From: rkefgen@zoomnet.net Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 1:06 AM To: SVS Associates; SVS Members Subject: THE SCIOTO VALLEY VOICE November 2001 THE SCIOTO VALLEY VOICE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITY SCIOTO VALLEY SECTION "ASQ's First Section of the New Millennium" November 2001 Volume 4, Number 10 Editor – Robert B. Kefgen (rkefgen@zoomnet.net) In this Issue: MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR DECEMBER MEETING “WEB-BASED TRAINING FOR SIX SIGMA” DECEMBER 12TH EDUCATION INFORMATION SOUGHT TRAINING PROGRAM FOR 2002 EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION EXAMINATION PROCTORS NEEDED UPCOMING CONFERENCES PROGRAM SCHEDULE FOR 2001-2002 **************************************************************************** MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR November, 2001 With the holidays and a busy travel schedule, this is going to be a very short Chair message. Actually I have only two things to pass on. First, be sure to attend the section meeting on December 12th. Not only is does the speaker promise to be very interesting, but it a joint meeting with the Columbus section. Second, have a joyous and safe holiday season! Cynthia L. Davis ASQ/SVS #815 Section Chair 2001-2002 d2associates@earthlink.net DECEMBER DINNER MEETING Joint meeting with Columbus section TOPIC IS "Web-Based Training for Six Sigma" Speaker: Bill Hathaway DATE: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 LOCATION: JR Hooks Restaurant, 115 Watt Street, Circleville, Ohio See attached map AGENDA: 5:30 – 6:00 Register and Socialize 6:00 – 6:45 Dinner 6:45 – 7:05 Brief Meeting for both sections 7:05 – 8:05 Presentation and questions Menu Dinner Buffet - Broasted Chicken, Roast Pork Loin, Green Beans Almondine, Fresh Stir Fry, Rice Pilaf, Redskin Potatoes,Salad, Rolls, Coffee, Ice Tea or Coke Products and Carrot Cake or Chocolate Cake Cost $21.00per person. RESERVATIONS: Reservations can be mailed to ASQ Scioto Valley Section, PO Box 1947, Chillicothe, Ohio 45601, ATTN: Sheryl Morris Meyer, Arrangements Chair. Checks must be made payable to "ASQ Scioto Valley Section." Telephone and e-mail reservations are acceptable, subject to payment unless cancelled. E-mail Sheryl Morris Meyer at sheryl.l.morrismeyer@usace.army.mil or call 304-529-5018. Reservations must be made no later than NOON on December 10, 2001. Cancellations will be honored with full refund for those paid in advance, if received no later than December 10, 2001. ASQ Officers or Committee Chairs may also take reservations. Web-based training is now a multi-billion dollar industry, and the web is increasingly being leveraged to provide instruction in quality improvement methods. The benefits are lower cost and greater flexibility. Three topics will be addressed: - Current trends in the adoption and deployment of Six Sigma. - Web-based training, blended learning, simulations, games. - Survey of process improvement resources available over the web. Mr Hathaway's background includes: -Senior Member of ASQ - member since 1987 -Education: Notre Dame undergrad, Nortwestern business school -10 years with Ford Motor Co. in various manufacturing and quality positions -V.P. of Manufacturing, Service, and Logistics at Amana Appliances -V.P of Operations at Mansfield Plumbing Products Started MoreSteam.com in 2000 as a web-based operations learning portal. MoreSteam.com provides web-based Six Sigma training to Xerox, American Standard, CNF, and several other companies. To date, MoreSteam has trained people in the U.S., Ireland, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, India, China, and Pakistan. EDUCATION INFORMATION SOUGHT John Nemeth, Education Chair, has requested the membership be polled regarding their educational needs. Your responses to these questions may be directed to John via email at nbconst@adelphia.net or jenemeth@ra.rockwell.com by phone at 740-772-4660. 1) What ASQ certifications are they interested in CQA,CQE,CQM,CQIA,,CQT,CMI,CRE, etc) and when do they expect to take the exams. 2) Where would they prefer to attend classes and how far would they be willing to travel to attend the class. Also, what nights or weekends preferred and times. 3) Any "friends", non-members who would be interested in taking the classes and exams that I could contact. Companies or businesses etc. that do not belong to the section but could benefit from sending quality professionals to the training. 