11 Sept. Ray Harkins on site

9 Oct. John Gaul TBD

13 Nov. Dilip Shan online

We will have a in person meeting in May!

Meeting Date:

May 15, 2023 05:30 PM

Where:

Ohio Star Forge

TOPIC:

Hypothesis Testing and P Value explained simply!

I just finished a Supply Chain basics class through MIT online. The teacher broke down Hypothesis testing into 6 easy steps and clarified when to use the T-distribution vs. Normal Distribution. He also explained P-Value and the formula’s to use and how you can do this all in Excel if you do not have Minitab. We will be watching select video’s from my MIT course and I will answer any questions on what I have learned.

RSVP to Lisa Modispaugh.

Apr 10, 2023 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

TOPIC:

*Statistical Tolerance Intervals *

There are at least three statistical quality control methods used to assess a process's performance relative to specification limits: 1) process capability, 2) variables sampling plans, and 3) statistical tolerance intervals. The statistical tolerance interval is perhaps the least well known of the three; however, it is one of the easiest methods to apply and more versatile than the others. At this month's ASQ meeting Paul Mathews will present statistical tolerance interval analysis methods for variables and attribute data and demonstrate how these methods are used in design engineering and in manufacturing engineering applications.

BIO:

Paul Mathews is president of Mathews Malnar and Bailey, Inc., a provider of quality engineering and applied statistical consulting and training services for R&D, product, process, and manufacturing engineering organizations. Paul has over 40 years of experience as an engineer, scientist, professor, and consultant. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in physics from Miami University and Case Western Reserve University, respectively, and is certified by ASQ as a Quality Engineer and Six Sigma Black Belt. Paul holds ten patents and is the author of two books:

Design of Experiments with MINITAB and Sample Size Calculations:

Practical Methods for Engineers and Scientists. Paul is a member of the American Statistical Association and a senior member of the American Society for Quality. In his free time, Paul races and cruises his sailboat Whitehawk on Lake Erie with his wife Kathy.

Peter Ishimaru, Akron-Canton Section 0810 has invited you to a Webex meeting that requires registration.

Human Performance Improvement Using Defense-in Depth: Advanced Error Proofing

Host: Peter Ishimaru, Akron-Canton Section 0810

Thursday, March 23, 2023

6:00 PM | (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) | 2 hrs 30 mins

Register here.

“Supplier Quality” by Jen Park.

Microsoft Teams meeting at 17:30PM EDT [Note the clocks Sprung Forward.]

Click here to join the meeting

Join on your computer, mobile app or room device Click here to join the meeting

We will have a in person meeting in February! I will provide pizza!

Where: Ohio Star Forge (come in through engineering entrance)

When : Feb. 13 at 5:30pm

Please RSVP

John Gauls topic will be: “Work/Life Rebalancing, Post-Pandemic”

Short Bio:

John Gaul is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with over 35 years of engineering, quality, innovation, design/development and operational excellence experience; helping businesses excel by becoming more effective and efficient. John has trained and mentored over 2,000 Lean Six Sigma practitioners across a broad spectrum of industries and led many successful projects along the way. For the past 20 years, John has been guiding practitioners all over the world via advisory services, training, and mentoring in product, process, and operational excellence - teaching them to thrive on their own. His company is: Sum It Ascent, LLC based in Chardon, Ohio. www.JohnGaul.com

John Gaul

Sum It Ascent, LLC - Inspiring You to Ascend

https://www.johngaul.com

TOPIC: Overview Mistake Proofing Presentation (To Error is Not Human)

This is an Online Teams Meeting, at 5:30 PM EST.

To Error is not human. This presentation will introduce the attendees to a number of fundamental concepts as relates to mistake proofing and minimizing defects as the results of errors related to human behaviors. The presentation will introduce the concepts of error versus defects, types of errors, “Red Flag Conditions” that invite mistakes, practical applications of the concepts, and a Human Error Identification and Resolution Guide. Attendees should leave the presentation with more enlightened thoughts relative to what is typically referred to as human error.

Bob Graham Bio

Bob Graham has functioned as a Leader and Internal Coach for all levels of the Multi-Site Global Organizations with a special emphasis on Learning Organization approaches. Bob has over 30 years’ experience in the Quality, and Operational Excellence fields and has held many managerial and leadership roles in these areas during his career. Having seen the outstanding accomplishments that can be achieved by combining world class business systems, teams, and organizational learning, Bob has focused his own development, as well as the organizations employing him, to achieve ever higher levels of understanding and applications in these areas leading to high performing organizations and results.

Bob holds two (2) Bachelor’s Degrees from the University of Pittsburgh in Chemistry and Business Finance. Bob also holds an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh with concentrations in Operations Management and Human Resource Management.

Bob is an ASQ Certified:

1.) Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence,

2.) Quality Engineer

3.) Six Sigma Black Belt

4.) Auditor

Bob is a Past President of the Southwest Louisiana Section of ASQ

ASQ SECTION 805 CHRISTMAS PARTY

Monday, December 6th at 5pm @ The Chop House

9519 E Market St | Warren, OH 44481

RSVP to Lisa M

Come celebrate Christmas and hang out with old friends at the Chop House.

Sponsored by

ASQ Section 0805

Please join us on Monday, November 8th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking.

ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested. The meeting ID and password will be sent with the meeting notice. Please RSVP Lisa Modispaugh by noon on Friday, November 5th 2021 to: Lisa

5:30 pm – 6:45 pm: ‘Like Nails on a Chalk Board*’ by Paul Mathews

6:45 – 6:55 pm: Wrap up

*As creators and consumers of information presented using statistical methods we've all suffered through instances of the abuse and misuse of those methods. At this month's ASQ meeting Paul Mathews will lead a discussion of the phrases and mistakes we hear that make us cringe. Candidate topics are:

• Misinterpretation of p values
• P hacking
• Using the word “data” as a singular noun
• Use of the phrase “confidence level” in the context of a hypothesis test
• Improper handling of an outlier
• Confusions
  • Correlation / causation
  • Accuracy / precision
  • Confidence / prediction / tolerance interval
• Wrong and/or painful phrases:
  • “The data say …”
  • “The data prove …”
  • “Trust me”
  • “We built a design of experiments …”
  • “It's just a theory.”
  • “Accept the null hypothesis … ”
  • “The p value is the probability that the null hypothesis is true.
  • “The confidence level of the hypothesis test is 95%.”
  • “Here's a stack of data. Find something in there to publish.”

Biography:

Paul Mathews is president of Mathews Malnar and Bailey, Inc., a provider of quality engineering and applied statistical consulting and training services for R&D, product, process, and manufacturing engineering organizations.

Paul has over 30 years of experience as an engineer, scientist, professor, and consultant. He holds BS and MS degrees in physics from Miami University and Case Western Reserve University, respectively, and is certified by ASQ as a Quality Engineer and Six Sigma Black Belt.

Paul holds ten patents and is the author of two books: /Design of Experiments with MINITAB/ and /Sample Size Calculations: Practical Methods for Engineers and Scientists/.

Paul is a member of the American Statistical Association and a senior member of the American Society for Quality. In his free time, Paul races and cruises his sailboat Whitehawk on Lake Erie with his wife Kathy.

Please join us on Monday, October 11th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. This Month, The ASQ Meetings will be:

ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested. The meeting ID and password will be sent with the meeting notice. Please RSVP Lisa Modispaugh by noon on Friday, September 10th 2021 to: Lisa

This Month, The ASQ Meetings will be held:

Online Meeting

“Lean in High-Mix / Low-Volume & Custom Operations”

John Gaul is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with over 30 years of business advisement, engineering, quality and process improvement experience; helping businesses excel by becoming more effective and efficient. John has trained and mentored over 2,000 Lean Six Sigma practitioners globally across a broad spectrum of industries. For the past 18 years, John has been applying and sharing his knowledge via advising, training and mentoring process improvement practitioners all over the world - and teaching them to do it on their own. His company is: Sum It Ascent, LLC based in Chardon, Ohio.

Please join us on Monday, September 13th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. This Month, The ASQ Meetings will be:

ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested. The meeting ID and password will be sent with the meeting notice. Please RSVP Lisa Modispaugh by noon on Friday, September 10th 2021 to: Lisa

This Month, The ASQ Meetings will be held:

Online Meeting

5:30 pm – 6:45 pm: ‘5S and Focus Factory Projects’ by Dave Adams

6:45 – 6:55 pm: Wrap up

Biography – Dave Adams

Four decades of industrial management experience, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Plant Layout, Inspection, Quality Control, Statistical Coordinator, Supplier Development and Purchasing. Continuation of activities Educated in Machine design and strength of materials, electronics. In addition, industrial training in hydraulic maintenance, Total Quality Management, Statistics, Value Stream Mapping, 5 S concepts, Cell Concepts, Transfer line manufacturing, Just In Time methodology, Root Cause analysis, Fool proofing Poke a yoke, Quality Auditor, ISO 9000, PPAP, ISIR, FMEA.

