From: Bob & Anita Kefgen [rkefgen@zoomnet.net] Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 12:04 PM To: SVS Members; SVS Associates Subject: THE SCIOTO VALLEY VOICE JUNE 2002 THE SCIOTO VALLEY VOICE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITY SCIOTO VALLEY SECTION "ASQ's First Section of the New Millennium" June 2002 Volume 5, Number 6 Editor – Robert B. Kefgen (rkefgen@zoomnet.net) In this Issue: JUNE MEETING-TOUR OF WINFIELD LOCKS AND DAM – JUNE 18 SIX SIGMA ARTICLES TO START 10TH NATIONAL QUALITY IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE (NQEC) CERTIFICATION PREPARATORY COURSES SCHEDULE CHANGED EXAMINATION PROCTORS NEEDED COURSES / SEMINARS FROM OTHER SECTIONS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM SCHEDULE FOR 2002 **************************************************************************** JUNE MEETING – TOUR OF WINFIELD LOCKS AND DAM – JUNE 18 Date: 6/18/02 Location: Winfield Lock & Dam, RFD 1, Box 530, Red House, WV 25168-9773, 304-586-2501. AGENDA: 5:00 p.m. Registration 5:30 p.m. Tour of Winfield Locks & Dam 6:45 p.m. Dinner at Jan’s Country Cooking Restaurant 7:30 p.m. Section business meeting 8:00 p.m. Departure Directions: From I-64 E or W: 1. Take the WV-34 exit- exit number 39- towards WINFIELD. 2. Travel 6 miles, then Turn RIGHT onto US-35 S/WV-34 N. 3. Travel 9/10 of a mile, under bridge, then right onto the ramp taking the bridge (WV-34) toWV-62 4. Left on WV-62 toward Elanor 5. 9/10 of a mile, then LEFT into Corps of Engineer, Winfield Lock & Dam complex. 6. Turn RIGHT into the visitor parking area. 7. Walk through the gate to enter the Lockmaster’s Offices. Restaurant: Jan’s Country Cookin’, 3361 Winfield Road, Winfield, WV 304-586-1230 Menu: Entrée: Choice of Roast Beef Dinner, Ham Steak, or Grilled Boneless Chicken Breast All entrees include Salad, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, and Green Beans (substitutions can be made for the potato or bean dishes upon arrival) Desserts: Coconut Cream, Graham Cracker or Chocolate pie Drinks: Included. (No alcohol served at Jan’s) Directions to Restaurant: 1. Turn RIGHT onto WV-64 Exiting Lock & Dam Complex 2. 9/10 of a mile, then RIGHT onto WV-34S. 3. Travel across bridge, take off ramp onto US-34S 4. 1/10 mile, Jan’s restaurant is on left next to IGA supermarket. REGISTRATION: Telephone and Email reservations are acceptable. Contact Sheryl Morrismeyer. Sheryl's telephone number is (304) 529-5018 in Huntington and her Email address is Sheryl.L.Morrismeyer@usace.army.mil. You can also make a reservation with any ASQ Scioto Valley Section officer or committee chairperson. See the "Executive Committee" page of the Section's web site for Email addresses. SIX SIGMA ARTICLES TO START Starting with the September issue of The Scioto Valley Voice, Brian Lanning, Certified Six Sigma Black Belt and SVS member, will author a series of articles describing the Six Sigma process. Brian’s insight will be of interest to anyone considering application of the process, pursuit of black belt certification, or just interested in the subject. Look for Brian’s byline in the next issue of The Scioto Valley Voice. 10TH NATIONAL QUALITY IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE (NQEC) September 29 – October 1, 2002 Greater Columbus Convention Center Columbus, Ohio Visit http://nqec.asq.org/ Quality Partnerships: Collaboration for Success Why does the business of educational excellence require collaboration more than ever before? Because schools K through 16 are working to improve student performance, while at the same time improving their own operational efficiency. Parents are involved with schools and must also be equipped to support learning in the real world. Businesses are recognizing they can be effective partners with schools. Creating the system to achieve synergy between all these stakeholders requires a focus on outcomes and a realization that whole community collaboration truly is the multiplier in the excellence equation. This is the mission of the 10th NQEC. Conference partners include the American Society for Quality, the Association for Quality and Participation, the Quality Network, and the Ohio Department of Education. Generous support for this conference has been provided by Honda of America Mfg., Inc. Visit http://nqec.asq.org/sponsors/ . Keynote, Dr. Loraine Monroe, CEO of the Lorraine Monroe Leadership