Our Staff

Market Decisions' staff by the numbers:

Account Executives 9
Project Managers / Client Services Support Staff 5
COO, Controller, HR and Other Administrative Staff 6
MIS, Developers, IT and Information Processing Staff 11
Focus Group Manager, Account Executives and Support Staff 8
Operations Manager, Supervisors and Field Support Staff 11
Training / Quality Assurance Monitors and Editors 5
Research Associates (Interviewing / Recruiting Staff) 79
TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 140

One of Market Decisions' distinctive strengths is our staff of over 140 professional and skilled support employees.

Over the years, we have attracted an eclectic group of individuals with advanced degrees in market research, business administration, marketing, engineering, political science, economics, communications, planning, education and the arts.

Our hand-picked support people bring a wide range of expertise in project management, supervision and analysis. This allows us to maintain the tradition of high quality and timely project delivery for which Market Decisions is known.

This broad base of talented staff also allows us to tailor a project team to fit each client's needs and insures that you enjoy the advantage of expert project management at every step in the research process.

Bios for selected staff members are presented below; just click on the person’s name to read their biography.

Administration

Michael R. Oilar, President
Philip C. Cartwright, Board Chair
Douglas Verigin, Chief Operations Officer
Amie Steckbauer, HR Director
Igor Pevnev, Controller

Account Executives

Warren Beymer
Philip C. Cartwright
Lester Harman
Christian Hogg
Marlene Holm
Jakob Lahmers
Bert Lybrand (Focus Group)
Michael R. Oilar
Alice Passannante
Dima Sokolov
Tobi Stark (Focus Group)
William C Svendsen

Project Managers

Kathleen Corris
Nicole James
Irene O'Reilly
Zaven Papakhian
Chris Platt

Operations

Greg Griffin, Senior Developer
Jim Sellers, Manager IP/Development
Michael R. Oilar

President of Market Decisions and a Senior Partner in the firm. Over twenty years as an Account Executive has given Michael broad experience in market research and consulting. He is Market Decisions' in-house Quality Function Deployment(QFD) expert, a specialized technique which revolutionizes product development experience, including the development of products for both commercial and home applications. He is also a well qualified focus group moderator, averaging over 75 groups per year, with audiences ranging from Senior MIS/LAN managers and commercial real estate developers to professional loggers, irrigation engineers and the general population. His degree in Economics, coupled with seven years of banking experience, also make him uniquely qualified to assist financial institutions with positioning and marketing strategies. Additional experience includes extensive branch site analysis, profitability studies and customer satisfaction evaluations.