David Perkins

Consultant
email: [email protected]
phone: 703-894-0481

Hired as a consultant in early 2005, David brought with him over ten years of private sector consulting experience, including lengthy tenures at Watson Wyatt Worldwide and Research International.  He has also acted as an independent contractor, providing analysis support for a variety of government organizations, including the US Department of Labor, The Monroe County (NY) Workforce Development Board, The Tompkins County (NY) Career Center , and the City of Ithaca .

In addition to his consulting background, David has extensive professional experience performing investigative research, applying both quantitative and qualitative methodologies including large-scale survey research, multivariate analysis, one-on-one interviews, and focus groups.  Past projects have included an employee performance study involving over 14,000 contractor employees for the US Department of Defense, a Community Audit for the US Department of Labor, an organizational assessment for the City of Ithaca, NY, and public referendum polling for Winner & Mandabach Campaigns. 

David's concentrations at PI include researching latest government trends in performance management and sharing best practices.  His places special emphasis on performance-based contracting, strategic human capital planning, and performance management for Human Services agencies at the federal, state, and local level.  As a consultant, David's primary goals are to transfer knowledge and to provide hands-on technical assistance to government administrators who seek to improve their agency's organizational effectiveness.

David received a BA in Mathematics from Syracuse University , and a Master of Administration (MPA) degree from Cornell University .