ASQ-LA Quality News
SECTION 0700
April 2014
ASQ-LA Issue Contains:
April 9th Member Meeting
Message from the Chair
SImon Collier - Nominations
ASQ-LA New & Renewal Members
ASQ Certification Exam Dates
ASQ Certification Prep Classes
CSUDH BSQA & MSQA Summer schedules
ASQLA Leadership Team Listing

 

Greetings!

Welcome to the April Edition of the ASQ-LA Newsletter. Looking forward to see you at our April 9th Member

Meeting which will be at Phenomenex in Torrance. If you plan to attend the meeting, YOU MUST RSVP to:

Chen Low 310-334-7044, pager 310-353-8293 or e-mail ChenLow_88@hotmail.com, no-later-than Noon on Monday,  April 7th, so he can provide the list of attendees to Phenomenex Security.

 

ASQ-LA Leadership is looking forward to your attendance at this month's program.  Press here for a pdf version of the Newsletter. 

 

 

William (Bill) Trappen           Harold Martinez
Newsletter Editor                  Newsletter Production
ASQLA                                  ASQLA

 

ASQLA MEMBER MEETING - April 9, 2014

 

Applying the Tools of Quality to Assure Educational

Excellence in Higher Education: A Case Study

  Milt Krivokuca, DBA

 

Please join the ASQLA Section 0700 for its monthly member meeting on Wednesday, April 9. The meeting will be at Phenomenex in Torrance. This meeting is an opportunity to network with other Quality professionals and to learn about current techniques & technologies. Our guest speaker this month is Milt Krivokuca  speaking on "Applying the Tools of Quality to   Assure Educational Excellence in Higher Education: A Case Study "

 

The rapid advancements in technology challenges the higher education system in the United States to   provide       educational effectiveness to the next generation of professionals. Academic preparation is critical to sustaining the technological advances affecting our global society. Traditional models for higher education are struggling to keep pace with advances which may become obsolete before textbooks can be made available to students. Courses are being developed as new topics related to the needs of our global society emerge, and demand for individuals with expertise in these areas increases. Colleges and universities must continue to develop and to provide courses, and complete programs that meet the needs of our society.

 

This presentation is a case study of the behind the scenes planning and assessment of a technical program in higher education to assure that learning,using the fundamental tools of quality to assure learning, is taking place. 

 

Milton Krivokuca DBA serves as the California State University Dominguez Hills' BSQA and MSQA Program Coordinator. He is the recent past chair of the ASQ-QMD and is the current president of Measurement Science Conference. ASQ has appointed him to chair an adhoc advisory committee to the ASQ TCC Administrative Committee and the ASQ Board of Directors for 2014. He has earned numerous professional certifications: CQIA, CMQ/OE, CQA, CQT, CQPA, CCT, CQE, CQI, CSSGB, CCT, RAB ISO:9000-2000 Auditor, CPM, and PCM. He is a senior member of ASQ Sections 700 and 701. In addition to instructing classes at CSUDH, he wrote the leadership chapter for the CMQ/OE Handbook 4th edition and has contributed to the ASQ CQ/OE, CQT, CQPA and CQI technical training modules. He earned his DBA in 2003 and has two master's degrees. He has delivered papers in Viet Nam, Jamaica, Hong Kong, Canada, China, and Dubai.

 

The program will be held at 2nd Floor Main Conference Room at Phenomenex, 2341 West 205th Street, Torrance, CA 90501. This meeting is an opportunity to network with other Quality Professionals, learn about quality related topics and earn 0.3 Recertification Units. Registration and networking starts at 5:30 PM. The meeting runs from 6:00 to 7:30 PM. Crackers, Cookies, Coffee and Water will be provided at no charge.  

 

 

You MUST RSVP to Chen Low 310-334-7044, pager 310-353-8293 or e-mail ChenLow_88@hotmail.com, no-later-than Noon on Monday, March 7th, so he can get the list of attendees to Phenomenex Security.

 

  

  

 

  

 

    

Message from the Chair - Catherine Martin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's been an exciting and busy month for the ASQ Los Angeles Section. Our membership, programs and volunteers are worth celebrating!

 

Celebrating Awards

 

Elizabeth M. Keim was awarded the ASQ Los Angeles 2013 Simon Collier Quality Award at an event hosted by the Leadership Team on March 11, 2014. It was an honor to meet Liz and a privilege to have her as our Section Speaker on March 12, 2014. Liz was the perfect choice for our 2013 Simon Collier Quality Award!

 

 The purpose of the award is to honor, encourage, and specifically identify outstanding individual or group leadership, accomplishment and ingenuity in organizing, promoting, operating, or improving Quality Systems and Programs in areas such as Industry, Government, Education, Business, Health or Service Organizations, which fit the professional objectives of the American Society for Quality.

