Mass Design Names PCB Industry Veteran Steven St. Pierre Quality Control Manager

NASHUA, N.H., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Steven St. Pierre has recently joined Mass Design Incorporated as Quality Control Manager where he oversees all printed circuit board (PCB) product and process quality standards as well as administering the company's International Standards Organization (ISO) program. This includes administering the ISO audits necessary to maintain Mass Design's certification in medical, aerospace, defense and other industrial sectors.

Announcing the appointment, Tony Bourassa, president of Mass Design, (http://www.massdesign.com) said, "Steve occupies a pivotal position at Mass Design where we take pride in the fact that all our PCB product releases to shipping are signed off by our quality control department rather than manufacturing department. This, along with the in-process systems Steve manages, offers assurance to customers who count on us for high-reliability printed circuit boards."  

Mass Design is widely recognized for its ability to manufacture fewer than a half-dozen to over 2,500 PCBs that meet extreme high reliability standards. The company's certifications include: ISO9001: 2008 Certified, ISO13485 (medical): 2003 Certified, UL796. Registered and ITAR DDTC Certified. ITAR (military) compliant, IPC – 6012 and 6013, Class2/3.

"As a US manufacturer we occupy an important niche in industries where there is no acceptable failure rate," said St. Pierre, "Much of our reputation for quality and reliability stems from having every function housed together in Nashua. Everyone can communicate between departments during every step of the design, prototype and manufacturing process. We eliminate problems before they occur."

St. Pierre, who holds an AS degree in Computer Systems from Daniel Webster College, began his career in the industry in 1978. Prior to Mass Design, he was with Setra Sensing Solutions, Boxborough, Massachusetts, a designer and manufacturer of monitoring and measuring equipment used in medical, environmental, energy and meteorological applications. St. Pierre's earlier positions include quality control and ISO management representative positions with Sanmina Corp in Nashua, New Hampshire and other PCB manufacturers.

Mass Design offers design assistance, NPI quick-turn prototyping transferable into production, value-added assembly and final testing of all PCB circuits and assemblies. Among its customers are Draper Labs, Beaver Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Palomar Medical Technologies, Siemens, Nova Biomedical, GE Healthcare, Baxter and Tyco.

SOURCE Mass Design Incorporated