JON J. PIERCE

 

EMAIL: JONJPIERCE@HOTMAIL.COM                                                                                         16610 S. 37th WAY

PHONE: (480) 759-1750                                                                                                                  PHOENIX, ARIZONA

MOBILE: (480) 818-1552                                                                                                                                             85048

 

 

QUALITY MANAGER FOR WORLD CLASS QUALITY PROGRAMS & SYSTEMS

 

SKILLS:

TOTAL QUALITY CONCEPTS, TQC, TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT, TQM, QUALITY ASSURANCE, QA, SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE, SQA, SQE, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, QUALITY ANALYSIS, QUALITY ENGINEERING, QE, QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGEMENT, QAM, CQM, ISO 9000, QS 9000, ISO 9001, ISO 9000-3, MIL-I-45208, MIL-Q-9858, MIL-STD-45662, NHB5300.4, SEI CMM, QUALITY OPERATIONS, STRATEGIC PLANNING, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, STAFF TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, CONTRACT ANALYSIS, CONTRACT NEGOTIATION, PROCESS AUDIT, PROCESS CONTROL, PROCESS INTEGRATION, PROCESS MANAGEMENT,  SUPPLIER AUDIT, SUPPLIER CERTIFICATION, MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT, PROBLEM SOLVING, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, DESIGN REVIEW & APPROVAL, ENGINEERING DRAWING REVIEW & APPROVAL, CORRECTIVE ACTION, PREVENTIVE ACTION, FRACAS, CORRECTIVE ACTION BOARD, CONFIGURATION CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, CM, MATERIAL REVIEW BOARD, MRB, DOE, SIX SIGMA, STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL, SPC, TECHNICAL WRITING, EDITING, PROOF READING, TEST MANAGEMENT.

 

TITLE:

TEAM LEADER, QUALITY MANAGER, QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER, PROCESS MANAGER, TEST MANAGER, QUALITY ENGINEER, QE, SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER, PROJECT QUALITY ENGINEER, SUPPLIER QUALITY ENGINEER, SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER, SQA, SQE, PROJECT MANAGER, ASSESSOR, AUDITOR, ISO COORDINATOR, FACILLITATOR, MALCOLM BALDRIDGE ASSESSMENT COORDINATOR

 

LOCATION:

PHOENIX, AZ ARIZONA / SAN DIEGO, LOS ANGELES, SAN JOSE, OAKLAND, SACRAMENTO, CA CALIFORNIA

 

CREDENTIALS:

BSBA, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI

MBA, MASTER OF BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

 

ACCOMPLISHED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCED IN ALL PHASES OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT FOR WORLD CLASS ORGANIZATIONS. CONSISTENTLY SUCCESSFUL IN CHAMPIONING HIGHLY EFFECTIVE QUALITY-DRIVEN PROJECTS FROM INITIAL CONCEPT AND STRATEGIC PLANNING THROUGH CONSENSUS BUILDING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND COMPLETION ACROSS MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS AND FACILITIES WITHIN LARGE AND MEDIUM-SIZED ORGANIZATIONS.

 

 


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior/project/software/supplier quality engineer

Oversee all customer contracts from initial proposal through project completion. Manage the design, development, implementation, and direction of quality programs, processes, and systems enabling commercial, aerospace, and military customers to certify the manufacturing and development facility.

–        FACILITATE COMPLIANCE WITH COMMERCIAL, NASA, NON-US, AND MILITARY QUALITY STANDARDS INCLUDING QS 9000, ISO 9001, MIL-I-45208, MIL-Q-9858, MIL-STD-45662, NHB5300.4 (1.B, 1.C), AND SEI CMM.

–        MANAGE ALL PHASES OF CONTRACT ANALYSIS, TECHNICAL WRITING, SUPPLIER APPROVAL, PROCUREMENT CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, TRAINING PROGRAM, METROLOGY MANAGEMENT, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INSPECTION, AND TESTING. DIRECTS A TEAM OF QUALITY ENGINEERS, SUPERVISORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS.

–        CHAIRPERSON OF THE MATERIAL REVIEW, CORRECTIVE ACTION, AND CONFIGURATION CONTROL BOARDS MANAGING IMPLEMENTATION AND PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT COMPLIANCE, POLICY INTERPRETATION, CUSTOMER SUPPORT, CMM AND ISO PLANNING.

–        DETERMINE ORGANIZATION’S CAPABILITY TO TAILOR IT’S OPERATION TO MEET CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS. INTERACT AND NEGOTIATE WITH CUSTOMER’S DESIGN AND PROCESS ENGINEERING GROUPS. OVERSEE INTEGRATION OF CUSTOMERAND/OR PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS INTO ORGANIZATIONAL ELEMENTS. CONTRACT EXPERIENCE INCLUDES CUSTOMERS FROM COMMERCIAL, SEMICONDUCTOR, EDUCATION, MILITARY AND NASA, SPACE STATION, AIRCRAFT AND VEHICLES, AS WELL AS COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY SHEET METAL PRODUCTS.

–        OVERSEE LARGE FACETS OF ISO 9001 AND CMM PROJECTS, PERFORM CONTRACT PROPOSALS, PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS, POLICY AND PROCEDURE PREPARATION, PROCESS ASSESSMENTS, SYSTEM AUDITING, SUPPLIER SURVEYING, MULTI-PROJECT STAFFING AND SUPERVISION, AND COMPLIANCE FOR MULTIPLE CONCURRENT PROJECTS.