 

Celebrating Our Speakers   

                                                                                                       

The Section set a goal of providing speakers and presentations that are valuable to our members. Thanks to our January, February and March speakers for making these events so popular.

 

Celebrating Networking

 

But wait, there is more! As a part of our celebrations, we have initiated social networking, all of which will keep you informed and up to date on the Section activities. I encourage you to:  Join our ASQ Los Angeles LinkedIn and Facebook Group. Follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook. Visit our website at www.asqla.org

 

Mark your calendars for our next General Meeting on April 9

 

Think about volunteering on one of our committees

 

And finally, I'm delighted to tell you about our recent ASQ Region 7 Leadership Training held in Palm Springs on February 8th, 2014. Those who attended were the Region 7 Director, Section Chairs, Section Leadership Committees, and Section Volunteers from Los Angeles (700), Orange Empire (701), San Gabriel (702), San Diego (703), Phoenix (704), Las Vegas (705), and San Fernando Valley (706). Topics included leading a volunteer organization, developing education/training programs, recruiting/engaging members, and developing monthly membership meetings.

 

I couldn't be more excited about the year ahead of us. I hope that you'll join our 2014 celebrations whether it be by joining us on LinkedIn and Facebook, attending monthly general meetings, nominating a colleague for an award, volunteering on a committee, or coming to our Quality Day Conference.

Let's celebrate!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call for Nominations

Simon Collier Quality Award
American Society for Quality
Los Angeles Section 0700


Do you know people who are leaders in promoting quality concepts, people who have made a difference in the quality culture or performance of their industries, companies, or in the world at large?


Tell us about them now!
The Los Angeles Section would like to recognize their contributions with the Simon Collier Quality Award in October 2014. This is a nationally recognized award given in honor of one of the early movers and shakers of ASQ and the Los Angeles Section.


PURP0SE OF AWARD is to honor, encourage, and/or specifically identify outstanding individual or group leadership, accomplishment and ingenuity in organizing, promoting, operating, or improving Quality Systems and Programs in areas such as Industry, Government, Education, Business, Health or Service Organizations, which fit the professional objectives of the American Society for Quality.


The nominee's achievements may have resulted from outstanding ability and success in management, training, advis-ing and writings in the field of Quality or in appropriately related works of design, manufacture, reliability, maintaina-bility, safety, liability, etc. of product or service systems. The award is not intended to honor traditional classroom teaching.


Deadline for Nomination: June 30, 2014.


For additional information and Nomination Form please contact:


Jim Morrison, ASQ Fellow
Chair, Simon Collier Quality Award Committee
7284 Berry Hill Drive
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-4402
Phone/Fax: 310 541-1417
E-mail: jamamorr@aol.com 

 

Other Contacts: Bill Trappen at btrappen@csudh.edu
                           Imre Fischer at imrefische@aol.com 

 

  

  
ASQ-Los Angeles
Section 0700
New and Renewal Members 

____________________________________________________________________________________________

 

SALUTATION   FULL NAME            JOBTITLE                          COMPANY

 

 

DR

Liem Ferryanto

 

Abbott

 

Katharine M. Losoncy

Sr. Business Analyst

Chevron NA Exploration & Prod Comp

MS

Biana Yelent

Quality Engineer

One Lambda Inc

 

Joslyn Teng

Operations Manager

Dexen Industries

 

Eric Davoudi

 

 

 

Kimberly Bohon

Sr. Director QA-Product

Skechers, USA

MR

Jorge V Levi

 

 

 

Maynor David Hernandez

 

 

 

Angela Kim

 

LACERA

 

Alyssa Heisten

 

 

 

Nora Zerounian

 

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.

 

Susan Kun

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

ASQ Certification Exams

 

Application Deadline

April 18, 2014

 

Late Application

Fee ($50) Deadline

April 23, 2014

 

Exam Date

June 7, 2014

 

Certifications

 

Quality Engineer(CQE)

Quality Auditor(CQA)

Six Sigma Green Belt (SSGB)

Software Quality Eng. (CSQE)

Quality Improvement Assoc (CQIA)

Calibration Technician(CCT)

Quality Process Analyst (CQPA)

 

 

Application Deadline

January 10, 2014

 

Late Application

Fee ($50) Deadline

January 15, 2014

Exam Date

March 1, 2014

Certifications

Six Sigma Black Belt(SSBB)

Mgr of Qual/Org Excel (CMQ/OE)

Quality Inspector(CQI)

Quality Technician(CQT)

Biomedical Auditor(CBD)

Reliability Engineer(CRE)

HACCP Auditor(CHA)

 

 

CALL ASQ HEADQUARTERS:

800-248-1946

or

www.asq.org 

for more information.

 

Cal State Dominguez Hills BSQA & MSQA Programs

sponsor certification preparation courses, See certification

page on www.asqla.org.