Material experiences: gray cast Iron foundry, alloy steel, aluminum casting and extrusion, Plastics, Rubber, Steel Forging, Metal Powder.

Manufacturing methods include milling, drilling, grinding, superfinishing, polishing, steel forging, Iron and aluminum casting, gear splining, hobbing, shaving, shaping, spline rolling, thread cutting and rolling, heat treat, metal forming, injection molding and extrusion. Mechanical assembly, hydraulic testing, powder coating, metal powder, solvent and powder paint, plating, Cleaning, Blast Cleaning.

Please join us on Monday, October 11th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. This Month, The ASQ Meetings will be:

ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested. The meeting ID and password will be sent with the meeting notice. Please RSVP Lisa Modispaugh by noon on Friday, October 9th 2021 to: Lisa

This Month, The ASQ Meetings will be held:

Online Meeting

Topic: TBD

Please join us on Monday, May 10th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. This Month, The ASQ Meetings will be:

Online Meeting

ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested. The meeting ID and password will be sent with the meeting notice. Please RSVP Lisa Modispaugh by noon on Friday, 7 May 2021 to: Lisa

5:30 pm – 6:45 pm: ‘Supplier Quality Relationships’ by Jennifer Park

6:45 – 6:55 pm: Wrap up

Biography – Jennifer Park, Worthington Industries

Jennifer Park is a Supplier Quality Engineer with Worthington Industries at their Jefferson, OH facility. Jen has over 20 years’ experience in Quality and Continuous Improvement working in multiple industries. Blending her experience in regulatory fields from Food, Medical, Automotive, Aerospace and now ASME/DOT cylinders has given a unique skill set to foster and improve supplier relationships for the facility.

Jennifer holds a bachelor’s degree in Applied Microbiology from Bowling Green State University. She has her CQA certification and is pursuing her CQE certification.

ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested. The meeting ID and password will be sent with the meeting notice. Please RSVP Lisa Modispaugh by noon on Friday, 9 April 2021 to: Lisa

“Utilizing Learning Platforms to Advance Your Career in Quality”

BIO: Ray Harkins is a senior manufacturing professional with over 25 years experience in manufacturing engineering, quality management, and business analysis. He has toured hundreds of manufacturing facilities and worked with leading industry professionals throughout North America and Japan. He is a senior member of ASQ and holds their Quality Engineering, Quality Auditing and Calibration Technician certifications. Ray has written extensively for Quality Progress Magazine on the topics of quality engineering and career management, and teaches quality and business-related courses at http://www.themanufacturingacademy.com .

Please join us on Monday, March 8th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. This Month, The ASQ Meetings will be at:

Online Meeting

ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested. The meeting ID and password will be sent with the meeting notice. Please RSVP Lisa Modispaugh by noon on Friday, 5 March 2020 to: Lisa

5:30 pm – 6:45 pm: ‘Using Hypothesis Testing to Improve Processes and Capability’ by Jim Odom

6:45 – 6:55 pm: Wrap up

Biography – Jim Odom, President Breakthrough Strategies

Jim Odom is President of Breakthrough Strategies LLC in Cortland, Ohio, a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and the author of Continuous Improvement Kept Simple, Replacing Chaos with Order and Stability. In addition to his consulting practice, he has taught Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt classes, and ASQ certification classes at Kent State University, Trumbull and Salem campuses. Jim currently teaches Lean Six Sigma classes and is a LeanOhio Bootcamp Trainer for Cuyahoga Community College’s Corporate College.

Jim has served on the continuous improvement committee at Humility of Mary hospitals in the Warren-Youngstown area. He has also served as the education chairperson, treasurer, and chairperson of ASQ Section 0805 and served as past education chairperson for ASQ Automotive Division. He has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology from Youngstown State University and a master’s degree in manufacturing management from General Motors Institute. Jim is the 2005 recipient of the ASQ Automotive Section’s Quality Professional of the year award and was elected ASQ Fellow in November, 2009.

Please join us on Monday, 8 February 2021 for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. This Month, The ASQ Meetings will be at:

Online Meeting

ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested. The meeting ID and password will be sent with the meeting notice. Please RSVP Lisa Modispaugh by noon on Friday, 5 February 2020 to: Lisa

5:30 pm – 6:45 pm: ‘Lean Translation Flow Keeps Products on the Go’ by Carla Konzel

6:45 – 6:55 pm: Wrap up

Biography – Carla Konzel

Carla Konzel is a Regulatory Affairs Operations Senior Manager with STERIS, a leading supplier of infection prevention helping customers create a healthier and safer world by providing healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe. She has 30+ years of Quality, Regulatory, and Operational Improvements experience applying these skills in medical device and healthcare organizations including Becton-Dickinson, Allegheny Health Network and MedSource Technologies.

Her educational background includes a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from Gannon University and a Master of Business Administration from Golden Gate University. Professional Certifications include Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Lean Healthcare Practitioner, ISO Lead Auditor, and Emotional Intelligence in Organizational Leadership.

As a senior member in American Society for Quality, she served on the ASQ World Quality Conference & Improvement Technical Program Committee 2014-2018, ASQ Healthcare / Lean Division board member for the strategic planning 2014, Region 8 Deputy Regional Director and several sectional roles.

Please join us on Monday, January 11th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. This Month, The ASQ Meetings will be at:

Online Meeting

ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested. The meeting ID and password will be sent with the meeting notice. Please RSVP Lisa Modispaugh by noon on Friday, 8 January 2020 to: Lisa

5:30 pm – 6:15 pm: Divergent Root Cause Analysis; Part 1 by Bob Graham

6:15 – 6:20 pm: Break

6:20 pm – 7: 00 pm Divergent Root Cause Analysis; Part 2 by Bob Graham

Biography – Bob Graham

Bob Graham has functioned as a Leader and Internal Coach for all levels of the Multi-Site Global Organizations with a special emphasis on Learning Organization approaches. Bob has over 30 years’ experience in the Quality and Continuous Improvement fields and has held many managerial and leadership roles in these areas during his career. Having seen the outstanding accomplishments that can be achieved by combining world class business systems, teams, and organizational learning, Bob has focused his own development, as well as the organizations employing him, to achieve ever higher levels of understanding and applications in these areas leading to high performing organizations and results.

Bob holds two (2) Bachelor’s Degrees from the University of Pittsburgh in Chemistry and Business Finance. Bob also holds an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh with concentrations in Operations Management and Human Resource Management.

Bob is an ASQ Certified: Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence, Quality Engineer, Six Sigma Black Belt and Auditor. Bob is a Past President of the Southwest Louisiana Section

CHRISTMAS PARTY

Location: The Chophouse 9519 E. Market St. Warren, Ohio 44484

Please join us on Monday December 7th for an evening of sharing, good food, and networking.

ASQ members are welcome to attend Cost is $5.00 for members; $20.00 for nonmembers (Nonmembers and guests are an additional cost).

Please invite your associates.

RSVP’s requested. Please plan to be there before 6:00pm Please RSVP by noon on Monday December 7th to:  Lisa M, Lisa

5:00 – 7:00 pm: Annual Section 805 Christmas Party

Please join us on Monday, November 9th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. This Month, the ASQ Meetings will be at: Online Meeting

ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested. The meeting ID and password will be sent with the meeting notice. Please RSVP Lisa Modispaugh by noon on Friday, 6 November 2020 to: Lisa

5:30 pm – 6:15 pm: KATA in Product Development by Mike Crossen and Ravi Mahangar.

6:15 – 6:20 pm: Break

6:20 – 7:00 pm: KATA in Product Development by Mike Crossen and Ravi Mahangar.

Biography – Mike Crossen

Education/Affiliations:

• • BS Electrical Engineering – Cleveland State University
• • Rockwell Automation Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
• • ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
• • Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CQM/OE)
• • Quality Auditor (CQA)
• • SAFe Agilist (5.0)
• • Senior Member of American Society of Quality, ASQ
• • Member of Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) Lean Consortia
• • Contributor to ASQ Quality Progress Magazine – Creator of Mr. Pareto Head Comic Strip

Experience: From 1978 to 2005, 2011 - Present - Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Automation Multiple roles including Electronic Technician, Component Engineer, Supplier Quality Engineer, Manufacturing Process Quality Engineer and Lean Enterprise manager. Current focus is bring Lean Six Sigma approach to Product Development, specifically software. Involved with Lean – Agile methods in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

From 2005 to 2009 - Cleveland Clinic – Quality Manager – bring Lean Six Sigma practices to Clinical operations.

