quantilope Welcomes Four New Hires in NY Office, Expanding US Business

quantilope announces and welcomes four new hires joining our New York office from Ipsos, Ask Suzy, Oracle, and Q Research Software. 

What’s been a unique (and first) digital on-boarding experience for the group has been an even greater accomplishment for the company, seamlessly integrating new team members during a time of expansion amidst global uncertainty.

Alongside the hires is the introduction of quantilope’s new Client Development department in the US. Led by Katelyn Ferrara, the Client Development department will help to drive growth and value for existing clients while enhancing internal collaboration across Customer Success, Sales, and Marketing. 

Katelyn joins quantilope from Moat by Oracle with previous roles at Experian and Forrester Research, accounting for 10+ years of building strategic client relationships.

“One of the main reasons I joined quantilope was the incredible people across the entire company and the passion that they all brought to our earliest conversations,” explained Katelyn. “There is a compelling excitement, collaboration, and expertise here. This, alongside a technology that has a real ability to increase the control and flexibility we’re able to give to our clients is where the future of market research is heading. I’ve already seen how our partners leverage quantilope’s research platform to navigate complex solutions for their businesses and there is so much more to come in how we can help them accelerate forward.” 

Our newest team members: 

Katelyn Ferrara, Head of Client Development 

Katelyn joins quantilope to lead Client Development in the US with a focus on deepening partnerships and to further help our clients drive business results. Most recently, Katelyn led the expansion of client relationships with major media brands and ad tech platforms at Moat by Oracle Data Cloud with previous roles at Experian and Forrester Research. Throughout Katelyn’s career, her work has been dedicated towards client success, developing new ways to align clients around solutions for growth while navigating complex organizational structures to connect teams and ideas. 

Salome Rances, Research Consultant

Salome Rances is a Research Consultant at quantilope New York bringing 10+ years of experience designing and conducting qualitative and quantitative research studies. A graduate of University of Pennsylvania, Salome holds a Master’s degree in Applied Psychology and Human Development. Her education and experience has a strong focus on brand equity, marketing, concept testing, retail optimization, user experience, shopper journey, emerging markets and social impact. Prior to joining quantilope, Salome was with Suzy, Inc., where she partnered with clients in designing and conducting consumer research to support their business needs. 

Max Cryns, Research Consultant

Max Cryns is a Research Consultant at quantilope New York. Following his role as a Senior Research Manager at Ipsos, Max brings to the team a focus on tech and media research alongside an expertise in tracking and user satisfaction studies. Prior to working in Market Research, Max held roles in healthcare consulting, digital marketing for consumer electronics, and salesforce consulting. A diverse background and a degree in Marketing with an emphasis on Psychology from Northeastern University enables Max to provide his client’s and teams with consumer insights through a business focused lens.

Steve Kawalek, Account Executive

Steve Kawalek is a proven Sales Executive within the market research technology sales space. Prior to joining quantilope, Steve has held business development roles at Q Research Software (a division of Displayr) and Stylus Innovation & Advisory. Notably, Steve helped to lead the US expansion of Sydney-based Q Research Software in 2013 where he was tasked with business development, account management, and tech support among other projects. Steve’s success in market research sales is rooted in four years of experience as a consultant in both quantitative and qualitative research. He also had a brief stint in the NYC Hip Hop scene but figured he would leave that to the pros.

“At quantilope, we attribute our success to both the level of technology and the team we provide our clients and each other as a resource,” explained quantilope Co-Founder and US Managing Director Tom Fandrich. “Our new hires are reflective of these high standards, each bringing their own set of talents, expertise, and dedication towards empowering market researchers and insights managers to do research better, faster, and more efficiently.”