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Nov 2023 Boulder Job Searching People

By Arnold Miller posted 5 days ago
Arnold Miller https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnold-miller-a8747b13/ Searching : Senior/Lead Software QA Tester ASQ-Certified Software Quality Engineer Goal : Lead and manage Software Development, Test, Quality and/or Processes using Quality Methods & tools throughout the entire Software Life Cycle. Philosophy : Quality is meeting Customers explicit, implicit and perceived requirements. This involves all Software Life Cycle aspects and components not just testing Nicholas Walker https://www.linkedin.com/in/nwalker1000/ Searching : Senior Analytical Chemist Summary : ASQ-Certified Quality Engineer ...

Pacific Region ASQ January 17 Virtual Meeting/Presentation: "Soft Skills for Success"

By Jo Haberstok posted 9 days ago
Mark your calendar now for this upcoming meeting, which is highly recommended by our Pacific Region Director, C.G. Mistry! SOFT SKILLS FOR SUCCESS January 17 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm PST ASQ Pacific Region Virtual Meeting Mark your calendar now for this January meeting! More information will be provided in our January 2024 section newsletter and should also be available on the ASQ Events Calendar soon. Presenter Dr. Manu K. Vora will share information on Soft Skills in life for students and professionals, including: · Communication · Leadership · ...

ASQ QMD All-ASQ Mentoring Session, November 29, 6-7 PM Eastern Time

By Barbara Banek posted 13 days ago
ASQ Quality Management Division All ASQ Mentoring Session, Wednesday, November 29, 6-7 PM Eastern Time (no preregistration required) Link to WebEx Session: Cisco Webex Meetings Join us for the ASQ Quality Management Division’s All ASQ Member Mentoring Session . Our agenda includes three recruiters covering different topics, plus a question-and-answer period with all three. This is a great time to engage and learn of best practices in the hiring process. The Quality Management Division wants to invest in you to help you achieve your career potential. Schedule for November 29, 2023 : Session 1 6:00 pm ET Connection: ...

November is Quality Month!

By Jo Haberstok posted 13 days ago
November is QUALITY Month! by Denise Clements, Section Chair World Quality Day is observed every year on the second Thursday of November. So, November 9 is officially World Quality Day! World Quality Week is November 6-10, and we can celebrate World Quality Month all month long! This year the theme is Quality: Realizing Your Competitive Potential. From a quality perspective there are multiple ways to improve competitive advantage: · Drive a quality culture that focuses on using your Quality Conscience to Do the Right Thing – Quality is Everyone’s Responsibility · Get certified to one of ...

ASQ Phoenix-Greenbelt "Define" Tollgate Tools Part 1-December 13, 2023, 3:00-5:15 PM (MT)

By Barbara Banek posted 15 days ago
ASQ Phoenix-Greenbelt "Define" Tollgate Tools Part 1-December 13, 2023, 3:00-5:15 PM (MT) In Lean Six Sigma, DMAIC is an acronym that represents the five phases of a process improvement methodology: Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control. Let's focus on the "Define" phase. The Define phase is the first step in the DMAIC process and serves as the foundation for the entire improvement project. Its primary objective is to clearly define the problem or opportunity that the project aims to address. This phase involves establishing the project scope, goals, and objectives, and it is critical for setting the direction of the entire improvement effort. ...

Philly ASQ 2023 Women in Quality is a success!

By Janet Lentz posted 16 days ago
We had a great time at Philly ASQ’s 2023 Women in Quality event. We’d like to extend a huge thank you to Marnie Smith, Sr. Director of Quality at Network Partners who spoke about quality culture, and Divya Gowder, CEO of NubGenix who spoke about medical device classifications. We enjoyed the networking and great food. Can’t wait until next year

ASQ Montreal — Officer Nominations | Nominations d'officiers 2024

By Jean-Pierre Amiel posted 17 days ago
By Sam Weissfelner , ASQ Senior Member, ASQ CSQE, CQA, Nominating Chair, Arrangements Chair, Program Committee Member ( Texte en français suit ) As we have received no other proposal for another slate, the proposed Leadership Team below was approved at our Annual General Assembly held on October 25th, 2023. See a complete listing of current ASQ Montreal Section positions . Chair: Veronica Marquez Vice-chair: Raymond Dyer Secretary: Carolee Rigsbee Treasurer: Chantale Simard For more information on these positions or any other available, login to the ASQ site (you must be a member). Should you be ...

