ASQ 0511 - What's New
ASQ 0511 - What's New
Welcome to our New Members!
- New section members receive a free dinner as a thank-you for joining the section.
- To learn about current or future education training opportunities, please contact our Education chair
- Join ASQ 0511 on Linkedin!
- The Northern Virginia Section of the American Society for Quality (ASQ 0511) is excited to announce the addition of an ASQ 0511Group to the "Linkedin" network.
- What is Linkedin and how can it benefit you?
Linkedin is a free online network of more than 11 million experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries. Through your network you can:
- Connect with former colleagues, alumni, or other ASQ 0511 members and discover new networking opportunities
- Get introduced to other professionals through the people you know
- Find potential clients, service providers, subject experts, and recommended partners
- Be found for business opportunities
- Discover inside connections that can help you land jobs and close deals
- Post or search job listings
- Find high-quality candidates
- How can you join Linkedin and add ASQ 0511 to your profile?
If you are a member of ASQ 0511, you are automatically eligible to join the Section's Linkedin group. Click here to join Linkedin, or if you are already a LinkedIn member and want to add the ASQ 0511 Group to your account.
When you join, you create a profile that summarizes your professional and academic accomplishments. You can add more connections by inviting trusted contacts to join Linkedin and connect to you. Linkedin is free to join and has a stringent privacy policy. They will not rent or sell your personally identifiable information to third parties for marketing purposes or share your contact information with another user.
- What are the benefits of adding a group to my profile?
By adding the ASQ 0511 Group to your profile, you can:
- Accelerate your career through referrals from ASQ 0511 members
- See a list of all fellow ASQ 0511 group members
- Search within the ASQ 0511 group for vital new contacts
- Use special contact settings to communicate directly with fellow ASQ 0511 group members
- Do I have to join Linkedin, add the ASQ 0511 group to my profile, etc.?
No, this is an optional service for ASQ 0511 members who wish to participate.
- We hope to "see" you in the ASQ 0511 group soon,
The ASQ 0511 Communications Team
- The Northern Virginia Section of the American Society for Quality (ASQ 0511) is excited to announce the addition of an ASQ 0511Group to the "Linkedin" network.
- January 2012 Meeting Tuesday, 24 January 2012 Craft Brewery Operations at the Lost Rhino Brewery
- Draft Board Minutes December 2011
- Software SIG meeting Tuesday, 24 January 2012 Building Watson: An Overview of the DeepQA Project by Dr. David A. Ferrucci
- ASQ Section 0511 accepts credit cards
- 2012 Meeting schedule
New or updated as of 14 January 2012
- Software SIG meeting Tuesday, 20 December 20 2011 Software Assurance: Enabling Enterprise Resilience and Software Supply Chain Risk Management by Joe Jarzombek
- North Carolina State University Need Some Fast PDHs?
- Recent resume postings
New or updated as of 5 December 2011
- Draft Board Minutes November 2011
- Sign up for free Webinar Why Food Safety Management Systems, Quality Improvement and Environmental Management Best Practices Are Critical For Survival
- Joint Design and Construction Quality Meeting of ASQ, ASCE, and TRB Wednesday, Jan 25 2012
New or updated as of 28 November 2011
- December 2011 Meeting 14 December Social Night
- November 2011 Meeting Presentation Good to Great Process Improvement by Gerard Dache, Common Sense Solutions
New or updated as of 17 November 2011
- Software SIG meeting Tuesday, 29 November 2011 Leveraging Semantic Web Technologies for Improved Decision Making by Samuel Chance
- Recent job posting API Quality Certification Associate
New or updated as of 14 November 2011
- November 2011 Meeting 16 November Good to Great Process Improvement by Gerard Dache, CMMi and ISO consulting
- Recent job posting Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
- Draft Board Minutes October 2011
- Final Board Minutes September 2011
- Restricted Payment Options - Credit cards temporarily not accepted online as the section changes providers
New or updated as of 4 November 2011
- Recent job posting API Quality Certification Associate
- World Quality Month Quality is Calling Spread the Word!
