U of I Business & Industry Services

BIS Instructors/Consultants

John Pop

John Pop is a full time senior consultant with BIS.  John brings over 30 years of management experience in a variety of industries including steel, metals, chemicals, and plastics.  John has managed manufacturing facilities in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Connecticut, California, and Mexico.  Consulting in a number of industries including metals, food, health care, education, chemicals, and plastics, John has experience in assisting companies with strategic planning, conflict resolution, project management, ISO 14001, Total Quality, ISO 9000, QS 9000, SPC, environment, safety and health management, and loss control management.  John has lead organizations to over 50 management system certifications. He is an RAB Certified Quality Systems Auditor.

John holds a BS from Purdue University and an MBA from Indiana University.  He is also the co-author of the book entitled, Every Manager is a Training Manager.

“BIS has high standards for who they have on their staff and it shows.  I have worked with many consultants in my professional career, but not one of them comes close to John Pop.  He brings to a company not only ISO knowledge, but also hands on experience with manufacturing. ”

Leo Ditewig, Vice President, Holland Co.