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Who We Are

Decision Analyst is a leading global marketing research and analytical consulting agency, headquartered in Dallas-Fort Worth, USA. The firm helps its Clients create, optimize, and sustain winning brands. Major industries served include: consumer packaged goods, food and beverages, home improvement, retail and eCommerce, restaurants and food service, automotive, B2B, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, media and communications, and technology.

Decision Analyst has developed a number of software systems and analytical tools to support its research consulting and analytics services. Decision Analyst Software Services, a subsidiary, was created to make these powerful research and analytic systems and software available to corporate researchers, professors and students, consulting firms, think-tanks, research laboratories, advertising agencies, governmental agencies, and other organizations.

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What We Do

Decision Analyst Software Services owns and creates software systems and analytic tools for marketing researchers, marketing analysts, data scientists, economists, social scientists, and academia and students. Decision Analyst Software Services brings the power of sophisticated survey systems, advanced analytics, multivariate statistics, mathematical modeling, and optimization techniques to users worldwide.

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Why We Do It

Our vision is to provide easy-to-use, economical research software, analytic systems, and optimization tools to researchers, analysts, scientists, and students around the globe to improve human decision-making. If our research and analytic systems lead to a better understanding of the world’s problems and issues, and lead to better decisions to address those issues, then we will have made a small contribution toward building a better, more sustainable planet. We work to make the world a better place.

Decision Analyst

Strategic Research Analytics Modeling Optimization

Decision Analyst is a global marketing research and analytical consulting firm, serving a number of Fortune 500 corporations, advertising agencies, management consulting firms, major universities, and other organizations. Decision Analyst is a leader in sophisticated surveys, advanced analytics, mathematical modeling, econometrics, and simulation. The firm is dedicated to helping its clients optimize marketing and operational systems. The firm melds qualitative research, strategic survey research, marketing science, and operations research to solve the most complex marketing and business problems. Headquartered in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Decision Analyst serves clients across North America, Europe and Asia.

Meet Our Team

Jerry W. Thomas

CEO & Founder

Jerry W. Thomas is President/CEO of Decision Analyst, one of the top 20 research companies in North America. He founded the company in 1978. He leads the overall strategic planning for the firm, heads the executive committee and serves as a consultant to Client Service Teams within Decision Analyst.

Kevin Peters

Chief Technology Officer

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Justin Thomas

Software Development

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Cody Parker

Software Development

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Lisa Hazen

President, Nuance

Through consulting on software-development initiatives, Lisa’s experience and knowledge has helped shape Decision Analyst and Nuance by maximizing performance, minimizing costs, and improving quality control. Lisa oversees the management and direction of Nuance by working to improve productivity and quality.

Claire Jones

Vice President, Nuance

Clair has always been curious about different cultures and languages, she is fluent in English, French, and German. Which makes her the perfect at multilingual coding. Clair has over 10 years' of experience verbatim coding and project management. She holds a bachelor's degree in Business Management.