New or updated as of 17 October 2011
- Recent job posting Quality Engineer Manager, Centreville
- The Senate Productivity & Quality Award for Virginia (SPQA-VA) is recruiting Examiners for the 2012 Award Cycle
New or updated as of 12 October 2011
- Message from the Chair State of the Section
- October 2011 Meeting 19 October Enhancing Quality and Performance to the Federal Investigative Service by Eric Lippold, Executive Program Director, Division Management, Federal Investigative Service
- Education Newsletter Fall 2011
- Software SIG meeting Tuesday, 25 October 2011 Predicting Software Quality Early in the Software Development Lifecycle and Producing Secure Software by Girish Seshagiri
- Draft Board Minutes September 2011
- Final Board Minutes May - August 2011
- September 2011 Meeting Presentation Quality on the Dulles Metrorail Project by Jon D. Christensen, Project QA/QC and Safety Manager, Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
- Deadline for Certification Exams The application deadline for the December CQE, CQA, SSGB, CCT, CPGP, CQIA, CQPA, and CSQE examinations is October 14.
- ASQ Section 0511 Photo Gallery Quality on the Dulles Metrorail Project presentation
- Sign up for our section's Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) Fall 2011 Course
- Recent job posting Quality Manager, WV
- North Carolina State University Fall Classes
New or updated as of 6 October 2011
- Topic narrative posted for September 2011 Meeting - 21 September - Quality on the Dulles Metrorail Project by Jon D. Christensen, Project QA/QC and Safety Manager, Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
- Sign up for our section's Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) Fall 2011 Course
- Recent job posting: Quality Engineer Supervisor - Luray
New or updated as of 16 September 2011
- September 2011 Meeting - 21 September - Quality on the Dulles Metrorail Project by Jon D. Christensen, Project QA/QC and Safety Manager, Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
- Software SIG meeting Tuesday, 20 September 2011 How Technical Leads Were Transformed into Effective Project Managers in 9 Months by Rita Hadden
New or updated as of 6 September 2011
- Draft Board Minutes for August 11
- July 2011 Meeting Presentation - Leading IT Innovation to Improve Data Quality, Efficiency, and Performance by Mark Day, Chief Technology Officer of HUD
- Software SIG meeting Tuesday, 23 August 2011 Leveraging Semantic Web Technologies for Improved Decision Making by: Samuel Chance
New or updated as of 20 Aug 2011
- August 2011 Meeting - 17 August - Social night - Join us for chips'n dips - tell your Section Officers what you think (about ASQ!)
- Draft Board Minutes for July 11
New or updated as of 27 July 2011
- Voice of the Customer Survey For the next fortnight the Voice of the Customer committee is conducting a survey about ASQ Section 0511 events so that we may serve you better (closes 29 July 2011).
New or updated as of 15 July 2011
- Software SIG meeting Tuesday, 26 July 2011 Quality in 2011: A Survey of the State of the Art by Capers Jones
- 2011 Virginia Forum for Excellence will be held September 7-8 2011 in Richmond, VA
New or updated as of 11 July 2011
- ASQ Section 0511 Photo Gallery - Sunset Hills Vineyard tasting and tour
- July 2011 Meeting - 20 July - Leading IT Innovation to Improve Data Quality, Efficiency, and Performance by Mark Day, Chief Technology Officer of HUD
New or updated as of 29 June 2011
- Draft Board Minutes for June 11
- Final Board Minutes for May 11
- Recent job posting: Principal Quality Assurance Analyst
- Recent job posting: Senior Principal Quality Assurance Analyst
- Recent job posting: Quality Assurance Engineer
New or updated as of 20 June 2011
- Certification Examination Report - 4 June 2011
New or updated as of 7 June 2011
- Software SIG meeting Tuesday, 28 June 2011 The Smart Grid: Power for the 21st Century by George W. Arnold,
New or updated as of 1 June 2011
- June 2011 Meeting - Saturday, 25 June - Quality in Action, Good Wine Waits for No Man - Wine Tasting at the Sunset Hill Vineyard, Purcellville, VA
- May 2011 Meeting Presentation - Federal Government Performance Metrics And Budgeting by Paul Posner, Director Public Administration Program, George Mason University
- Draft Board Minutes for May 11
New or updated as of 20 May 2011
- Software SIG meeting Tuesday, 24 May 2011: Overview of the NIST Risk Management Framework as described in SP 800-37 by Lance Kelson
New or updated as of 17 May 2011
- May 2011 Meeting - 18 May - Evolution of Quality Within the Federal Government by Paul L. Posner, Director of the Public Administration Program at George Mason University
New or updated as of 12 May 2011
- May 2011 Meeting - 18 May - Speaker Paul L. Posner, Director of the Public Administration Program at George Mason University
- Proctors needed for Sat, 4 June 2010 ASQ certification exams
- Help maintain our section website
New or updated as of 10 May 2011
- May 2011 Meeting - 18 May - Save the date!
