Meet the GKA Team
Our team is at the heart of GKA and underpins our strong reputation in the industry for quality and expert project management. Here’s a little bit more information about our core team members…
Adam Irwin
Managing Director
Joined us in: 2005
Roles with us: Project Executive, Project Manager, Project Manager Team Leader – CATi & Online, Senior Project Manager, Head of Fieldwork, Managing Director
Skilled at: Communication
Expert in: Feasibility and fieldwork solutions
Loves: Football, cooking and eating out!
Jon Loose
Operations Director
Joined us in: 2013
Roles with us: Technical Support Executive, Technical Development Manager, Head of Technical Development, Operations Director
Skilled at: Turning things ‘off and on’
Expert in: Finding a solution to your technical challenge!
Loves: Wales rugby, Cardiff City football, running, and being annoyingly obsessive about grammar
Huw Davies
Research Manager
Joined us in: 2003
Roles with us: Telephone Interviewer, Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, Client Services Manager, Qualitative Services Manager, Research Manager
Skilled at: Qualitative interviewing and analysis
Expert in: Moderation and report-writing
Loves: His daughter and travelling
Charlotte Cullen
Account Manager
Joined us in: 2013
Roles with us: Recruiter, Project Executive, Project Manager, Account Manager
Skilled at: Patient recruitment on difficult topic areas
Expert in: Respiratory conditions, IPF, Acromegaly, Growth Hormone
Loves: Seeing my friends, doing spin class, reading, buying a lot of lipsticks!
Zoe Smith
Senior Project Manager
Joined us in: 2014
Roles with us: Project Executive, Project Manager, Senior Project Manager
Skilled at: Project management and quota management
Expert in: DFUs and patient studies
Loves: Going to the movies, travelling, zumba, going to the pub!
Megan Grendon
Project Manager
Joined us in: 2017
Roles with us: Project Co-ordinator, Project Manager
Skilled at: Recruitment through support groups and finders
Expert in: Diabetes, Haemophilia, Rare Diseases
Loves: Walking my dog, sewing, interior design and aerial gymnastics/dance
Olivia Marshall
Project Co-ordinator
Joined us in: 2018
Roles with us: Market Research Recruiter, Project Co-ordinator
Skilled at: Patient record form studies
Expert in: MS and Paediatrics
Loves: Netball, baking and travelling
Shelby-Jay Lewis
Project Co-ordinator
Joined us in: 2019
Roles with us: Market Research Recruiter, Project Co-ordinator
Skilled at: Quick turn-around projects
Expert in: Diabetes and Gastroenterology studies
Loves: Exploring different countries, scuba diving and everything that lives in the ocean!
Sophie Wyatt
Project Co-ordinator
Joined us in: January 2020
Roles with us: Project Co-ordinator
Skilled at: Recruiting for challenging patient studies
Expert in: Cardiology studies
Loves: Shopping, eating out and travelling
Simon Goodwin
Project Support Manager
Joined us in: 2011
Roles with us: Project & Programming Assistant, Project Manager, Data Administrator, Project Support Manager
Skilled at: Online project management, feasibility for online studies and processing call data
Expert in: Online oncology studies
Loves: Amateur dramatics, football and cricket fan and proud daddy!
Alison Collins
Technical Manager
Joined us in: 2008
Roles with us: Project Executive, Project Manager, CATi Programmer, Research Support Technician, Technical Manager
Skilled at: Programming screeners and questionnaires
Expert in: Sorting data files and quality control
Loves: Travelling, eating and binge watching the latest TV shows!