The Stanton Group Inc., led by John Keister, is an executive search firm specializing in the recruitment and placement of Engineering and Technology Professionals in leadership roles.

We Specialize in:

Engineering & Science Leaders
Technology Management
Program Management
Process Improvement & CMMI®
Six Sigma, Lean, Kaizen
Quality

John Keister & Associates specializes in the recruitment and placement of Professional, Scientific and Technology Leaders. We "speak the language" of technology and business professionals, as we have extensive experience working in technical roles ourselves. John Keister & Associates is one of the very few executive search firms who specialize in and understand the unique fields in which we work. We are based in the Chicago area and work with companies throughout North America.

We work with our clients to:

	Staff new development teams with technologists and leaders
	Fill holes in existing teams by locating hard-to-find technology professionals who possess unique skills
	Find the experts in emerging technologies

Our industries include:

	Transportation
	Health Care/Medical Products/Pharmaceuticals
	Biotechnology
	Telecommunications
	Consumer Electronics
	Aerospace and Defense
	Business and Technical Consulting

Principal Partners of John Keister & Associates

One of the major advantages of John Keister & Associates is that we bring technical and corporate expertise to our work. This experience, in addition to our search firm competencies, strengthens our search work for you.

co-founded John Keister & Associates and The Stanton Group in 1987 and is uniquely qualified as an executive recruiter in a technical world. He combines his knowledge of recruitment and placement practices, gained through more than 21 years of work in executive search, with several years of experience in the engineering field. As an engineer, John enjoyed a mix of design and development positions with Chrysler, Bendix (now Honeywell), Martin Marietta (now Lockheed Martin), Northrop, and Motorola. John remains active in the technical community and has been an invited speaker at meetings and other events.

is a co-founder of John Keister & Associates and The Stanton Group. Her background in mathematics and statistics enabled her to hold a variety of technical roles with Allstate Insurance and the American Medical Association. Beth also spent several years as an independent consultant and software trainer, helping wary users learn to love their computers. Beth has a well-developed proficiency in information research and the Internet, and a tendency to promote mathematics as a way of life.