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QUALITY CONNECTIONS
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http://www.southjerseyasq.org/
CHAIR’S CORNER
Chair’s Corner—May 2012
At our last ASQ meeting, I had the pleasure
of sharing my table with some fellow members of ASQ who have been past
members / leaders of our chapter and we discussed how the face of quality
has changed in the past 20 years.
When I first started with ASQ in 1993, ISO 9000 was becoming huge in
the manufacturing sector.
ASQ-Southern Jersey section meetings had 30-50 people attending each month.
Since then we have all seen the changes in the “face of quality.”
Where 20 years ago, quality was all the buzz in manufacturing, it now
seems to be the buzz in the healthcare industry.
In thinking about this change, my first
thought was, “Wow, this industry should have been the first to implement
quality systems, not the last!”
I can understand, though, that it’s much easier to deal with the inanimate
objects in manufacturing, than it is with the people issues in healthcare.
At one of our dinner meetings this year, the subject was
Healthcare: A Summary of Continuous Improvements,
presented by Carmen Rodriguez, a
Black Belt working for the Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
One part of her discussion talked about how the Healthcare Reform Act
is changing how we collect data in the healthcare field.
I had never really thought about it and had just assumed that there
was a central database for healthcare information readily available to
doctors all over the country.
Intellectually speaking, it should be!
But we all know that part of your health care prognosis depends on
where you live. If you have
cancer and live in Boston, your chances of survival are much better than
someone who lives in Wyoming, just based on the medical care available in
your area. With the Health Care
Reform Act, standard data will start to be collected anonymously on patient
treatment and prevention of disease.
This data will eventually be able to be used by a doctor Wyoming to
provide the same treatment as someone in Boston with the same symptoms!
Ten years from now, I believe we will have seen a huge turn-around in
the medical field just from the simple process of collecting data.
Those of us in
the field know how important data collection is.
Improvement can’t be measured without a baseline starting point.
Finally, we will be able to trust that the doctors treating us have
the best, most current data available, no matter where you live!
Southern Jersey ASQ 508 Section Chair
Joy Young
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Join Us for the Section’s Annual Recognition Night
May 8th 6:00pm
Aloft Mount Laurel
Our Annual
Recognition Night is the Section’s opportunity to recognize those
individuals and organizations that have advanced
QUALITY
in the
Southern Jersey Region during the past year. It represents one of the
highlights of our program year.
WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS
The
following new ASQ members joined the Southern Jersey Section since our last
recognition dinner. As part of our Section’s policy, the Section Leadership
Committee would like to invite these new members to join us at our May 8th
Section Meeting. You’ll have an opportunity to network with
your colleagues – and your Dinner is
FREE.
Scott Cornish
Steve Esfandiari
James Kittredge
Josette Miceli
Lorraine Cartier
Elizabeth Crudello
Robert Martin
Robert Kerrigan
Mayra Roman
Hector Corrales
Vernon Ghee Jr.
Everett Mitchell
Nicole Dewitt
John Maheu
Mike Robertson
Blaine Miles
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REMINDER
ASQ Section 508 Southern Jersey
Annual Recognition Night
DATE:
May 8, 2012
TIME:
6:00 PM Networking
6:30 PM Presentation
7:30 PM Dinner
DINNER:
Buffet
LOCATION:
A Loft Mount Laurel
558 Fellowship Road, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Check their website for directions:
www.aloftmountlaurel.com.
RESERVATION: If you plan to attend please contact Sharry Masarek @
SMasarek@transcat.com
by
Monday May 7, 2012
COST:
$20.00
TOPIC:
TBD
SPEAKER:
TBD
The scheduled speaker has notified us of a last minute conflict. The program
team is currently working on a backup. Updated meeting information will be
sent under separate email once available.
Did you know? You can
earn 0.3 points toward recertification for every meeting you attend!
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See what you missed last month at our ASQ
Meeting!
Joy Young, our
section Chair and Tom Mudge, our previous newsletter editor!
He told Joy he comes to every April meeting. Great to see you Tom!
At our Joint
Meeting with SJMCA this past month at Scotland Run was Flyer great, Bernie
Parent. He spoke on Risk /
Fear, and Finding your Purpose.
Then he had to leave early to see if the Flyers could sweep the Penguins!!
Joy presented him with a token of appreciation from ASQ Section 508.
