Consultancy Team

McGregor Tan Research has been successful in recruiting some of the most highly qualified, experienced and competent professionals from across a wide range of disciplines in order to build the consultancy team.

Executive Project Direction

Peter Hine - General Manager. Peter has considerable experience in statistically complex quantitative and innovative qualitative research methodologies. He has a degree in Mathematics, from the University of Adelaide, and post graduate qualifications in Marketing and Management. Peter has over 20 years of research experience both as supplier and a client. He was Divisional Marketing Manager at Mitsubishi before McGregor Tan Research. His broad experience covers the tourism, the arts, sport and major events, environment, water and energy, education, health, finance, ICT, mining, housing and construction, industrial, local, state and federal government, retail and commercial sectors.

Zing Hai Tan - Managing Director is a Qualified Practising Market Researcher (QPMR) and has over 25 years of market research experience at a senior level in a wide range of industries including transport, local government, banking and management. Zing Hai's skills are in assisting clients to use market research to its full capacity tactically and strategically. He has a Masters Degree in Planning from the University of Adelaide and is a former Tennyson Medallist. He is a member of the Australian Market and Social Research Society.

Project Management and Analysis

David O'Dea - Senior Manager, David has a background in marketing and strategic planning as well as operational management within the Government and non Government business sectors in Australia and South East Asia. David's knowledge and experience includes industrial marketing, product and organisational branding, website development and computer software engineering. He has a Bachelor of Computer Science and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from the University of Adelaide and he is a recipient of the Rational Prize for Software Engineering from the University of Adelaide.

Sarah Tyson - Project Manager graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Adelaide in 1988 and brings to the team broad experience in quantitative as well as qualitative research having worked as a consultant for KPMG for 4 years and 8 years as project manager at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, and initially at CSIRO (Human Nutrition Division). She also has a strong interest in the health care and disability sectors at both private and state and commonwealth government levels and understands cross cultural research issues well having worked on projects with aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands communities.

Vincent Burke - Senior Consultant is a specialist in qualitative and diagnostic research and a highly qualified and experienced executive interviewer. He has a degree in education from the University of London. Prior to joining the consultancy in 1993, Vincent worked in arts, education and tourism. He was previously Marketing Manager of the Adelaide Festival Centre.

Sheila Hume - Project Researcher has a Bachelor of Media from Adelaide University and provides logistics and analytical support across the full range of the firm's qualitative and quantitative projects.

Paul Burger - Qualitative Researcher, has recently completed a PhD from University of SA in Communication and Information Studies. One of the skills of a competent qualitative researcher is the ability to relate to a wide variety of people, and to provide interpretive insights into complex social, business and technical issues. Paul is ideally suited to this role given that he has been at various points of his working life, a marketing and communication consultant, editor of academic research papers, provider of hardware and software support to business end users, and even a stint in the Australian navy.

Scott Zarcinas - Qualitative Researcher started out as a medical doctor working in Australia and UK in aged care, occupational health and safety and paediatrics after graduating from the University of Adelaide in the early 1990s. However his interests turned to researching human behaviour and motivation, and running professional development seminars to businesses and corporations. As a freelance writer he has been published in the British Medical Journal, The Lancet, and the American Journal of Psychiatry. He brings to market and social research a profound and fresh understanding of human behaviour in consumer and business environments.

Project Operations and Data Management

Susan Mattner - Manager - Project and Data Operations, is responsible for data processing, and data collection management, production of statistical tables, graphing, and preparation of base data reports for analysis. Susan has been with the firm since 1985.

Jodie Egan - Manager - Research Operations, works closely with Susan and is likewise responsible for data processing, and data collection management, production of statistical tables, graphing, and preparation of base data reports for analysis. Jodie has been with the firm since 2003.

Chris Inglis and Karen McCulloch are the Data and Administration Support staff who provide specialist coding, administration and research support services.

Fieldwork and Qualitative Recruitment Team

Barbara Mead who has some 20 years of field experience is the main coordinator involved in scheduling face-to-face, telephone and audit fieldwork, and has access to team leaders and a team of up to 30 specialist computer assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) staff a national team of over 100 casual field staff.

Toni Horberry, Terri Diglio and Anna Zoina are the dedicated recruiting team who recruit the participants for focus group discussions, screening them to ensure they meet the specifications for the task at hand.

Finance and ISO9001 Quality Standard

Christina Chen is the firm's Administration and Finance Manager. Her scope of responsibilities include invoicing, and financial reporting, and maintenance of the quality control systems for the ISO 9001 accreditation. She has a Bachelor of Business from La Trobe University and a Masters in Information Communication Technology from the University of South Australia.

Sue Hannon - Executive Director provides high level direction and management of all strategic company activities, and has overseen the company's consistent growth over the last 10 years. Sue has an Arts degree from the University of Adelaide, and has a strong interest in social research including studies of the education sector and the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse groups.