Institute, New York, NY will open the 10th NQEC by sharing her experiences with empowering teachers to be "creatively crazy" in order to turn around even the most destitute inner city schools. EduQuest—Views from the Baldrige Winners Highlighting the 10th NQEC is EduQuest--the presentation by the three Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winning schools on the first day. This mini conference within a conference features all three of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winners for 2001 in the Education category. Visit http://nqec.asq.org/sessions/sunday.html . Chugach Schools from Alaska, Pearl River School District from New York, and the University of Wisconsin - Stout will have representatives at the conference who will participate in panel discussions and share their unique approaches to implementing quality in schools. Plan to join your peers from throughout the United States and abroad at the 10th NQEC in Columbus, Ohio. Students, teachers, parents, business partners, and administrators will share their successes and explain how they overcame roadblocks. You'll hear personal experiences of continual improvement—in small steps and giant leaps. At NQEC, you'll be able to learn by sharing real stories. Reserve Accommodations for Your Team Today CERTIFICATION PREPARATORY COURSES ANNOUNCED The Education Chair of SVS # 815 is announcing that due to low response, the section will not be offering any certification courses for the June certification tests; CQA, CQE and CQIA. The following certification classes are planned through the section for the remainder of the year: Class Start Date* Test Date Location Register By** CQE Sept. 15, 2002 Dec. 7, 2002 TBD Aug. 30, 2002 CQA Sept. 15, 2002 Dec. 7, 2002 TBD Aug. 30, 2002 CQIA Sept. 15, 2002 Dec. 7, 2002 TBD Aug. 30, 2002 CQT August 4, 2002 Oct. 19, 2002 TBD July 19, 2002 CMI August 4, 2002 Oct. 19, 2002 TBD July 19, 2002 CQM August 4, 2002 Oct. 19, 2002 TBD July 19, 2002 * The week of this date. ** Last day to register for the class. Payment for students must be received by this date so course materials can be purchased. The cost for each course is: $350.00 for ASQ members, $450.00 for non-ASQ members and $400.00 for non-SVS ASQ members. The cost covers the instructor fees and the course book, any other reference material is at the student’s expense (refer to the Education web page of the SVS home page for more information). Specific locations and instructors for the courses will be established on the basis of geographic location of the student core and the type of certification. The Section has established a cadre of Certified Instructors for these courses. A desired minimum of five (5) students is usually required for a class to be scheduled, however, it is left to the discretion of the instructor if he/she will instruct fewer. It is possible that if a company decides to train near or above the minimum, the course could be offered at that facility as long as the instructor is willing and the facility has an adequate training facility. The instructors, with input from the students, will determine the days and times for each course. The section is also developing seminars conducted by certified professionals on such topics as SPC, ISO 9000, FMEA, PPAP and others. These seminars will be announced in the SVS Newsletter and on the SVS web site Education page. Please contact John E. Nemeth, SVS # 815 Education Chair, for enrollment or questions at: jenemeth@ra.rockwell.com; nbconst@adelphia.net; or days 740-441-6288; eves 740-772-4660 John E. Nemeth SVS # 815 Education Chair APPLICATION CUT-OFF DATE: CERTIFICATION JANUARY 11, APRIL 4, AUGUST 23, OCTOBER 4, EXAMINATIONS 2002 2002 2002 2002 SIX SIGMA BLACKBELT XXX XXX CERT. RELIABILITY ENG. XXX XXX CERT. QUALITY TECH. XXX XXX CERT. MECHANICAL INSP. XXX XXX CERT. QUALITY MGR. XXX XXX CQA- BIOMEDICAL XXX XXX CQA-HAACP XXX XXX CSQE XXX XXX CQE XXX XXX CQA XXX XXX CQIA XXX XXX RECOMMENDED TRAINING COURSES : CERTIFICATION MARCH JULY SEPTEMBER DECEMBER EXAMINATIONS 2002 (1) 2002(1) 2002(1) 2002(1) CERT. QUALITY MGR. XXX(2) XXX CQE XXX (3) XXX CQA XXX (2) XXX CQIA XXX (4) XXX CQT XXX(2) CMI XXX(2) NOTES: (1). 