Key Staff

Mr. Kuon Chantha

- Managing Director/Operations Director

Mr. Chantha Kuon is the Managing Director/Operations Director for RDS. With 30+ years working in research, he is one of the most experienced researchers in Cambodia. Chantha has worked at all levels of the whole research process, spanning from design to reporting. He has extensive experience working closely with both private Market Research and Social Research clients to plan and implement large field operations. He was also trained by AIDSMARK based in US at Population Services International (PSI) in Bangkok on qualitative study as Trainer of Trainee (ToT) for Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and Key Informant Interview (KII).

Ms. Chenda Kuon

- QC Manager

Chenda is the Project Manager at RDS based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. With more than 7 years of experience in managing fieldwork in Market and Social Research exclusively in Cambodia. Chenda has expertise in implementing a large variety of research fieldwork and quality control for a diverse clients with local and international research agencies. Chenda is involved in all RDS’s research projects.

Chenda holds the BBA in Accounting from Cambodian Mekong University.

Mr. Pisal Chhorn

- Data Manager

Pisal is the Data Analysis (DA) Manager at RDS based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He has more than 18 years of experience in managing data entry and data cleaning using SPSS and other software.

Pisal has expertise in managing data for large scale projects. He works closely with our Project Manager, Operations Director and programmers on our projects. He holds a BBA in Economics from Royal University of Law and Economics.

Dr. Pahlaj Moolio

- Technical Advisor

Dr. Pahlaj Moolio is a Technical Advisor, working experience since 2002 in Cambodia, and associated countries in the region. Based on his analytical skills and practical experience in working with academic institutions and national/international non-government development organizations for the last 20 years, he has been engaged in conducting academic as well as policy-oriented development research projects and provided consultancy services for the projects funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank Group (WBG), European Union (EU), The Asia Foundation, UNDP, SIDA, SPIDER Research Programme-Stockholm University, Bread for the World (Brot fur die Welt), JICA-Research Institute, and Mercy Malaysia, count a few. In addition, he has been providing capacity building training workshops on econometric applications using MS Excel, E-views, and SPSS for social and economic research development analysis. His ongoing research interests in the field of migration earned him a Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA)-funded regional research project (2016–2017) under the SHAPE-SEA Research Program, which involved research in five countries in the ASEAN region

Mr. Vishy Teki

- Technical Advisor

Mr. Vishy Teki is a Technical Advisor at RDS. Vishy has more than 2 decades of experience in diverse fields of professions which include: partnerships, strategic communications and outreach, program management, film making and production. He has worked on an array of projects and has a diverse portfolio, which includes work in agroecology, climate change, governance, child rights, gender, education and livelihoods.
He has always been perspicacious about complex issues, in society. As such, he casts a much-needed spotlight, in beautiful ways, on relevant issues.
His clients include UNICEF, Columbia University, Oxford University, ActionAid, Plan India, Save the Children, GiZ, George Institute of Global Health ( Australia), Co-Impact Foundation and European Commission ( on a few projects). He has worked on many International projects of salience, across diverse geographies which include: India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Ethiopia.

Mr. Vishy Teki is a UN-Karamveer Fellow and was the runner-up for the Communication for Social Change Award instituted by Queensland University, Australia in the year 2014. His passion and understanding on complex issues, to ensure a better future for the younger generation, have ensured much-needed conversations, in niche spaces. Vishy teki has used his films as a platform to express, sometimes emote, what otherwise cannot be 'said'.

Mr. Ith Hunly

- Research Manager

Mr. Ith Hunly, a Research Manager, has several years of experience of data collection, both quantitative and qualitative. He has been involved in policy research at either public or private institutions, namely Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation (MISTI); Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport (MoEYS); the World Bank; and UNESCO. He used to lecture at various universities such as Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia, University of Puthisastra, Limkokwing University, and Western University. He also used to be an Associate Dean at LSi Business School. He holds an MA in Educational Administration from Hiroshima University, Japan.

Dr Md Jamirul Haque

- Research Manager

Dr Md Jamirul Haque, from Nepal received a PhD degree in Management from Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian, China. He earned MBA in Human Resource Management from King’s College affiliated with International American University Los Angeles, California. He is a Research Manager at RDS.
Currently, Dr Jamirul is serving as an Assistant Professor at Pannasastra University of Cambodia and also a reviewer of the Journal of Business Ethics (Impact factor 6.331), Springer Nature, Switzerland. Before joining Pannasastra University, Dr Jamirul was serving as an Assistant Dean of the R&D department at LSi Business School, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He has published several research articles, which have been published in the world’s reputed journals and participated in many conferences. He has travelled to India, China, Italy, Germany, France, Netherlands and Switzerland for conferences, workshops and seminars. Dr Jamirul is now working as a Research manager, specifically dealing with Surveys and quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
He has advanced knowledge of different kinds of statistical software for data analysis such as SPSS, Smart PLS and AMOS. His research focuses on workforce diversity management, leadership, organizational behaviour, HRM, emotional intelligence, artificial intelligence etc.

Ms. Davy Chem

- Moderator/Fieldwork Manager

Davy is the Moderator at RDS based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. With more than 8 years of experience in managing fieldwork in Market and Social Research exclusively in Cambodia. Davy has expertise in implementing a large variety of research fieldwork with RDS. She is also a Moderator for Focus Group Discussions, In-depth interviews and key informant interviews. Davy is involved in all RDS’s research projects in fieldwork implementation.

Davy holds the BBA in Accounting & Finance from University of Management and Economics (UME).

Mr. John Sarat

- Moderator/QC Manager

Sarat is the Fieldwork Manager at RDS based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. With more than 8 years of experience in managing fieldwork and QC in Market and Social Research exclusively in Cambodia, Sarat has expertise in implementing a large variety of research fieldwork with RDS. He is also a Moderator for Focus Group Discussions, In-depth interviews and key informant interviews. Sarat is involved in all RDS’s research projects in QC implementation. Sarat holds the BBA in Marketing

Ms. Sokvanny Yin

- Fieldwork Supervisor/Moderator

Vanny is the Fieldwork Supervisors at RDS based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. With more than 6 years of experience in managing fieldwork in Market and Social Research exclusively in Cambodia. Vanny has expertise in implementing a large variety of research fieldwork and quality control for a diverse clients with local and international research agencies. Vanny is involved in all RDS’s research projects.

Vanny holds bachelor degree of Accounting at Royal University of Law and Economics.

Mr. Ouch Yinsovanny

- Translator/Interpreter

Mr. Ouch Yinsovanny is a professional translator/interpreter (English-Khmer-English) with over 8 years of experience. He has joined RDS since 2022. He has worked with many Organizations and Ministries of Cambodia. Organizations such as UNICEF, UNDP, USAID and the Cambodian Ministries such as the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and also the Ministry of National Defense.

He has a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration.

Ms. Dany Kuon

- QC

Dany is the QC Supervisor at RDS based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. With more than 6 years of experience in managing fieldwork and QC in Market and Social Research exclusively in Cambodia. Dany has expertise in implementing a large variety of research fieldwork with RDS. She is also a Moderator for Focus Group Discussions, In-depth interviews and key informant interviews. Dany is involved in all RDS’s research projects in QC implementation.

Dany holds the Associate Degree of Khmer and English Literature.