Section 1211 Members,
Thank you for being a member of the ASQ Heart of Illinois Section! Your membership allows us to host technical meetings and provide ongoing educational opportunities with the Central Illinois community. These virtual meetings are free and allow you to earn 0.3 RU towards maintaining your ASQ or other professional certifications. Our next technical meeting will be on Tuesday, January 16 from 6:30pm - 7:30pm CST and is entitled Anticipating Problems Quickly and Proactively (APQP) via PFMEA presented by Nick Baudino. Click on the link below to register for this free event using the "Buy tickets" button. You can also purchase 50/50 raffle tickets to help fund scholarships we administer in the local community.
https://app.memberplanet.com/#/event/asqheartofillinoissection/asqsection1211technicalmeetingjan2024
Nick's presentation will provide participants a methodology on how to identify, prioritize and mitigate risk in manufacturing processes through the application of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), a key element of AIAG’s Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP).
Nick is a graduate of SIU-C with a B.S. & M.S. in Manufacturing Systems and a 29-yr Caterpillar employee specialized in Manufacturing Process Quality. Quality is a core value of Caterpillar employees. Nick has a passion for Quality where Quality is, “Process Excellence in all we do for the Customer.” His experience and accomplishments have provided Caterpillar and customers consistent elimination of variation & waste in the value chain. Nick’s work experience includes Machine operator, Quality Inspector, Customer Service Quality, Quality Engineer and Supervisor, 6-Sigma Black Belt, Quality Systems Manager & ISO9001 Lead Auditor, Operations Manager, and currently Facility Quality Manager for CAT’s Fuel System & Aftertreatment Products in Pontiac IL. Nick is also a certified ASQ Quality Engineer and Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence.
Direct link to the meeting:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NDE2NTZhYjctMTJjMC00NTQzLTg4ZmMtZjU1YzcxNjUyNmIw%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2288efac8b-1a40-4707-be4c-774fd89ab964%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%227bad5b37-f802-434f-86c3-48e8e245dd6f%22%7d
We hope you will be able to join us!