From 2009 to 2011 – Philip Medical Systems – Director of Quality – Bring Lean – Six Sigma approach to Manufacturing of CT and Nuclear Medicine products.

Married, Daughter, 4 Grandchildren Enjoy Hiking, Camping, Playing Music (Rock, Americana, Bluegrass)

Education/Affiliations:

• • BS Instrumentation & Controls Engineering – Pune University, India
• • MS Computer/Software Engineering – Penn State University
• • Scaled Agile Certified SAFe 5 Program Consultant (SPC)
• • Rockwell Automation Certified Lean Transaction Yellow Belt
• • Scaled Agile SAFe Cerified Scrum Master (SSM)
• • Scaled.org Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
• • Member of Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) Lean Consortia

Experience: From 2013 - Present - Rockwell Automation - Release Train Engineer

• • Release Planning and Program Increment (PI) planning and execution
• • Coaching and mentoring Leaders, Scrum Masters and teams on Agile/Scrum and SAFe principles and practices
• • Strategic deployment and training of ALM tools
• • Utilizing Lean-Agile approach to Product Development, specifically software
• • Design and development of industrial automation solutions

From 2007 to 2013 - CD-adpaco (now Siemens PLM) – Architect & Lead Programmer

• • Design and development of CFD/CAE simulation products
• • 3D-CAD solid and surface modeler

From 2002 to 2007 – GeometricPLM – Senior Software Engineer

• • Design and development of structural analysis and CAE simulation products

Married, Daughter Enjoy Hiking, Camping, Soccer, Cricket

Bios, with email addresses: asq_november_2020_meeting_bios.pdf

Please join us on Monday, October 12th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. This Month, The ASQ Meetings will be at: Online Meeting

ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested. The meeting ID and password will be sent with the meeting notice. Please RSVP Lisa Modispaugh by noon on Friday, 9 October 2020 to: Lisa

5:30 pm – 6:15 pm: Divergent Root Cause Analysis; Part 1 by Bob Graham

6:15 – 6:20 pm: Break

6:20 pm – 7: 00 pm Divergent Root Cause Analysis; Part 2 by Bob Graham

Biography – Bob Graham

Bob Graham has functioned as a Leader and Internal Coach for all levels of the Multi-Site Global Organizations with a special emphasis on Learning Organization approaches. Bob has over 30 years’ experience in the Quality and Continuous Improvement fields and has held many managerial and leadership roles in these areas during his career. Having seen the outstanding accomplishments that can be achieved by combining world class business systems, teams, and organizational learning, Bob has focused his own development, as well as the organizations employing him, to achieve ever higher levels of understanding and applications in these areas leading to high performing organizations and results.

Bob holds two (2) Bachelor’s Degrees from the University of Pittsburgh in Chemistry and Business Finance. Bob also holds an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh with concentrations in Operations Management and Human Resource Management.

Bob is an ASQ Certified: Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence, Quality Engineer, Six Sigma Black Belt and Auditor. Bob is a Past President of the Southwest Louisiana Section of ASQ.

Please join us online, Wednesday, September 16th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. This Month, The ASQ Meetings will be:

*Online meeting

Register for Zoom meeting access information, both ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s required to get the Zoom access code via email.

Please RSVP Lisa Modispaugh by noon on Friday, September 11th to: Lisa.

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm: Value Stream Mapping;

John Gaul Biography: John is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with over 30 years of business consulting, engineering, quality and process improvement experience; helping businesses excel by becoming more effective and efficient. John has trained and mentored over 2,000 Lean Six Sigma practitioners across a broad spectrum of industries. For the past 17 years, John has been applying and sharing his knowledge via consulting with; training and mentoring process improvement practitioners all over the world - and teaching them to do it on their own. His company is: Sum It Ascent, LLC based in Chardon, Ohio. http://www.johngaul.com

2020 September Meeting Details.

The Columbus ASQ801 section asked that we post this notice.

Future Meetings: ASQ Columbus June Meeting-Virtual June 9th, 2020, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM.

[That is all the information that was provided, sorry.]

TCTC is closed in April, as mandated by the Ohio Governor due to the C-19 Virus.

Keep checking back here for updates. Currently we do not expect to have a meeting until late this summer.

Stay safe everyone…

ASQ Youngstown-Warren Section 0805

This Month, The ASQ Meetings will be at:

Trumbull Career and Technical Center
(right up the street from KSU-Trumbull).
528 Educational Highway
Warren (Champion), OH 44483

ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend. Dinner will cost $5.00. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested.

Please RSVP Lisa Modispaugh by noon on Friday, March 6th to: Lisa.

5:30 pm – 6:15 pm: Auditing for Risk Management; Part 1 by Larry Litke

6:15 – 6:30 pm: Dinner

6:30 pm – 7: 15 pm Auditing for Risk Management; Part 2 by Larry Litke

Biography – Larry Litke: I have over 40 years in the quality management field. I have worked in the steel forging, machining of aluminum and brass, rubber product manufacturing and fiberglass product manufacturing including resin injection molding fields during my career.

I have extensive knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 14001, and ISO 9001:2015. I have been an internal and external auditor including 3 rd party auditing for ISO 9001.

Along with quality management consulting I also provide internal auditor training, conduct internal audits for companies, and along with technical writing I provide the associated training including FMEAs, Risk Management and 5S.

I enjoy the education of and assisting companies to improve and succeed in their chosen quality management system.

ASQ Youngstown-Warren Section 0805

Please join us on Monday, February 10th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. This Month, The ASQ Meetings will be at:

Trumbull Career and Technical Center
(right up the street from KSU-Trumbull).
528 Educational Highway
Warren (Champion), OH 44483

ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend. Dinner will cost $5.00. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested.

Please RSVP Lisa Modispaugh by noon on Friday, February 7th to: Lisa.

5:30 pm – 6:15 pm: Root Cause Analysis, RCA; By Mark Kuhar

6:15 – 6:30 pm: Dinner

6:30 pm – 7: 15 pm RCA, Case Study; by Mark Kuhar

Biography – Mark Kuhar

Mark J. Kuhar has been in the quality field for over 27 years.  He first started in the automotive industry in 1993 working for a manufacturer of seat assemblies.  He went on to establishing himself as an expert in QS9000 helping several plants within the Johnson Controls automotive division achieve their Registration.  Mark moved into Aerospace in 2005 at Argo Tech which is now Eaton Corporation.  Here he has served as a Senior Manufacturing Quality Engineer.  He is the resident expert for Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Actions, PPAP, pFMEA’s and Control plans.  Mark has an Associate’s degree in Applied Science, Quality Assurance Major.   He also holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Business.

Please join us on Monday, January 13th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. This Month, The ASQ Meetings will be at:

Trumbull Career and Technical Center
(right up the street from KSU-Trumbull).
528 Educational Highway
Warren (Champion), OH 44483

ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend. Dinner will cost $5.00. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested.

Please RSVP Lisa Modispaugh by noon on Friday, November 8 to: Lisa.

5:30 pm – 6:15 pm: Tactical Outcomes; Part 1 by John Gaul
6:15 – 6:30 pm: Dinner
6:30 pm – 7: 15 pm Tactical Outcomes; Part 2 by John Gaul

Biography – John Gaul

John Gaul is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with over 30 years of business consulting, engineering, quality and process improvement experience; helping businesses excel by becoming more effective and efficient.  

John has trained and mentored over 2,000 Lean Six Sigma practitioners across a broad spectrum of industries. For the past 17 years, John has been applying and sharing his knowledge via consulting with; training and mentoring process improvement practitioners all over the world - and teaching them to do it on their own.  His company is: Sum It Ascent, LLC based in Chardon, Ohio.

ASQ Youngstown-Warren Section 0805

Monday, December 9, 2019

CHRISTMAS PARTY

Location: Ohio Star Forge
4000 Mahoning Ave
Warren, Ohio 44483
(Meeting inside the plant – please follow the map below)

Please join us on Monday 9 December for an evening of sharing, Good food, and networking.

ASQ members are welcome to attend free of charge. (Nonmembers and guests are an additional cost)

Please invite your associates.

RSVP’s requested.

Please RSVP by noon on Friday, 6 December to:  Lisa.

5:30 – 7:00 pm: Annual Section 805 Christmas Party

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Please join us on Monday, November 11th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. This Month, The ASQ Meetings will be at:

Trumbull Career and Technical Center
(right up the street from KSU-Trumbull).
528 Educational Highway
Warren (Champion), OH 44483

ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend. Dinner will cost $5.00. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested. Please RSVP Lisa Modispaugh by noon on Friday, November 8th to: Lisa.

