Doug Sayed is the ultimate "can do" consultant who dives in and quickly assesses needs and promptly delivers results. I recommend him often to my own clients for their human resource and compensation needs.

— Janis Machala, Managing Partner

I've worked with Doug Sayed for years, and not only does he have an unparalleled knowledge base of compensation data and industry trends, he's also just a great guy! I can't even count the times that I've needed information and Doug was always quick to share and always knew the answer. He's my one stop shopping for compensation. I don't even consider looking elsewhere for salary surveys.

— Kartha Kelly Heinz, Director, Human Resources

Doug Sayed and Applied HR Strategies provide the highest value, quality compensation consultation services in the Northwest. I have been a client for many years and found their work and customer service outstanding!

— Susan Webber, Vice President of Human Resources

I have had the pleasure of working with Doug for the past several years. He is very well known as a topnotch human resources professional with a strong knowledge of compensation. He provides excellent insight and advice on compensation issues. I am continually impressed by the quality of his work and the rapid speed in which he completes our projects. His salary surveys are very comprehensive and are a part of the foundation of our compensation program.

— Carol M. Olsby, Chair, HR Roundtable
Director, Human Resources

AHRS is the firm I go to when I need solid compensation data and/or analysis. In addition, Doug's HR experience helps put the compensation picture into perspective. I find Doug to be extremely knowledgeable and professional and able to explain concepts in easy-to-understand terms. The consulting work he has done for us has hit the target for what we needed every time.

— Jan Gray, SPHR Sr. Director, Human Resources

The AHRS compensation surveys are an invaluable tool for my company. I refer to them almost every day for accurate market data and job analysis. Doug Sayed also helped us develop a new sales comp plan. He guided us through that painstaking process with patience, professionalism and a high level of competence. I was very pleased with the finished product.

— Georgia Graham, Director of HR

Doug Sayed and Applied Strategies have been an amazing gift to Lake Washington Technical College. His experience and extensive industry expertise has helped the College create solid training opportunities for students enrolling in HR Generalist and HR Assistant courses. He has been an incredibly loyal, dedicated and excellent partner for well over five years. His wealth of experience has also helped ensure graduates from our HR program were ready for the world of work.

— Kristi Tripple, Director, Business Training Center

Doug is a great resource, a solid and knowledgeable HR Consultant and a pleasure to work with. I have found him to be responsive, thorough and professional. He worked within the agreed upon scope and completed the project on time with a very good final product.

— Lisa Brock, Vice President, Human Resources

We hired Doug to come in and help our company streamline and simplify our compensation plan to help us determine our market competitiveness. We found Doug's expertise, style and flexibility made the job of creating a compensation plan that would fit our company and culture, very simple. He was flexible with his time and our schedules and he worked with us to fit within the parameters that we gave him to use. The results were clear and effective and we should be able to maintain this compensation plan into the future.

— Dana Thompson, Sr. HR Generalist

Thanks to Doug for helping us get our new enterprise off to a great recruiting start. Doug worked with us to understand the current market for top talent. His annual salary survey, counsel and referrals have been valuable ongoing resources for DS-IQ as we build our team.

— Thomas Opdycke, President & CEO

We think your salary survey is great and we really enjoy working with you. The data you come up with is the most accurate, easiest to use and fairly priced out of anything I have seen in the Seattle market. Our compensation strategy and practices at both executive and employee levels are in large part shaped by the guidance your survey provides.

— Brett Thompson, VP of Human Resources

Attachmate has purchased the AHRS Seattle All-Tech Survey for several years. It's an excellent and reasonably priced resource for local high tech market data, and Doug works proactively with his steering committee and the comp community to make sure the survey contains the pay, practice and trend data we need to make informed decisions. He does thorough and professional work.

— Andy Sherrill, Sr. HR Consultant

Well, I haven't worked with you on surveys, but I sure have appreciated your help on reviewing articles. You've been super to do them for me and I really appreciate all the help you have given me.

— Betty L. Laurie, Copyright & Research Associate