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ASQ
SAN DIEGO SECT. 703 MEETING MAILING
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American Society for Quality
June 5, 2007
Vol. XIV, #12
This is our 137th electronic newsletter.
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
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"UT
MBNQA Article"
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Click here (805kb
Pdf) to view a recent article concerning the MBNQA from the San Diego
Union Tribune (Feb. 4, 2007).
This article appears to show declining support by very large companies
for the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award (MBNQA) ... which in turn
creates less support at all levels. This article reminds me of my
concern for the state of our society in general. Although membership
finally is showing an up tick, I'm not quite sure why that is when quality
departments continue to appear to decline in
size.
Over the past decade or so, we have seen the number of professionals
with quality in their title decline, explaining this away by saying that
quality is now everyone's job. At first I was in agreement with this
change but as the years have passed I have become convinced that this is
an error, that in reality, when management says quality is everyone's job
and they don't need a quality professional to lead the quality program,
they are in fact saying the quality is no ones job. If that faulty
logic were true, we would not need a HR department, since certainly all
managers are responsible for developing and managing their teams. We are
all supposed to be financially responsible, yet they still entrust the
financial functions to professionals.
So I believe that what is most needed are those courageous individuals,
quality men and women, who stand up and fight for what is right, in the
customers best interest, and in so doing they will strengthen the
companies they work for and add value for all stakeholders. Food for
thought from Italy.
Other Key Announcements
This Month's Meeting
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June 12, 2007 |
"OEE Night with Two Speakers" |
Frank Snook
& Kim
Niles
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Abstract
The
quality professional is often placed on Lean and or Six Sigma projects
where empowering the worker to improve quality involves some form of
equipment maintenance.
This presentation will inform the attendee on different maintenance
management ideas and how they interrelate. Topics covered will be PM
(Preventive Maintenance), PdM (Predictive Maintenance), and TPM (definition
varies by company but generally accepted as "Total Productive
Maintenance"). It will also show how the Six Sigma tools, which are
normally used on the production line, can be effectively implemented in the
maintenance shop.
Our
second speaker will either be Bob R (
BobRosinsky@hotmail. com ) to demo expensive OEE (Overall Equipment
Effectiveness) software used in the gaming industry or Kim Niles who will review
the 6 forms of equipment waste and OEE metrics.
Keynote Speaker Biography
Frank
Snook is a newly elected officer of our section who has a
specialty in Electronics. Has held several positions with the Army
and Air Force, and now works at North Island since December 1997 through
the Engineering Development and Assistance Program (EDAP).
His
colorful history in the Army since 1984 as an MP (Military Police) lead to
being a body guard to commanding generals in Germany and the U.S. He
served in at McClellan AFB as an electronics technician.
Frank
holds a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering, an AS degree in Electronics,
and has served at the depot as a Maintenance and Reliability Engineer
since December of 2003.
Second Speaker Biography
Kim Niles is an officer of our section and holds a MS degree in Quality
Science. Kim is a Quality Manager for Delta Design in Poway.
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Meeting Details
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RSVP Required |
Please use the
RSVP form on our meetings page. Attendance fee includes
a delicious dinner. |
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Meeting Date |
Tuesday June 12, 2007 (2nd Tuesday of the month) |
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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
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Menu
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Great buffet meal.
Special selection of Pasta and Basil chicken.
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Price
RSVP
Form Here |
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These are
sponsor
subsidized prices |
Dinner With RSVP |
Dinner Without RSVP |
No Food Arrive
Late |
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ASQ Student Members |
$10 |
$12 |
Free |
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Regular Members
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$20 |
$22 |
Free |
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Non-Members |
$24 |
$26 |
Free |
| Door Prizes |
We averaged $185 in door prizes per
meeting last year!! |
| Dress |
Nice Casual
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| 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
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| Parking |
Ample free parking
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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.
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Certification Types and Links to "Body of
Knowledge", & Additional Information |
Application Deadline
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Exam Dates
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CQT -
Quality Technician
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CRE -
Reliability Engineer
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CMI -
Mechanical Inspector
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CQM -
Quality Manager
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CSSBB -
Six Sigma Black Belt
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CHA -
HACCP Auditor
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CBA - Biomedical Auditor
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Every January and August
Next: August
17, 2007
Then again on:
January 11, 2008 |
Every March & Oct.
Next is October
20, 2007
Then again on:
March 1, 2008 |
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CQE - Quality Engineer
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CQA
- Quality Auditor
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CSQE
- Software Quality Eng.
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CQIA
- Q Improvement Associate
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CCT
- Calibration Technician
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CSSGB -
Six Sigma Green Belt
Every April and October
Next is October 5, 2007
Then again on:
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Every June & Dec.
Next is June 2,
2007
Then again on:
December 1, 2007 |
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Upcoming Workshops and Modular Courses
For future month workshops see
upcoming workshops.
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TOPIC |
Taught By |
Date;Tm;Loc |
Cost |
Contact |
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"CRE/CQE/Statistics Workshop" |
 
Hank Posters
and
Kim Niles
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Wed.
June 27, 2007; 5:30-7:30pm; Delta Design in Poway
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$29 for two hours |
Hank, Kim, or Jenny |
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This
workshop have some lecture but will mostly just will work problems using
spreadsheets and calculators. No food will be included. Plenty of parking. |
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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 |
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Call
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