5:30 pm – 6:15 pm: FMEA and it’s use; Part 1 by Larry Litke
6:15 – 6:30 pm: Dinner
6:30 pm – 7: 15 pm FMEA and it’s use; Part 2 by Larry Litke

Biography – Larry Litke

I have over 40 years in the quality management field. I have worked in the steel forging, machining of aluminum and brass, rubber product manufacturing and fiberglass product manufacturing including resin injection molding fields during my career. I have extensive knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 14001, and ISO 9001:2015. I have been an internal and external auditor including 3rd party auditing for ISO 9001. Along with quality management consulting I also provide internal auditor training, conduct internal audits for companies, and along with technical writing I provide the associated training including FMEAs, Risk Management and 5S. I enjoy the education of and assisting companies to improve and succeed in their chosen quality management system.

Please join us on Monday, October 14th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. This Month, The ASQ Meetings will be at:

Trumbull Career and Technical Center
(right up the street from KSU-Trumbull).
528 Educational Highway
Warren (Champion), OH 44483

ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend. Dinner will cost $5.00. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested. Please RSVP Lisa Modispaugh by noon on Friday, October 11th to: 330.402.2187 or Lisa.

5:30 pm – 6:15 pm: ISO 9001:2015 Auditing and Risk Management; Part 1

by John Scheftic

6:15 – 6:30 pm: Dinner

6:30 pm – 7: 15 pm ISO 9001:2015 Auditing and Risk Management; Part 2

by John Scheftic

Biography – John Scheftic John Scheftic has over forty years’ experience in many disciplines including quality management, quality engineering, metrology, instrumentation, calibration, research & development and manufacturing.

John isan ASQ Senior Member and certified in Calibration and Auditing. He has served on the Akron-Canton Section 810 leadership committee, where he was Chair from 2012-2017 and nominated for Chair in 2020. He led several conferences on Metrology and Quality.

John has given presentations at the ASQ-WCQI and AQI 9001 World Conference. He holds a B.S. degree, from Penn State, in Electro-Mechanical Engineering and in Ceramic Engineering. John co-signed the invention of the Touch Screen Technology that is used on cell phones and many other applications throughout the world.

Section 812 asked us to post for their dinner meeting.
This is the first time they've asked us to do this. Please don't confuse their 19th date with our normal meeting on the 9th.

Location: The Lodge and Conference Center at Geneva State Park 4888 North Broadway Geneva on the Lake, Ohio

Agenda: 6:00 Networking 6:30 Dinner 7:00 - 7:15 Program Begins 8:15 - 8:45 Meeting Adjourns

Please choose a meal form the attached menu and let me know by September 18th. I will need to get the orders in to the Lodge by noon on the 18th.

ALL SECTION 0812 MEMBERS PAY $15 FOR ANY DINNER

NON-MEMBERS, VISITING FROM OTHER SECTIONS MUST PAY PRICE LISTED ON THE MENU

The meeting is open to all ASQ Members and members guest(s)

Mr. John Gaul will be the presenter for the meeting

His topic will be Tactical Outcomes (Continual Improvement)

Short Bio: John Gaul has over 30 years of business consulting, engineering, quality and process improvement experience; helping companies quickly become more effective and efficient. John has also trained and mentored over 2,000 problem-solving practitioners across a broad spectrum of industries. For the past 16 years, John has been applying and sharing his knowledge via consulting with, training and mentoring process improvement practitioners all over the world. Always focused on results, he has partnered with clients and companies to achieve untold millions in benefits while also insourcing capability and teaching them to do it on their own. His company, Sum It Ascent, LLC is partnered with another locally-based firm: RB Sigma, LLC and they operate a shared corporate training center in Mentor, OH. John is also a contributing author to the highly-acclaimed book “The Innovator’s Toolkit: : 50+ Techniques for Predictable and Sustainable Organic Growth”

PLEASE SET SEPTEMBER 19TH ON YOU CALENDAR AND ATTEND THE MEETING. THESE MEETINGS AND INFORMATION ARE PART OF YOU BENEFITS OF BEING AN ASQ MEMBER. I HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE AND GUEST ON SEPTEMBER 19TH.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO COME FOR THE DINNER. THE MEETING PRESENTATION IS FREE TO ALL MEMBERS SO PLEASE COME AND PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING AND DISCUSSIONS.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, PLEASE LET ME KNOW OF ANY TOPICS YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN.

THE TOPIC OF ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS WILL BE PRESENTED IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.

THANK YOU FOR YOU PARTICIPATION

LARRY LITKE, ASQ SECTION 0812 CHAIR

Dinner Menu

Please join us on Monday, September 9th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking.

This Month, The ASQ Meetings will be at:

Trumbull Career and Technical Center
(right up the street from KSU-Trumbull).
528 Educational Highway
Warren (Champion), OH 44483

ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend. Dinner will cost $5.00. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested. Please RSVP Lisa Modispaugh by noon on Friday, September 6 to: 330.402.2187 or Lisa.

5:30 pm – 6:15 pm: Outliers; Part 1 by Paul Mathews 6:15 – 6:30 pm: Dinner 6:30 pm – 7: 15 pm Outliers; Part 2 by Paul Mathews

Nothing ruins a beautiful data set as fast as an ugly outlier. We've all seen them. We've all got them. What to do? What to do?

At this month's meeting we'll discuss outliers: where they come from, how to spot them, what to do with them, and what not to do with them. Here's an outlier story with an unexpected ending to get you primed for the discussion: Years ago I attended a seminar taught by the chemical engineer Fred Wood who was coauthor of the famous Lin Wood statistical modeling program. Fred told a story about consulting at a petroleum refinery where he discovered an outlier. On Christmas Eve someone recorded a high octane reading from a low octane process that was incapable of producing high octane fuel. Everyone wrote off the observation as a bad measurement caused by too much holiday egg nog. But not Fred. Upon investigation it turned out that someone had indeed screwed up. The process had been accidentally tweaked by an operator, the process reacted to the tweak, and the high-octane reading was real! Fred got the associated patent on the process to produce high octane fuel from a low octane process - because he knew and practiced the correct way to manage outliers.

Biography – Paul Mathews

Paul Mathews is president of Mathews Malnar and Bailey, Inc., a provider of quality engineering and applied statistical consulting and training services for R&D, product, process, and manufacturing engineering organizations. Paul has over 30 years of experience as an engineer, scientist, professor, and consultant. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in physics from Miami University?? and Case Western Reserve University, respectively, and is certified by ASQ as a Quality Engineer and Six Sigma Black Belt. Paul holds ten patents and is the author of two books: Design of Experiments with MINITAB and Sample Size Calculations: Practical Methods for Engineers and Scientists. Paul is a member of the American Statistical Association and a senior member of the American Society for Quality. In his free time, Paul races and cruises his sailboat Whitehawk on Lake Erie with his wife Kathy.

• Meeting Location Change see top of this page.

Please join us on Monday, April 8th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking.

ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend. Dinner will cost $5.00. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested.

Please RSVP Lisa Modispaugh by noon on Friday, April 5 to: 330.402.2187 or Lisa.

5:30 – 6:15 pm: Capability Indices – Are They Capable?; Part 1 By Bob Doering

6:15 – 6:30 pm: Dinner

6:30 – 7:15 pm: Capability Indices – Are They Capable?; Part 2 By Bob Doering

Biography: Bob Doering has been in the quality field for over 20 years. Bob is currently a quality engineer for an automotive component manufacturing firm.

He has industrial experience for over 40 years, many of which were in precision machining of automotive and medical components. He is an adjunct instructor at Lorain County Community College in Engineering Technology and Enrollment Services Departments and has lectured classes in Metrology and Quality Management.

Bob holds associates degrees from Lorain County Community College of Elyria, Ohio and The University of Akron of Akron, Ohio; BA in Business and MBA in Systems Management from Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio as well as completing doctoral level classes at Cleveland State University. He held CMQ/OE, CQE, CQA (ASQ) certifications, and still holds CMI (ASQ) certification.

Bob has implemented the Correct SPC concepts in precision machining for over 15 years with significant success.

• Meeting Location Change see top of this page.

Please join us on Monday, March 11th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. This Month, The ASQ Meetings will be at:

Trumbull Career and Technical Center
(right up the street from KSU-Trumbull).
528 Educational Highway
Warren (Champion), OH 44483

ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend. Dinner will cost $5.00. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested.

Please RSVP Lisa M by noon on Friday, March 8 to: 330.402.2187 or Lisa.

5:30 – 6:15 pm: Measurement System Analysis using Minitab; Part 1 By Jim Odom

6:15 – 6:30 pm: Dinner

6:30 – 7:15 pm: Measurement System Analysis using Minitab; Part 2 By Jim Odom

Biography – Jim Odom, President Breakthrough Strategies

Jim Odom is President of Breakthrough Strategies LLC in Cortland, Ohio, a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and the author of Continuous Improvement Kept Simple, Replacing Chaos with Order and Stability. In addition to his consulting practice, he has taught Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt classes, and ASQ certification classes at Kent State University, Trumbull and Salem campuses. Jim currently teaches Lean Six Sigma classes and is a LeanOhio Bootcamp Trainer for Cuyahoga Community College’s Corporate College.