4) Who would be interested in instructing classes( including past instructors), what class ( they would have to be certified in that class and have other qualifications and be approved by the Ed. Chair) , where or how far they would travel to teach. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR 2002 EXAMINATION DATES: CERTIFICATION MARCH 2, JUNE 1, OCTOBER 19, DECEMBER 7, 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 Examinations will be held at University of Ohio, Chillicothe Campus (except 12/1/01 which is at Shawnee State University) Doors open at 7:30 am Examination starts at 8:00 am promptly 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 Each course will consist of 3 hours a week for approximately 10 weeks. Individuals having completed a prior SVS 815 certification preparation course in any of these areas may retake the same course at a reduced fee of $ 150.00. Individuals retaking a course at the reduced rate are responsible for providing the course training material from the original course. Any one interested in taking any of the above listed courses is requested to inform John Nemeth at jenemeth@ra.rockwell.com or George Smith at gw1smith@bright.net. Include the certification title, date of exam and preferred location of the training. EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION What is the function of the Placement Chair? The Placement Chair serves as a liaison between regional industries and ASQ Scioto Valley Section members who are seeking employment opportunities in the quality field. Although the principle focus of the Placement Chair is the Section Member who is seeking a new position due to loss of employment, the Chair may also serve the Section Member with interest in a career move to a more responsible position in the quality field with enhanced opportunity for personal and professional growth. Who is the current Placement Chair? The Scioto Valley Section Placement Chair is John Cormier, Business Development Manager with the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) in Piketon. John can be reached at: E-mail: cormierje@ports.usec.com Phone: (740) 897-2423 Fax: (740) 897-2459 How is information on regional career opportunities disseminated? As new regional job opportunities in the quality field are identified, these listings are posted to the ASQ Scioto Valley Section Web Site, and are routinely published in the monthly Scioto Valley Section Newsletter. In addition, the Placement Chair has established and maintains a comprehensive network of contacts with regional recruiters and area staffing professionals who may be looking for candidates for assignments in the quality field. Personal contact with the Placement Chair may produce worthwhile leads to the prospective job seeker. The Placement Chair also maintains a confidential database containing the names of interested Scioto Valley Section Members as well as the names of regional employers who staff positions in the quality field. Interested Scioto Valley Section members may post to this confidential database at any time, or may query the regional industry data file to focus their job search. No information on file in the database will be released without that individual’s written authorization. Additional information is also available at http://www.asq.org/net/career/. 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. UPCOMING CONFERENCES ASQ/SVS Spring Thaw Conference March 9, 2002 – Shawnee State University PROGRAM SCHEDULE FOR 2001-2002 The SVS program schedule for 2001/2002 is September 18, 2001 - Dinner Meeting at USEC (The Quality Professional “Quest for Continuing Education”) October 11, 2001 – Tour of Ross County Airport, Dinner at Hennessey’s restaurant November 15, 2001 – Dinner Meeting in Chillicothe ( Six Sigma Best Practices – Cheryl Molebash) December 12, 2001 – Dinner meeting at JR Hook’s in Circleville (Web-based Training for Six Sigma) (joint meeting with Columbus Section) January 15, 2002 –Dinner at Lewis Family restaurant (Annual section meeting) February 7, 2002 – Dinner Meeting in Gallipolis, Ohio (Quality in Food Service Industry) March 9, 2002 – ASQ/SVS Spring Thaw Conference March 19, 2002 – TBD April 18, 2002 – TBD May 14, 2002 – Dinner Meeting at Moyer’s Winery (speaker Cordella 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 interesting.