Executive Team

Founder, President and CEO

Stephen S. Birnkrant, J.D., LL.M., is the founder of Amplitude Research, Inc. and expert in the fields of market research and customer surveys. He was previously a shareholder at a large law firm where he practiced in the areas of business law, tax law, and HR related matters. Birnkrant also has extensive experience in market analytics and statistics as a registered trader/floor market maker in equity options. He is a certified HTML programmer, skilled in C++ programming, and an expert in survey engine design and load testing of web-based applications. He has published numerous articles on technology and market research subjects, and is frequently quoted in market research studies, particularly in the field of technology. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Interactive Marketing Research Organization (IMRO), and was a member of its Standards Committee. Birnkrant is responsible for the overall design of Amplitude's technology programs and oversees its business operations in the areas of market research, survey sample, customer surveys, alumni surveys, and proxy tabulations.

Director of Client Services

Frann L. Tillman, M.S., is Amplitude's Director of Client Services in charge of questionnaire deployment, distribution of email invitations, list management, survey administration, proxy tabulations, and all mail and online data collection activities. Her responsibilities include overall management of Amplitude's staff of project managers, data entry specialists, and verbatim coders. Tillman has a Masters degree in accounting and over 20 years of experience in survey administration and proxy tabulation services. She previously worked as a certified public accountant and assistant controller at a large real estate development company and has been a member of Amplitude's Board of Directors since 2002.

Senior Statistician

Craig Belanger, M.A., has more than two decades of experience in all phases of quantitative marketing research and customer/employee studies, with particular emphasis on complex statistical analysis, multivariate analysis, conjoint/choice modeling, and segmentation analysis. Belanger is an expert in study design, questionnaire development, and creating research reports customized for decision-makers. He has served clients in a wide variety of industries, including automotive, business services, consumer products, education, entertainment, financial services, food products, health care, industrial business-to-business, information services, IT solutions providers, leisure attractions, non-profit associations, restaurants, retail, technology, travel, utilities, and others. Belanger's prior experience includes working as a Quantitative Research Director for Nordhaus Research and as a Research Analyst for Maritz Marketing Research. Belanger has a B.S. in Mathematics, an M.A. in Economics, and an M.A. in Mathematical Statistics.

Director of Field Research

Larry Strange, AICP, specializes in field research in general, as well as community and urban planning surveys, travel behavior surveys, and public transportation studies. He has over 20 years of experience in survey research, and has completed 100's of projects in Florida and throughout the Midwest. Strange is recognized for his innovative market research and public involvement methodologies. Past projects include automobile, ship and freight surveys, as well as mail, online and phone surveys for public sector clients such as cities, states, and transit systems. Strange's prior experience includes working as Technical Vice President of Corradino Group. He is available to design and administer all types of field research projects, as well provide survey consulting and research services for community surveys, travel surveys, and public transportation studies.

Senior Consultant, Job Satisfaction Research

William Balzer, Ph.D., is a professor of I-O psychology and dean of BGSU Firelands College. He serves as co-director of the Job Satisfaction Research Team, and has been actively involved in ongoing efforts to monitor and improve the psychometric properties of the JDI and JIG measures of job satisfaction as well as maintain updated national norms. Balzer has 25 years of experience in the area of job attitudes, and has published over 40 articles or chapters on work performance, job attitudes, decision making, and other workplace topics. Balzer has consulted with many profit and non-profit organizations including Owens-Illinois, Citibank, National Broadcasting Company, Pepsico Incorporated, Merrill Lynch & Company, Procter & Gamble, and the Pennsylvania State Police. He is an Ohio-licensed psychologist.

Project Director

Allison I. Birnkrant is a Project Manager at Amplitude Research and also Assistant Director of Sales and Marketing. She is involved in all aspects of survey administration including programming and study management, design and implementation of consumer product surveys, web panel management, and external sales and marketing activities in South Florida and elsewhere. Birnkrant has a bachelor's degree in marketing from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

Senior Oracle DBA

Milan Nikolic has over 15 years of IT experience in database technology; client/server and web based systems design; database integration and systems administration; software for automated systems; and systems for pattern recognition. He has also been heavily involved in Oracle database administration and performance tuning since 1995. Nikolic's responsibilities include Oracle database support, custom database projects, performance tuning, and backup administration. Nikolic has a B.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.