Gerald A. Bierling

Biography

Gerald has worked as a consultant to R.A.L. Consulting Limited, Strategic Projections Inc., and Madison Avenue Demographics Group, providing assistance in the areas of demographic analysis, survey design, statistical data analysis, and report writing. He has also been a research associate for Footwork Consulting Ltd. (David K. Foot) for the past decade.

Projects he has worked on include: · An analysis of human resource needs in the insurance industry for the Insurance Institute of Canada.

• A projection of the health care costs associated with physical inactivity for the Fitness Industry Council of Canada.
• A demographic analysis of the employment equity program at B.C. Hydro.
• A demographic analysis of Dofasco's work force based in Hamilton, Ontario.
• An analysis of the demand for machinery and equipment valuation services and training for the Appraisal Institute of Canada.
• An examination of labour market trends, both in Ontario and nationally, for selected construction trades using the tools of survey research and demographic analysis.
• A demographic analysis of the impacts of population aging on business development opportunities in Niagara region.
• A demographic analysis of work forces in Ontario's chemical industry.
• An analysis of a household survey on early childhood development, parenting, and child care programs in Niagara Region.
• A survey of past, current, and retired members of Carpenters’ Local 27 in Ontario.
• A demographic analysis of the impacts of demographic trends on the mandated activities and work force of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.
• Demographic projections of the demand for park visits, fishing licenses, and hunting licenses in Ontario.
• Demographic projections of the demand for carpentry apprentices in the Greater Toronto Area.

Gerald Bierling also works as a Research and Instructional Assistant in the Political Science Department at McMaster University. He holds a Master’s degree in political science from McMaster, with specialization in research design, program evaluation, and Canadian public policy. Gerald also teaches the undergraduate and graduate research methods/statistics courses in the Political Science Department at McMaster.

Gerald provides research and instructional support to faculty and graduate students in the department. The assistance typically involves data analysis, questionnaire design, and database management. Recent academic projects include: the impacts of population ageing on future leisure and recreation trends in North America, a national survey of Canadian attitudes towards the behaviour of politicians (where he served as the project manager), a study of provincial government expenditures and revenues over the past 25 years, and a study of provincial deputy and assistant deputy ministers.