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Dave McGinley received his Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Industrial Management at Villanova University in 1971. Before becoming president of Research America, Inc. in 1996, Dave held a variety of positions that perfected his market research skills.
Dave spent the first seven years of his post-collegiate life sharpening his business and market research skills while employed by such companies as Chilton Research Services, Intersearch Corporation, and Valley Forge Information Services. Accountable for all phases of research, corresponding with clients, and managing over $2 million in sales per year, he earned the admiration and respect of his peers and co-workers.
In early 1977, Dave decided to start his own operation and founded McGinley Marketing Research Company. He was responsible for all departments of the company, including accounting, sales, project staff, coding, and tabulation. He produced yearly sales exceeding $3 million in quantitative and qualitative full-line research.
In 1985, Dave accepted a position as Senior Vice President of Intersearch Corporation. He worked with clients such as AT&T, Arbitron, Fidelity Bank, and First Pennsylvania Bank, bringing in sales of $4 million annually, vastly exceeding his previous highs. Dave was responsible for the overall management of five account executives in the areas of client communication, pricing, and survey layout, and 10 project directors who were responsible for the execution of research projects.
After seven years, Dave accepted a position as President of Research Corporation of America, one of the largest independently owned telephone research facilities in the United States. Dave oversaw a staff of 12 full-time and over 250 part-time employees, and assisted such clients as Northern Telecom, ADP Services, Pitney Bowes, Curtis Products, and PECO Energy.
In September 1996, Research America, Inc. began operation, and Dave became President. He accumulated such clients as Fairbanks Maslin Maullin, Pitney Bowes, Opinion Dynamics, and Chadwick Martin Bailey. His staff includes nine full-time and over 300 part-time employees. Due mainly to Dave’s leadership and skills, over the course of the past half-decade, Research America, Inc. has opened four subsidiaries and will continue to provide high quality research to any interested party.
Mike Abate, 1993 high school graduate of the prestigious Episcopal Academy, has worked in the market research industry since 1992 when he was employed for Research Corporation of America, also owned by Dave McGinley. He has been involved in many market research positions: from interviewing, coding, and editing to data entering.
After graduating from Villanova University in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing, Mike took over as Director of Operations for Research America, Inc. He manages all 5 Research America, Inc. facilities and schedules the surveys that are placed on the phone.
All clients and potential clients should contact Mike at 610 - 356 - 1800. His experienced and knowledgeable approach to all clients will help you make a decision that will fit your needs and your budget.
Sharon Ginsburg began working in the market research field even before graduating from college. She has worked her way up through the ranks: from interviewer, monitor, supervisor, and editor to her current profession, computer programmer.
Sharon grew up in Northeast Philadelphia and attended George Washington High School. A graduate of Temple University, she majored not in computers but in human resources, taking Fortran programming as her only computer class.
While attending Temple, Sharon worked for another market research company, Intersearch Corporation, and was responsible for their biggest project, an IBM computer job that lasted for 2 years. Just before Sharon graduated, the company offered her a position as either a project director or data processor. She chose data processing, learned to program in BASIC, and, from that point forward, concentrated solely on computers, taking an additional course in COBOL programming.
Sharon knew Dave McGinley, president of Research America, Inc., from Dave’s days with Intersearch. In 1992, Dave offered Sharon the computer programming position with the new market research company he was opening. She has been with Research America, Inc. ever since.
A typical day of work for Sharon includes but is not limited to: (1) checking e-mail from clients, (2) sending collected data to the appropriate clients, (3) programming upcoming jobs on the computer, and (4) maintaining a working computer system and network. She has succeeded in accomplishing one of her most important tasks: making Research America, Inc. and its computer hardware and software Y2k compliant. Though Sharon has a degree in human resources and is proficient in all areas of computers, her interaction with various Research America, Inc. clients requires her to be skilled in communications as well.
Because the computer field is ever changing, Sharon must keep up-to-date with the additions and revisions to all software and programming available in the field. Just recently, she has begun class at a Microsoft Certified Training Center to receive her Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) degree.
Diane Pieritz
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Michael DiGregorio initiated a career in the field of market research at the young age of 16, as a telephone interviewer, while attending Father Judge High School. Before becoming a computer programmer, he also worked as a monitor and supervisor.
Michael grew up in Philadelphia and attended Father Judge High School where he undertook his first two computer courses, Pascal Programming, first igniting his love of computers. He then enrolled at Holy Family College and took additional computer courses, but majored in English Communications.
Michael accepted employment at Research America, Inc. in August 1998 and was quickly promoted to supervisor. Because Research America, Inc. was opening new offices and accepting more work, an additional computer programmer was needed to assist Sharon Ginsburg in her duties. Michael assumed the position of computer programmer in December 1999. His normal duties include, but are not limited to: (1) interacting with clients, (2) collecting survey data and sending it to clients, (3) programming computer surveys, and (4) helping to keep current the computer system and network.
He oversaw the recent opening of Opinion Data Company and held an essential role in setting up the computer system and network at the newest subsidiary, American Intervieweing Servies. He created (and still maintains) this very web site and set up Research America, Inc.’s email accounts for other personnel.
Patrick Gallagher, as an Account Executive involed with Business Development for Research America, Inc., is responsible for attracting new clients then sustaining their business through account management and direction. As part of the sales team at Research America, Inc., Patrick helps set objectives on expansion and client satisfaction.
Patrick earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia.
Maury
Greenberg
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