Our Decision Support Sciences Associates are 30 leading professionals worldwide (such as project managers, datamart analysts, statisticians, programmers, consultants, survey developers, and fieldwork professionals) that we have trained on our tools and protocols. Our associates average over 20 years experience in their respective fields. The associates network gives us access to premier, best-in-class personnel without diluting our primary focus. Our associates work for Decision Support Sciences on a project-specific basis.
Associate Firms and Consulting Associates
 
The reality of the marketplace is that no single company has all the best ideas or all the best people. Recognizing this, Decision Support Sciences has created an extended network of associate firms and individual professionals who have unique skills and knowledge that we can leverage whenever required.
 
  Alain Recaborde, Delta Consulting
Alain Recaborde has managed over 100 major strategic research projects, including projects for over two dozen Fortune 1000 companies since 1982. Alain's experience spans multiple industries. He has designed and managed research projects both nationally and internationally. Alain's project management experience includes, but is not limited to; new product design, competitive positioning, market segmentation, branding, customer satisfaction, channel migration, product redesign, and product line extension engagements. Alain became a Decision Support Sciences Associate in 1995.
     
  Michael Wolfe, Bottom Line Analytics
Michael Wolfe’s started his career in marketing research in 1979 with the Kellogg Company. Since that time, Michael has also worked for Fisher-Price Toys, Kraft Foods, the Coca-Cola Company and Burke Marketing Research. In early 2003, Michael founded Bottom Line Analytics, a marketing research and consulting company specializing in online survey research, marketing-mix modeling, new-product forecasting and advanced marketing analytics. Michael has an MA in economics from the University of Iowa and is ABD in econometrics from Indiana University. Presently, Michael is adjunct faculty at the Terry College of Business MRM program at the University of Georgia. Memberships include the AMA, ARF and the Marketing Science Institute.
     
  John Stensrud, Ph.D., Adaptive Marketing Partners
John Stensrud, Ph.D., Managing Director of Adaptive Marketing Partners, has directed several hundred projects over his marketing research career. He has been involved in the development and design of all phases of research, from qualitative research (focus groups and personal interviews) to major quantitative studies involving thousands of interviews and millions of customer records. He is currently Managing Director for Adaptive Marketing Partners. He brings to Decision Support Sciences over 13 years of executive level research experience spanning the fields of Healthcare, High Technology (computer hardware and software), Office Equipment, Telecommunications, and the Utility industry. His work has been pivotal in assisting companies through the stages of their business cycle and development, aiding companies through new product development, customer acquisition, gaining market share and retaining customers through customer relationship marketing.
     
 

Tai Nguyen, Tai Nguyen and Company
Tai Nguyen has designed research and developed surveys for over 100 firms in the Fortune 500. By almost any measure, Tai is one of the most experienced microcomputer survey developers in the world. He began his professional research career in 1979. Tai, a University of Chicago MBA graduate, is one of our charter Decision Support Sciences associates, joining our associates team in 1992.

     
  Bridgid Michaud, Direct Resources
Bridgid Michaud, Founder and Managing Director of Direct Resources, graduated with joint degrees in psychology and political science from the University of Wisconsin. Bridgid has over 17 years experience in all phases of field management, including tenures with Conway-Milliken and Market Facts. She has directed almost 4,000 engagements in over 40 countries worldwide, in over 15 languages. She has managed engagements spanning almost all industries. Bridgid utilizes all forms of data collection and interviewing methodologies (intercept, pre-recruit, interview administered, PC (CAPI), phone (CATI), disk-by-mail and fax.) Bridgid is a charter Decision Support Sciences associate, having assisted us with our first field service engagements in 1992.
     
  Rockwell Clancy III
Rockwell Clancy knows the financial services industry inside and out. A former Executive Vice president at BAI, Rocky has a firm grasp about what works and what doesn't work, in improving the bottom line at banks and financial service firms. Most recently, Rocky directed leading edge industry research on managing IT investments in banking. This research was presented at the 1998 retail delivery conference. Prior to joining BAI in 1994, Rocky worked for 15 years at BancOne and First Illinois in areas including retail banking, marketing, branch administration, systems support and operations. Rocky is a one of our newer Decision Support Sciences associates, joining our Associates team in 1998.
     
  Greg Gruenwald, Designed Communication Processes, Inc.
Greg Gruenwald, is the president of Designed Communication Processes, Inc. DCP has been a DSS associate firm since 1992. Greg brings to DSS deep project management experience in both the medical and retail verticals. In addition to DCP’s project management work for DSS, DSS and DCP have executed agreements to allow DSS’s product design, segmentation and positioning protocols and decision support tools to be introduced to DCP’s clients.
     

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