- April 2011 Meeting Presentation - 200 Years of Rugby A Lesson in Continuous Improvement, by Paul Meyers, Director for Corporate Quality, Project Performance Corporation
- June 2010 Meeting Presentation - Interactive Restaurant Experience, by Great American Restaurants
New or updated as of 26 April 2011
- April 2011 Meeting - 20 April - 200 Years of Rugby A Lesson in Continuous Improvement by Paul Meyers
- Software SIG meeting Tuesday April 26, 2011: Process Improvement and Sun Tzu's The Art of War Mashup by Barbara Dreon Canody
New or updated as of 12 April 2011
- March Meeting Presentation - Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, by Dr. Harry Hertz, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Program Director
- Philadelphia Section 505 - Teaming Up With The FDA To Avoid Or Manage A Product Recall, 3 May 2011
New or updated as of 26 March 2011
- Recent job posting: Global Director of Quality
New or updated as of 15 March 2011
- Certification Examination Report - 5 March 2011
- New Payment Options - online and via form
New or updated as of 10 March 2011
- March 2011 Meeting - 16 March - Dr. Harry Hertz, program director for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
- Draft Board Minutes for Feb 11
- Approved Board Minutes for Dec 10 and Jan 11
- Software SIG meeting - Tuesday 22 March 2011: Quality & Security "Mesh" within the Systems Development Life Cycle by Rhonda Farrell
- Section Leadership Committee Contact Info Revised
- Recent job postings: QC Representative and Lean 6 Σ Black Belt Consultant
- Sign up for our section's Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) Spring 2011 Course
New or updated as of 2 March 2011
- Draft Board Minutes for Dec 10 and Jan 11
- ASQ Section 0511 Photo Gallery - Micron Virginia meeting and factory tour
- Software SIG meeting - Tuesday February 22, 2011: A Journey into Cloud Computing An Agencys Experience by Asghar Noor
- New Section Phone Number
New or updated as of 11 Feb 2011
- February 2011 Meeting info - 16 February - Change Management
- New Programs Chair - John Mullins
- January Meeting Presentation - Quality at Micron Technology Virginia by Ernesto Roccatagliata, Quality and Workforce Development Manager
New or updated as of 3 Feb 2011
- Software SIG meeting - Tuesday, 25 January 2011: H1N1: The Forgotten Pandemic by: Thomas A. Neal II, MD, MPH
New or updated as of 19 Jan 2011
- January 2011 Meeting info revised - 19 January - Micron Plant Tour
- Nominations for 2011-2012 Section Leadership positions now being accepted
New or updated as of 14 Jan 2011
- January 2011 Meeting info - 19 January - Micron Plant Tour
- December 2010 Newsletter
- Get a FREE diner; just come to the meeting (RSVP required)!!
- Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting - Wednesday, 26 January 2011: Security within the Systems Development Life Cycle by Ms. Rhonda Farrell
New or updated as of 12 Jan 2011
- Six Sigma Simplified - Quick Reference Card
- SPC Simplified - Quick Reference Card
New or updated as of 09 Dec 2010
- Draft Board November 2010 Minutes
- Board October 2010 Minutes
- Board September 2010 Minutes
- November Meeting Presentation - Developing A Checklist, What Is The Audit Purpose? by Robert J. Orkin
- December 2010 Meeting info - 15 December - Social Evening - No Charge
New or updated as of 19 Nov 2010
- ASQ Section 0511 Photo Gallery - Sweetwater Tavern Interactive Restaurant Experience
New or updated as of 10 Nov 2010
- Recent job postings
- November 2010 Meeting info - 17 November - Developing A Checklist, What Is The Audit Purpose? by Robert J. Orkin
- Update to the 2010/2011 Board and Executive membership.
- Northern Shenandoah Valley Section 1131 - Last Chance To Register for "Baldrige in Education"
New or updated as of 5 Nov 2010
- October Newsletter
- November 2010 Meeting info - 17 November - Developing A Checklist, What Is The Audit Purpose? by Robert J. Orkin
- November Meeting Presentation - Developing A Checklist, What Is The Audit Purpose? by Robert J. Orkin
- November Software SIG meeting - Tuesday, 30 November 2010: Situational Awareness of Risk Management Processes: Increasing Risk Analysis Effectiveness by Kelly Yamaguchi
- Advanced interest in the Spring 2011 Certified Quality Auditor Training
- Addition to the 2010/2011 Board and Executive membership.