Jim has served on the continuous improvement committee at Humility of Mary hospitals in the Warren-Youngstown area. He has also served as the education chairperson, treasurer, and chairperson of ASQ Section 0805 and served as past education chairperson for ASQ Automotive Division. He has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology from Youngstown State University and a master’s degree in manufacturing management from General Motors Institute. Jim is the 2005 recipient of the ASQ Automotive Section’s Quality Professional of the year award and was elected ASQ Fellow in November, 2009.

Please join us on Monday, February 11th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. This Month, The ASQ Meetings will be at:

Trumbull Career and Technical Center (right up the street from KSU-Trumbull). 528 Educational Highway Warren (Champion), OH 44483

ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend. Dinner will cost $5.00. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested.

Please RSVP Lisa M by noon on Friday, January 11 to: 330.402.2187 or brownie42219@yahoo.com

5:30 – 6:15 pm: Implementing a Supplier Development Program that Adds Value and Produces Results; Part 1 By Larry Stehura

6:15 – 6:30 pm: Dinner

6:30 – 7:15 pm: Implementing a Supplier Development Program that Adds Value and Produces Results; Part 2 By Larry Stehura

Biography – Larry Stehura, Manager materials & Special Projects Larry has been employed by the Lincoln Electric Company for the past 31 years. His roles have included Production Operator, Lead Inspector, Lead Internal/External Quality Auditor, Senior Cost Analyst - Finance, Supplier Development Manager and currently Manager Materials & Special Projects. He has been certified as an ISO/TS 16949 Internal Auditor by the RAB (Registrar Accreditation Board), Quality Auditor by the IRCA (International Registrar of Certificated Auditors), Quality Engineer by ASQ (American Society for Quality) (CQE)  & 6 Sigma Black Belt by The Lincoln Electric Company. He has served as Section Chair, Secretary and Audit Chair for the Ashtabula ASQ section 0812. Larry graduated Summa Cum Laude from Myers University with a Bachelors of Business Administration – Focus in Accounting and has been inducted into the Delta Honor Society for outstanding academic achievement. He lives in Jefferson, Ohio with his wife Valerie. In his spare time he enjoys exercising, vacationing, working with 4-H clubs and playing Golf.

*Meeting Location Change

Please join us on Monday, January 14 th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. This Month, The ASQ Meetings will be at:

Comprehensive Logistics Co. 365 Victoria Road, Austintown, OH 44515

ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend. Dinner will cost $5.00. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested.

Please RSVP by noon on Friday, January 11 to: 330.402.2187 or Lisa Modispaugh.  

5:30 – 6:15 pm: Metrics, Scorecards and Dashboards; Part 1

By Larry Litke

6:00 – 6:30 pm: Dinner

6:30 – 7:15 pm: Metrics, Scorecards and Dashboards; Part 2

By Larry Litke

Biography – Larry Litke:

30+ years in the quality management field. Worked in the steel forging, machining of aluminum and brass, rubber product manufacturing and fiberglass product manufacturing including resin injection molding fields during my career. Extensive knowledge of TS 16949, ISO 14001, and ISO 9001:2015. Has been an internal and external auditor including 3 rd party auditing for ISO 9001. Enjoys the education of and assisting companies to improve

CHRISTMAS PARTY

Location: Comprehensive Logistics Co. 365 Victoria Rd, Austintown, OH 44515

Please join us on Monday, December 3rd for an evening of sharing, Good food, and networking. The location is 365 Victoria Road, Austintown Road, OH 44515. ASQ members are welcome to attend free of charge. (Nonmembers and guests are an additional cost)

Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested.

Please RSVP by noon on Friday, November 30 to: 330.402.2187 or Lisa Modispaugh  

5:30 – 7:30 pm: Annual Section 805 Christmas Party

*New date

PDF December 3rd Christmas Party

*Meeting Location and Price Change

LOCATION MOVE

Dinner will be priced at 10 dollars

KSU Warren Campus will be closed in observance of Veteran’s Day. We will be unable to use the campus class room.

Please join us on Monday, November 12th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking.

This Month, The ASQ Meetings will be at: Vernon Café, 720 Youngstown Warren Rd. Niles, OH 44446

ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend. Dinner will cost $10.00. Menu available. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested.

Please RSVP by noon on Friday, November 9 to: 330.402.2187 or Lisa Modispaugh  

5:30 – 6:15 pm: Company Comebacks and the Impact of Quality; Part 1 By Jim Creiman

6:00 – 6:30 pm: Dinner Different sandwich choices will be served ($10.00 per person)

6:30 – 7:15 pm: Company Comebacks and the Impact of Quality; Part 2 By Jim Creiman

Biography – Jim Creiman

Jim Creiman develops and implements product regulatory and standards policies for a Fortune 500 company. Jim has practiced the quality profession in government and industry for thirty-five years. He has received numerous company awards for excellence and leadership in manufacturing operations, supply chain quality and programs.

Jim joined ASQ in 1983 and served ASQ members in various section elected and volunteer positions, including chair, chair-elect, nominating chair, treasurer, education, programs and as deputy regional director. Jim has served as ASQ Region 8 Director since 2015 and is honored to represent much of Ohio, Northern West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania. Jim also serves as a member of the ASQ Board of Directors.

Jim has received two academic degrees; a Bachelor of Science in Statistics from Virginia Tech and a Master of Manufacturing Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University. Jim earned three ASQ certifications: Certified Manager of Quality/Operational Excellence; Quality Engineer and Quality Auditor. He is also a member of the American Statistical Association and is certified as a Six Sigma Black Belt by the Six Sigma Academy. Jim is happily married, with two teenage children, and currently lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Meeting Flyer PDF

Please join us on Monday, October 8th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. ASQ Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at Kent State Trumbull, 4314 Mahoning Avenue NW, Warren, Ohio 44483, in the Workforce Development/Student Services building, Room 203. ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend free of charge. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested.

Please RSVP by noon on Friday, October 5 to:330.402.2187 or Lisa Modispaugh

5:30 – 6:15 pm: Mentoring and Coaching; Part One By Ron Emery

6:15 – 6:30 pm: Break / Refreshments Light refreshments will be served ($5.00 per person)

6:30 – 7:15 pm: Mentoring and Coaching; Part Two by Ron Emery

Biography – Ron Emery

Ron has over 30 years in global manufacturing, supply chain, and operations working with large Fortune 500 companies as well as small businesses. He has built a solid track record of enhancing performance either as a consultant or an executive within the enterprise. He has hands on operational excellence experience including lean, 6S and business transformation. Ron has a unique blend of communicative, strategic and tactical skills that allow him to deal at the board level as well as on the shop floor. He can talk at the 50,000 foot level or take it “down to the nuts and bolts”.

Ron has worked in various industries such as oil and gas, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, mining, electronic manufacturing services as well as hard-line industrial manufacturing of compressors, motors and engines. He understands manufacturing processes and has led a number of shop floor and outsourcing projects. He teaches and lectures at various universities teaching operations, economics, marketing, finance and accounting and has written several books on process improvement, mentoring and coaching for enhanced business performance improvement.

Ron will speak on Mentoring and Coaching and his experience in running a coaching business, successes and failure. He will explain the difference on mentoring and coaching and what does each mean. Why character is so important in developing relationships. How to establish trust and influencing without the appropriate authority. What competencies do you need to develop in creating robust relationships.

Please join us on Monday, September 10th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. ASQ Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at Kent State Trumbull, 4314 Mahoning Avenue NW, Warren, Ohio 44483, in the Workforce Development/Student Services building, Room 203. ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend free of charge. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested.

Please RSVP by noon on Friday, September 7 to: 330.402.2187 or Lisa Modispaugh

5:30 – 6:15 pm: TQMS – Timken Quality Management System; Part 1 By Robert Brigeman

6:15 – 6:30 pm: Break / Refreshments Light refreshments will be served ($5.00 per person)

6:30 – 7:15 pm: TQMS – Timken Quality Management System; Part 2 By Robert Brigeman

Biography – Robert Brigeman

Robert Brigeman is currently Manager - Global Quality Advancement for The Timken Company located at Timken World Headquarters in North Canton, Ohio. Bob has been with The Timken Company for 16 years in various roles including Manager Supplier Quality Advancement – Automotive and Manager - Supplier Quality Development Process Compliance.

