Thomas Pyzdek

Consultant, entrepreneur, author, educator, software developer, speaker and columnist, Tom Pyzdek is many things.  With several best-selling books and over three decades of professional experience, Pyzdek is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading experts on quality.  In most cases Pyzdek works directly with senior executives at or above the level of Vice-President.  In addition, he provides support and direction to teams and projects.  His contributions include assisting leadership with the creation and elaboration of corporate vision and goals, and communication of leadership’s vision throughout the organization.  In addition to high-level guidance, Pyzdek also provides tactical support that includes training in all areas of quality, application of advanced statistical analysis using six sigma techniques, development of quality systems, creation of interdisciplinary teams for quality improvement, quality audits of supplier and client facilities around the world, and the solution of particularly troublesome quality problems.

Pyzdek’s experience in industry includes clients and employers covering a wide range of products and services:

• Automotive: Ford, GM, Federal Mogul, etc.
• Healthcare: Tucson Medical Center, Kino Community Hospital, Health Partners HMO, etc.
• Aerospace and defense electronics: Hughes Aircraft Company Missile Systems Group, etc.
• And many more: McDonald’s, Avon, Keyes Fiber, etc.

Pyzdek has trained thousands in both public and in-house seminars.  Organizations who have used Pyzdek’s in their public seminars include, among others, the American Society for Quality (ASQ), the Australian Organization for Quality and the Venezuelan Deming Group.  Pyzdek has also provided in-house seminars to many large organizations, including Kodak, The United States Air Force, and many others.   Subject areas cover virtually all areas of quality, from basic statistical process control (SPC) to complete courses in quality management and quality engineering.

Thomas Pyzdek is a Fellow of ASQ and the recipient of one of its highest honors, The Edwards Medal.  In addition to his Bachelor’s Degree in liberal arts (University of Nebraska, Omaha), Pyzdek has Master’s Degrees in both Systems Engineering and Management (University of Arizona).  Pyzdek is ASQ certified as a Quality Engineer and as a Reliability Engineer.  He was named Outstanding Writer and Author by The International Who’s Who in Quality.

 The Handbook for Quality Management
 The Quality Engineering Handbook
 The Handbook for Quality Technicians and Mechanical Inspectors
 Pyzdek's Guide to SPC Texts and Training Programs
 An SPC Primer
 Interactive SPC Training on CD ROM