What I do

My role as a Senior Researcher is end-to-end, from writing proposals to constructing research methodologies through to analysis and report writing. I’m heavily involved in collecting primary data, using surveys, depth interviews and focus groups, plus I manage the Harlow telephone research team. I’m very much an ideas person, whether it’s a creative research methodology, a new question to ask or an imaginative way to display data, I love an innovative solution.

Areas of specialism

My research career has involved work in areas as diverse as the agriculture, construction, engineering, fishing, heritage and security sectors, alongside many regional projects.

I particularly enjoy construction sector research and I have a keen interest in offsite Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) – a topic I’ve been involved in since 2012.

Much of my work is focused on skills, including identifying skills gaps and shortages, forecasting future skills needs and analysing training provision. A key part of my role is analysing qualitative and quantitative data, deriving the key facts which will have an impact, inform policy makers, or underpin commercial decision making.

Terry lives with

When not camping out on a mountainside, I live with my wife Barbara and labrador Elvis.