Special thanks and my sincerest appreciation to Doug McCloskey whom has unselfishly led the San Diego ASQ 703 chapter for the last few years. Doug has forged a new progressive vision for the Chapter leadership, and I can only hope to continue develop upon our charter. 

My intention and vision for the next 2 years is to revitalize our current membership base and expand our Quality message to many new Quality Professionals throughout San Diego county. This will be accomplished by providing: 

• Great meetings (events people look forward to)

• Great speakers (local, regional, national and internationally recognized - 4 X per year)

• Great educational opportunities (classes/workshops/training that supports certification and supports soft & hard quality skills)

• Great community involvement (strengthening the San Diego quality community) 

• Increasing awareness to corporate Quality leadership/champions 

In order to achieve the ideals above, I wish to engage and empower all 703 family members (those currently active, the long-term dormant and the mildly interested) to tell a co-worker, Boss or VP about the advantages of ASQ membership and the benefits of the Quality education programs. If we can unleash the power of the (750) collective 703 Associates, I am confident we can be successful together. 

The reason I accepted the Chair position is that with any sustained relationship there is a mutual Give & Take. I have Taken many of the educational courses offered through ASQ and have prospered professionally for it. Now I would like to Give back to the organization that has helped me grow.

"And you, the individual, must find new paths and constantly nourish your knowledge, breath of vision, willingness, enthusiasm, and reverence that will change the whole atmosphere of your mind, and make you receptive to a changing world" 

Sogyal Rinpoche 

Tibetan Spiritual Leader

Other Announcements

• The 2008 State of the Society report is now available online. Read the 2008 State of the Society at http://www.asq.org/media-room/news/2008/04/20080428-state-of-society.html 

• We recently had our 652nd job ad!!  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. 

• Contact Doug McCloskey at dm@grantrothbard.com if you wish to volunteer with the following two government outreach projects: 

• San Diego Office of Emergency Services 

• San Diego Quality Conference Projects

• Call for Papers - World Conference on Quality and Improvement
  The Technical Program Committee of the 63^rd World Conference on Quality and Improvement invites you to submit proposals for concurrent sessions to be  presented in Minneapolis, MN, May 18-20, 2009. Deadline: August 1, 2008

• Call for Judges and Teams - International Team Excellence Award Process
  Judges: You have an opportunity to become a preliminary round judge and use your quality knowledge to assist in choosing the winning teams for the 2008-09 International Team Excellence Award Process. Deadline: August 20, 2008 

• Don't forget to check out other local events on our local event calendar. 

This Month's Meeting

 

Special Date of July 15, 2008	"Is there a disconnect between organizational strategy and quality?; Joint Meeting with SSQ & SPIN"	Dr. Stan Rifkin   President of Master Systems Inc.   Phone: +1 760 729 3388 Toll-Free: 866 419 3388 sr@Master-Systems.com     Pre-meeting-clinic this month on "Creating Business Relationships that Get Results"; lead by Gregg Oliver

 

 

Abstract

 

As quality professionals why is it that we have to fight so hard to convince our organizations to adopt quality principles and practices? Might it be because in the appropriate priorities for our organizations quality is not placed in the top three? 

 

This presentation frames quality improvement initiatives in terms of organizational strategy and explains where -- in different strategies -- quality ranks. It also presents how to re-frame quality in terms of what each strategy is trying to optimize. In the speaker's experience, this re-framing remarkably accelerates the adoption of quality initiatives.

Biography

 

Dr. Stan Rifkin is President of Master Systems Inc., an advisory services firm in its 23rd year. He is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt who focuses on knowledge work, primarily software management and development. He has been the associate editor in chief for the quality and management areas of IEEE Software magazine, was a founding member of the editorial board of Empirical Software Engineering, was a project leader at the Software Engineering Institute and on the Project Management Institute's Organizational Project Management Maturity Model, and is a founder and operates the San Diego Software Process Improvement Network.

Stan received his BS in business (quantitative methods), MS in engineering (computer science), and doctorate in executive leadership and organizational systems.

 

Pre-clinic Information:

 

Gregg Oliver has worked as an individual contributor and manager of engineering and manufacturing businesses for over 30 years.  He holds a BS in Quality Engineering, an MS degree in Quality Systems Management and is currently the Principal Quality Engineer for the Reconnaissance Systems Group at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems in San Diego. 