New or updated as of 30 Oct 2010
- Draft Board October 2010 Minutes
- Draft Board September 2010 Minutes
- September Meeting Presentation - Quality in a Solo Dental Practice: Theory and Application, James Eaves, DDS
- October Meeting Presentation - Aviation Mishap Investigation, Gregg Monaco
- October Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting - Wednesday, 27 October 2010: Quality Systems Compared and Contrasted by Eugene Kirsch
- Fall 2010 Certified Quality Auditor Training - Canceled
- Certification Examination Report - 2 October 2010
New or updated as of 26 Oct 2010
- Recent job postings
- Software SIG meeting - 26 October 2010 - Supercomputing Crays Hardware and Software Technology Product and Custom by Dan Poznanovic
New or updated as of 13 Oct 2010
- October 2010 Meeting info - 20 October - Aviation Mishap Investigation, Gregg Monaco
- Fall 2010 Training Opportunities - Certified Quality Auditor
- Washington, DC & Maryland Metro Section 509 - October activities update
- Northern Shenandoah Valley Section 1131 - October & November Dinner meetings - register by 11 Oct 10 for the October meeting
New or updated as of 8 Oct 2010
- September 2010 Meeting info - 15 September - Quality in a Solo Dental Practice: Theory and Application, James Eaves, DDS
- Proctors needed for Sat, 2 October 2010 ASQ certification exams
- Recent job postings
- Recent resume postings
- Recent member recommendations
- Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) Refresher Course Taught in a Live Webinar Format
New or updated as of 10 Sep 2010
- Draft Board August 2010 Minutes
- August Meeting Presentation - Quality and Customer Service, Sid Jaffe
- Recent job postings
- Software SIG meeting - 31 August 2010 - Simulation and Virtual Reality for Medical Applications, Presented by Jim Chen
- Washington, DC & Maryland Metro Section 509 - August activities update
New or updated as of 23 August 2010
- August 2010 Meeting info - 18 August - Quality and Customer Service
- New 2010/2011 Board and Executive members.
- New Email Addresses
- Draft Board July 2010 Minutes
- Approved Board June 2010 Minutes
New or updated as of 12 August 2010
- July 2010 Meeting info - 21 July - Join us for a free Social Night!
New or updated as of 13 July 2010
- Certification Examination Report - 5 June 2010
- Vice President Quality
New or updated as of 11 June 2010
- June 2010 Meeting info - 16 June - Interactive Restaurant Experience
- Draft Board May 2010 Minutes
- Virtual Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Refresher Course
- Spring Education Newsletter
- Software SIG meeting - 22 June 2010 - So You Want to Buy a COTS Product
- Washington, DC & Maryland Metro Section 509 - June activities updates
- One Proctor needed for Sat, 6 June 2010 ASQ certification exams
- May Meeting Presentation - Importance Of Leadership And Organizational Culture In Business Transformation, Keihan Sedghi
- If anyone has a submission for this quarter's newsletter, please send it to the newsletter editor by June 9th so it can be include in the June Newsletter
- Identify the most images on our home page, and you can win a free dinner at our September Section meeting.