Bob has over 35 years of industry and consulting experience in quality assurance, manufacturing and project management. He is a senior member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), former treasurer of the Akron-Canton section of ASQ, a certified quality auditor (CQA), and a former qualified lead assessor for Smithers Quality Assessments. He is a past chairman of the education committee for the Akron-Canton section of ASQ, and served as an instructor for the section.

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Tuesday at Café 422!

Please join us on Tuesday, May 15th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. This is a joint ASQ/ASM Meeting; held at the Café 422. The address for Café 422 is 4422 Youngstown Rd. SE, Warren, OH. Member cost for the dinner is $15.00. RSVP’s requested.

Please RSVP by noon on Friday 11 May: (330) 402-2187 or Lisa Modispaugh

• 5:30 – 6:00 pm: Social & Networking
• 6:00 – 6:30 pm: Dinner Member cost is $15.00
• 6:30 – 7:15 pm: Dinner Topic: Guarding the Critical Element of your Business

• Do you know what the critical element of your business is?
• Do you have systems in place to protect this element from forces inside and outside of your company?

By Don Ake

Biography – Don Ake

Vice President, Commercial Vehicles, FTR

Don Ake is Vice President, Commercial Vehicles at FTR (Freight Transportation Research).

Don's area of expertise is forecasting demand for commercial trucks and trailers. He has over 24 years of experience in the transportation industry. He is a regular guest on the “Road Dog Trucking” program on Sirius XM and is occasionally quoted by the Wall Street Journal.

Don has taught economics and marketing courses at Indiana Wesleyan University (Cleveland, Ohio, campus) and marketing courses at Indiana Wesleyan and Walsh University. He writes two blogs: “Ake’s Trucking Economics” and “Ake’s Pains” (a humor blog). He is the author of two humor books, “Just Make Me A Sammich” and the recently released “Will There Be Free Appetizers?”.

Don has a B.S.B.A. and an MBA in Marketing from the University of Akron.

Please join us on Monday, April 9 th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. ASQ Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at Kent State Trumbull, 4314 Mahoning Avenue NW, Warren, Ohio 44483, in the Workforce Development/Student Services building, Room 203. ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend free of charge. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested.

Please RSVP by noon on Friday, April 6 to: 330.402.2187 or Lisa Modispaugh  

• 5:30 – 6:15 pm: The Mysteries and Miseries of Gage R&R – A Peek Behind the Curtain
• 6:15 – 6:30 pm: Break / Refreshments Light refreshments will be served ($5.00 per person)
• 6:30 – 7:15 pm: Correct SPC Presentation

Biography – Bob Doering has been in the quality field for over 20 years.

He is currently a quality engineer for an automotive component manufacturing firm.

He has industrial experience for over 40 years, many of which were in precision machining of automotive and medical components. He is an adjunct instructor at Lorain County Community College in Engineering Technology and Enrollment Services departments, and has lectured classes in Metrology and Quality Management. He holds associates degrees from Lorain County Community College of Elyria, Ohio and The University of Akron of Akron, Ohio; BA in Business and MBA in Systems Management from Baldwin- Wallace College, Berea, Ohio as well as completing doctoral level classes at Cleveland State University. He held CMQ/OE, CQE, CQA (ASQ) certifications, and still holds CMI (ASQ) certification. He has implemented the Correct SPC concepts in precision machining for over 15 years with significant success.

Please join us on Monday, March 12th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. ASQ Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at Kent State Trumbull, 4314 Mahoning Avenue NW, Warren, Ohio 44483, in the Workforce Development/Student Services building, Room 203. ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend free of charge. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested.

Please RSVP by noon on Friday, March 9 to: 330.402.2187 or Lisa Modispaugh

• 5:30 – 6:15 pm: Customer - Supplier Relationships; Part 1 By Nancy Cochrane
• 6:15 – 6:30 pm: Break / Refreshments Light refreshments will be served ($5.00 per person)
• 6:30 – 7:15 pm: Customer – Supplier Relationships; Part 2 By Nancy Cochrane

Please join us on Monday, February 12th , for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. ASQ Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at Kent State Trumbull, 4314 Mahoning Avenue NW, Warren, Ohio 44483, in the Workforce Development/Student Services building, Room 203. ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend free of charge. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested.

Please RSVP by noon on Friday, February 9th to: 330.402.2187 or Lisa Modispaugh

• 5:30 – 6:00 pm: Introduction to Red X Problem Solving Methodologies Part I
• 6:00 – 6:15 pm Break / Refreshments Light refreshments will be served ($5.00 per person)
• 6:15 – 7:15 pm Introduction to Red X Problem Solving Methodologies Part II

Speaker: Michael Fabian, Quality Engineer, ASQ Senior Member, Youngstown-Warren Chair-Elect Michael Fabian will discuss “Red X Problem Solving Methodologies”. Mike is a Quality Engineer with General Motors at the Lordstown Complex, He began working with General Motors in 1985, where over the next 30+ years he transitioned from Tool& Die Maker to Quality Manager at the Pittsburgh Facility before transferring to Lordstown. Michael has held various position within the Quality Department and is currently a Quality Engineer. Mike holds a Bachelor’s of Science from California University in Industrial Technology and two Master’s Degrees from Kettering University, the first is a MS in Manufacturing Management and the second is a MS in Operations Management. Mike is also a CMQ/OE and a CQE. Mike has also been a Senior Examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

Happy New Year!

Please join us on Monday, January 8th, for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. ASQ Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at Kent State Trumbull, 4314 Mahoning Avenue NW, Warren, Ohio 44483, in the Workforce Development/Student Services building, Room 203. ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend free of charge. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested.

Please RSVP by noon on Friday, January 5th to: 330.402.2187 or lisa.modispaugh@complog.com

5:30 – 6:00 pm: Process of Developing a Lean ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) Part I

6:00 – 6:15 pm Break / Refreshments Light refreshments will be served ($5.00 per person)

6:15 – 7:15 pm Process of Developing a Lean ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) Part II

John Scheftic is will discuss the “Process of Developing a Lean ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System”. John Scheftic is the Quality Manager and Metrologist with Hydrotech Inc., he began working with Hydrotech in April, 2016, where over the next 3-months he transitioned them to the new ISO 9001:2015 standard certification. During the transition, he also transformed the culture of quality from severe distaste to a greater understanding and appreciating the quality management process. He was also working with Risher & Company, in Euclid Ohio, where he successfully transitioned them to ISO 9001:2015 following their initial ISO 9001:2008 certification, in 2015. The previous year, John rewrote the entire QMS and within two months obtained their initial ISO 9001:2008 certification.

Speaker: John Scheftic, Quality Manager & Metrologist, ASQ Senior Member, Akron-Canton Chair

John has nearly 35 years career in quality, instrumentation, calibration and testing, he has gained extensive hands-on experience and knowledge. Ten years ago he moved, from the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania area, to the Akron-Canton Ohio area. John’s education includes: Penn State; EE & Electro-Mechanical Engineering – Westmoreland County Community College; Entrepreneurial Business Management – McCrone Research Institute; Chemical Polarized Light Microscopy – Ceramic Institute; Glass Technology / Ceramic Engineering. John’s work experience includes: Hydrotech; Quality Manager, Risher Company; Quality Manager,

Swagelok, Quality Engineer; Ramco Specialties, Master Metrologist & Quality Manager;

PPG Glass Technology Center, QS-9000 Manager; Westinghouse EMD/ARD, Nuclear Division.

   Date          Speaker                Subject
- Jan. 8,        John Scheftic          ISO9001: 2015 Transitioning.
- Feb. 12        Mike Fabian            Red ‘X’ -  Problem Solving
- Mar. 12        Nancy Cochrane         Supplier Quality
- Apr. 9         Bob Doering            Technical: The Mysteries and Miseries of Gage R&R Dinner: Correct SPS Presentation
- May 14,        Joint Dinner Meeting.
- Sept. 10, TBD
- Oct. 8,   TBD
- Nov. 12   TBD
- Dec. 10   ASQ Section Dinner, Location: TBD

Please RSVP via email to lisa.modispaugh@ftcli.com by Friday December 1st!

Vernon's Cafe Niles Ohio, same place as last year.

Members are free for this sit down dinner. Guests will be $15.

Please join us on Monday, November 13th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. ASQ Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at Kent State Trumbull, 4314 Mahoning Avenue NW, Warren, Ohio 44483, in the Workforce Development/Student Services building, Room 203. ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend free of charge. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested.

Please RSVP by noon on Friday, November 10 to: 330.402.2187 or lisa.modispaugh@complog.com  

5:30 – 6:00 pm: KSU Workforce Development Team - Presentation about the Workforce Development Program

6:00 – 6:15 pm: Break / Refreshments Light refreshments will be served ($5.00 per person)

6:15 – 7:15 pm: Risk Management – Dave Adams, Technical Support Manager CQA, CQT, CMI

KSU Workforce Development KSU Tuscarawas Team will discuss the continuation of Workforce Development Program.