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Invitation to attend a Live webinar hosted by ASQ Section 801
Omnex is sponsoring the ASQ 801 for a live webinar of their May Dinner
Meeting. Join us as Steve Hoyt presents “The Basic Tools of Quality in
the Age of Electronics”
This is open to anyone who wishes to attend so pass the information on.
Information for registration is below, and if there are any question please
feel free to contact me for assistance.
Bill Mitchell
Director of Sales & Marketing
Omnex, Inc.
325 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Ste. 4
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
(734) 761-4940 ext. 223
(419) 252-0004- Cell
(734) 761-4966 - Fax
bmitchell@omnex.com
www.omnex.com
Omnex - "Driving Worldwide Business Excellence" since 1986
Americas, Asia, & Europe
“The Basic Tools of Quality in the Age of Electronics”
Join
us for a Webinar on May 8
Omnex is proud
to sponsor the ASQ 801 Columbus, Ohio for the following live dinner meeting.
Presentation:
In today’s world of quality surrounded by electronic devices with computers,
notebooks, tabulates and smart phones is there still a need for a “toolbox”
of quality tools? What tools should be in your toolbox, and can you use
them, on the fly, without an electronic assistant. The answer is yes, and we
should all have as many tools in our toolbox as possible. The “Seven Basic
Tools of Quality” have been around for decades and they are still useful.
How can you adapt them and use them in an electronic medium or just with a
pencil and paper? We’ll try to answer those questions and give you several
ways to decide when and what tool(s) to use for which problem. We’ll try to
give you some electronic software tools that also work and have a reasonable
price.
Speaker
Biography:
Steve has been a quality professional for over 40 years in industries
ranging from the aerospace to nuclear. He currently holds a CQA and a CMQOE
and is a RAB auditor. His education includes a B.S., and advanced Studies in
Statistics, Metallurgy, Welding and Electronics. Among his various
assignments, Steve has been an NDT Lab Manager, a Contract Administrator, a
Consultant, and the Corporate Vice President of Operations of a
multi-operation company. His travels have taken him all over the U.S. and
Canada and to foreign countries from England and Germany to the Mid-East,
Japan and China. Over his lifetime, he has held over twelve certifications
in multiple disciplines. Steve is retired, but still learning.
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Title: |
“The Basic Tools
of Quality in the Age of Electronics” |
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Date: |
Tuesday, May 8,
2012 |
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Time: |
6:45 PM - 8:00
PM EDT |
After
registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information
about joining the Webinar.
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System
Requirements |
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Macintosh®-based
attendees |
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Space is
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Training Opportunity
AQI is offering a training discount to Southern Jersey 508 ASQ members for SEI introduction to CMMI.
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EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
Are you trying to fill an opening in your QA/QC group?
One of the most important services that we can provide to our members is
assistance in finding employment, especially in today’s economy when a lot
of companies are downsizing. If
your company is looking for quality professionals, please provide the
pertinent information to
Jeffrey Hudson and we’ll post it on our web page at
NO CHARGE.
We will also include the information in our next newsletter.
We will also
post your resume to our ASQ section website if you are unemployed or seeking
new challenges. Use the link noted above to reach the webmaster.
NOTE: Our website
http://www.southjerseyasq.org/employment.html
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Request from the Chair of
Denver ASQ section 1300
http://asqdenver.org/
I am writing to you to solicit your help in publicizing the Rocky Mountain
Quality conference. This is a conference that has a proud 33 year history.
This year we expect over 500 participants from all over the nation
representing ASQ sections as well as Universities and companies committed to
quality. This conference is partially funded by the Special projects
committee of
ASQ national. I would very much appreciate it if you could mention this
in your news letter and or your web site so that any of your members who are
interested may register. We also have several sponsorship opportunities
available. I have included a screen shot of the asqdenver.org that has all
the detailed information relative to the conference.
Thank you for your help.
Larry Stern
Chair ASQ Denver
303 912-6573
Rocky Mountain Quality Conference
September 12-15, 2012
Arvada Center of the Performing Arts
6901 S. Wadsworth
Denver, Colorado
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Meet Your Regional Councilor
Alice Krumenaker
FD&C Regional Councilor
Region 3B
As members of ASQ, you likely are also a member of at least one division,
which may possibly be the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Division.
What you may not know, is that there is a link between the local
sections and the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Division. There is a group called
Regional Councilors who serve as liaisons between the FD&C Division and the
various ASQ sections.