–        IMPLEMENTED INTER-DEPARTMENTAL TEAM MEETINGS TO PLAN FOR TQM (TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT), MALCOLM BALDRIDGE AWARD AND TEAMWORK FOR EXCELLENCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO UTILIZE THE BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE OFFERED BY HIGHLY RESPONSIVE WORK GROUPS TO ACHIEVE WORLD-CLASS QUALITY.

 

QUALITY MANAGEMENT

(SOFTWARE) QUALITY ASSURANCE AND TEST MANAGER DEVISING THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES AND DIRECTING ALL QUALITY ACTIVITIES FROM PROGRAM AND FUNCTIONAL POSITIONS WITH MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL PROCESS, QUALITY, AND TEST EMPLOYEES.  INCLUDES BUDGETS OF >$1.2M AND 20+ EMPLOYEES.

 

–        MANAGED AND FACILITATED THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ISO 9000, QS 9000, AND/OR SEI CMM LEVEL II & III, AND TQM MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR AEROSPACE, AND COMMERCIAL (SEMICONDUCTOR AND EDUCATION) ORGANIZATIONS.

–        MANAGE INTEGRATION & SYSTEM SOFTWARE TEST ORGANIZATION.

–        DIRECTED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VIABLE METRICS THAT ARE BUILT ON USER REQUIREMENTS.

–        PROJECT MANAGER FOR A LARGE CONTINUOUS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THAT RESULTED IN A 28% DEFECT AND REWORK REDUCTION IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT IN LESS THAN 1-YEAR.

–        MAKE THE APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LEADERSHIP TEAM AND CARRY FORWARD THE INITIATIVES THAT WILL SUPPORT THE COMPANY STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS.

–        ESTABLISHED NCS PEARSON AS AN INDUSTRY LEADER IN PROCESS IMPROVEMENT AND HAVE BEEN THE BENCHMARK MODEL FOR OTHER PEARSON PLC DIVISIONS.

–      CONDUCTED TRAINING FOR OVER 500 ASSOCIATES AT VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS IN QUALITY SYSTEMS, TOOLS, AND METHODS AS WELL AS DIRECTED A PROCESS IMPROVEMENT TRAINING EFFORT FOR 150.

 

 

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION:

–        MUTIPLE FACILITY SEI CMM LEVEL II & III PROJECTS.

–        PLANT-WIDE CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT AND MATERIAL REVIEW PROGRAMS, CONFIGURATION CONTROL BOARDS, CORRECTIVE ACTION BOARDS, AND MATERIAL REVIEW BOARDS.

–        MIL-Q-9858 QUALITY PROGRAM AND COST OF QUALITY PROGRAMS.

–        MIL-STD-45662 METROLOGY PROGRAM FOR MANUFACTURING, LABORATORY, AND INSPECTION OPERATIONS.

–        NHB 5300.4(1B) QUALITY SYSTEMS.

–        DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN ISO 9001 QUALITY SYSTEM.

–        SIX SIGMA USAGE TO OPTIMIZE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES.

–        QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT TO TRANSLATE THE “VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER” TO DESIGN AND PRODUCE PRODUCTS THE CUSTOMER WANTS.

–        MANUFACTURING TRAVELERS AND QUALITY INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL PRODUCT LINES TO IDENTIFY REQUIRED OPERATIONS, AND WORKMANSHIP STANDARDS.

–        DOCUMENTATION PROGRAM CONTROLLING THE CHANGE, RELEASE, RECALL, AND FILE MAINTENANCE OF CUSTOMER AND COMPANY DOCUMENTS

–        PROPERTY CONTROL PROGRAM TO STORE, SERVICE, AND MAINTAIN CUSTOMER/GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.

–        MIL-I-45208 QUALITY SYSTEM AND INSPECTION PROCEDURES.

       

MANAGE THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND INSTRUCTION OF TRAINING PROGRAMS INCLUDING:

–        CMM TAILORED PROCESS

–        SOFTWARE INSPECTION

–        SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE


WORK HISTORY:

 

2001 – PRESENT                  QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER                            

NCS PEARSON, MESA, ARIZONA

 

1998 – 2001                            PROCESS, QUALITY & TEST MANAGER

MOTOROLA SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS SECTOR, PHOENIX, AZ

                                 

1995 – 1998                            SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER

HONEYWELL SATELLITE SYSTEM OPERATIONS, GLENDALE, AZ                   

 

1992 – 1998                            OWNER/MANAGER

ARIZONA ELECTRONICS, PHOENIX, AZ                                                                   

 

1987 – 1992                            PROJECT QUALITY ENGINEER

RAYTHEON (HUGHES AIRCRAFT), SANTA MARIA, CA                                                      

 

1985 – 1986                            SUPPLIER QUALITY ENGINEER

LOCKHEED MARTIN MISSILES & SPACE, SUNNYVALE, CA                                               

 

1983 – 1985                            QUALITY ENGINEER

NATIONAL INSPECTIONS & CONSULTANTS, AVILA BEACH, CA                      

 

 

CONTINUING EDUCATION:

MOTOROLA UNIVERSITY

SEI CMM ASSESSMENT, QS/ISO 9000, SAP MM, BOM, ASAP, REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING

 

HUGHES AIRCRAFT

BENCHMARKING, STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL, PROCESS MODELING & SIMULATION

 

ASQ

CERTIFIED QUALITY MANAGER REFRESHER

       

SANDLER TRAINING

CONTINUOUS EDUCATION – PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS TRAINING

 

AFFLIATIONS:

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITY

COMPUTER SKILLS:

DOS, WINDOWS 3.1, 95, 98, ME, XP, MICROSOFT OFFICE XP PROFESSIONAL, MS PROJECT

 

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