Team & work

Catherine has a 20-year track record of working on social research and evaluation studies for central government departments, other public sector bodies and third sector organisations. Her experience at Winning Moves spans all aspects of applied social research; including defining a research method, sampling, research design and data analysis. Catherine is a highly skilled qualitative researcher, with particular expertise recruiting for, and conducting, depth interviews (face to face and telephone). She is quickly and competently able to build rapport with a range of respondents, including householders, small businesses and public sector organisations. Her strength lies in her ability to engage with respondents on their terms and handle sensitive issues with a light but careful touch, obtaining full and honest answers to probing areas of questioning.

With a strong academic background in psychological and behavioural sciences, Dea is a skilled researcher with practical experience in both qualitative and quantitative research. She brings a unique and valuable perspective to her work at Winning Moves by applying her expertise in behavioural science, understanding the mental processes that inform behaviour and decision-making in various contexts, to research and evaluation. She has contributed to method and research instrument design, including theory development/logic mapping, analysis and reporting for the evaluation of a range of interventions and programmes.

Doros is the Senior Analyst at Winning Moves, and has performed the lead analyst role on numerous substantial and high-profile research and evaluation projects on behalf of government departments, agencies, regulators and the organisations they fund. Although he has an excellent knowledge of a range of research and evaluation methodologies; Doros’s particular expertise lies in the field of quantitative research, mainly undertaking advanced data analysis which he is well versed in applying to impact and economic evaluations. Despite the technical nature of much of his work, he is able to explain concepts in a clear, accessible and meaningful way. As well as leading his own projects, Doros collaborates closely with the consultants of Winning Moves, advising them on methodological issues and making sure that the research and evaluation is based upon a thorough analytical perspective.

Gabija is a multiskilled all-around researcher, with a background in designing and running research projects in various fields. Gabija has delivered large scale projects within the role of a field manager for clients such as BEIS, DLUHC and the Welsh Government, ensuring our fieldwork teams most effectively meet our client research objectives. An experienced qualitative and quantitative researcher, Gabija has worked on projects spanning across a range of areas which include sustainability, business support, as well as recycling and waste. Her skillset also includes increasing participation, research instrument development and delivering quality research through survey, interviews and data analytics.

Jessica’s strong academic background in Politics and Public Policy, with a specialisation in Education and Internationalisation Policy, provided her with a foundation in both qualitative and quantitative research. While working with Winning Moves she has performed research on a wide range of projects including work for DLUHC, BDUK, BEIS and InterTrade Ireland. Her empathetic nature and optimism is reflected in her research techniques and work ethic, as well as in her role as the Wellbeing Officer at Winning Moves.

Karl is an experienced researcher, consultant and director, having led more than 100 research and evaluation contracts for central and local government clients in the UK. He has an excellent theoretical understanding of research and evaluation methods, along with vast experience of putting these into practice, enabling him to advise on, design and lead effective studies using both traditional and innovative approaches. Karl works with an uncompromising approach to quality, and strives to ensure methods, analysis and outputs offer maximum value and insight. As a director at Winning Moves, Karl also takes overall responsibility for service improvement, and staff development.

Kieran is an accomplished and highly skilled creative graphic designer who has worked in the design industry for over 20 years. He has designed and overseen a multitude of branding and highly innovative creative marketing campaigns for Winning Moves. Kieran oversees all aspects of design and creative work, applying a broad range of skills to create solutions that delight and engage our clients. His creative designs have been used to promote business support programmes and software products that have engaged thousands of businesses.

Maddison is an experienced project manager with a track record of delivering multiple programmes and managing a variety of both public and private sector projects. PRINCE2 qualified and currently working towards a L7 Degree in Senior Leadership in Business and an MBA (2023). With a background working within the SME community, Maddison demonstrates a clear understanding of the challenges they face and can draw on her experience to ensure the project delivers the optimal return for the companies engaged. A passion for working directly with and supporting business’ where appropriate to guarantee customer satisfaction. Acting as the first point of contact, Maddison exhibits exemplary engagement with all stakeholders and ensures meticulous record keeping. Confident and diligent in her approach, yet friendly and approachable to all.

Michelle has more than twenty years’ experience of research and evaluation of government programmes acting as lead consultant on 150+ research and evaluation projects for the English government (both central departments and their agencies), Welsh government, Australian Commonwealth government and regional government and EU funded programmes. Through this experience she has gained vast knowledge of different policy and programme delivery models and the opportunities and practical challenges in researching and evaluating them. As such, she is highly skilled at breaking down complex and wide-ranging requirements into an actionable approach with expertise in managing large, multi-disciplinary teams to work towards a common set of projects aims and outcomes. She is adept at building relationships with clients to really understand their needs and seeks opportunities where research or analysis can add additional insight for clients.

Paul joined Winning Moves in 2019, having previously worked as a Researcher at the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority (SRA). He has more than 15 years of experience in designing, managing and reporting on strategically important research and evaluation projects for government departments, local authorities, charitable organisations and regulators. He is highly skilled in survey design and in writing publishable outputs, including evaluation reports, press releases and blogs. Since joining Winning Moves, Paul has worked on projects in a wide variety of topic areas, most recently, sustainable plastics, education and skills, and renewable energy.

As Project Operations Manager at Winning Moves, Samina is responsible for ensuring all our projects are resourced and being managed effectively by the teams to be delivered to agreed milestones and the overall timetable. As a highly experienced project manager she is proficient at identifying and managing risk and critical path. She has a strong track record of delivering on time and to budget and works on our large, complex or challenging projects for central government with a range of team members and stakeholders, including contracts for DLUHC, BEIS, HMRC and DCMS.