January 2009 Membership Meeting

Join us at Villa Farotto in Chesterfield for the first membership meeting of 2009.

First Presentation: The Five Drivers to Success. Presented by Donna Forgy, ProSkills, Inc.

Second Presentation: Setting Goals with Lean Thinking. Presented by Chris Anderson, Bizmanualz, Inc.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Villa Farotto
17417 Chesterfield Airport Rd, Chesterfield, MO 63005
(636) 519-0048‎

• 5:30 - 6:00 pm: Registration and Social
• 6:00 - 7:00 pm: First Presentation – The Five Drivers to Success, presented by Donna Forgy
• 7:00 - 8:00 pm: Dinner & Section Business
• 8:00 - 9:00 pm: Second Presentation – Setting Goals with Lean Thinking, presented by Chris Anderson

Please register by Friday, January 16 , by visiting the online registration page (click here). You can prepay for membership meetings via credit card on safe and secure web environment.

Attendees who register online are entitled to a $5 discount, which brings the meeting fee down to $25. Meeting fee for attendees registering and paying at the door is $30, while students and members between jobs pay $15. For logistical purposes, we urge you to register online by the prescribed date.

You can also send an email to registration@asqstlouis.org, call the Engineers’ Club of St. Louis at (314) 533-9333 or send a fax to (314) 533-9336.

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January 20 Membership Meeting Highlights

First Presentation
The Five Drivers to Success
Presented by Donna Forgy, ProSkills, Inc.

Without a doubt, hard work and dedication in applying leadership principles truly separate the armatures and the professionals. But there are certain qualities for a leader’s success-that are inherent in the personality and work habits of top achievers. We will be discussing the following Drivers of Success and how they relate to your personal and professional success.

• Self Confidence. In a world where risk, challenge, competition and change go hand-in-hand, self-confidence is the competitive edge.
• People Skills/Communication Skills. By far the greatest single obstacle to communication and success is poor understanding of people.
• Leadership Skills. Leadership is about influence and the ability to motivate and inspire people from a variety of backgrounds to a higher level of performance.
• Worry and Stress. The ability to face a challenging situation with a constructive attitude is a determining success factor for all of us
• Attitude Control. Not easy but as the saying goes, “If you can’t change the situation, change your attitude about it.

Donna Forgy is an experienced professional with over 25 years of experience in management, leadership training, and presentation development.
As President of ProSkills Inc., Donna has coached hundreds of people to become more effective in all areas of life, to live with more enthusiasm, and embrace challenges with new found confidence. Donna will motivate you to move outside of your comfort zone and take the steps necessary to reach your next level! Her focus is you.

Second Presentation
Setting Goals with Lean Thinking
Presented by Chris Anderson, Bizmanualz.

People always ask me -- how do you start to implement lean? What is first or how do you begin? This presentation explains the importance of changing your thinking as the first step to implementing lean. Lean goals, lean tools, and lean events are used as examples of how lean thinking can begin to take root within an organization. The presentation will cover:

1. Understanding the importance of position goals for lean

• Finding your lean goals
• Determining the metrics (what will success look like)

2. Using lean tools to determine where to start

• Value stream analysis
• Visual space analysis
• Material flow analysis

3. Creating the lean plan of improvement opportunities

• Holding a successful event and reporting out.
• Repeat/execute the plan.

Chris Anderson, M.B.A., the Managing Director for Bizmanualz, Inc., is a strategic deployment and process improvement trainer, consultant, and public speaker having published dozens of articles and taught hundreds of hours of classes on creating well-defined processes, implementing lean six-sigma, and deploying process improvement strategically for competitive advantage.

Chris is a graduate of the Advanced Manufacturing Specialist Training Program (AMSTP), a one-year training program covering Six Sigma, Business and Lean Enterprise techniques that is held in conjunction with the University of Missouri - Rolla and Missouri Training & Employment Council. He is a senior member of the American Society of Quality (ASQ) as a Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), Certified Quality Process Analyst (CQPA) and Certified Quality Improvement Analyst (CQIA). He is the immediate past chair of ASQ St. Louis and participates in the Lean Division, Quality Management and Customer, Supplier Divisions of ASQ.

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Please register by Sunday, January 18 , by visiting the online registration page (click here). You can prepay for membership meetings via credit card on safe and secure web environment.