 

Did you know that Joe DeSimone is our section's Certification and Recertification expert and Chair? Joe is available for your tough questions at jrdesimone@msn.com else you can find answers to your general questions at www.asq.org/certification This page is very helpful. Check out the Certification Handbook: 21 pages of detailed certification facts!

 

 RECERTIFICATION NEWS

 

To recertify, make sure you complete the NEW! Recertification Journal(Press here for the .pdf) dated August 2013, which indicates the new fees: One certification is $69 and two or more are $89. You must include payment with your application.
 
The easiest way to recertify is to scan your completed application with credit card information and supporting documents and Email to our Recertification Chair: jrdesimone@msn.com. 
You can also mail your package to P.O. Box 1291, San Pedro, CA 90731.
 
NOTE: You must send a check. Joe is too busy to chase you and will not review you package without payment. In fact Joe could use help with Recertification!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

ASQ Certification Preparation Courses

 

The LA Section sponsors courses to prepare members for passing certification exams.   

Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) 7 Saturdays, April 12, 2014 to May 31, 2014 ( No Class Memorial Day Weekend)

 

Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) 7 Saturdays, April 12, 2014 to May 31, 2014 ( No Class Memorial Day Weekend)

 

Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) 7 Saturdays, August 9, 2014 to September 27, 2014 (No Class Labor Day Weekend)

 

Certified Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE) 7 Saturdays, August 9, 2014 to September 27, 2014 (No Class Labor Day Weekend)

 

See ASQ Certification Tab for details

 

  

 

 

 

 

CSUDH BSQA COURSES SUMMER 2014

 

 

BSQA - Legacy Section 45 - Internet Program Schedule - Subject to Occasional Changes - 2014 Summer Session I

                 First Day of Class       Last Day To Register                  Last Day of Class

                                   May 6                                         May 2                                         June 30                                                                                       

Course                           Title                                                                                                Instructor

QAS 350.45        Physical Metrology (3 units)                                             Emil Hazarian (ehazarian@csudh.edu)

CN: 30389   

 

BSQA - Legacy Section 45 - Internet Program Schedule - Subject to Occasional Changes - 2014 Summer Session II

 First Day of Class               Last Day To Register                                   Last Day of Class

                         July 1                                  June 27                                                       Aug. 12 

Course                          Title                                                                                                 Instructor

QAS 325.45       Technical Communications (4Units)                                      Keith Fulton (kfulton@csudh.edu)

CN: 30386                 Prerequisite: ENG 110 and THE 120  

QAS 445.45       System Failure Analysis(3 units)                                            Craig Carpenter (carpentercraig1@gmail.com)

CR: 30366   

Prerequisites may be waived at the discretion of Dr. Milton Krivokuca, academic advisor and program coordinator

BSQA students need to contact Cal State online at 1 (800) 992-7886 to find out which course section you will be enrolling in for summer 2014.

To reach the Extended Education Registration office please call (310) 243-3741, fax (310) 516-3971, or by email at eereg@csudh.edu.

 

BSQA - California State On Line Section 55 - Internet Program Schedule -Subject to Occasional Changes - 2014 Summer Session I

 First Day of Class              Last Day To Register                                    Last Day of Class

                       May 6                                     May 2                                                       June 30

Course                          Title                                                                                                   Instructor

QAS 350.55       Physical Metrology (3 units)                                                   Emil Hazarian (ehazarian@csudh.edu)

CN: 30390

 

BSQA - California State On Line Section 55 - Internet Program Schedule -Subject to Occasional Changes - 2014 Summer Session II

 First Day of Class                           Last Day To Register                                    Last Day of Class      

              July 1                                                June 27                                                     Aug. 12

Course                         Title                                                                                                     Instructor

QAS 325.55     Technical Communications (4Units)                                        Keith Fulton (kfulton@csudh.edu)

CN: 30387                          Prerequisite: ENG 110 and THE 120  

QAS 445.55     System Failure Analysis(3 units)                                              Craig Carpenter (carpentercraig1@gmail.com)

CR: 30367

   

 

MSQA - Internet Program Schedule - Subject to Occasional Changes

SUMMER 2014

 

 

 

                            First Day of Class                                   Last Day to Register                                                        Last Day of Class

                                   May 6                                                           May 2                                                                       Aug. 5                                                         

QAS 511.41          Quality Function Management & TQM                  William Trappen (btrappen@csudh.edu)

CR: 30368              (3 units)

QAS 512.41          Reliability                                                                Dan Dunahay (ddunahay@csudh.edu)

CR: 30446(3 units) Requires completion of QAS510

QAS 515.41          Human Factors in Quality Assurance                    Jim Clauson (jclauson@csudh.edu)

CR: 30369(3 units)

QAS 515.42          Human Factors in Quality Assurance                    David Vu (dvu@csudh.edu)

CR: 30370(3 units)

QAS 518.41          Quality Project Management                                 William Trappen (btrappen@csudh.edu)

CR: 30371(3 units)

QAS 527.41          Quality Measurement (3 units)                               Denis Bourcier (drbourci@yahoo.com)

CR: 30372                Recommended QAS511

QAS 534.41          Change Management                                             Robert Spencer (rspencer@csudh.edu)

CR: 30373(3 units)

QAS 536.41           Six Sigma (3 Units)                                                Pam Dunahay(pmdunahay@csudh.edu)

CR: 30374

QAS 537.41           Quality Function Deployment:                               Robert Spencer (rspencer@csudh.edu)

CR: 30375             Understanding Customer Requirements (3 units)

QAS 538.41           Evaluation and Outcome Analysis                         Bob Mehta (bmehta@csudh.edu)

CR: 30377              for Healthcare Delivery (3 units)

QAS 541.41           Biomedical Quality Control                                     Kim Niles (kniles@csudh.edu)

CR: 30378              Methods (3 units)

QAS 598.41           Directed Research (3 units)                                    Milton Krivokuca (mkrivokuca@csudh.edu)

CR: 30380                            Must have 18 units of QAS course work, and the GWAR completed

QAS 600.41           Graduate Continuation Course                               Milton Krivokuca (mkrivokuca@csudh.edu)

CR: 30383(0 units) Open to students working on a Thesis/Project for summer turn-in to the Graduate Studies Office and Library only Thesis/Project Committees do not work during the Summer term.

To reach the Extended Education Registration office please call (310) 243-3741, fax (310) 516-3971, or by email at eereg@csudh.edu.

 

QAS course fees for summer 2014 are $290.00 per unit or $870.00 per three unit course.

QAS 600.41 course fee is $150.00

 

  

                                                                                              ASQ LA LEADERSHIP TEAM

                                                                                                    MEETING SCHEDULE

                                                                                       Time: 5:30 - 6:00 Networking & Dinner

                                                                                                   6:00 - 8:00 Meeting

                                                                                                                Location:

                                                                                          CSUDH Extended Education Bldg

                                                                                         1000 Victoria St., Carson, CA 90745

  

  

  

 

 

Contact: Catherine Martin, Chair 

(310) 616-0936

Catherine_Martin@raytheon.com 

Dates: 1st Wednesday of the Month

(not in July and December)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

  

2013

Officers & Committee Chairs of ASQ Los Angeles Section 700

www.asqla.org

 

 

 

 

ELECTED OFFICERS

  

CHAIR: Catherine Martin, 310-616-0936, Catherine_Martin@raytheon.com

CHAIR-Elect:  Alan Wang, 310-383-2393, awang@spectrumchemical.com

SECRETARY: Lane Parrott, (310) 489-9018, lanep@phenomenex.com

TREASURER: Jim Morrison, 310-541-1417, jamamorr@aol.com

PAST CHAIR/Nominations: Lane Parrott, (310) 489-9018, lanep@phenomenex.com 

 

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

 

Membership: Lisa Uhrig, 310-283-1197, lisa@uhrigconsulting.com

Financial Audit: Michael Schaffer, 310-895-0802, michaels@psychemedics.com

Performance Awards and Recognition (PAR): Fatma Ali - 661-362-7612 - Fatma.Ali@advancedbionics.com

Voice of the Customer:  Rebecca Collins - 310-607-7438 - Rebecca_Collins@raytheon.com 

Arrangements:  Chen Low, 310-334-7044, chenlow_88@hotmail.com

Awards and Recognition: Imre Fischer, 949-493-3914, imrefische@aol.com

Simon Collier Quality Award:  Jim Morrison, 310-541-1417, jamamorr@aol.com

CSUDH Liaison: Milt Krivokuca, 949-892-7994, Milt619@cox.net

Education: Lane Parrott, (310) 489-9018, lanep@phenomenex.com

Certification/ Re-certification: Joe DeSimone, 424-772-6371, jrdesimone@msn.com

Communications Chair: Rhonda Y. Hayes, 310-334-0381, ryhayes@raytheon.com

Job Listing: Armen Yeghoian, 818-912-9272, Armen2049@yahoo.com

Newsletter Editor: Bill Trappen, 760-723-7718, tankerwht@aol.com

Newsletter Publisher: Harold Martinez, 310-214-1606, martinez2004@verizon.net

Publicity & Advertising Chair: Alan Wang, 310-383-2393, awang@spectrumchemical.com

Social media: Anthony Valdez - 562- 445-7766 - advaldez@csupomona.edu 

 
ASQLA Website Advertising
  
For information on placing an ad through ASQLA, contact Advertising Chair at (310)383-2393, awang@spectrumchemical.com.