Vassilis (Bill) Kokiopoulos Email & Phone Number

Greece

Highly experienced in all stages of Quantitative Market Research:- Research Designs- Sampling Designs- Data Collection Method Designs- Data Processing- Statistical Analysis- Findings interpretation- ConsultingSpecialties: Highly specialized in Quantitative Market Research and Statistical Methods. Highly knowledgeable of the all operational aspects of Market Research in Greece.... a"true" pre-sales professional.

Has been teaching classes and Level 1 Pre-Training courses (for both GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS®) at the “NAREI - GYROTONIC® ATHENS STUDIO” since 2010.

Responsible for managing research department workforce and market research projects from client brief to communication findings. •Responsible for the coordination of the workforce in the research department. •Research design to specific client needs.•Designing and composing questionnaires.•Providing sample design and data collection methodology / procedure.•Monitoring the data collection and processing procedure.•Data analysis and presentation preparation.•Interpretation of analysis.•Communicating and presenting research findings to colleagues and clients.

A multinational market research company specialising in providing market content from Super/Hyper Market Epos scanning data and other retail channel Retail Audit data. •Responsible for monitoring and fulfilling statistical analysis and market content research.•Proposing annual action plan for the Statistics Dept. to General Management.•Monitoring Quality Control from primary data collection to final deliverable.•Sample selection and preservation according to predefined specifications.•Design and coordination of annual retail outlet census in cooperation with Data Collection Dept.•Development and presentation of analytical services and statistical models.•Participation in selling effort of analytical consulting services and statistical models.

An offshoot of Q.E.D. Market Research Institute specialising in market research primary data collection (both quantitative and qualitative) and data processing / analysis.•Maintaining duties held in Q.E.D. Market Research Institute.•Full responsibility (Project Leader, including proposal writing, giving quotes and management) for all research projects / accounts directly assigned to ABACUS Research by both domestic and (mainly) international clients.

Involvement in all quantitative research projects regardless of markets or industries (Products, Services etc), applied methods (door to door, telephone, tracking etc.) and type of research (ad hoc studies, CSI, Consumer Behaviour Studies, Market Segmentation etc.).•Suggesting appropriate sampling designs and techniques (quotas, representative etc.).•Responsible of data integrity of all quantitative research projects conducted (data filters, data editing rules and validation etc.). •Electronic data processing (EDP) and crosstabulation production.•Giving suggestions for the interpretation and analysis of data and application of statistical methods.•Preparation and presentation of results of quantitative research.•Communicating research findings to co-workers, colleagues and clients.•Research and development of new data collecting, processing and analysis tools (excel macro programming, visual basic programming and evaluation of newly introduced software etc.).

Taking up the full responsibility of developing and managing a viable and profitable quantitative research department.•Responsible for all steps involved in a quantitative research project (briefing, proposal writing, research and questionnaire design, data entry and integrity, data analysis, report writing etc.). •Planning and developing a quantitative research department. •Holding and conducting quantitative research for various industries and markets.•Building excellent professional and co-operative relations with co-workers form other departments (sales and client service, field, qualitative research department and administration) and company clientele.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Msc, Statistics

Awarded by the Dept. Mathematics & Statistics for my academic performance in 1997/98.

Aei, Mathematics