Jerry Pyka Email & Phone Number

Houston, TX, US

• Accomplished consultant offering training and development, quality assurance, data management and technical writing consulting services.
• Conducted needs analysis to determine client requirements for quality management system.
• Conducted ISO 9001:2008 internal audit for customer to insure compliance prior to surveillance audit.
• Conducted needs and product life cycle analysis to determine data management system requirements.
• Saved client over $200K with evaluation and recommendation of COTS data management solution.
• Negotiated price agreements with vendor for products and services reducing expenses by $10K.

Houston, TX, US

• Teach various courses and in Organizational Leadership and Supervision, Computer Information Systems, Supply Chain and Logistics, Mechanical Engineering Technology
• Teach online as well as hybrid courses at UH Sugarland and UH main campus.
• Provide academic advising and programmatic information to students for admissions and choice of major.
• Provide program assessment to Dean for possible new programs at UH Sugarland campus.

Houston, TX, US

• Directed College of Technology academic activities for 6,000 students.
• Negotiated all academic outreach activities including articulation agreements with community colleges and international institutions for the College of Technology.
• Developed marketing plans for academic and professional programs to increase enrollments.
• Directed eight baccalaureate and two graduate programs at off campus locations, including the coordination of course offerings and mode of instruction (online and hybrid).
• Developed guidelines for tracking student success and retention.
• Provided academic advising and programmatic information to new incoming students for admissions and choice of major.

Houston, TX, US

• Director of four undergraduate programs in the department of Information and Logistics Technology: Computer Information Systems, Digital Media, Organizational Leadership and Supervision, Supply Chain and Logistics.
• Directed daily operations of the department including finances and staff.
• Led development of PHR/SPHR preparation courses for HR professionals which brought in more than $60K in discretionary revenue annually.
• Negotiated program sponsorship for CEU courses which brought in more than $30K in revenue annually.
• Developed quality policies regulating curricular activities for instructors and students.
• Collaborated with faculty to develop hybrid and online courses to meet student needs.

Houston, TX, US

• Managed the day-to-day operations of the Technology Leadership and Supervision (TLS) undergraduate degree program which includes the planning and development of methods and procedures for implementing and administering.
• Reviewed and revised university Bachelor of Science degree program to ensure that the curriculum meets the quality standards for NAIT accreditation, and meets educational needs of students.
• Developed and implemented policies and procedures necessary to achieve NAIT accreditation/certification.
• Increased TLS program enrollment by 25% from previous year which increased the visibility/recognition of the program throughout the university, and the community colleges.

Houston, Texas, US

• Managed daily operations of $5M petroleum Poly Diamond Crystalline manufacturing plant with responsibilities in employee management, supply, vendor relations, quality, and human resources.
• Analyzed material usage and reduced costs by $10K per year without affecting product quality.
• Increased plant productivity by 15% without increasing overtime costs.
• Developed, wrote and established quality system work instructions to eliminate process drift and assure product repeatability.

US

• Manager of team responsible for corporate quality, corporate configuration and data management, and corporate training. Designated corporate ISO management representative responsible for all ISO inquiries. Wrote.
• Proposal manager for RFPs coordinating activities between NASA and engineering departments.
• Directed the upgrade to AS9100 aerospace standards resulting in more stringent quality goals.
• Directed and conducted internal corporate audits to assure 100% ISO compliance.
• Led the corporation to “zero” nonconformance rating during external ISO audits which resulted in a 33% reduction in external audit costs and audit scheduled time.
• Managed the development and implementation of an electronic corrective and preventative action system which reduced action item throughput time by 50% and increased data integrity by effectively tracking the item.

US

• Managed fifteen member team with responsibilities in configuration management, technical writing, document control, and records management for four corporate divisions. Project manager for Configuration Management (CM).
• Directed the combination of CM functions which resulted in an annual savings of $30K.
• Led the design and implementation of engineering documentation systems training for employees resulting in increased performance and responsiveness.
• Managed the development of web-based system resulting in the elimination of paper based filing system.
• Analyzed and implemented project management process which reduced department budget costs by 35%.
• Developed, wrote, and implemented corporate quality system manual which ensured the effective and accurate communication of information to all employees.

Doctor Of Education (Ed.D.), Administration And Supervision

M.S., Occupational Education

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Technical Education Minor In Psychology