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
New or updated as of 2 June 2010
- May 2010 Meeting info - 19 May - Importance of Leadership and organizational culture in Business Transformation by Keihan Sedghi
- May Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting - Wednesday, 26 May 2010: Leveraging the Baldrige framework to take your Lean Six Sigma deployment to the next level by Dr. Patricia Selcher
- Washington, DC & Maryland Metro Section 509 - May activities updates
- Proctors needed for Sat, 6 June 2010 ASQ certification exams
New or updated as of 10 May 2010
- Washington, DC & Maryland Metro Section 509 - April/May activities updates
- DRS-Technical Services for a Quality Manager
- Quality Control Manager - C4I/IT / AV / Datacenter
New or updated as of 28 April 2010
- Draft Board April 2010 Minutes
- Approved Board March 2010 Minutes
- April Meeting Presentation - The Odds are Against Auditing Steven Walfish, MS, MBA, President, Statistical Outsourcing Services
- Voice of the Customer Board Position vacant - If interested please contact the section chair
New or updated as of 22 April 2010
- April 2010 Meeting info - 21 April - The Odds are Against Auditing Steven Walfish, MS, MBA, President, Statistical Outsourcing Services
- April Meeting Presentation - The Odds are Against Auditing Steven Walfish, MS, MBA, President, Statistical Outsourcing Services
- April Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting - Wednesday, 28 April 2010: A Practical Guide for Effective LSS Presentations by Mr. John Wilsford
- Washington, DC & Maryland Metro Section 509 - April/May activities updates
- Draft Board March 2010 Minutes
- Approved Board February 2010 Minutes
New or updated as of 16 April 2010
- March 2010 Meeting info - 17 March - Creatively applying CMMI-SVC in A VERY SMALL CONSULTING FIRM by Bill Smith, CEO, Leading Edge Process Consultants LLC
- Certification Examination Report - 6 March 2010
- January Meeting Presentation - ASQ's Future Study: The Forces of Change (Paul E. Borawski, CAE, Executive Director and Chief Strategic Officer, ASQ Headquarters Executive Staff)
- March Meeting Presentation - Creatively applying CMMI-SVC in A VERY SMALL CONSULTING FIRM (Bill Smith, CEO, Leading Edge Process Consultants LLC)
- Invitation to ASQ members for Planned Care Collaborative - Harrisburg PA Section 503 - 15 March 2010
- ISO Standards Day Seminar - George Mason University - 18 March 2010
- March Software SIG meeting - 25 March 2010
- March Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting - 31 March 2010, Systems Thinking Concepts by Mr. Greg Foster, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, CPS Professional Services
- Washington, DC & Maryland Metro Section 509 - March/April activities updates
New or updated as of 12 March 2010
- Now Is the Time! We are looking for volunteers to serve in all section leadership positions.
- February Meeting Presentation - Process Flow Diagram: The Foundation of Process Failure Mode Effects and Analysis (PFMEA) (Jim Davis, General Dynamics Amphibious Systems)
- Draft Board February 2010 Minutes
- Approved Board January 2010 Minutes
New or updated as of 18 February 2010
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New or updated as of 16 February 2010
- Proctors needed for Sat, 6 March 2010 ASQ certification exams
- Washington, DC & Maryland Metro Section 509 - February/March activities updates
- February Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting - 24 Feb 2010, Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda: An Analysis of LSS Tools used in the Army Training Support Community" by Messrs. Rodolfo A. Morales Miranda and Alberto Grossmark
- Washington, DC & Maryland Metro Section 509 - revised February activities - vote on where the February Software SIG Meeting will be held
New or updated as of 9 February 2010
- February 2010 Meeting info - 17 February - Process Flow Diagram: The Foundation of PFMEA, Jim Davis, General Dynamics Amphibious Systems
- Draft minutes for January 2010 Board Meeting
- Minutes for Sept - Dec 2009 Board Meetings
- More pictures of Board Members
- Washington, DC & Maryland Metro Section 509 - revised February activities (our own Bob Zimman will be a featured speaker).
New or updated as of 2 February 2010
- Agenda for January Board Meeting
- Draft minutes for November and December 2009 Board Meetings
- More pictures of Board Members
New or updated as of 20 January 2010
- Washington, DC & Maryland Metro Section 509 - revised January & February activities (our own Bob Zimman will be a featured speaker).
