Stas Shectman, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

United States

Bellevue, WA

・Consumer and market analytics・Strategic and tactical thinking・Ideation and innovation・Innovative intellectual property ・Client collaboration & management・Industry influenceOver 4 years' experience successfully spearheading syndicated and custom market research and consulting projects for some of the world's largest food, beverage, and CPG companies, from.

Bellevue, WA

• Lead syndicated and custom research, including: methodology design, recruiting, fielding, analysis, and completion and presentation of final deliverables;
• Conduct qualitative research (1-on-1 interviews, ethnographies, focus group moderation, shopalongs, minigroups, photography, videography, etc.)
• Synthesize qual and quant data to generate rich and textured analyses of food culture and consumer behaviors and aspirations
• Facilitate client ideation and innovation workshops
• Refine and develop internal knowledge capital and research methodology
• Work with supporting analysts and clients to ensure projects meet and surpass client needs

Bellevue, WA

Qualitative research lead for custom and syndicated food, beverage, and CPG industry. Work with clients to ensure projects meet and surpass client needs. In addition to conducting qualitative interviews and ethnographic fieldwork, project tasks include photography, videography, and video editing/production. Areas of research and expertise include food.

Santa Monica, California

Senior research lead for innovative qualitative and mixed method research across a range of industries.・Industries: CPG (food & beverage, supplements, etc.), tech, entertainment, home decor・Methods: focus groups, in-depth interviews, ethnography, biometrics, eye-tracking, qual + quant・Clients include: Pharmavite, Keurig Dr. Pepper, Twitter, Facebook, Snap.

Provide social science and ethnographic research and strategy across a range of sites and sectors, enabling clients to identify and hone market segments, audiences, and research design; chart brand course and marketing strategy; innovate product and service design; and cultivate brand identity. Primary responsibilities include developing and implementing.

Develop, research, write, copy-edit, and/or translate feature articles and reviews covering a wide range of subjects, including art, culture, society, food, and dining.

As adjunct instructor, developed and taught all course material for undergraduate introductory and upper-division anthropology courses "Cultures of the World" and "Fieldwork and Ethnography."As teaching assistant, conducted writing workshops, provided one-on-one copy-editing, content and style development, and grammar tutorials in the university Writing.

Philadelphia, PA

Headed Visual Anthropology Media Laboratory in Department of Anthropology; responsible for maintaining, checking-out, and providing technical support for digital and analog media production equipment (audio/video), hardware (Mac, PC) and software (Windows, OS X, Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Premiere); tutored and assisted students in production, pre- and.

Developed, researched, and wrote editorial content (feature articles, restaurant reviews, news items) for The Moscow Times and Moscow Guide, magazine supplement to The Moscow Times; as deputy editor of Moscow Guide, developed story ideas and copy-edited all editorial content for grammatical and stylistic shine; arranged and directed content-specific photo.

As videographer for production company, Hallway Films (www.hallwayfilms.com), shot live concert footage and photography for music videos.

As production assistant to independent filmmaker, Jed Riffe (jedriffefilms.com), assisted in various stages of film projects, including pre-production research and fund-raising; wrote successful grant application to California Council for Humanities (CCH) for pre-production funds for documentary, "Waiting to Inhale"; prepared marketing and distribution.

Assisted in multiple aspects of public relations campaigns and strategies for land-use and development PR company; wrote press releases and letters-to-the-editor; conducted research and media coverage analysis; maintained company research library.

Ph.D., Cultural/Visual Anthropology

Activities and Societies: President, Graduate Association of Visual Anthropology (GAVA) [2001-2003]

Certificate, Data Analytics

Data analytics course covering data analytics, analysis workflow, and visualization. Focus on SQL, advanced Excel, and Tableau software.

M.A., Cultural/Visual Anthropology

B.A., Mass Communications/Anthropology

Activities and Societies: Golden Key Honor Society, Graduated "Highest Honors"