Background
Hoffman, Paul Jerome was born on June 25, 1923 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Louis and Bessie (Brodofsky) Hoffman.
Hoffman, Paul Jerome was born on June 25, 1923 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Louis and Bessie (Brodofsky) Hoffman.
Bachelor in Experimental Psychology, Stanford University, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology and Statistics, Stanford University, 1954.
Assistant professor, Washington State University, Pullman, 1953-1957;
assistant professor, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1957-1960;
Adjunct Professor, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1967-1976;
principal, Paul J. Hoffman Associations, San Carlos, California, since 1985;
president, Magic7 Software Company, Los Altos, California, 1985-1998;
president, Paul J. Hoffman Psychometrics, Inc., Los Altos, California, 1978-1983. Consultant American Airlines, Dallas, 1990, 91, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1978, American Association State Psychological Bds. National Examination Committee, New York City, 1972-1978.
Professor department administrative science United States Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1981-1984. Consulting psychologist Hewlett Packard Company, Palo Alto, California, 1981-1983. Visiting distinguished professor psychology U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1978.
Testing consultant National Board Medical Examiners and American Board Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, 1971-1972. President, founder Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, 1960-1977.
Chair foreign policy Democratic Central Committee, Oregon, 1960-1972. Advisor Sen. Wayne Morse, Oregon, 1964-1970. Chairman Bob Straub for Governor Committee, Oregon, 1974.
Lieutenant United States Air Force, 1942-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association, Psychonomic Society, Psychometric Society, Human Factors Society. Member American Statistical Association, Oregon Psychological Association (president 1962-1963), Oregon Inventors Council, American College Forensic Examiners.
Married Elaine Stroll, March 18, 1944. Children: Valerie, Jonathan: m. Nancy Smith, December 21, 1969.
Children:Zachary, Gavin, Sirota, Quinn. Married Susan Anderson, March 25, 1990: 1 child, Elisabeth.