About Alinea Group

Since inception, Alinea has recognized that its success depends upon making an important and clear contribution to the success of its clientele. Through its evolution from a survey research, selection and assessment firm to an innovator with a vast portfolio of research, Alinea Group has never wavered from its fundamental belief that its success depends upon making a contribution to the success of its customers. As such, Alinea has maintained a standard of excellence through channeling university professors, senior managers, and broadly experienced consultants research, experience and knowledge into easily used tools for organizational growth.

President

Ivy K. Yeung, M.S.
holds a Masters Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Her professional emphasis has been on job analysis, personnel selection, performance appraisal systems and training. She also has experience in assessing the impact of cultural differences on work preference. Her research for the last few years has been in diversity and alternative work schedules.

Ivy has developed systems and trained management on how to interview and select outstanding performers for their organizations. She has also developed training programs for employees ranging from understanding diversity to time management. Questionnaire and survey development and management has been an integral part of her experience. Ivy is a member of the American Evaluation Association.

Vice President

Daniel E. Martin, Ph.D.
is an accomplished behavioral researcher, trainer and business management consultant. Formerly a Research Fellow for the US Army Research Institute as well as a Personnel Research Psychologist for the US Office of Personnel Management, Dan is currently assistant professor of Management at Cal State Hayward. He has trained organizations in topics such as conflict resolution, gender issues, humor in the workplace, diversity and leadership. Dan holds a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational/Social psychology.

Dan is published in various professional journals including Intelligence, Military Psychology, Skeptic Magazine and the Journal of Applied Psychology and is a professional member of the National Speakers Association and the American Evaluation Association. 

Experts
Alinea Group brings to its customers recognized experts with strong theoretical and scientific backgrounds, coupled with extensive practical knowledge and experience in contract research. Our experts cut across fields critical to organizational and individual productivity, from the private, public, academic and non-profit sectors. 

Importantly, our staff emphasizes customer needs, with a keen focus on timely and strategic models to ensure short, medium and long term needs are met. This perspective ensures that we deliver our clients quality products that make a performance difference.

We take great pride in our ability to deliver a high quality of service. We provide the unique combination of a low risk and effective, proven solution sets to meet customer needs, along with the creative power to address each new challenge your organization faces. Our customers and vendors are free to focus on the business issues while we look after the entire productivity issue at hand,  encompassing initiatives from cradle to grave, ensuring questions that are asked after the fact are addressed upfront. Our value proposition includes:

	Proven experts with highest professional and ethical standards
	Highest credentials with leading customer and principal relationships
	Extensive market experience, averaging 20+ years per person
	Excellent reputation and market credibility
	Complete research line and diverse range of services from single source
	Single window for our principals and customers to transact business.