People

Miranda Pye – Managing Director

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

Miranda Pye

Miranda Pye – Managing 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

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 Tom Wilson – Senior Research Manager

MSci, MA, PhD, CMRS

Dr Tom Wilson

Dr Tom Wilson – Senior Research Manager

MSci, MA, PhD, CMRS

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.

Adrian Smith – Senior Research Manager

BA

Adrian Smith

Adrian Smith – Senior Research Manager

BA

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

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.

Lea Kožul – Research Manager

BA, MA

Lea Kožul

Lea Kožul – Research Manager

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

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 – Senior Research Executive

MPhys, MInstP

Olivia Bray

Olivia Bray – Senior Research Executive

MPhys, MInstP

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.

Caroline Foot – Senior Research Executive

BA, MRes

Caroline Foot

Caroline Foot – Senior Research Executive

BA, MRes

Caroline has a deep interest in education, culture, and the arts. Her bachelor’s degree was in popular music and her master’s degree in arts research. She focussed her research on pedagogy in England, with her dissertation looking at music provision at GCSE and A-level, public attitudes to the subjects across the country, and an assessment of the impact of music in primary schools.

Alec Newton – Research Executive

BA, MA

Alec Newton

Alec Newton – Research Executive

BA, MA

Alec is well versed in a variety of research techniques, having achieved a first-class honours in his first degree, followed by a Masters in Sociology. His Masters’ dissertation involved an analysis of the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 policy, in the wider context of ongoing political and economic policies. Recently, Alec has been supporting multiple projects, conducting qualitative analysis and desk research.

Dr Konrad Sobczyk – Research Executive

BA, MA, PhD

Dr Konrad Sobczyk

Dr Konrad Sobczyk – Research Executive

BA, MA, PhD

Konrad is a skilled researcher and analyst of qualitative and quantitative data. Having achieved first class honours in his first degree in International Business, he gained distinction in his Master’s degree in International Political Economy. His PhD thesis focused on the political economy of domestic competitiveness in Sweden and Greece with its implications for exports of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises. Outside work, Konrad enjoys watching and playing sports, listening to music and visiting green spaces.

Adam Sharpe – Research Executive

BA

Adam Sharpe

Adam Sharpe – Research Executive

BA

Adam honed his skills in research and analysis when studying his undergraduate degree at the University of Leeds, where he received first-class honours in History. His thesis centred around the effect of World War Two on the Soviet Union’s labour camp system. He has also spent considerable time carrying out research for his personal blog, which has included articles on topics such as the global war on drugs. Adam is also proficient in conversational Spanish from his travels in Latin America and continues to practise regularly. His other hobbies include playing and watching football, as well as long walks with his chocolate Labrador, Mollie.

Harry Rowntree – Research Executive

BA, MRes

Harry Rowntree

Harry Rowntree – Research Executive

BA, MRes

Harry developed advanced research and analytical abilities during his undergraduate and postgraduate Philosophy degrees. His Master’s thesis focused on a comparison of the coherence of conflicting proposals of the nature of reality, including investigations into quantum theory, consciousness, and pure mathematical and scientific logic. Harry also edits proposals and liaises with authors for the journalistic website he helped set-up during his postgraduate degree, which hosts the work of international postgraduate students who apply philosophical theories to current affairs. In his free time, Harry enjoys music composition and walking his dog in the countryside.

Julia Knyba – Research Executive

BSc, MSc

Julia Knyba

Julia Knyba – Research Executive

BSc, MSc

A recent graduate of Durham University, where she completed a master’s degree in behavioural science, Julia joined Pye Tait in late 2023. Julia has experience across a variety of research methods, both qualitative and quantitative. For her master’s dissertation, she researched and tested different types of front-of-pack nutrition labels, to find which is the most effective at conveying nutritional information to consumers. She is currently assisting with several ongoing pieces of work, including conducting interviews for a project assessing the effectiveness of a business support programme; and assisting with qualitative consultation analysis. Outside work, Julia enjoys reading, cooking, and going on long walks in the countryside.

Simon Stephen – Data Management and Analysis Consultant

BA, Dip

Simon Stephen

Simon Stephen – Data Management and Analysis Consultant

BA, Dip

Simon has over 25 years’ experience in survey data processing in the Market Research industry and joined leading survey software and data analysis consultancy Merlinco as MD in late 2019. His combined expertise of data processing analysis techniques, software applications and the development of bespoke analysis solutions have proved invaluable on a number of complex and challenging projects.

Richard Thompson – Project Manager

BA

Richard Thompson

Richard Thompson – Project Manager

BA

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

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

BA

Rasheda Gani

Rasheda Gani – Office Manager

BA

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

BA

Nicola Charleton

Nicola Charleton – Business Enhancement Manager

BA

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

Dr Rob Scott

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 Swift

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.