Risk Management : Presented by Dave Adams, Technical Support Manager CQA, CQT, CMI The presentation about Risk Management as forwarded by ISO 9001: 2015. What is it and How to address this new requirement. Dave Adams describes himself as a Quality professional and consultant. He has worked with a number of companies becoming ISO 9001 certified. Currently, advising clients in the changes in ISO 9001:2015. Dave has been an ASQ member since 1969.

Please join us on Monday, October 9th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. ASQ Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at Kent State Trumbull, 4314 Mahoning Avenue NW, Warren, Ohio 44483, in the Workforce Development/Student Services building, Room 203. ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend free of charge. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested.

Please RSVP by noon on Friday, October 6 to: 330.402.2187 or lisa.modispaugh@complog.com

5:30 – 6:00 pm: Assessing the Health of your SPC System and Alternatives to SPC

6:00 – 6:15 pm: Break / Refreshments Light refreshments will be served ($5.00 per person)

6:15 – 7:15 pm: Assessing the Health of your SPC System and Alternatives to SPC

Note to ASQ members: Please update your membership information on the ASQ website.

Assessing the Health of your SPC System and Alternatives to SPC :

Presented by Paul Mathews of Mathews, Malnar & Bailey.

The go-to method for putting a process under control (such as in the Control phase of a Six Sigma DMAIC project) used by  most organizations is statistical process control (SPC); however, how do you know if your SPC processes are healthy and what alternatives are there when SPC isn't appropriate? At this month's meeting we'll discuss the use of an SPC Audit Checklist to measure the health and effectiveness of your SPC processes and then we'll discuss alternatives to SPC including: short-run SPC, process pre-control, process and product audits, checklists, and other methods.

Paul Mathews describes himself as a physicist by education, an engineer by experience, and a statistician out of necessity. He holds a BS in Physics from Miami University (1981) and an MS in Physics from Case Western Reserve University (1985). He worked at General Electric Lighting (1981-1993) as an arc lamp and optical thin film designer and he was an Assistant Professor at Lakeland Community College (1993-1998) where he was responsible for their Quality Engineering Technology program. Since 1998, he has provided quality engineering and applied statistical training and consulting services for R&D, product, process, and manufacturing engineering organizations through his company Mathews Malnar and Bailey, Inc. He is a member of the American Statistical Association and the American Society for Quality. Paul is an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer and Certified Six Sigma Black Belt and holds ten patents. In 2002 he won the Technical Educator Award from Cleveland Technical Societies Council and in 2003 he received a GE Corporate Recognition award for his service in their Advanced Course in Engineering. Paul is the author of two books: Design of Experiments with MINITAB and Sample Size Calculations: Practical Methods for Engineers and Scientists. In his free time, Paul and his wife Kathy race and cruise their sailboat Whitehawk on Lake Erie.

Please join us on Monday, September 11th the for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. ASQ Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at Kent State Trumbull, 4314 Mahoning Avenue NW, Warren, Ohio 44483, in the Workforce Development/Student Services building, Room 203. ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend free of charge.

Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested please, by noon on Friday September 8 to: 330.402.2187 or lisa [dot] modispaugh [at] complog [dot] com.

• 5:30 – 6:00 pm: The 7 Main Principles of Beyond Continuous Improvement ; Part 1 By Robert Skillman
• 6:00 – 6:15 pm: Break / Refreshments Light meal and refreshments will be served ($5.00 per person) 6:15 – 7:15 pm:
• The 7 Main Principles of Beyond Continuous Improvement; Part 2 By Robert Skillman

The 7 Main Principles of Beyond Continuous Improvement (abstract) The most important business of any business is to stay in business. Yesterday’s model of “Continuous Improvement” is inadequate in today’s business world. Continuous Improvement is evolutionary by its very nature. Although this is necessary and foundational, the evolution must be disrupted with revolutionary leaps in business and process innovation. The most one can expect from Continuous Improvement is just to keep up, you don’t get ahead by keeping up you get ahead by leapfrogging the competition.

Biography – Robert Skillman

Having a degree in metallurgy and extensive graduate studies in statistics, Mr. Skillman has 35 years of engineering and management experience in areas such as aerospace, automotive, nuclear and various service sectors including healthcare. During his career as a metallurgist he developed expertise in forging, casting, heat treating, machining, failure analysis, and new alloy development. He has authored two books, one on statistical methods for controlling manufacturing systems and a commissioned book regarding Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerance. He is a frequent speaker and author of many technical articles and papers. His career went from various engineering and quality positions to Vice President. Mr. Skillman’s corporate career was generally with large fortune five-hundred companies. In 1997 he left the corporate world to begin a second vocation as teacher and consultant. He has worked through and taught at Cleveland State, Tri-C, Lakeland Community College, Kent State University, Kavon International, ERC, and Excel Partnership.

Not limited to, his credentials include: Six Sigma Master Black Belt, CQE, CQA, RAB Certified, Lean Master Sensei and Statistical Analyst

Since beginning his consulting career he has worked with many corporations including Harley Davidson, Coca Cola, Parker Hannifin, L’Oréal, Colgate Palmolive, Northrop Grumman, University Hospital System, Altman and Summa Hospitals and many more.

Mr. Skillman developed and teaches the Lean / Six Sigma Black Belt and Master Black Belt Programs for Kent State University. His primary focus is to help companies reduce their production and service costs. This is accomplished through an exhaustive program of carefully connecting the Corporate Strategy to the tactics of Beyond Continuous Improvement.

asq_sept_2017.pdf

Please join us on Monday, May 8th, for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. ASQ Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month. This month’s meeting will be a joint dinner meeting with ASM International and will be held at Vernon’s Café in Niles, OH. The address for Vernon’s Café is 720 Youngstown-Warren Rd; Niles, OH 44446. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested.

Dinner Cost for this meeting is $10.00

Please RSVP by noon on Friday, May 5 to: 330.402.2187 or lisa [dot] modispaugh [at] complog [dot] com

5:30 – 7:15 pm: Paul Mathews – Free Software Solutions

Free Software: Many of us have reluctantly become the computer and software technical support services for our families and extended families. For example, without spending any money, we often have to find software to meet a specific need or a way to extend the life of a worn out computer. Luckily, there are many free software solutions available. Paul Mathews will describe some of the free software that he has found to be useful including software from the following categories: operating systems, password managers, office packages, PDF creators, statistics, mind mapping, CAD, graphics editing, and programming IDEs.

Paul Mathews is president of Mathews Malnar and Bailey, Inc., a provider of quality engineering and applied statistical consulting and training services for R&D, product, process, and manufacturing engineering organizations. Paul has over 30 years of experience as an engineer, scientist, professor, and consultant. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in physics from Miami University and Case Western Reserve University, respectively, and is certified by ASQ as a Quality Engineer and Six Sigma Black Belt. Paul holds ten patents and is the author of two textbooks: Design of Experiments with MINITAB and Sample Size Calculations: Practical Methods for Engineers and Scientists. Paul is a member of the American Statistical Association and a senior member of the American Society for Quality. In his free time, Paul races and cruises his sailboat Whitehawk on Lake Erie with his wife Kathy.

Please join us on Monday, April 10th for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. ASQ Meetings are held on the second

Monday of each month at Kent State Trumbull, 4314 Mahoning Avenue NW, Warren, Ohio 44483, in the Workforce

Development/Student Services building, Room 203. ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend free of charge.

Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested.

Please RSVP by noon on Friday, April 7 to: 330.402.2187 or lisa.modispaugh@complog.com  

5:30 – 6:00 pm: The Next Frontier in Safe Patient Care – Developing a Safe and Reliable Medical Device; Part 1

By Vaishali Hegde, and Deepa Natarajamani

6:00 – 6:15 pm: Break / Refreshments Light refreshments will be served ($5.00 per person)

6:15 – 7:15 pm: The Next Frontier in Safe Patient Care – Developing a Safe and Reliable Medical Device; Part 2

By Vaishali Hegde, and Deepa Natarajamani

The Next Frontier in Safe Patient Care – Developing a Safe and Reliable Medical Device

The health care industry is one of the fastest growing segments of US economy. Health care spending is increasing all over the world due to increased life expectancy and consequently the increased aging population.

However all the money is not being spent to treat only first time patients. A fairly substantial amount is being spent to correct mistakes that are made by hospitals, doctors and caregivers and to re-treat patients for infections that they caught during their stay in the hospital. The mistakes range from human error to errors in medical records to medical device failures to adverse drug reactions due to incorrect combination of drugs and dosages being dispensed to patients.

