Principals
Fred Rafilson, Ph.D. ~ CEO
Email: FRafilson@iosolutions.org
Biography:
Dr. Rafilson, co-founder and CEO of I/O Solutions, has spent his entire career in personnel selection. He holds a Doctorate in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and has personally developed and implemented hundreds of assessment programs for federal, state, and county/ municipal agencies. Prior to establishing I/O Solutions, Dr. Rafilson led the research/development and marketing efforts for two of America’s most successful employment test publishing and human resources consulting companies. After these assignments, he joined a consulting firm to develop and market human resources products and services specifically for police, sheriff, and fire departments throughout the nation. He took that firm from a start-up to one of the nation’s largest human resource consulting firms.
Dr. Rafilson’s reputation and credibility are well established. His extensive knowledge of public safety selection serves as the underpinning of the firm, and his success in team building is carried forward and woven into every project I/O Solutions executes. He has routinely provided training and lectures to national law enforcement and fire service associations, has worked as a consultant with the U.S. Department of Justice, and has published many scholarly articles about public safety entrance exams, physical ability tests, and personality assessments. Major trade publications in which his articles have appeared include Police Chief magazine, Law and Order magazine, Law Enforcement News magazine, and Fire Engineering magazine.
Chad Legel, M.S. ~ President
Email: CLegel@iosolutions.org
Biography:
Mr. Legel oversees the day-to-day operations of I/O Solutions’ test publication and consulting divisions as well as our new product research and development efforts. Mr. Legel has provided consulting services as well as developed and validated promotional and entry-level examinations for many notable public safety agencies throughout the nation. Some of the more noteworthy clients for whom he has provided assessment services include the cities of Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Minneapolis, San Antonio, and San Jose. Mr. Legel has also worked with numerous counties, state and federal agencies including the Illinois Department of State Police, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Massachusetts Department of Emergency Medical Services, Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and many others,
Mr. Legel holds his master's degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the Illinois Institute of Technology and is currently completing work on a Doctorate degree in the same field. Mr. Legel is also actively involved in educating public safety agencies concerning testing/assessment best practices. He has provided training and presented research for the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, the American Psychological Association, the Commission on the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies, several state police and fire chief’s associations, emergency medical services directors associations, and numerous municipalities and state and county public safety agencies. Mr. Legel also provided testimony to the U.S. Supreme Court which was instrumental in their recent landmark employment-testing decision to uphold the use of I/O Solutions’ examination. He has been a member of the I/O Solutions team since 1999.
Kimberly Rafilson ~ CFO
Email: KRafilson@iosolutions.org
Biography:
Ms. Rafilson co-founded I/O Solutions and is actively involved in its daily operations and business development initiatives. In addition to serving as an expert job analysis practitioner, test item writer, assessment center role-player and project specialist, she is busy marketing our portfolio, attending conferences and trade shows, meeting with police and fire chiefs and monitoring the financial strength of the organization. Ms. Rafilson exercises her journalism training to contribute to IO Solutions' marketing and sales initiatives, ensuring that the highly technical nature of our product and services offerings are clearly communicated to our clients and prospects.