Worth the Effort

By Janet Lentz posted 17 days ago
WORTH THE EFFORT Yesterday I acquired a heavily tarnished silver plate and two silver cups from Goodwill. It took time and more than a little elbow grease, but eventually I got them to glow. Turns out the plate has a beautiful pattern engraved on it. It’s quite lovely. One of the cups is engraved with a date - 1952. Someone else must have used them, and loved them, long ago. As I scrubbed away the years of neglect, I had time to reflect on how my life is like this silver. My skills and knowledge will tarnish with age unless I continually work to keep them shiny and new. My body will certainly deteriorate unless I live a healthy lifestyle. My relationships ...

COMBINATIONS THAT ARE BETTER TOGETHER: FUNDAMENTALS FORWARD

By Frazier Pruitt posted 18 days ago
PRESIDENT'S REPORT COMBINATIONS THAT ARE BETTER TOGETHER: FUNDAMENTALS FORWARD I hope this letter finds you elbow-deep in a bag of your kids' Halloween candy. 🎃 Just kidding... or am I? As the leaves turn golden and the air carries a crisp hint of autumn, we at the ASQ Rochester warmly invite you to our upcoming annual conference, RocExcellence, under the inspiring theme, "Fundamentals Forward." This year, we're celebrating combinations that, like peanut butter and chocolate, are not just good but better together. We're assembling a fantastic lineup of speakers to blow your mind with insights, innovations, and some good ol' banter. Our conference, ...

2024 Slate of Orlando Section 1509 Officers

By Michael Kirchner posted 24 days ago
The 2024 Slate if Officers and Committee Chairs was submitted by Jessica Coulon, Chair, in October 2023 to Component Relations Chair Mike Secretary Rebecca Treasurer Sasan Nominating Chair Jessica Membership Chair Jessica Audit Chair Clark Certification Chair Clark myASQ Admin Jill Voice of the Customer Chair Cintia

ASQ Phoenix - Message from the Chair - November 2023

By Barbara Banek posted 26 days ago
Greetings Valued ASQ Phoenix Section Members – This past month has been a whirlwind of activity in the Phoenix Section! We had our monthly member meeting on the 12th, offered a Project Charter for Greenbelts course, and we hosted a section conference, the first in over a decade! These were all great opportunities to engage with peers, expand your knowledge, and increase your network. If you were unable to attend the monthly meeting in October, you missed out on a great presentation by Camilla Tuominen on ‘Navigating to the Future with Emotional Intelligence and Courage”. During her presentation, Camilla discussed the importance of understanding our emotions. ...

TECH SPOT: SAMPLE CRE QUESTIONS (Part 23)

By Tim Gaens posted 28 days ago
1. Compared to quality, reliability engineering is more concerned with : I. . Failure rate over time. II. . Manufacturing errors. III. . Defective rate at a point in time. IV. . Product design. A. I and II only B. II and III only C. I, II, III and IV D. I and IV only 2. The components in the system below are exponentially distributed with the indicated failure rates. Develop an expression for the reliability of the system. What is the system reliability at time = 100 hours ? A. 0.008 B. 0.4493 C. 0.8 D. 0.334 3 . A home computer has two 3.5 inch disk drives. What is the probability of the computer operating successfully ...

RAMS® 2024: Registration Is Open

By Tim Gaens posted 28 days ago
Countdown to RAMS® 2024 … It’s closer than you think! January 22-25, 2024 The Clyde Hotel | Albuquerque | New Mexico | USA What to do today: • Complete your RAMS registration • Book your room at the Clyde Hotel before rates go up • If you qualify for a government rate with a valid ID, click here What’s Included In Your Registration? • All paper sessions • Tutorials • Panels • ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer training track • Access to exhibit area • Access to all papers via the RAMS app • Continental breakfasts • Morning breaks • Lunches • Afternoon breaks • Cyber cafe • Exhibitor reception • Banquet

ASQ RRD Series Webinar: Vibration Analysis

By Tim Gaens posted 28 days ago
ASQ RRD series webinar: Vibration analysis Presented by Michael Keohane Thursday, December 14, 2023 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Register for webinar https://asq.webex.com/weblink/register/re17dc47607136cc0b2263650550ae99a Agenda 1 – Who is Acoem? 2 – Why Condition Monitoring Types of Maintenance Design, Installation Potential Failure DIPF Curve Run to Failure Time Based Condition Based 2 – Vibration Terminology Displacement Velocity Acceleration Speciality Bearing Defect Shock finder 3 – Typical Machinery Faults Resonance Unbalance Misalignment Bad Bearings Pump Cavitation Lubrication 4 – Time Waveform and Spectrum ...

