People | Pye Tait Consulting

Miranda Pye – Director

BA, MA, DipM, MIEx (Grad), CMRS

Miranda Pye – Director

BA, MA, DipM, MIEx (Grad), CMRS

An extremely experienced researcher undertaking all types of studies from national qualifications developments to practical science in schools and colleges. Manages the work of the company on a day to day basis. Current focus is on keeping the skills and knowledge of older workers in key sectors and developing labour market data for the engineering construction sector.

Keith Pye – Director

BA, MPhil, FBIS, Chartered MCIPD, MMRS

Keith Pye – Director

BA, MPhil, FBIS, Chartered MCIPD, MMRS

Specialises in high-tech sectors including aerospace, advanced manufacturing and advanced materials development. Is currently focused on advanced digital applications and other technological drivers of economic and business change including AI, VR and robotics. He is currently overseeing the company’s advance into social media research and coordinating Pye Tait Consulting’s overseas activities.

Dr Jennifer Allen – Consultant

BA, MSc, DPhil

Dr Jennifer Allen – Consultant

BA, MSc, DPhil

Jennifer is an experienced researcher who also understands the client perspective following five years of experience commissioning research herself. Her areas of specialist knowledge include apprenticeships, higher technical education, and the delivery of higher education in further education providers. She completed both her MSc in Education (Higher Education) and DPhil in Education at the University of Oxford.

Adrian Smith – Research Manager

Extremely experienced qual/quant researcher with over ten years at Pye Tait Consulting. He specialises in survey design, implementation, and analysis and has carried out significant work for the Scottish Government. His experience in the construction sector – especially the SME aspects – is both deep and extensive.

Carol J Stanfield – Senior Research Associate

BSc, MSc

Carol J Stanfield – Senior Research Associate

BSc, MSc

An innovative researcher, policy analyst, evaluator and practitioner, experienced in the fields of skills and employment, the labour market, workplace productivity and local economic development. Carol assists Pye Tait in delivering a wide range of projects to a consistently high standard, generating impactful research and translating evidence into policy and practice.

Dr Tom Wilson – Research Manager

MSci, MA, PhD

Dr Tom Wilson – Research Manager

MSci, MA, PhD

Tom is an experienced qualitative and quantitative researcher working across a wide range of sectors including construction, healthcare, and education. He has particular expertise in quantitative methods and analysis, and in qualitative and group work. A Cambridge PhD, Tom spent his early career at the Royal Society of Chemistry. Outside work, he enjoys hiking and cycling in the nearby Dales.

Lea Kožul – Senior Research Executive

BA, MA

Lea Kožul – Senior Research Executive

BA, MA

Lea is a qualitative and quantitative researcher with experience of business development. She has worked for numerous clients on projects of various scales across different sectors including healthcare, energy and education. Lea has an international academic and professional background and has completed a Master’s degree in Sociology.

Andrew Dodsworth – Senior Research Executive

BSc

Andrew Dodsworth – Senior Research Executive

BSc

Andrew is a highly experienced project manager who leads a large team to facilitate complex client projects. His particular expertise lies in quantitative and qualitative research, statistical analysis, and business development across a wide range of sectors. Andrew was previously a Trader and Derivatives Broker, specialising in the FTSE 100 market.

Olivia Bray – Research Executive

MPhys

Olivia Bray – Research Executive

MPhys

Olivia is a first-class honours graduate with a Master’s degree in Physics, Astrophysics, and Cosmology and has a strong affinity for both qualitative and quantitative research, and data analysis. Outside work, she enjoys painting and is an aspiring amateur artist.

Gillian Hare – Research Executive

BSc

Gillian Hare – Research Executive

BSc

Gilli is an experienced researcher who has worked on a wide range of our projects. Her main professional interests are in the fields of statistical analysis and interpretation.

Susan Ellison – Research Assistant

Susan’s role is a wide one – spanning general assistance to the research team and senior-level telephone interviewing. Her bright personality and significant powers of persuasion help us to engage with business people, academics, teachers, and other stakeholders to create great focus groups and workshops and to reinforce survey engagement.

Richard Thompson – Project Manager

A highly skilled project manager, Richard works on complex projects and specialises in the multi-layered feedback loops that give everyone else headaches. His most recent work was helping to interpret and disseminate the numerous outputs from a lengthy study for the Security Industry Authority.

Rachel Hobson – Marketing Executive

BSc

Rachel Hobson – Marketing Executive

BSc

Rachel manages our promotional activities via the various social media platforms. She’s skilled in gaining additional traction for our live surveys and setting up targeted advertising through Facebook and LinkedIn to assist in the recruitment of research participants – particularly those small groups of individuals who are typically hard-to-reach.

Rasheda Gani – Office Manager

An extremely experienced executive assistant and office manager, Rasheda has spent the past twenty years learning the ropes and practising the skills of administration and management. She is the core of our firm and not only manages the office but steers and monitors the quality system and many of our internal IT systems.

Nicola Charleton – Business Enhancement Manager

Nicola manages the hectic and deadline-driven world of the company’s business development activities in terms of official tendering and framework processes. She is also the company guru on broadband communications and the management of our servers.

Dr Rob Scott – Space and Science Adviser

Rob has decades of experience in the space industry having worked with the UK Space Agency, the European Space Agency and many universities and top-rank aerospace companies. He worked with us to form a policy for Cornwall on their excellent space developments and has also contributed to a range of other space and aerospace-related studies.

Ryan Swift – Web & IT Associate

Ryan has been supporting our increasingly complex web and IT systems for over ten years. His expertise and experience has enabled us to build systems which have moved with the demands of the modern world in terms of security and capability.