New or updated as of 18 January 2010
- December Newsletter
- Washington, DC & Maryland Metro Section 509 - revised January & February activities
- Quickie Quality Engineer (PDF) (January 10)
- Pictures of Board Members
- March Certification Exam Signup Deadline
New or updated as of 12 January 2010
- Posted 2010 Exam Dates & Application Deadlines
- Washington, DC & Maryland Metro Section 509 - revised January activities
New or updated as of 29 December 2009
- January 2010 Meeting info - 20 January - Future of Quality by Paul E. Borawski, Executive Director and Chief Strategic Officer, ASQ
- Washington, DC & Maryland Metro Section 509 - January activities
- ASQ Washington DC Software SIG - 26 January 2010 - The American Society for Quality (ASQ) Software Division: Our Priorities for 2010-2012, and What it Means for You by: Nicole Radzwill, PhD, MBA. ASQ Software Division Chair
New or updated as of 21 December 2009
- Agenda for December Board Meeting
New or updated as of 15 December 2009
- Coordinator - Planned Care Opportunity (PDF) (December 09)
- Section 0509 December Continuous Process Improvement SIG Meeting canceled
- Section 0509 Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Refresher Course
- Section 0509 Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Refresher Course
New or updated as of 11 December 2009
- Recent Certification Examinations Reports and Summaries
- Tips, Trips, and Traps Taking Certification Exams
- Section 0509 activities
- ASQ509's Biomed/Biotech SIG in Rockville - 10 Dec 2009 - CDC's Disease Detectives - Epidemic Intelligence Services
- ASQ Washington DC Software SIG - 15 December 2009 - Quantifying Software Reliability and Readiness by: Jack Olivieri and Abbaya Asthana
- The Senate Productivity & Quality Award for Virginia (SPQA-VA) is recruiting Examiners for the 2010 Award Cycle
- November Meeting Presentation - Health Care Quality - Karin Cox, RN, MSN, Quality Consultant: Critical Care & Neurosciences Services
- Draft Board November Minutes
- Approved Board October Minutes
- Identify the Quality Leaders on our home page
New or updated as of 8 December 2009
- December 2009 Meeting info 16 December - Social Meeting
- January 2010 Meeting info 20 January - Future of Quality by Paul E. Borawski, Executive Director and Chief Strategic Officer, ASQ
- Section Operating Agreement 29 April 09
- Trish Selcher is our Voice of the Customer
- Revised Newsletter submission guidelines
- Revised Newsletter archives
- Revised Meeting Attendance Documentation guidance
New or updated as of 4 December 2009
- Reference Materials Guidelines for Certification Exams
- Section 0509 activities
- TFTC QA Manager (PDF) (November 09)
New or updated as of 18 November 2009
- November Meeting info 18 November - Health Care Quality
- Proctors needed for Sat, 5 December ASQ certification exams
- October Meeting Presentation - Quality Assurance Principles for Child Safety Presentation
- QA Manager (PDF) (November 09)
- Draft Board Minutes for July to October
New or updated as of 11 November 2009
- October Meeting info 21 October - Child Safety
- October Software SIG meeting - 27 October 2009, Agile Methods by: Camille Bell
- September Newsletter
New or updated as of 14 October 2009
- September Meeting info 16 September - National membership Retention
New or updated as of 9 September 2009
- Draft July Board Minutes
New or updated as of 13 August 2009
- August Meeting info 19 August
- New 2009/2010 Board and Executive members.
- New 2009 Board email addresses.
- Section Web access training 22 August
- August Software SIG meeting - 25 August 2009, An Introduction to Structured Argumentation within Assurance Cases by: Dr. Tim Kelly, University of York, UK
- New 2009 Board email addresses.
New or updated as of 7 August 2009
- July Meeting info - Social meeting with Section Chair, Larry Wilkins, giving a brief discussion on the World Conference, 15 July
New or updated as of 7 July 2009
- Special June Meeting info - Please register before Friday 5 June! - John Timmerman, VP, Ritz Carlton Corporate Operations, Pentagon Ritz, 10 June
- Peg Bloome, our Examining Chair and Chief Proctor, will be moving to Florida and has resigned her posts. The section thanks Peg for her service to the section and wishes her well in her move to a new location. As a result the section is looking for a volunteer to fill the positions she left.
- June Software SIG meeting - 23 June 2009, CMMI for Services (CMMI-SVC) Cost-Effective Approaches to Early Use by Marilyn Ginsberg-Finner
- Software QA (PDF) (June 09)
- Senior QA Analyst (PDF) (June 09)
New or updated as of 4 June 2009
- Special June Meeting info - Mark the date! - John Timmerman, VP, Ritz Carlton Corporate Operations, Pentagon Ritz, 10 June
- Performance Users Group Meeting on Thursday, June 11th at the University of Maryland. The topic is "The MPEA Examiner Experience"
- Approved April Board Minutes
- Draft May Board Minutes
- May Meeting Presentation - How To Get The Most Benefit From Your Internal Audits
New or updated as of 21 May 2009
- May Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting - 27 May 2009, "Metrics 101" by Minh B. Tran
- Approved March Board Minutes
- Draft April Board Minutes
New or updated as of 14 May 2009
- May Section Meeting info How To Get The Most Benefit From Your Internal Audits, Speaker: Robert Zimman, CQA
- Special June Meeting info - Save the date! - John Timmerman, VP, Ritz Carlton Corporate Operations, Pentagon Ritz, 10 June
- "Rapid Improvement Events, Keys to Kaizen Event Success and Sustainability" offered by VPMEP on May 20th, in Danville, VA.
