Quality Staff

David Janos, Quality Assurance Manager

Dave Janos joined Vista Photonics in July 2017. He has been working in Quality/Mission Assurance at various levels and positions over the years, with most of his career in the Aerospace industry. David comes to Vista Photonics with over 40 years of experience in Quality Management Systems, and a strong background in NDT. He has worked with numerous government agencies over the years including all military branches, NASA, and FAA Repair Stations. David has worked on special projects such as the Atlas, Minute Man, THAAD, SM1, SM3, and Orion. Other projects include refueling outages for several nuclear power plants and electromagnetic interference field units/mobile shelters for the Military. He has performed numerous audits as Lead Auditor in the Aerospace industry compliance audits for NADCAP, ISO and AS 9100. As the QA Manager, Dave is responsible for the implementation, training, maintenance, and auditing expertise for company and customer quality standards. .

J. Taylor Pilgrim, Quality System Manager

Taylor Pilgrim joined Vista Photonics in November 2017. He attended both New Mexico Junior College and Santa Fe Community College, and worked as a Field Service Technician at Comcast/Xfinity prior to joining the company. Taylor is a member of the American Society for Quality and has received Certified Lead Auditor training. He works with the QA Manager to ensure our focus on customer quality improvement activities across the organization. He performs and coordinates internal quality audits with the QA Manager and assures appropriate levels of corrective actions. Taylor also oversees Government Property Management, including Bond Room management, and assists with purchasing, IT support, administrative systems maintenance, special projects, and customer service.