After studying at the University of Oregon’s Charles H. Lundquist College of Business, Katie joined Northwest Research Group as a Research Assistant in 2005 and was quickly promoted to Associate Project Manager.

In the past, she has been employed in various sectors of business, where the field of marketing captured her interest. In a previous job, Katie gained experience as a market research analyst for a company that worked solely with non-profits.

Katie is drawn to market research because of its unique combination of the innovative and analytical. As she continues her career in market research, Katie’s goal is to broaden her academic understanding in marketing.

As an Associate Project Manager, Katie’s responsibilities include everything from study design to the presentation of final results. Katie facilitates communication with Project Managers, Supervisors, and other team members to assure timely, reliable, and efficient completion of qualitative and quantitative research projects. She is also responsible for offering support in data processing activities and statistical analyses. Recent work includes customer satisfaction research for Tacoma Public Utilities, an investigation of barriers to new-program participation for Seattle Public Utilities, the design of an instrument to measure point-to-point passenger flow at Seattle Tacoma International Airport, NWRG’s omnibus research program – SoundSTATS™ – for Washington, and project work for the City of Bellevue.