In some cases, one Regional Councilor may cover a large geographic area,
while in densely populated areas two or more Regional Councilors may be
located in a small geographic location.
In the West and Mid-West sections of the country, Regional
Councilors, work very closely with Discussion Groups by identifying topics
to be covered and participating in organizing and running the sessions.
In Canada, Regional Councilors are hosting breakfast discussion
meetings and work to build the presence of ASQ across the country.
Regional Councilors are involved in other projects, including the creation
of an ISO standard for new drug research. Other projects under consideration
are reviewing and commenting on regulations that are up for revision, and
creating a group of subject matter experts on quality topics to present at
conferences.
I have had the privilege of being the Regional Councilor for Region 3B
(Northern New Jersey) since 2009, but I am also providing support to other
local areas. I am a Senior member of Section #307, Princeton.
As a Regional Councilor, I am a member of the team that is developing
the new drug ISO standard. I am here to answer your questions about the
Food, Drug and Chemical Division, to assist you with issues involving ASQ
headquarters, or providing support in any way I can.
My professional experience is varied, ranging from analytical chemist to
quality systems manager and I have been employed in the personal care
product, medical device, human pharmaceutical and animal health fields.
Currently, I am the R&D QA Manager for CorePharma in Middlesex, NJ.
In addition, I have had articles published in the Journal of GxP Compliance
and the Journal of Validation Technology based on ASQ’s Certified
Pharmaceutical GMP Professional (CPGP) Body of Knowledge.
Your suggestions, questions or comments are always welcome and I am looking
for new ways that your Section and the FD&C Division may work together.
You may contact me at
a.krumenaker@gmail.com. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
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Benefits
of Senior Membership Upgrade
Do You Qualify for ASQ Senior Membership?
I was five years too
late when I found out I qualified for a Senior Membership with ASQ.
So what are the requirements to qualify for Senior Membership?
·
Be an ASQ member in good standing for at least one calendar year prior to
the date of application for this membership level.
·
Have 10 years of active professional experience.
Up to four years may be satisfied by graduation from an accredited
college, university or similar institution.
·
Meet one of the following qualifications:
o
Have conducted quality-related engineering, inspection or audit or
statistical work or applied the methods and principles of quality on the job
for at least two years
o
Have taught quality or related arts or sciences at an accredited institution
for at least two years
o
Have been a Senior member or comparable type in a recognized professional
organization
o
Currently hold an ASQ certification that requires recertification
And what extra benefit
do you get for your Senior status?
Select one of the options below:
·
One journal of your choice
·
Two divisions of your choice
·
One additional section of your choice
To apply for Senior
Membership, click this link when you pay your dues next time:
http://asq.org/pdf/membership-applications/senior-member-application.pdf
If you qualify as
indicated above, don’t let another year go by without claiming your Senior
Membership status and benefits!
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New LinkedIn
Page
Did you know our section
now has a Linkedin page that you can join! I would love to get our members
to join our page, start discussions and communicate within our group. If
you would like to join, go to your Linkedin account and search for "ASQ-Southern
Jersey Section 0508
" and join--it's as
easy as that!
In the guide to using
LinkedIn for business and career management,
I’m on LinkedIn: Now What?,
Jason Alba explains that there are six major benefits to LinkedIn:
The ability to be known and
enhance your personal brand
The ability to be
found by recruiters or other hiring authorities
The ability to find
others and make important connections
The opportunity to
learn and share
The ability to
connect with group members
The opportunity to
show you are plugged in to current technology
Hope to see you on
Linkedin!
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ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS……..
Section
Leadership Committee Openings
Last month, We
asked if anyone in our group was interested in being the Program Chair.
We have not heard from anyone so am asking again for a volunteer!!
There are also several other positions open in our section for the
upcoming 2012-2013 year. If you want more information on any of the
following, please contact out Chair, Joy Young or Vice Chair Jeff Hudson.
