Peter L. Andres has been an ASQ member for more than 20 years.  As ASQ chairman, Andres will continue his focus on increasing member retention and enhancing the value of membership by promoting opportunities for participation and involvement in leadership of the Society.  During the coming year, he will expand ASQ’s use of communication technologies to improve access and efficiency in conducting the business of the Society.

Andres is the former chair of the ASQ Conference Board and a past chair of the Aviation, Space & Defense Division.  He is an ASQ Fellow, a Certified Quality Engineer, and Certified Manager of Quality/ Organizational Excellence.

He has more than 25 years of experience in quality management, primarily in the aerospace industry.  His areas of expertise include application of quality management systems, acquisition quality strategies, and process improvement methods.  He is currently a quality engineer with Integrated Defense Systems at the Boeing Company in Huntington Beach, CA.  He began working for Boeing Company in 1996.

He served as the director of quality support for the Boeing Company’s C-17 production program and now supports the Future Combat Systems program.  Andres’ prior work experience includes the position of chief of the quality assurance branch with the C-17 Program Office at USAF Aeronautical Systems Center and work with the McDonnell Douglas Corporation in managing the acquisition quality program objectives for production of this new generation transport aircraft.  He planned and established the initial quality program system for the Advanced Cruise Missile program, an advanced technology cruise missile with General Dynamics Corporation.

He has also held senior quality management positions at Morrison Knudsen Corporation (Chicago, IL), Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company (Fort Worth, TX), and USAF Aeronautical Systems Center (Dayton, OH).

Andres holds a bachelor of general studies degree from the University of Cincinnati and earned a master of public administration degree from the University of Dayton.

He is active in community service organizations and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and serves on the Citizens’ Participation Advisory Board for the City of Huntington Beach.