New or updated as of 12 May 2009
- May Bio/Med SIG meeting - ASQ509's Biomed/Biotech SIG in Rockville - 7 May 2009, Bioinformatics, Systems Biology, Translational Medicine presented by Cathy H. Wu, PhD and A Systematic Framework of Genome Screening Seeking a Predictive Genomic Composite Biomarker for Potential Treatment Individualization Presented by Su Jane Wang, PhD
- Special June Meeting info - Save the date! - John Timmerman, VP, Ritz Carlton Corporate Operations, Pentagon Ritz, 10 June
New or updated as of 6 May 2009
- April Bio/Med SIG meeting - ASQ509's Biomed/Biotech SIG in Rockville - 23 April 2009, How Aquaculture Research Is Helping to Solve Questions about Melamine Toxicity presented by Renate Reimschuessel and Melamine in Food presented by Yan Gu
- April Meeting Presentation ASQ Make Good Great by J. Eric Whichard, Deputy Regional Director / RD Elect
- Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech) Mtech News and Events: April 17, 2009
New or updated as of 17 April 2009
- April Meeting info
- April Software SIG meeting - 28 April 2009, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Implementation and Interoperability Standard (RIIS) by Ed Coyne
- Certified Quality Auditor - 5-weekend accelerated course
- Corporate QC Manager (PDF) (April 09)
- Fort Benning QC Manager (PDF) (April 09)
- Policies/Procedures Analyst (PDF) (April 09)
- Approved February Board Minutes
- Draft March Board Minutes
- QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE CONFERENCE - April 20-22 - Washington, DC
New or updated as of 6 April 2009
- Special March Meeting info - If you have already registered by sending an email to the Section 0511 Programs Chair, we ask that you pre-pay and register for the 25 March 2009 meeting. Forrest W. Breyfogle III, will speak on Beyond Lean Six Sigma at the WooLaeOak Restaurant 8240 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182 (Tyson's Corner )
- One-Day Workshop - Payment and registration information for the 26 March 2009, Going Beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard: The Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE) System
- March Software SIG meeting - 24 March 2009, Building Survivable Verification Systems in Engineering and Business Systems by: Jidι B. Odubiyi, Ph.D
- March Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting - 25 March 2009, Forrest W. Breyfogle III, speaker on Beyond Lean Six Sigma
- Operations Research Analyst (PDF) (March 09)
- Spring 2009 Education Newsletter
- Spring 2009 Training Opportunities - Certified Quality Auditor
- Education Volunteer sought to assist the section in providing liaison to local schools, setting up and running an Education Special Interest Group, etc.
New or updated as of 18 March 2009
- February Software SIG meeting - 24 February 2009, Independent Verification Approaches for FDAs Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories by: Brian Fitzgerald
- February Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting - 25 February 2009, Peter Banfield, Managing Director, Management Consulting Services, Lean Six Sigma Solutions, BearingPoint Management & Technology Consultants
- Special March Meeting info - 25 March 2009, Forrest W. Breyfogle III, speaker on Beyond Lean Six Sigma WooLaeOak Restaurant 8240 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182 (Tyson's Corner )
- One-Day Workshop - 26 March 2009, Going Beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard: The Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE) System
New or updated as of 23 February 2009
- February Meeting info
- Special March Meeting info
- One-Day Workshop: Going Beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard: The Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE) System
- January Meeting Presentation IEEE 829 - 2008 IEEE Standard for Software and System Test Documentation
- Pee Dee Section 1124 (Florence SC) is holding a Continuous Improvement Conference in March
- Senior QA Process Analyst position
- February Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting
New or updated as of 10 February 2009
- January 28, 2009 Lean Six Sigma Meeting "Why Organizations Fail" by Sergey Ivanov, Ph.D.