·
Voice
of the Customer
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Arrangements Chair
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Education Chair
·
Certification Chair
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Examining Chair
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Publicity Chair
·
Placement Chair
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2012–2013 Program Schedule
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Date |
Topic |
Speaker |
Location |
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May 8th
Tuesday |
TBD
Annual: Member Recognition Meeting |
TBD |
Aloft Mount
Laurel
www.aloftmountlaurel.com |
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September 12th
Wednesday |
STEAM COFFIN: Captain Moses Rogers and The Steamship Savannah Break
the Barrier
The
first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by a steamship |
John Busch |
Adelphia
Deptford, NJ |
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October |
Joint Meeting
With Philadelphia Section 505 |
Jim Beinlich
Associate CIO
Entity Services University of Pennsylvania Health System |
TBD |
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November |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
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December |
No Program
scheduled due to holidays |
N/A |
N/A |
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January 2013 |
Joint Meeting
with IIE |
TBD |
TBD |
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February 2013 |
Joint Meeting
with IEEE |
TBD |
TBD |
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Section
508 Quality Management Process update
Dear
Section Chair and QMP Chair,
Congratulations on achieving Section Basics for the 2010-11 QMP year (July
1, 2010-June 30, 2011). Your section worked diligently to make timely
submissions of the following:
·
Required officers and committee positions
·
Audited annual financial report
Detailed
results from the 2010-11 QMP year can be found online at
http://rube.asq.org/members/leaders/qmp-tracking-report-sections-2010-11.pdf.
We thank
you and the other member leaders for your dedication to our members and for
your leadership!
Thank
You Maureen Carrozza for making this year a successful step forward for our
section.
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Upcoming Conferences
Additional information
can be found @
www.ASQ.org
World Conference on Quality and Improvement
May 21–23, 2012 • Anaheim, CA
Quality Institute for Healthcare
May 21–23, 2012 • Anaheim, CA
Institute for Software Excellence
May 21 – 23, 2012 • Anaheim, CA
Quality in Sustainability
May 21 – 23, 2012 • Anaheim, CA
Institute for Continual Quality Improvement
May 21 – 23, 2012 • Anaheim, CA
21st Annual Service Quality Conference
October 15 – 16, 2012 • Baltimore,
MD
2012 National Quality Education Conference
November 11 – 12, 2012 •
Louisville, KY
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Newsletter Submission Request
Have an
interesting article, website link or other thoughts you would like to share
with the section? Here’s your
chance to contribute. Our section is always looking to spread the word that
quality matters. Submit your articles for publication to the
editor.
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0508 Section Leadership
Committee
2012 – 2013
A complete listing of
the Section Leadership Committee for 2012 – 2013 is provided below.
Individuals interested in getting involved with Section Leadership
activities may contact anyone on the Section Leadership Committee. The term
of the Section Leadership Committee runs from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013.
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Position |
Name |
Telephone |
E-mail |
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Section Chair |
Joy
Young |
856-384-8473 W
856-906-3326 C |
Joy_Young@ryder.com |
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Vice Chair
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Jeff Hudson |
302-282-6736 W |
Jeffrey.j.hudson@chase.com |
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Quality Management Process (QMP) |
Maureen Carrozza |
856-384-7785 H
856-693-0351 C |
mcarrozza320@comcast.net |
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Secretary |
Michele Bradbury |
856-339-3385 W |
Michele.Bradbury@pseg.com |
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Treasurer |
Sharry Masarek |
856-489-9453 |
SMasarek@transcat.com |
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Membership Chair |
Joy
Young |
856-384-8473 W
856-906-3326 C |
Joy_Young@ryder.com |
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Internet Liaison |
Jeff Hudson |
302-282-6736 W |
Jeffrey.j.hudson@chase.com |
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Audit Chair |
Annie Zamperelli |
609-372-4755 H
609-472-8417 C |
anniezamp@comcast.net |
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Newsletter Editor |
Jeff Hudson |
302-282-6736 W |
Jeffrey.j.hudson@chase.com |
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Nominating Chair |
Kathleen Sullivan |
609-485-8276 W
732-687-3804 C |
kathleen.ctr.sullivan@faa.gov |
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Programs Chair |
available |
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Voice of the Customer |
available |
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Arrangements Chair |
available |
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Education Chair |
available |
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Certification Chair |
available |
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Database Access |
Sharry Masarek |
856-489-9453 |
SMasarek@transcat.com |
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Examining Chair
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Historian |
Michele Bradbury |
856-339-3385 |
Michele.Bradbury@pseg.com |
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Placement Chair |
available |
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Publicity Chair |
available |
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Recertification Chair |
Lisa Randolph |
856-562-2630 C |
lisaran2010@gmail.com |
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Past Chair (2010 – 2011) |
David Brown |
609-432-1060 |
davidbro@cisco.com |
ASQ 2012
Corporate Officers can be found @
http://www.asq.org/media-room/press-releases/2011/20110520-asq-announces-2012-officers.html