Section members who register and pre-pay online are entitled to a $5 discount, which brings the meeting fee down to $25. Meeting fee for members paying at the door and for guests is $30, while students and members between jobs pay $15.

Workshop: Comparing ISO 9001:2000 to ISO 9001:2008

ASQ St. Louis is hosting a half-day workshop on ISO 9001:2001 on Saturday, February 21 at the Engineers' Club of St. Louis. The workshop compares the new standard with the 2001 version. Charlie Ochs, the instructor, will also discuss benefits, implementation steps and certification process. It's also a great way to earn additional RU Points.

Workshop Agenda

• Compare ISO9001:2000 to ISO9001:2008
• What does ISO9001:2008 offer your operation
• What steps are recommended to implement ISO in your company
• How to become certified

Cost
Course fee is $99.00

Date & Time
Saturday, February 21, 2009
8:00am-12:00 noon

Location
Engineers' Club
4359 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108

Instructor: Charlie Ochs
Charlie has been in the Quality Management field for 50 years. He was a Quality Manager at National Vendors, Valentec Manufacturing, and Bachman Machine Co., all in the St. Louis area. He retired January 2004, and since then has been consulting and performing third-party ISO9001:2000 audits. He is currently certified by IRCA and ha an excellent understanding of ISO9001:2000 and ISO9001:2008.

Questions?
For more details, email Section Education Chair Kim Rochetti at at kim_rochetti@irco.com, or call 314.838-4659.

To register online, click here.

December 2008 Meeting - Trivia Night

The final meeting of 2008 will be an evening of trivia and fun. ASQ St. Louis Trivia Night 2008 will be hosted by our own emcee-extraordinaire Jim Ebone. Join us for enjoyment, networking and, of course, lots of laughter. There are prizes for the winning table

Bring a Gift, Support Epworth

Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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Westport Center Gold Tower – 12th Floor (view map)
111 Westport Plaza, Maryland Heights, MO 63146

• 5:30 – 6:00 pm : Registration and Social
• 6:00 – 7:00 pm : Trivia Night hosted by Jim Ebon
• 7:00 – 8:00 pm : Dinner and Section Business
• 8:00 – 9:00 pm : Trivia Night continue

Like last year, ASQ St. Louis is once again asking our members to bring gifts to support the Epworth Children and Family Center. For 140 years, Epworth has provided essential youth development services that have helped thousands of children overcome severe emotional and behavioral challenges. Epworth's innovative, holistic, and comprehensive treatment approach helps youth focus on solutions, build on inherent strengths and communicate more effectively.

Please register by Sunday, November 30, by visiting the online registration page (click here). You can prepay for membership meetings via credit card on safe and secure web environment.

Section members who register and pre-pay online are entitled to a $5 discount, which brings the meeting fee down to $25. Meeting fee for members paying at the door and for guests is $30, while students and members between jobs pay $

You can also send an email to rregistration@asqstlouis.org, call the Engineers’ Club of St. Louis at (314) 533-9333 or send a fax to (314) 533-9336.

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October 2008 Membership Meeting

First Presentation: Thinking Locally and Globally in Organizational Leadership. Presented by Deborah Schroeder-Saulnier, D.Mgt.

Second Presentation: Quality Through Movement. Presented by Chad Estes, ABMP GCFP.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Orlando Gardens
2050 Dorsett Village Plaza, Maryland Heights, MO 63043
(314) 453-9000

• 5:30 - 6:00 pm: Registration and Social
• 6:00 - 7:00 pm: First Presentation – Thinking Locally and Globally in Organizational Leadership, presented by Deborah Schroeder-Saulnier, D.Mgt.
• 7:00 - 8:00 pm: Dinner & Section Business
• 8:00 - 9:00 pm: Second Presentation – Quality Through Movement, presented by Chad Estes, ABMP, GCFP

Please register by Monday, October 20, by visiting the online registration page (click here). You can prepay for membership meetings via credit card on safe and secure web environment.

Section members who register and pre-pay online are entitled to a $5 discount, which brings the meeting fee down to $25. Meeting fee for members paying at the door and for guests is $30, while students and members between jobs pay $15.

You can also send an email to registration@asqstlouis.org, call the Engineers’ Club of St. Louis at (314) 533-9333 or send a fax to (314) 533-9336.

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Driving Directions

From Lambert International Airport to Orlando Gardens, Maryland Heights

1. Head toward the I-70 E entry ramp and go onto I-70W - go 3.6 mi
2. Take exit 232B-A to merge onto I-270 S toward Memphois - go 2.6 mi
3. Take exit 17 and turn right onto Dorsett Road - go 0.5 mi
4. Arrive at 2050 Dorsett Village Plaza, Maryland Heights, MO 63043

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October 21 Membership Meeting Highlights

First Presentation
Thinking Locally and Globally in Organizational Leadership
Presented by Deborah Schroeder-Saulnier, D.Mgt.

Today it is essential that organizations operate both globally and locally; grow top-line and shrink bottom-line; focus on competition, yet also collaborate and change rapidly, while remaining stable and true to their core competencies. These inherent tensions, or polarities, are at play in every organization – both small and large.

In this presentation, you will learn how polarity management can help simplify the complexity without being simplistic, capitalize on diversity without alienating the diverse groups, provide predictability and stability amidst accelerating change, and convert resistance to change to a resource for sustainable, ongoing change-ability. Whereas problem solving addresses more simplistic issues in organizations, managing polarities addresses more complex issues.

Deborah Schroeder-Saulnier, D.Mgt. is SVP for Organization Consulting. She serves as the Practice Leader in the Midwest U.S. for the Global Develop Center of Excellence and is Subject Matter Expert for Leadership Development.

Second Presentation
Quality Through Movement
Presented by Chad Estes, ABMP GCFP

This presentation will introduce attendees to the benefits of enhancing human movement. Chad will present his work with movement and how and why it can make a company’s workforce more comfortable, productive and effective. Greater detail will be given to the possibilities and outcomes that result from this work, as well as speaking to the theories that comprise its’ foundation. Finally, there will be an opportunity for meeting attendees to experience the work first hand.

Chad Estes is a certified Physical Educator, Anat Baniel Method and Feldenkrais Method practitioner, as well as a certified personal trainer. Chad has expertise in the treatment and prevention of musculoskeletal disorders, ergonomics, and strength and conditioning. With over 12+ years in the health care arena, he has worked in the areas of ergonomics, disease prevention, and education, with a special interest in cutting edge neuroscientific (brain) research. As Principle for ETM Consultants, Chad has been integrally involved in all aspects of project management and corporate development including: corporate launching of services (workstation evaluation, consulting, seminars, computer-based training, etc.), marketing and client relations. Beyond his professional education, he has recently completed a 3+ year training and certification of both the Anat Baniel Method and Feldenkrais Method of somatic education.

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Please register by Monday, October 20, by visiting the online registration page (click here). You can prepay for membership meetings via credit card on safe and secure web environment.

Section members who register and pre-pay online are entitled to a $5 discount, which brings the meeting fee down to $25. Meeting fee for members paying at the door and for guests is $30, while students and members between jobs pay $15.

You can also send an email to registration@asqstlouis.org, call the Engineers’ Club of St. Louis at (314) 533-9333 or send a fax to (314) 533-9336.

Workshop: Transitioning from Manufacturing to Healthcare

Have you ever thought about transitioning to a totally new and exciting field? How about the service field of Healthcare? Healthcare has launched its quality journey and needs Quality professionals from industry. Healthcare is a very dynamic and growing field that welcomes professionals from all arenas. Come to the 'Transitioning from Manufacturing to Healthcare' workshop to learn about differences, similarities, skills required, why, how, and when to transition, as well as interesting facts about this fascinating profession. This will be a fun, interactive workshop for anyone thinking about transferring your quality expertise to the service sector. And guess what...you'll be helping save lives in the process!

Cost: $79.00
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2008
Time: 8:00am-12:00Noon
Place: Engineers' Club
Address: 4359 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108

The workshop will be conducted by Kim Rochetti, and Denise Arthur, the section Education Co-Chairs. Kim has extensive experience in engineering, manufacturing, and quality. After 22 years at Boeing, she ventured out into a totally different endeavor. She entered the fascinating world of healthcare aiming to improve the hospital systems and patient care. As a Director of Continuous Improvement at SSM Healthcare, she worked and mentored many throughput and quality-related projects from ED turn around time and 2pm discharge to CT and MRI testing efficiency. Many gains were made to improve quality of care, increase patient throughput, and impact bottom line results. She holds a BS in Industrial Engineering and an MBA, and is also an ASQ certified Quality Engineer and Black Belt.

Denise has spent 24 years in healthcare, leading many teams to healthcare excellence and has recently become a Six Sigma Black Belt.

For more details email Kim at kim_rochetti@irco.com, or call 314.838-4659.

To register, please visit the online registration page.

September 2008 Membership Meeting

ASQ St. Louis Members, join us for the first meeting of the 2008-2009 year. Our first meeting is an extended networking session with a steak dinner grilled by the ASQ St. Louis Leadership Committee, along with side dishes and favorite cold beverages.

Our after-dinner speaker is Joe Williams, President of Jordan’s Marketing in St. Louis. Joe will speak about Workplace Resilience and his encounter with a Grizzly Bear.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Engineers' Club of St. Louis
4359 Lindell Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63108

• 5:30 - 6:00 pm: Registration and Social/Networking
• 6:00 - 7:00 pm: Extended Networking
• 7:00 - 7:30 pm: Dinner & Section Business
• 7:30 - 8:00 pm: Resilience for Individuals and Organizations, presented by Joe Williams - President, Jordan's Marketing.

Please register by Monday, September 15, by visiting the online registration page (click here). You can prepay for membership meetings via credit card on safe and secure web environment.

Section members who register and pre-pay online are entitled to a $5 discount, which brings the meeting fee down to $25. Meeting fee for members paying at the door and for guests is $30, while students and members between jobs pay $15.

You can also send an email to registration@asqstlouis.org, call the Engineers’ Club of St. Louis at (314) 533-9333 or send a fax to (314) 533-9336.

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Driving Directions
From Lambert International Airport to Engineers’ Club of St. Louis

• Head toward the I-70E entry ramp and go onto I-70E - go 0.7 mi
• Take exit 238B to merge onto I-170 S - go 7.9 mi
• Take exit 1A to merge onto I-64 E/US-40 E toward St Louis - go 4.7 mi
• Take exit 36B for Kingshighway N - go 0.2 mi
• Merge onto S Kingshighway Blvd - go 0.9 mi
• Turn right at Lindell Blvd - go 0.7 m
• Arrive at 4359 Lindell Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63108

September 16, 2008 Membership Meeting Highlights

Before-Dinner Activity
Extended Networking Session

We are organizing this networking session based on the excellent feedback we received for the March membership meeting, which also included a speed networking session. It is an excellent opportunity for our members to meet fellow attendees to make potential business contacts. You can talk to other individuals about your business and hear about theirs. Bring lots of business cards!

After-Dinner Presentation

Resilience for Individuals and Organizations
Presented by Joe Williams, President of Jordan Marketing, Ltd.

Resilience - the ability to bounce back from adversity and misfortune – is a critical attribute of successful individuals and organizations. Some people are able to overcome the most horrific personal tragedies and succeed against overwhelming odds. Others are devastated by relatively minor occurrences and never regain their composure. One company will weather the storm of disaster and emerge stronger than ever, while another firm facing the same challenges will collapse faster than a house of cards. How is it that some individuals and organizations are able to weather the storm and others are not? The reasons can be summarized in one word – resilience.

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In this presentation, you’ll meet Joseph Lisle Williams who, at the age of twenty, was attacked by a grizzly bear while taking an evening hike through Glacier National Park. Through a terrifying forty-five minute ordeal, he drew upon his innate resilience to survive. Subsequently, he has continued to develop and enhance the skills that are critical to achieving individual and organizational resilience in the face of any crisis. He also stresses the importance of applying these principles to the minor irritations of everyday life – as a way to keep them from becoming major catastrophes. This presentation offers an engaging, humorous, and practical approach for understanding and developing this essential attribute.

Presentation Objectives:

• Learn the seven components that make up the resilient character
• Understand the need for resilience to deal with both crisis situations and daily challenges
• Learn how to identify opportunities to build individual resiliency skills
• Understand how to use resiliency to manage stressful situations
• Learn how to build organizational resilience

About the Speaker
In addition to holding the distinction of being one of the few people who has actually been eaten by a bear, Joseph Williams is President of Jordan Marketing, Ltd, a St. Louis-based food brokerage firm. During his career as an executive in the food industry, Mr. Williams has held senior management positions with such firms as Banquet Foods, Con-Agra, and Golden Valley Microwave. He lives in Chesterfield, Missouri.

