People

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.

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.

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.

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.

With fifteen years of research experience, Rachael has most recently managed Further Education (FE) and Skills sector research and has significant knowledge of vocational education. Among much else she completed an FE leadership programme evaluation, adapting content to meet the development needs of future chief executives and principals and creating CPD resources to support leadership development. She is a skilled project manager, proficient in the delivery of qualitative and quantitative research methods and experienced in undertaking process and impact evaluations. Rachael enjoys working closely with clients to design Theory of Change models, helping them reflect on how processes develop over time and influence anticipated impacts. In recent years, she has employed behavioural insight models to understand decision-making influences on learners’ choice of vocational subjects for the Social Mobility Commission, employers’ engagement with the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education, and businesses’ response to regulation for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

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.

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 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 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.

Kirsty is an experienced researcher in health and social care services, with particular focus on patient experience. She has front line experience working with vulnerable people in the field of drugs and alcohol as well as homelessness. While majoring in qualitative work, she has significant experience with quantitative analysis. Kirsty has an undergraduate degree in Sociology and a Master’s degree in Research in Social Sciences.

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’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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.