 

Gregg is also the Vice Chair for the San Diego section of the American Society for Quality, and hold certificates in quality engineering, reliability engineering, and software quality engineering from that organization. His passions are problem solving and communication.

 

Contact Information: 

Gregg Oliver

Principal Quality Engineer

QGA-ASI Reconnaissance Systems

(858) 964-6921 Direct

(858) 245-9802 Cell

 

Meeting details are as follows:

Meeting Details
RSVP Required	Please use the RSVP form on our meetings page.  Attendance fee includes a delicious dinner.
Meeting Date	Special Date of Tuesday July 15, 2008 (normally the 2nd Tuesday of the month)
Agenda	5:15 pm             Registration & Happy Hour Begins 5:45 pm             Pre-meeting-clinic  6:10 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.  Typically a special selection of Pasta and Basil chicken.
Price RSVP Form Here
	NEW sponsor subsidized prices	No Food Arrive Late	Early RSVP	Dinner With RSVP	Dinner Without RSVP
	ASQ Student Members	Free	$5	$10	$12
	Regular Members	Free	$15	$20	$22
	Non-Members	Free	$19	$24	$26
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
Other Meeting Support	Announcing the Speakers:  ? Master of Ceremony:  ? Manning the Sign-in Table:  Officer Geraldine Domingo Announcing the Prizes:  Officer Arta Motadel Ordering the Food:  Manijeh Farrokhi Coordinating the Speakers:  Abe Wong

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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS UPDATES

    

Our section proudly sponsors a variety of educational and professional training

opportunities.   See our main education page and our current refresher course training schedule.  

 

 

Current Exam Dates Schedule               (Recently updated table)

 

If you are interested in pursuing any of these certifications, we recommend that you click on the links below that take you to the National ASQ page where you can read the body of knowledge for each certification type.  

 

Certification Types and Links to "Body of Knowledge", & Additional Information	Application Deadline	Exam Dates
CQT - Quality Technician CRE - Reliability Engineer CQI - Quality Inspector CMQ/OE - Manager Q&Org.Ex. CSSBB - Six Sigma Black Belt CHA - HACCP Auditor CBA - Biomedical Auditor	Every January and August Next is August 15, 2008 Then again on: January 9, 2009 August 14, 2009	Every March & Oct. Next is Oct. 18, 2008 Then again on: March 7, 2009 October 17, 2009
CQE  - Quality Engineer CQA - Quality Auditor CSQE  - Software Quality Eng. CQIA - Q Improvement Associate CCT - Calibration Technician CQPA - Quality Process Analyst CSSGB - Six Sigma Green Belt	Every April and October Next is October 3, 2008 Then again on: April 10, 2009 October 9, 2009	Every June & Dec. Next is Dec.6, 2008 Then again on: June 6, 2009 Dec. 5, 2009

 

Workshops, Modular Courses, Tech Clinics, Study & Discussion Groups 

Workshops:  No workshops currently scheduled.  Our workshop coordinator is looking for speakers, interesting topics, and a meeting location.  Contact Jenny Gossett (CQA-CBA), Director of Quality; e-mail: asq703workshop@yahoo.com  Modular Courses & Tech Clinics:  No modular courses currently scheduled in lieu of pre-meeting technical clinics.  15-30 min tech clinic speakers needed.  Can you share a model, method, or tool with us?  Perhaps a student paper or a case study from work?  Contact our Ed Chair or Programs Chair as applicable.    Study & Discussion Groups:  Our section supports both ASQ sanctioned and informal study and or discussion groups.  There are currently none of these groups actively going on but there are biweekly planning meetings underway for formal discussion groups in our area soon.  The Food & Drug discussion group and the Six Sigma discussion group planning committees are well underway.  Tom Pyzdek is leading the Six Sigma discussion group.  Both groups hope to begin holding meetings in our area next Fall.

 

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Newsletter Sponsors

 

Our newsletter sponsors this month are:

 

Lean Six Sigma & Green Belt Training Click Here for More Info.

DNV Training Classes in San Diego Soon Click Here for More Info.

See Schedule of Numerous Events!   Lean Six Sigma Class Just Started - Act Now!   University of California, San Diego Extension Six-Sigma Black-Belt     A Black-Belt Professional Certificate Program

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Be Our Sponsor - Contact Kim Niles

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