Well the summer is almost over for our section. Please attend our August summer wrap-up meeting on "Baldrige Criteria and ISO 9001 as Business Models" presented by Vinod Kumar. See details below.

Section Audit

We'd like to thank our Treasurer Bud Russell and our Auditing committee chair Natalie Vollrath for their hard efforts in enabling our summer financial audit to pass with flying colors. Our section is financially solid which allows us to subsidize our meeting costs.

More On The Contest Announcement

The last two months we've announced the following contest but we haven't received any replies ... you've got a good chance of winning. Here is the information:

The dates for the course in San Diego are September 13 and 14. The location venue has not been finalized yet, but when it is we will post a brochure link on the course calendar located at www.asq.org/cs/courses. A description for the Customer-Focused Satisfaction Course may be found at: http://www.asq.org/cs/courses/satisfaction.html.

Here's what we posted in the last newsletter:

1) A contest is being held to award a 2-Day, Customer-Focused Satisfaction Measurement course from ASQ’s Customer-Supplier Division. See details of the course offering on the internet at http://www.asq.org/cs/courses/satisfaction.html. The course is tentatively set for September and a firm date will be announced soon on the ASQ website.

2) The contest is open to all ASQ San Diego members and non-members alike.

3) A contest entry will consist of a written report on the following quality topic: Describe the greatest impact that quality has had on your organization.

4) Entries not meeting the following contest criteria will not be considered.

a) Entry will consist of one to five, 8.5” x 11” pages. A cover page may be included and will not count in the total page count. The cover page should contain the author’s name and title, company, contact information, and names of two company representatives.

b) Validity of a contest entry requires verification by submitting the names of two company representatives who can verify the entry’s contents.

c) Entries must be submitted in MicroSoft Office format (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), or in a PDF file. Topic must be backed up by quantifiable, objective data. Some suggestions for entry content are as follows.

i) Amount of dollars saved.

ii) Reduction in the amount of scrap and/or product returns.

iii) Improvement of a process(es) and by how much.

iv) Amount of productivity increase(s).

v) Level of customer satisfaction achieved.

d) Entry should be concisely written and grammatically correct.

e) Submissions must not have been previously published in whole or in part outside of the company / organization.

f) Entries are to be emailed to ASQContest@IQS-TQM.Com by July 21^st, 2006.

5) ASQ San Diego board members are exempt from the contest and will judge the entries. Any questions about the contest can be directed to ASQContest@IQS-TQM.Com.

6) Contest winner for the ASQ Customer-Supplier Division course will be announced at the August ASQ section meeting.

7) Best three entries (including the winner) will be posted on the ASQ website.

Please post a copy of this message at your place of employment

Other Key Announcements

Several new jobs have recently been posted on our jobs page. See http://www.asqsandiego.org/jobs.htm and keep sending them in.

Don't forget to check out our sponsor pages. Great courses and products being offered!! See links at the bottom of this email. Here's some details:

See you next week,

Doug McCloskey
ASQ San Diego Section Leadership Committee Chair
dm@grantrothbard.com
http://grantrothbard.com

This Month's Meeting

Our July meeting went well (see details here). Our August meeting will be as follows:

Aug.08, 2006

"Baldrige Criteria and ISO 9001 as Business Models"

Vinod Kumar

President ISOguru, Inc.

isoguruvinod@yahoo.com www.isoguru.com

Abstract

You can create a world-class dynamic, effective and efficient management system in your organization based on the Baldrige criteria and ISO 9001 only if you really understand the intent behind these standards, and use them as a business model rather than a set of requirements/criteria.

While some organizations miss out on optimizing their benefits, many have successfully used these concepts as business models, and the structured discipline they provide, to achieve leadership position in their industry.

In this talk, Vinod Kumar will share his vast experience as a leading consultant in the field and discuss how you can realize optimum gains from these programs.

Speaker Biography

Vinod Kumar, founder President of ISOguru Incorporated, is a BSME (Mechanical Engineer) and an MBA with more than 25 years of experience in the field of quality and environmental management systems. He was President/General Manager of Aerospex Corporation till 1992 after which he has been in the consulting/auditing/gap analysis and training business as a co-founder of Quality 2000 Incorporated, and has helped several companies to achieve ISO 9001, QS 9000, ISO/TS 16949, AS 9100, ISO 13485 and ISO 14001 certifications. Vinod Kumar has also been on the panel of experts in international forums on quality system standards. Many of his clients have had not even a single minor nonconformance in their certification audits. This is the level of expertise he brings to you in this field.

Vinod Kumar is not only a RABQSA (Registrar Accreditation Board and Quality Society of Australia) Certified Quality System Lead Auditor (QS-LA), RABQSA 'Skill Examiner', RABQSA Environmental Management Systems Lead Auditor (EMS-LA) and IPC (International Personnel Certification Association, formarly known as IATCA - International Auditor and Training Certification Association) Lead Auditor, he has also attained the distinction of being recognized as a "Responsible Person and Verifying Auditor" by the IPC/IATCA Executive Panel. This designation enables him to witness the audits and attest to the competence of individuals seeking to obtain an IPC/IATCA grade certification. Vinod Kumar has also served on the Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award since 2005.

