Quantitative Consultants, Inc. (QCI) was founded in 2000 to meet a need for the pragmatic application of quantitatively rigorous methods to evaluate population status and provide meaningful methods to develop and guide the implementation of conservation actions. QCI exclusively employs individuals with substantial field experience and accompanying expertise in quantitatively rigorous fields including biometry, conservation genetics, and bioengineering. These hiring principles enable QCI to design and implement management actions that work under real world conditions while simultaneously employing state-of-the-art statistical and genetic theory to enable comprehensive data analysis, development of effective monitoring designs, and quantitative evaluations of uncertainties and potential benefits of alternative management actions aimed at recovering populations.