- Senior Medical QA needed
- The Maryland Performance Excellence Awards (MPEA) 2009 Conference & Awards Ceremony on 23 March 2009
New or updated as of 07 January 2009
- January Meeting info
- Section 0511 is looking for a Historian
- Section 0511 meeting dates for 2009
- Approved November Board Minutes
- Draft December Board Minutes
- Section 1108, which covers a good part of the Shenandoah Valley, and Charlottesville is hosting a reliability seminar in February
- Pee Dee Section 1124 (Florence SC) is in the process of planning a Continuous Improvement Conference in March
- Performance Users Group Meeting on Thursday, January 8th at the University of Maryland. The topic is "Baldrige Criteria Results Category: How to Select, Measure and Present Results in an Application.
- The Maryland Performance Excellence Awards (MPEA) program will transition from the University of Maryland in April 2009
- A New Subsection for Frederick, Maryland?
- Six Sigma Black Belt Needed
- Linked-In Discussions
- The section is looking for help in redesigning its website.
- Approved October Board Minutes
- Draft November Board Minutes
New or updated as of 31 December 2008
- 2009 World Conference on Quality and Improvement
- December Software SIG meeting - Service-Oriented Acquisition by Chris Gunderson
New or updated as of 4 December 2008
- December Meeting info
- November Meeting Presentation
- Approved October Board Minutes
- Draft November Board Minutes
- Updated section board contact info
New or updated as of 21 November 2008
- November Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting The Top Eight Reasons Six Sigma Projects Fail, originally presented at 2008 ASQ World Conference
- November Software SIG meeting DoD Enterprise Ontology Support by: Dr Glenda Hayes
- November Performance Excellence Users Group - Baldrige Criteria Process Categories: What Do They Mean and How to Respond to Them
New or updated as of 3&6 November 2008
- November Meeting info
- October Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting Michael A. Kirby, Former Deputy Under Secretary of the Army, (Business Transformation)
- October Software SIG meeting Root Cause Analysis for Customer Reported Defects
- Planning Transition from Development to Production Position
- Approved September Board Minutes
- Draft October Board Minutes
New or updated as of 25 October 2008
- October Meeting info
- NISH Senior Quality Manager in Tyson's Corner
- Approved August Board Minutes
- September Meeting Presentation
New or updated as of 7 October 2008
- October 29 Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting
New or updated as of 21 October 2008
- September Meeting info
- ASQ Delaware Section (506) 35th Annual Quality Conference/Regional Training, September 25, 2008
- ASQ - KAPE Performance Excellence Conference and Awards Banquet. September 22 & 23, 2008
- Director, Standards and Certification (PDF) (7 Sept 08)
- ASQ Section 0511 CQA Fall 2008 Course Announcement
- August Meeting Presentation
New or updated as of 7 September 2008
- Posted August Meeting info
- Virginia Forum for Excellence to hear how Virginia's leading organizations are Keeping Pace with the Speed of Change!
- University of Maryland Technology Start-Up Boot Camp Friday, September 12, 2008
- PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE USERS GROUP "The Organizational Profile"
- Innovation Management Program
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Centennial Weekend, Sept. 26-27
New or updated as of 18 August 2008
- New section email addresses
- Board May minutes & June draft minutes
- 08-09 Board membership
- No Summer Lean Six Sigma SIG meetings
New or updated as of 12 July 2008
- Posted July Meeting info
- Performance Excellence Users Group
New or updated as of 9 June 2008
- Updated June Software SIG meeting information
New or updated as of 6 June 2008
- Posted June Meeting info
- Emphasized how to get activities log
- MPEA EXAMINER APPLICATION DEADLINE COMING SOON -- Apply to Become a MPEA Examiner by June 16
New or updated as of 3 June 2008
- Posted May Meeting info
New or updated as of 19 May 2008
- Re-organized Section Minutes info
New or updated as of 22 April 2008
- Posted April Meeting info
New or updated as of 8 April 2008
- QA Specialist Position
New or updated as of 18 March 2008
- Maryland Performance Excellence Awards
New or updated as of 14 March 2008
- Posted March Meeting info
- Updated March SIG meetings information
New or updated as of 8 March 2008
- Spring 2008 CQA Training Announcement
- Updated 6 Sigma SIG meeting information
New or updated as of 21 February 2008
- Weather-related cancellation policy and link
- Added 2008 meeting dates
New or updated as of 20 February 2008
- Posted 2008 & 2009 Exam Dates & Application Deadlines
- Posted February Meeting info
- Posted Jan and February 2008 meeting presentations
- Posted February Software SIG meeting notice
- Posted new Volunteer Opportunity
New or updated as of 18 February 2008