Dennis W. Koerner is President and CEO of ITN Analytics. LLC. ITN is a leading provider of Artificial Intelligence and statistical services focused on workforce analytics designed to support Human Resource groups. The company uses its data analytics in conjunction with software platforms to provide data-based insights that help to guide the strategic development programs of HR functions.
Although Dennis spent most of his career as a business executive, Dennis never left the roots of his basic scientific training. As a Ph.D. chemist who studied reaction kinetics at the University of Illinois, Dennis has always been fascinated by the power of numbers. Over the last 40 years, he has continued to study mathematics and more specifically machine learning and artificial intelligence methods.
Today Dennis is compelled by the power of workforce analytics and helps human resource groups take advantage of his knowledge of numbers. “I think of myself as the friendly, easy to use, math department for Human Resources” Dennis said. “I like to take the complex people challenges that HR groups face and make them easy to understand and address by using automation and data insights”.
Employing his business experience with his knowledge of numbers, ITN models are built to generate insights related to the “Hiring” (www.itnhire.com), “Training” (www.itnacademy.com) and “Retaining” (www.itnanalytics.com) of employees.
The ITN Hire platform – automates the process of Precision Hiring. Precision Hire methods relate key workforce selection factors to performance metrics. Data-based models are then locally validated and used to identify potential strengths and weaknesses of job applicants. The ITN library of assessments, attitude and skills test are available to verify applicant attributes.
ITN Academy – offers over 1,200 online business-related courses. The academy helps organizations design, implement, monitor, and create reports related to online learning programs. ITN learning analytics guide the development and use of “Targeted Training”.
The ITN Analytics Platform – provides precise, data-based, workforce insights designed to inspire and retain employees. ITN models use diagnostic and predictive analytics to precisely identify the strengths and weaknesses of organization behaviors.
Dennis is also the founder and Chairman of the Assessment Standards Institute (ASI). The mission of ASI is to work with others to create powerful, accurate and unbiased methods for the evaluation of human attributes. ASI works with assessment companies to certify their assessments for Stability, Reliability, Validity and no Disparate Impact. ASI is also known for the “Implicit Bias Audit™ which measures bias type, severity and location in organizations.
Previous to ITN, Dennis held the position of President of RING Industrial Group, a diverse, national, plastics product manufacturer. He also served as Chief Operating Officer of ACH Foods, an international food and chemical company. Prior to ACH Foods, Dennis was Vice President of Research and Development at Kraft Foods. Dennis was also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Memphis in the Herff College of Engineering.
Finally, Dennis is a frequent speaker at SHRM and other industry conferences. He serves on a number of corporate and community boards. Dennis has his Bachelor of Science and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois.