Our section would like to invite you to our September event. Our speaker for the evening is Mark Rusco. Mark is an Associate Professor at Ferris State University. He currently serves as the main faculty member for the Bachelor of Science in Quality Engineering Technology program. He has 15 years of manufacturing experience as a Manufacturing Engineer, in Supplier Quality, and as a Quality Assurance Manager at a tier one automotive supplier.
The Bluff Banquet and Conference Center
2035 28th St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49508616-243-3313
Registration:5:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Tutorial:5:40 p.m.– Quality Management Plan by Paul Prunty
Dinner:6:00 p.m., speaker immediately following dinner
Please Note – A 10% discount is being offered to any company sending 3 or more persons to any of the current refresher courses. That’s right! If three or more people sign up for any refresher from the same company they will get 10% off the course fee.
For example: if one company had three people who each wanted to attend a separate class, it might appear like this: 1-CQE, 1-CQPA, and 1-CQA; or 3-CQPA, or 2-CQE and 1-CSSGB. Any combination will work!
for a great meeting year and for enabling your section to achieve the
ASQ Total Quality Level Award 2007-2008
ASQ Section Excellence Silver Award 2007-2008
Welcome to ASQ Section 1001 Grand Rapids 2010
This section year has officially ended for most members.Our May 13 event was a great way to end the year.David Lalain, from AIAG, gave us some great insight into quality use in the healthcare profession.
We had excellent speakers and tutorials throughout the year.Thank you to all who volunteered their ideas, knowledge, networking and professional expertise to give us quality tools we can use.
Throughout the year we sell 50/50 raffle tickets.50% is given away each month to a ticket purchaser and the other 50% is given at the last event meeting each year.Congratulations to the winner, Gary Camp.
Congratulations to Jarrad Grandy for being the winner of Section 1001 Grand Rapids Each One Reach One campaign.He will receive a free pass to the September section event.Keep up the good work.
Recognition is also given for perfect attendance to the section events.This year we have seven people who attended all nine section events.They will also receive a free pass to the September event.
Everyone at our golf outing, June 4, had a great time, good food and prizes were enjoyed by all.Proceeds from the golf outing go to the section’s scholarship fund.We look forward to next year.Travis McCrumb, Ferris State University, has been awarded the Hans Bajaria Memorial Scholarship for the 2010/2011 year.Congratulations Travis!We hope to see you at section events in the future.
Please keep your e-mail and preferred mailing address current with ASQ national, http://asq.orgIn July we will start sending newsletters for preparation courses starting in August and September.
We will also be mailing out an informational brochure to all members in August listing event dates and programs for the year.
Visit our website at http://asq1001.orgfor updated information.Your section leadership committee will be hard at work over the summer to bring you knowledge, networking and opportunities.
September 8, starts off the next section event with “Problem Solving for Human Error”.Mark Rusco is the speaker.
We look forward to seeing you in September.Have a great summer!
PREPARATION COURSES
Sign up today! Several preparation courses have started and others are about to start. Check out our certification preparation courses and ASQ exam dates for the coming member year. The complete list of upcoming preparation courses can be found at www.asq1001.org/Refreshers.php. If you have questions, contact the course instructor or our Education Chair, John Morrison, at jmorris3@steelcase.com or the Education Coordinator, Gary Camp, at gcamp@steelcase.com
ASQ Unemployment Benefit
Please also remember that if you are unemployed, ASQ has a member fee structure where you can reduce your membership by as much as 100%. Check out ASQ’s Unemployed Member Dues page at: http://www.asq.org/members/account/unemployment.html
Have a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year! Thank you to everyone for your contributions and support of our section.
Job Seekers - if you are seeking employment and wish to do so, please forward your resume to Bob Suchy at rwsqmark@sbcglobal.net. Bob is the Section Employment Chair and may be able to connect you with potential employers.
We made a commitment to hold a tutorial every month this member year. Tutorials begin at 5:40 PM and will cover a variety of quality and business related topics. Attend a tutorial and earn RUs. Give a tutorial and earn even more RUs.
