Presentations


Current Year
  • March 2012: ASQ Certification: The Basics and Benefits (Robert Zimman, CQA, Past Chair, Northern Virginia Section 0511) PPT PDF ASQ Item Writing Manual
  • April 2012: Operational Risk Management + Six Sigma = Success (Roberta Pek, Director of Operational Risk, Freddie Mac) PPT PDF
  • May 2012: Using the PM tool kit in Process Improvement (Tim Shrum, Process Improvement) PPT PDF


Previous Years

  • 2011
    • January 2011: Quality at Micron Technology Virginia (Ernesto Roccatagliata, Quality and Workforce Development Manager) PDF
    • March 2011: Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Dr. Harry Hertz, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Program Director) PPT PDF
    • April 2011: 200 Years of Rugby – A Lesson in Continuous Improvement (Paul Meyers, Director for Corporate Quality, Project Performance Corporation) PPT PDF
    • May 2011: Federal Government Performance Metrics And Budgeting (Paul Posner, Director Public Administration Program, George Mason University) PPT PDF
    • July 2011: Leading IT Innovation to Improve Data Quality, Efficiency, and Performance (Mark Day, Chief Technology Officer of HUD) PPT PDF
    • September 2011: Quality on the Dulles Metrorail Project (Jon D. Christensen, Project QA/QC and Safety Manager, Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, and Dinesh C. Kansal, P.E., DTP Quality Assurance Manager) PDF Photo Tour PPT PDF
    • November 2011: Good to Great Process Improvement (Gerard Dache, Common Sense Solutions) PPT PDF

  • 2010
    • January 2010: ASQ's Future Study: The Forces of Change (Paul E. Borawski, CAE, Executive Director and Chief Strategic Officer, ASQ Headquarters Executive Staff) PPT PDF
    • February 2010: Process Flow Diagram: The Foundation of Process Failure Mode Effects and Analysis (PFMEA) (Jim Davis, General Dynamics Amphibious Systems) PPT PDF
    • March 2010: Creatively applying CMMI-SVC in A VERY SMALL CONSULTING FIRM (Bill Smith, CEO, Leading Edge Process Consultants LLC) PPT PDF
    • April 2010: The Odds are Against Auditing (Steven Walfish, MS, MBA, President, Statistical Outsourcing Services) DOC PDF
    • May 2010: Importance Of Leadership And Organizational Culture In Business Transformation (Keihan Sedghi) PDF
    • June 2010: Interactive Restaurant Experience, by Great American Restaurants PDF PPT
    • Aug 2010: Quality and Customer Service,Sid Jaffe PDF PPT
    • Sep 2010: Quality in a Solo Dental Practice: Theory and Application, James Eaves, DDS PPT PDF
    • Oct 2010: Aviation Mishap Investigation, Gregg Monaco PPT PDF PDF with Notes
    • Nov 2010: Developing a checklist, what is the audit purpose, Robert J. Orkin PPT PDF

  • 2009
    • January 2009: IEEE 829 - 2008 IEEE Standard for Software and System Test Documentation (Eva Freund, CSDP, CSQE The IV&V Group, Inc.) PPT PDF PDF with notes
    • April 2009: ASQ “Make Good Great” by J. Eric Whichard, Deputy Regional Director / RD Elect PPT PDF
    • May 2009: Appreciative Internal Audits by Robert Zimman, CQA, Chair, Northern Virginia Section 0511 PDF
    • August 2009: ASQ Learning Institute by Robert Watters, ASQ Learning Institute - Director PDF
    • October 2009: Child Safety Presentation by Mr. Houseman Quality Assurance Principles for Child Safety Presentation The Seven Rules For Safety
    • November 2009: Health Care Quality by Karin Cox, RN, MSN, Quality Consultant: Critical Care & Neurosciences Services PPT PDF PDF with notes

  • 2008
    • November 2008: Transitioning to ISO 9001:2008 (Richard J. Gillis, QMS Solutions, LLC)PDF PPT
    • September 2008: Establishing a Corporate Quality Center of Excellence (CoE) (Anita Carlos, SAIC) PDF PPT
    • August 2008: Interactive Analysis and Data Visualization Using JMP (Dara Hammond, Federal Systems Engineer) PDF PPT
    • May 2008: Mobile Tech: Standardizing QA in the Field (Manoj Ramnani, President Mobile Spectrum)PDF PPT
    • April 2008: Mission Assurance (SI International’s Quality Management System, John Wheeler, Director, Mission Assurance)PDF PPT
    • February 2008: De-Mystifying Knowledge Management (Michael J. Novak, Performance Improvement Branch, Strategic Acquisition Initiatives, Office of Procurement, IRS) PDF PPT Making Sense Out of Category 4
    • January 2008: Challenges of Training Software Testers (Jesse Rosenthal, Test Coordinator for the Resources Information Technology Program Office (RITPO) within the Department of Defense Military Health System)PDF PPT

  • 2007
    • October 2007: Deploying Six Sigma In Your Organization: A Structured Approach (Delaine Campbell, PMPGroup, LLC) (removed 16 Nov 2007)
    • September 2007: Virtual Tour of Capitol Construction Program at Metropolitan Washington Airports (Robert Orkin, QA Manager, Parsons Management Consultants (PMC) Joint Venture)PPT PDF
    • August 2007: Building Relationships for Professional & Personal Success (Bob Gahagan, CCSI-Corporate Consulting Services, Inc)
    • June 2007: Working in Iraq (Bill Casti, BearingPoint)
    • April 2007: Physical Security (Tom Collins, S.W.I.F.T.)

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