March 18, 2004

Web Technology Entrepreneur Ryan Walker joins The Devine Group

CINCINNATI—Ryan Walker, founder of two Cincinnati Web technology companies, has joined The Devine Group, Inc., a leader in predictive assessment services, as Director of Information Technology.

Walker joined The Devine Group to lead the company’s ongoing development of The Devine Inventory® System—a software application that compares the behavioral tendencies of existing employees and job applicants against an organization’s top performers to accurately predict who will be successful employees in specific roles. Leading organizations throughout the world use The Devine Inventory System to select, hire, and develop their employees and leaders.

David Devine, President and CEO of The Devine Group, asked Ryan to join the company to help the organization continue its global growth as a software- and Web-enabled leader in the delivery of predictive assessment services. “Ryan founded his first company while he was still in college, and started his most recent while he was still in his 20s,” Devine says. “He not only understands technology, he can look years ahead and identify how a particular technology will need to grow to be successful within a rapidly changing marketplace. He’s exactly the type of visionary that will enable our company to remain an industry leader in years to come.”

Walker is a past “Forty under 40” winner who started the Sharkbytes Web Agency in the early 1990s. He later co-founded US Digital Partners, based in Over-the-Rhine. Walker currently resides in Anderson Township.

About The Devine Group, Inc.
A leader in predictive assessment services for over 35 years, The Devine Group, Inc. works strategically with corporations, government agencies, educational institutions, and non-profits to hire, develop and retain the best performers. The Devine Group’s scientifically proven flagship product, The Devine Inventory™ System, provides cultural analysis, team analysis, organizational development, and succession planning applications, all of which lead to reduced turnover, reduced hiring costs and an increased number of successful performers within an organization.