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ASQ SAN DIEGO SECT. 703 MEETING MAILING

The first of two regular monthly mailings from our section.

Visit Our Site at: http://www.asqsandiego.org or www.asqsd.org

American Society for Quality

May 7, 2007

Vol. XIV, #11

This is our 135th electronic newsletter.

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IN THIS ISSUE

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

"Stephen Orestano" - Doug McCloskey

THIS MONTH'S MEETING

"Boundaryless Collaboration: The Last Frontier of Six Sigma?" - Dr. Stephen Starling

      RSVP Submission Form

OTHER MISCELLANEOUS EDUCATIONAL UPDATES

     Current Refresher Class Schedule

     Current Exam Dates Schedule

     This Month's Workshop

OUR SPONSORS

    Sponsor: USD
    Sponsor: GMP Label
    Sponsor: QPRS - Three new courses
   Sponsor: UCSD Extension

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

"Stephen Orestano"

On April 4, 2005 we lost a long-standing member, Stephen Orestano who had been a member with ASQ since 1962. He passed away at the ripe age of 83.

This month I got an email from his son who asked that we remove him from our database. We update our database from National ASQ every month so we figure that if Stephen can pull this off from the grave for two whole years, he deserves special recognition, even if it is late. Send me a note if you have any stories you can share about him.

Thank you Stephen for making us aware that we join ASQ for many reasons, one being social. I've asked our webmaster to begin an obituary page so that we can honor your legacy as well as others that will follow you.

Stephen Orestano Born March 25, 1922 (New York) Died April 4, 2005 (San Diego) Stephen Orestano of San Diego, passed away April 4, 2005 at the age of 83. Survived by his 4 sons, 1 daughter and 4 grandchildren. Steve served four years in the United States Coast Guard in the South Pacific during World War II. Steve is buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma, San Diego County, California alongside his loving wife, Mary Jo Orestano.

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. Also note that UCSD has a new Six Sigma on-line green belt program.

See you next week,

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

This Month's Meeting

May 15, 2007

"Boundaryless Collaboration:

The Last Frontier of Six Sigma?"

Dr. Stephen L. Starling
Chief Executive Officer
Roadmaps Institute TM
+1.858.220.6599 (mobile)
stephen.starling@roadmapsinstitute.org
www.roadmapsinstitute.org

SPECIAL 3RD TUESDAY MEETING (May 15)

Abstract

In the book, The Six Sigma Way, the authors present Six Themes (or Principles) of Six Sigma:

Theme One: Genuine Focus on the Customer
Theme Two: Data- and Fact-Driven Management
Theme Three: Process Focus, Management, and Improvement
Theme Four: Proactive Management
Theme Five: Boundaryless Collaboration
Theme Six: Drive for Perfection; Tolerance for Failure

Questions:

What is Boundaryless Collaboration?
Why engage in Boundary Collaboration?
The Last Frontier of Six Sigma?
How can we achieve Boundaryless Collaboration?

DR2IVE is a methodology used to steer companies toward World Class targets. It is also often used in conjunction with Six Sigma. Download informational brochures here:

about DR2IVE (pdf 2mb;free reader below).
about the Roadmaps Institute (pdf 2mb;free reader below).

Speaker Biography

Dr. Stephen L. Starling

Chief Executive Officer

Roadmaps Institute^TM

As the CEO of the Roadmaps Institute^TM, Dr. Starling helps corporations measure and close gaps between current state and world-class best practices. Using a methodology developed by Dr. Starling called DR2IVETM (Developing Robust Roadmaps Integrating Value Enterprises), firms are able to quickly measure their gaps and develop strategic plans (Robust Roadmaps^TM) to close the gaps. Certification programs, software programs, and a variety of publications have been developed by Dr. Starling to facilitate the Roadmaps Institute^TM.

Dr. Starling earned his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh in Operations Management with a minor in Artificial Intelligence. He also earned a MBA from Northern Arizona University and a B.S. in Operations Management from Arizona State University.

Dr. Starling recently left academia after a fifteen year career as a professor. During his career in academia, Dr. Starling taught at the University of San Diego, California State University – East Bay, University of Pittsburgh, and Northern Arizona University. Dr. Starling helped develop seven academic programs in San Diego, San Francisco (area), Beijing, Hong Kong and Singapore. The fondest memory from his career in academia was being voted by students as the top professor in Supply Chain Management seven out of his last eight years. The love for teaching continues to this day, but Dr. Starling reserves his instruction for executives in industry.

Meeting Details

RSVP Required

Please use the RSVP form on our meetings page. Attendance fee includes a delicious dinner.

Meeting Date

Tuesday May 15, 2007 (USUALLY the 2nd Tuesday of the month, but not this 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 17, 2007

Then again on:

January 11, 2008

Every March & Oct.

Next is October 20, 2007

Then again on:

March 1, 2008

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 5, 2007
Then again on:

Every June & Dec.

Next is June 2, 2007

Then again on:

December 1, 2007

Upcoming Workshops and Modular Courses

For future month workshops see upcoming workshops.

TOPIC	Taught By	Date;Tm;Loc	Cost	Contact
"Getting Certified"	Hank Posters and Kim Niles	Wed. May 30, 2007; 5:30-7:30pm; Delta Design in Poway	$39 for two hours	Hank, Kim, or Jenny
This will be a workshop for anyone interested in any certification. Some instruction will be prepared in case questions aren't asked. Otherwise it will be mostly question and answer. No food will be included. Plenty of parking in upper parking lot.
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

Newsletter Sponsors

Our newsletter sponsors this month are:

Lean Six-Sigma: Green-Belt, Black-Belt and Master Black-Belt Workshops Click Here for More Information.

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

Click on picture

Sarbanes Oxley
ISO 9000
BS 7799 (ISO 17799)
HIPAA, etc.

Click Here For Information

or see http://grantrothbard.com/

Six-Sigma & Lean

Providing you the roadmap for successful Implementation

Hands-on workshops

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt - NEW
Lean Kaizen Simulation One-Day
Six Sigma Black Belt
At your company. Call now.

Location: San Diego, CA

Call 858 566 6432 or info@qprs.com

QPR - Quality and Productivity Resources - http://www.qprs.com/

Be Our Sponsor - Contact Kim Niles

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