The official PHXCON Program has just Dropped!

By Robert Mitchell posted 29 days ago
View, download and print the official PHXCON 2023 Program via https://phxcon.org/brochure/ You don't want to miss this MUST-attend Quality Conference! A fantastic line-up of Keynote, Panelists, and Presenters has been assembled to share their stories, case studies, and best practices around "Driving Enterprise Excellence". Registrations are still open, and will be available at the door, Nov 3, at the Wyndham Phoenix Airport Hotel, Tempe, AZ 85281. Just $99 (a $300 value). $25 college students. For all the details and to register, visit: https://phxcon.org

Recorded webinar - ASQ RRD Webinar: Kick-Off Your Reliability Program With A Requirements Failure Modes And Effects Analysis

By Tim Gaens posted 29 days ago
To receive RU see: https://asqrrd.org/asq-rrd-webinarkick-off-your-reliability-program-with-a-requirements-failure-modes-and-effects-analysis/ On Thursday, October 12, Jaime Franqui and Shawn Newell presented: ASQ RRD Webinar: Kick-off Your Reliability Program with a Requirements Failure Modes and Effects Analysis Thoroughly checking requirements in the very early stages of development is extremely important to reducing the risk of out-of-phase rework later in the program’s lifecycle. Therefore, one of a development program’s first goals is to converge on achievable system design requirements that satisfy the customer’s functional ...

ASQ RRD Series Webinar: Calculate Reliability With No Recorded Failures (“Zero Failures”)

By Tim Gaens posted 29 days ago
ASQ RRD series webinar: Calculate Reliability with No Recorded Failures (“Zero Failures”) Presented by Tim Adams Thursday, January 11, 2024 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Register for webinar https://asq.webex.com/weblink/register/r3c3d19fa587f8a5d00f08e28748947d5 Agenda This presentation for the practitioner provides methods with an illustrated Microsoft Excel tool to calculate reliability when the life-data set contains no recorded failures (zero Failures). The methods address both types of data (discrete and continuous) and both types of statistics (classical and Bayesian). The desired outcome is: Given life data ...

AZ Gov Hobbs Proclaims November as State Quality Month!

By Robert Mitchell posted 30 days ago
Arizona Governor, Katie Hobbs, signed a petition today, authored by the ASQ Phoenix Section, proclaiming November 2023 as "State Quality Month"! The proclamation plaque will be unveiled at the November 3 Greater Phoenix PHXCON event by ASQ Phoenix Chair, Hilary Werner. It's not too late to register for the preeminent Quality Conference of Arizona. Special discount pricing is offered for the final days before PHXCON. Registrations will also be accepted at the door. To learn more about the Conference, the proclamation, the keynote speaker, the panel discussion, the 12 presentations, and the poolside networking event, visit https://phxcon.org. ...

ASQ Phoenix -November 9, 2023-Virtual Meeting - "Risk Analysis & Mitigation"

By Barbara Banek posted 10/31/23
ASQ Phoenix November 9, 2023, Program Meeting – Virtual 6:00pm – 8:00pm Phoenix (UTC: -7) AGENDA: All times are Phoenix (MST): 6:00 pm – Gather 6:05 pm – Virtual Networking 6:30 pm – Welcome & Announcements 6:45 pm – Guest Speaker Presentation 7:45 pm – Q&A 7:55 pm – Wrap-up 8:00 pm – Adjourn SPEAKER: Linda Westfall, President, Trainer and Consultant, The Westfall Team https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-westfall-668191/ TOPIC: “Risk Analysis & Mitigation ...

Registration is Now Open for ASQ Baltimore Section 0502 November 14, 2023 Virtual Member Meeting

By Cindy Walters posted 10/30/23
Our November 14 meeting will be held as a Virtual Meeting with both a program and tutorial. Our featured speaker is Susan Gorveatte. Susan is President of Gorveatte Consulting Inc. and is a Quality Auditor, Trainer and Coach. She has worked 25+ years in ISO 9001 Quality Management & Quality Customer Service. She has been successful blending the right amount of art and science needed to create a formula to success for organizations to consistently meet and even exceed client expectations. With a passion to help companies succeed, Susan has trained hundreds of companies from small entrepreneurial based organizations to large national and international ...