. Shen continues to be on the leading edge of applying new technologies to HR processes and procedures. Prior to joining Alignmark in 2001, Mr. Shen served as a senior software developer for Tianyuan Inc., a MIS provider in China. Mr. Shen received a Bachelor of Science degree from Sun Yat-Sen University and a Masters of Management Science degree from the University of Waterloo.