May 2, 2002. Indianapolis, IN –
Today Performance Assessment Network (pan) – www.pantesting.com - announced it has put into production an e-testing solution
for pre-employment screening and incumbent technical skills assessments for the Gary Works division of United States Steel
Corporation (U.S. Steel), the largest integrated steel plant in North America.
pan has web-enabled the steel manufacturer's technical skills tests and is delivering them online to both potential and
current employees via proctored on-site testing kiosks at the U.S. Steel Gary Works plant. The skills tests were initially
developed specifically for U.S. Steel by one of pan's content partners - The Ramsay Corporation – and delivered in a paper
and pencil format. The new platform is completely web-based using the pan engine but with the look and feel of the U.S.
Steel brand.
Michael C. Beeler, Manager-HR & Training described the solution this way, "Delivery of assessments online has
allowed us to increase the number of applicants we are able to test in a given day and freed up precious administrative
support staff time. Each assessment previously took 20 minutes to tabulate results and notify the applicant. We now receive
results instantly. The pan e-testing solution developed for U. S. Steel is proving to be a solid investment for our company."
&quo;U.S. Steel was already using the tests developed by The Ramsay Corporation – one of our long-term content partners – so
putting those proven assessments online was the next natural step," commented pan CEO David Pfenninger. "The chance
to serve a well-known customer like U.S. Steel while extending our relationship further with The Ramsay team has equated to
a winning hand for all parties," continued Pfenninger. "More broadly, this is a great example of high-technology
augmenting the traditional personnel needs of a major manufacturing corporation. We think it serves as a clear paradigm for
other situations where the automation of hiring, training, and other human capital measurements creates the processing
efficiencies expected by world-class manufacturers."
Performance Assessment Network (pan) is
a full service e-testing provider of assessments for industry, education,
and health care. Utilizing Internet technology and a strong understanding of
the assessment industry, pan offers the professional test
administrator a unique on-line environment for their testing needs. Founded in 1997,
pan is based in Indianapolis with technology offices in both Indianapolis and
Houston. pan’s management team consists of licensed psychologists, as well as technology and business
executives. pan recently accepted a Product-of-the-Year award from Plant Engineering magazine on behalf of The Ramsay
Corporation for its new Multi-Craft technical test.
United States Steel Corporation, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., manufactures and sells a wide variety of steel sheet,
plate, tubular and tin products, coke, and taconite pellets. U. S. Steel's primary steel operations are: Gary Works in Gary,
Ind.; Fairfield Works near Birmingham, Ala.; Mon Valley Works, which includes the Edgar Thomson and Irvin plants, near
Pittsburgh; East Chicago Tin in East Chicago, Ind.; and U. S. Steel Kosice in the Slovak Republic.
Ramsay Corporation is a developer of high-quality pre-employment selection and other skills tests in the manufacturing
and related sectors. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA and led by Dr. Tom Ramsay, the Ramsay Corp. is synonymous with
outstanding quality personnel measurement.
