John Keister & Associates

<p class="description summary" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2; word-wrap: break-word; ">John Keister &amp; Associates is a boutique executive search firm. We identify and recruit Senior Leadership and Individual Contributors within all areas of Process Improvement, Quality Management, and Engineering including:<br /> <br /> &bull; Lean, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement<br /> &bull; Quality and Reliability<br /> &bull; Software QA, CMMI, ITIL, ISO 9000<br /> &bull; Product Development<br /> <br /> Our firm was founded in 1987 when principals John and Beth Keister, while working in Engineering and Statistician roles within industry, saw the need for a search firm with a non-traditional approach to executive search.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> We &ldquo;speak the language&rdquo; and have a unique understanding of technology, its application, how to assess candidates, and the challenges faced by hiring managers.<br /> <br /> With offices in the Chicago area, we conduct executive searches throughout the United States.<br /> <br /> Representative Engagements Include:<br /> <br /> &bull; Vice President, Continuous Improvement and Quality (Six Sigma) - Atlanta<br /> &bull; Senior Manager, Global Software Engineering - Chicago<br /> &bull; Director, Corporate Quality - San Jose<br /> &bull; Vice President, Strategy Execution - Atlanta<br /> &bull; Director, Corporate Process Improvement - Chicago<br /> &bull; Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Boston<br /> &bull; Director, Strategic Initiatives and Process Improvement (Six Sigma) - Atlanta<br /> &bull; Chief Product Engineer - Chicago<br /> &bull; Senior Director of Quality - Dallas<br /> &bull; Director, Continuous Improvement (Six Sigma) - New York<br /> &bull; Manager, Product Architecture - Chicago<br /> &bull; Senior Program Manager - Detroit<br /> &bull; Director, Quality and Process Improvement - Chicago</p> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div id="profile-specialties" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 10px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; "> &nbsp;</div>