So what will ensure safe and affordable patient care in the coming years? A holistic Systems Approach to patient care (both in hospital and home environment) and safe and reliable medical devices will help achieve better patient safety and quality of care. And using principles of human factors engineering and a robust product development process with an emphasis on reliability engineering will help achieve safe and reliable medical devices.

This presentation will cover a typical new product development cycle in the medical device industry, give an overview of a robust reliability engineering program and introduce concepts of human factors engineering. All the material covered in the presentation can be applied to non-medical industries too.

Biography – Vaishali Hegde

Vaishali Hegde is the Head of Design Quality Engineering at Philips Respironics. She has 22 years of engineering and management experience consisting of reliability consulting, design and process engineering, testing, risk management, regulatory and compliance testing, and project management in the defense, aerospace, chip manufacturing, and medical device industries. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from West Virginia University. She has published various articles on reliability, contributed a chapter on "Reliability in the Medical Device Industry to the Handbook of Performability Engineering (Springer), and presented several papers at the Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS) and ASQ International Conference on Quality Standards. She is a senior member of ASQ and an ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer.

Biography – Deepa Natarajamani

Deepa Natarajamani is a Reliability Engineer in the Reliability & Compliance group at Philips Respironics. She has 5 years of engineering experience consisting of Clinical Science, Design Engineering, New product development, Reliability and Compliance testing in medical device industry. She received her Masters of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from University of Akron. She is an ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer.

ISO9001:2015 – Managing Risk in Calibration Part 1 and Part 2

Please join us on Monday, February 13th , for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. ASQ Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at Kent State Trumbull, 4314 Mahoning Avenue NW, Warren, Ohio 44483, in the Workforce Development/Student Services building, Room 203. ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend free of charge. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested.

Please RSVP by noon on Friday, February 10 to: 330.402.2187 or lisa [dot] modispaugh [at] complog [dot] com

5:30 – 6:00 pm: Office Kaizen – Discussion and Video Part I

6:00 – 6:15 pm Break / Refreshments Light refreshments will be served ($5.00 per person)

6:15 – 7:15 pm Office Kaizen – Discussion and Video Part II

Jim Odom is President of Breakthrough Strategies LLC in Cortland, Ohio and is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt. In addition to his consulting practice, he has taught Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt classes, and ASQ certification classes at Kent State University, Trumbull and Salem campuses. Jim currently teaches Lean Six Sigma classes and is a LeanOhio Bootcamp Trainer for Cuyahoga Community College’s Corporate College.

Jim has served on the continuous improvement committee at Humility of Mary hospitals in the Warren-Youngstown area. He has also served as the education chairperson, treasurer, and chairperson of ASQ Section 0805 and served as past education chairperson for ASQ Automotive Division. He has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology from Youngstown State University and a master’s degree in manufacturing management from General Motors Institute. Jim is the 2005 recipient of the ASQ Automotive Section’s Quality Professional of the year award and was elected ASQ Fellow in November, 2009.

Please join us on Monday, January 9th, for an evening of sharing, learning, and networking. ASQ Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at Kent State Trumbull, 4314 Mahoning Avenue NW, Warren, Ohio 44483, in the Workforce Development/Student Services building, Room 203. ASQ members and non-members are welcome to attend free of charge. Please invite your associates. RSVP’s requested.

Please RSVP by noon on Friday, January 6th to: 330.402.2187 or lisa [dot] modispaugh [at] complog [dot] com.

5:30 – 6:00 pm: Process of Developing a Lean ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) Part I

6:00 – 6:15 pm Break / Refreshments Light refreshments will be served ($5.00 per person)

6:15 – 7:15 pm Process of Developing a Lean ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) Part II

John Scheftic is will discuss the “Process of Developing a Lean ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System”. John Scheftic is the Quality Manager and Metrologist with Hydrotech Inc., he began working with Hydrotech in April, 2016, where over the next 3-months he transitioned them to the new ISO 9001:2015 standard certification. During the transition, he also transformed the culture of quality from severe distaste to a greater understanding and appreciating the quality management process. He was also working with Risher & Company, in Euclid Ohio, where he successfully transitioned them to ISO 9001:2015 following their initial ISO 9001:2008 certification, in 2015. The previous year, John rewrote the entire QMS and within two months obtained their initial ISO 9001:2008 certification.

Speaker: John Scheftic, Quality Manager & Metrologist, ASQ Senior Member, Akron-Canton Chair

John has nearly 35 years career in quality, instrumentation, calibration and testing, he has gained extensive hands-on experience and knowledge. Ten years ago he moved, from the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania area, to the Akron-Canton Ohio area. John’s education includes: Penn State; EE & Electro-Mechanical Engineering – Westmoreland County Community College; Entrepreneurial Business Management – McCrone Research Institute; Chemical Polarized Light Microscopy – Ceramic Institute; Glass Technology / Ceramic Engineering. John’s work experience includes: Hydrotech; Quality Manager, Risher Company; Quality Manager, Swagelok, Quality Engineer; Ramco Specialties, Master Metrologist & Quality Manager; PPG Glass Technology Center, QS-9000 Manager; Westinghouse EMD/ARD, Nuclear Division.

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• 5:30 pm – Social time
• 6:00 pm Dinner Door Prizes ASQ & APICS Members FREE
• Non-Members and Guests $10
• Don’t be “naughty”! Please RSVP by noon Friday, December 9th to: Terri Grant (330) 675-8809 Email: Terri Grant

6:00 – 6:15 pm Break / Refreshments Light refreshments will be served ($5.00 per person)

6:15 – 7:15 pm Lean Six Sigma Design of Experiment case study

Bill Soller will present a Lean Six Sigma Design of Experiment case study performed at a plating anodizer. This company is a producer of high quality anodized metal parts that are sold primarily into the beauty and cosmetics industry for use as closure caps and decorative features on lotions, creams, tubes, bottles, lipsticks and other specialty dispenser devices. Their customers include well known international manufacturers of beauty and other health care products. The industry that they serve requires a very high level of quality and consistency.

Bill will walk through the project and how he utilized the DMAIC process (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) in reducing the amount of variation in the process and dramatically reduce the scrap. Also, he will walk through the design of experiment and how it was created and implemented on the line.

Speaker: Bill Soller, Principal, Supplier Six Sigma, LLC / Master Black Belt

Bill has 25 years of extensive Lean Six Sigma, Quality Engineering and Supply Chain Management experience in a variety of businesses and products from weather satellites to chicken nuggets. He is the Principal of “Supplier Six Sigma, LLC”, a management coaching company that specializes in continuous improvement, operations management, lean six sigma problem solving, quality management systems, and supply chain management. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics Engineering from the DeVry Institute of Technology in Columbus, Ohio. He is a Master Black Belt, a Senior Member and Program Chair and Spring Conference Chair for ASQ Columbus Section. He holds certifications as a Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Auditor, and Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence. Bill has saved hundreds of thousands of dollars for his clients and is considered an expert in Operations Excellence.

5:30 – 6:00 pm: Current Based Testing for Complex Automotive Electrical/Electronic Sub-Systems. Paul Gundersen will give us a sampling of some Six Sigma Projects which involved high-technology and had a superb effect on the bottom line.

6:00 – 6:15 pm Break / Refreshments Light refreshments will be served ($5.00 per person)

6:15 – 7:15 pm Overcoming Conflicting Metrics Through SQDCME

Paul will now help us understand how to relate to other professionals on your cross-functional teams using Ford’s SQDCME (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Morale, Environment) system.

Speaker: Paul Gundersen

Paul Gundersen is a Quality Assurance Professional, Leader and Mentor. Paul is currently under contract at Ford Motor Company’s Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake where he works as an Industrial Engineer. Prior to that, he worked at Hyson Products, Bird Technologies and Eaton Corporation in various Quality Assurance roles. He has worked for several other large companies such as Raytheon, General Electric and Johnson & Johnson. He has also worked for smaller firms such as Libra Industries, CAD Engineering, Hexagram and Keithley Instruments. However, the majority of Paul’s career was spent at Ford Motor Company in Test Engineering Supplier Technical Assistance, Product Development, and Future Model Engineering.

He has saved $1.8 Million annually for his clients and employers by managing Lean Six Sigma Projects. He has improved customer satisfaction by 84% by reducing warranty. He has improved sales by establishing systems of Advanced Quality Planning and ISO-9000. He’s a teacher of FMEAs, 8Ds, Advanced Quality Planning and PPAP.

His credentials include a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, and a Certified Quality Auditor, Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Six Sigma Black Belt and Certified Manager of Quality/ Operational Excellence from the American Society for Quality.

• 14 Jan. 19
• 11 Feb. 19
• 11 Mar. 19
• 8 Apr. 19
• Excluding 13 May - joint meeting

Kent State Trumbull Campus and the local section of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) have partnered to provide monthly speakers and topics for local area businesses and leaders.