Directors
Richard Bryan – Managing Director
Richard has a passion for research and the way it can unite people as well as bring about positive change.
Nick Lynch – Director
One of the founding developers of the company from the mid-nineties.
Michael Fountain – Director
Specialist in Communities, Business & Enterprise.
Research Directors
Julie Wrigley – Research Director
Julie is a highly skilled all-round researcher, adept in delivering both quantitative and qualitative research.
Nick How – Research Director
Specialist in Tourism.
Researchers
Rebecca Gulc – Research Manager
Becky manages complex children and young people research projects and has a critical role in the delivery and management of Childcare Sufficiency Assessments across England.
Kay Silversides – Research Manager
Kay possesses a wide range of research and project management skills, including particular strengths in the field of qualitative research and evaluation.
Miles Crosby – Research Manager
Miles joined Qa in February 2013 as a telephone interviewer in our contact centre.
Business Development
Kathrin Tennstedt – Business Development Manager
As Business Development Manager, Kathrin is responsible for generating new business leads, establishing partnerships and connecting new clients with the different research teams at Qa.
ICT
Dipesh Patel – Head of ICT Operations
Dipesh leads on all of Qa’s technology based requirements including the management of an extensive network of workstations, laptops and servers and an IP enabled telephony system.
John Lillie – Senior Data Analyst
John is highly proficient in a wide range of quantitative data analysis techniques and packages, including Askia and SPSS.
Sarah Adie – Senior Data Analyst
Sarah is highly proficient in a wide range of quantitative data analysis techniques and packages, including Askia and SPSS.
Alfie Neal – IT/Data Administrator
Alfie works alongside the Head of ICT and Data Analysts to ensure that an efficient workflow is maintained across the team, but also resolves any IT-related issues on a day-to-day basis.
Contact Centre
Helen Hardcastle – Head of Contact Centre & Fieldwork
Helen has overall responsibility for telephone and face to face research at Qa.
Paddy Norris – Contact Centre Manager
Paddy is responsible for co-ordinating the telephone research work of our trained MRS supervisors and interviewers.
Fieldwork
Sarah Weller – Fieldwork Manager
Sarah is responsible for co-coordinating a team of trained MRS supervisors and interviewers throughout the UK.
Natalie Hardcastle – Fieldwork Supervisor
Natalie works alongside Qa’s Fieldwork Manager to supervise a UK-wide team of face to face interviewers.