The ISOguru's team of ISO gurus provide consulting, training, implementation /compliance and auditing /gap-analysis service in the United States and Mexico for ISO 9001, QS 9000, ISO/TS 16949, AS 9100, TL 9000, ISO 13485 and ISO 14001. We can also help with procedures and manual preparation. We also provide consulting and training services for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award program.

Besides individual training seminars and per man-day and per man-hour consulting services, we also have guaranteed success plans. Under the guaranteed success plans, our ISO gurus have had 100% success rate so far. We have accelerated programs to achieve certification within 5-8 months. We also have special programs for upgrades to ISO/TS 16949, AS 9100, TL 9000, ISO 13485, ISO 14001 for the ISO 9001 certified companies.

Medical Device and Diagnostics: Our consulting partners/associates are a full service regulatory consulting company specializing in Medical Device and Diagnostic industries and provide services for compliance (QSRs & GMPs), submissions (FDA and CE Marking) and clinical trials (protocols, IDE, IRB, set up, monitor, statistics, report). For FDA registration, complete service is available for filling and obtaining approval to legally market your device in the United States. This service may include all FDA registrations (PMA's, 510(K)'s, etc.). For clinical trials, services may include help with preparing protocols, locating investigators, obtaining study approvals with IRBs and if necessary the FDA, investigator training and study monitoring. At the end of the study, help can also be provided with statistical summaries and final report preparation for either FDA submission or marketing use.

Contact info:
Vinod Kumar
9337 Adolphia Street
San Diego, CA 92129-3556
Phones: Cell: (858) 354-9001, Office: (858) 621-9001

Sideline

Recently produced a documentary "Deypika's Wedding". This film is about introducing some aspects of Indian Culture to the West. Time Warner will be telecasting a one-hour special about this film Sunday, July 16 as well as on the following Sunday, July 23, 2006 on Channel 19 at 4 PM. More information about the film is available at www.vinodfilms.com.

Meeting Details

RSVP Required

Please use the RSVP form below. Attendance fee includes a delicious dinner.

Meeting Date

Tuesday August 8, 2006 (2nd Tuesday of the month)

Agenda

5:15 pm             Registration & Happy Hour Begins

6:00 pm             Dinner

6:35 pm             Announcements

6:45 pm             Main program

7:45 pm             Raffle and Speaker Prizes

7:55 pm             Adjourn

Menu

Great buffet meal. Special selection of Pasta and Basil chicken.

Price
RSVP Form Here

These are sponsor
subsidized prices
Dinner With RSVP Dinner Without RSVP No Food Arrive Late

ASQ Student Members $10 $12 Free

Regular Members $20 $22 Free

Non-Members $24 $26 Free

Door Prizes We averaged $185 in door prizes per meeting last year!!

Dress
Nice Casual

Location
This month we're at:

Country Inn & Suites By Carlson (formerly Prime Hotel, formerly Wyndham San Diego North). 5975 Lusk Boulevard, San Diego CA 92121. Their Phone: (858) 558-1818

see map here

Parking
Ample free parking

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS UPDATES

Our section proudly sponsors a variety of educational and professional training

opportunities. See our main education page for more details.

Classes to be Held This Month

See classes that are under way this month on our Refresher page and Modular page. Keep signing up for any courses you'd like to take and we will keep adding more so that perhaps the class you want will be held next month. If you have any special requests, please make them also as we will try to accommodate you.

Current Exam Dates Schedule

Certification exams are held in member company meeting rooms around San Diego and administered by proctors. They are held on Saturday mornings twice per year as shown in the table below. Note that these dates don't include special quality conference tests. Main ASQ certifications page.

Certification Types and Links to "Body of Knowledge", & Additional Information

Application Deadline

Exam Dates

CQT - Quality Technician
CRE - Reliability Engineer
CMI - Mechanical Inspector
CQM - Quality Manager
CSSBB - Six Sigma Black Belt
CHA - HACCP Auditor
CBA - Biomedical Auditor

Every January and August

Next: August 18, 2006

Then again on:

January 12, 2007

August 17, 2007

Every March & Oct.

Next is Oct.21, 2006

Then again on:

March 3, 2007

October 20, 2007

CQE - Quality Engineer
CQA - Quality Auditor
CSQE - Software Quality Eng.
CQIA - Q Improvement Associate
CCT - Calibration Technician
CSSGB - Six Sigma Green Belt

Every April and October

Next is October 6, 2006

Then again on:

April 6, 2007

October 5, 2007

Every June & Dec.

Next is Dec. 2, 2006

Then again on:

June 2, 2007

December 1, 2007

Upcoming Workshops and Modular Courses

For future month workshops see upcoming workshops.

TOPIC	Taught By	Date;Tm;Loc	Cost	Contact
Our next workshop is scheduled to be held at Delta Design in Poway on Sept. 18 covering beginning statistics, process measurement, and improvement. It will be a two hour workshop at a cost of $39. Taught by Kim Niles from 4-6pm.
Our workshop coordinator is looking for speakers, interesting topics, and a meeting location. Contact Jenny Gossett (CQA-CBA), Director of Quality ALFA SCIENTIFIC DESIGNS, INC. POWAY, CA 92065 PHONE: 858.513.3888 x 314 e-mail: jgossett@alfascientific.com

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