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Please register by Monday, September 15, by visiting the online registration page (click here). You can prepay for membership meetings via credit card on safe and secure web environment.

Section members who register and pre-pay online are entitled to a $5 discount, which brings the meeting fee down to $25. Meeting fee for members paying at the door and for guests is $30, while students and members between jobs pay $15.

You can also send an email to registration@asqstlouis.org, call the Engineers’ Club of St. Louis at (314) 533-9333 or send a fax to (314) 533-9336.

June 2008 - Joint Professional Society Meeting

Annual Joint Meeting of APICS, ASQ, ISM and CSCMS.

Featured Presentation: Observations in Leadership. Presented by Rod Thomson, Watlow Electric.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Sheraton Westport Lakeside Chalet
191 Westport Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146
(314) 878-1500

• 5:45 - 6:15 pm: Registration and Social
• 6:15 - 7:00 pm: Dinner
• 7:00 - 8:00 pm: Presentation: Observations in Leadership

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Please register by Sunday, June 15, by visiting the online registration page (click here). You can prepay for membership meetings via credit card on safe and secure web environment.

Members who register and pre-pay online are entitled to a $5 discount, which brings the meeting fee down to $20.

You can also send an email to registration@asqstlouis.org, or call Karen Adrignola of APICS St. Louis at 636-349-7530.

Map to Sheraton Lakeside Chalet, Westport

Driving Directions
From Lambert International Airport to Sheraton Lakeside Chalet

1. Head toward the I-70W entry ramp and go onto I-70W - go 3.6 mi
2. Take exit 232 to merge onto I-270 S toward Memphis - go 2.6 mi
3. Take exit 17 for Dorsett Rd - go 0.2 mi
4. Turn left at Dorsett Rd go - 0.1 mi
5. Turn right at Progress Pkwy go - 0.9 mi
6. Continue on Westport Plaza go - 0.1 mi
7. Arrive at 191 Westport Plaza Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146

Click Here to go to the Sheraton Westport Website

Joint Meeting Highlights

Featured Presentation
Observations in Leadership
Presented by Rod Thompson, Watlow Electric

This presentation will include observations of the qualities and characteristics of great and not-so-great leaders from both military and workforce contexts. An outline of how to prepare yourself for leadership roles will enhance your ability to achieve successful results as a leader. The presentation will include tips on how to become visible within the organization so your name will be considered for a leadership opportunity.

About the Speaker

Rod completed a 20-year career of active duty service in 1997 as a Commander in the Supply Corps of the Navy. Notable assignments include the Freight Terminal Director, Naval Supply Depot, Subic Bay, Philippines during the withdrawal of the Navy after the Mount Pinatubo volcano eruption in 1991 and Project Manager for the Navy's implementation of the Worldwide Port System, an automated ocean cargo documentation system developed by the Army and implemented at all military cargo handling port facilities. Rod was the first Supply Corps officer to earn qualification in all three primary Supply Corps warfare designations of submarines, air warfare and surface warfare in addition to qualifying for the Basic Parachutist and Naval Parachutist warfare devices.

Rod received his B.A. from Iowa State and his MBA from Penn State. He is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) with the Project Management Institute; certified as a Quality Engineer (CQE), Quality Manager (CMQ/OE), Qualify Auditor (CQA) and Software Quality Engineer (CSQE) with the American Society for Quality; Certified Production & Inventory Management (CPIM) and Certified Information Resources Management (CIRM) with the American Production & Inventory Control Society; Certified Professional Logistician (CPL) with the Society of Logistics Engineers; Certified in Transportation & Logistics (CTL) with the American Society of Transportation and Logistics; and Certified Tester (CSTE) with the Quality Assurance Institute. Rod is employed by Watlow Electric Mfg. Co. as a Project Manager.

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Please register by Sunday, June 15, by visiting the online registration page (click here). You can prepay for membership meetings via credit card on safe and secure web environment.

Members who register and pre-pay online are entitled to a $5 discount, which brings the meeting fee down to $20.

You can also send an email to registration@asqstlouis.org, or call Karen Adrignola of APICS St. Louis at 636-349-7530.