Eugene (Gene) A. Talbott, President

Gene received his education at New Mexico Military Institute and New Mexico State University.  He has BS degrees in both Marketing and Mechanical Engineering.  While in college, Gene worked as an Assistant Vice President of Marketing with the First National Bank Corporation in Las Cruces, New Mexico.  After college, Gene worked in Manhattan doing international and domestic brand development with companies including DuPont, Monsanto, Ingersoll Rand, Pratt & Whitney, United Technologies, and Black & Decker.  After New York, Gene continued working in brand development with companies such as McDonald’s and North Carolina National Bank (Citi Bank).  In 1986, Gene founded Research Strategies, Inc., a full-service firm that conducts public opinion research, consumer research, and business-to-business marketing research.  He continues to be instrumental in planning, implementing and analyzing the over 2,600 qualitative and quantitative research projects throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.  And Gene also moderates focus groups for clients in the private and public sectors. The success of Research Strategies, Inc. is best summed up by our client’s repeat business!

Patricia Rhinehart, Vice President

Patricia started with Research Strategies in 1996.  Patricia earned a BS in Marketing from the University of New Orleans. Prior to joining Research Strategies, Inc., Patricia worked in the banking industry and later for Delta Air Lines. In her 16 year career with Delta Air Lines, she was one of four international training coordinators over 26 Reservation Call Centers. This background gives Patricia the knowledge and experience necessary to make Research Strategies’ Researchers into some of the best in the nation. She, like Gene is instrumental in planning, implementing and analyzing the various aspects of our qualitative and quantitative research projects. Her attention to detail is vital to the success of the company. Patricia is interactive with many different business category clients along with clients using Research Strategies, Inc.’s Legal Division.

Judy Creal, Sr. Analyst

Judy is from the Gulf Coast and has a previous working background with Lee Company.  Judy has over 26 years of experience working as an analyst and project director for Research Strategies, Inc.  Her experience covers a wide range of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.  Judy handles much of the questionnaire programming, data processing and quality control functions including coding, data validation, and data tabulations. She is proficient with Excel, Access, SPSS and Research Express software.

Abby Richardson, IT/Database Supervisor/Analyst

Abby has worked for Research Strategies, Inc. since 2007.  She has a degree in Computer and Information Sciences from the University of South Alabama and has more than twenty years of programming and analysis experience in the private sector.  Abby wrote “Research Express,” the proprietary software Research Strategies, Inc. has used for the past 15 years for computer-assisted surveys.  This program has been adapted to personal computer devices to be used for in-field data collection.  Abby is proficient with SPSS, Access, Excel Winsteps, Visual Basic 6, VB.Net/ASP.Net, SQL, Fox Pro, and Oracle.