4 WEEKS PRIOR TO APPLICATION CUT-OFF DATE (2). NEED 4 QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS, 2 FOR NORTHERN PART AND 2 FOR SOUTHERN PART (3). HAVE 3 QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS, NEED 1 FOR SOUTHERN PART (4). HAVE 1 QUALIFIED INSTRUCTOR, NEED 1 FOR NORTHERN PART AND 2 FOR SOUTHERN PART Cost for the courses are as follows: SVS 815 members - $ 350.00 Non-SVS ASQ members - $ 400.00 Non-ASQ members - $ 450.00 EXAMINATION PROCTORS NEEDED In order to provide improved service to all of our members, taking future certification examinations, we are expanding the number of examination centers from one to four over the next 12 months. Our plans are to have centers in the Chillicothe, Portsmouth, Jackson and Ashland/Huntington areas. To accomplish this plan, we need to expand the number of qualified examination proctors we have from three to 5 or more. Top serve as a proctor, you have to possess a current ASQ certification in any area, and be willing to work approximately 4-5 hours each quarter. Proctors receive .5 RU for each examination they participate in, and 1.5 RU for being an active member of the SVS Certification Committee. The only limitation being, that you may not sit for any exam within 12 months of proctoring that specific exam. For example an individual planning to sit for the CQE examination may not proctor the CQE exam for 12 months prior to sitting for the examination. Examination dates for CY 2002 are: March 2, 2002 June 1, 2002 October 19, 2002 December 7, 2002 If you are interested in volunteering to become an examination proctor, please contact George Smith at gw1smith@bright.net or John Nemeth at jenemeth@ra.rockwell.com or nbsoncst@adelphia.net. COURSES / SEMINARS FROM OTHER SECTIONS Attached to this newsletter in both WORD and RTF formats are listings and descriptions of the courses and seminars available from the Columbus section. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Director, Quality Services (Corona California) Our People Do The Most Amazing Things. Like innovate advanced Dermatologic treatments. Grow a substantial market share in off-patent pharmaceuticals. And develop unique solutions for women's health. It takes amazing people to accomplish amazing things. If you're one, find out more about this opportunity. Job Description Watson Laboratories, Inc., a subsidiary of Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is a manufacturer of off-patent and proprietary pharmaceutical products. In keeping up with our growth, we have an immediate opening in our headquarters facility in Corona, California. This position is responsible for the management of the following functions: product release (includes raw materials, in-process materials, and finished goods), document control, and manufacturing QA (includes label control room and manufacturing quality assurance inspection). The position reports to the Executive Director of Quality Operations. Directly reporting to the position are 3 exempt employees and 1 non-exempt employee and approximately 69 indirect employees. Indirect employees are situated on multiple shifts in multiple buildings on site. - Responsible for assuring that the functions in compliance with regulatory requirements and Watson standards. - Responsible for evaluating and implementing opportunities for continuous improvement that benefit compliance and customer service. - Current regulatory requirement (cGMP) and industry standards particularly in the areas of solid dose drug manufacturing and packaging label control document management and investigations. Education: BS in Science/Engineering with 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, at least 5 years experience in QA/QC. Watson offers competitive medical and dental benefits, including vision, 401(k)and educational reimbursement. Please send your resume with salary history to: DMaiden@watsonpharm.com Feel free to visit us on the web at: www.watsonpharm.com PROGRAM SCHEDULE FOR 2002 The SVS program schedule for 2002 is January 15, 2002 –Army Corp of Engineers, Huntington, West Virginia (Annual section meeting) February 7, 2002 – Dinner Meeting in Gallipolis, Ohio (Quality in Food Service Industry) March 26, 2002 – Dinner meeting at Hennessey’s with Open Forum April 26, 2002 – The Road to Six Sigma Black Belt Certification at OSU Piketon Center May 14, 2002 – Dinner Meeting at Moyer’s Winery (speaker Dr. Cordela Detmer, Mayor of Manchester Ohio) June 18, 2002 – Tour Army Corp of Engineers site Mark your calendars. Each of these meetings and tours promise to be both interesting and educational.