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1 Newsletter Monthly Dinner Meeting Thursday, March 28, 2013 Deann Desai Georgia Institute of Technology THE CHANGES ARE COMING! The Changes are coming changes are coming. The High Level Structure and Text for Management System Standards (MSS) was approved and published in April of This leads to a series of questions: What are the main changes? How do they affect you? Does this mean I need to re-do my system? What is the value to me? This talk will take a look at the new structure, the affect it has on the users for several standards such as ISO 9001 (Quality Management), ISO (Environmental Management) and ISO (Energy Management). We will explore how these changes may affect your systems and the timeframe for the new versions to be available. This will be an interactive discussion and will include small-group exercises as part of the presentation. Ms. Deann Desai is a Project Manager at Enterprise Innovation Institute of Georgia Institute of Technology. She has provided services focused on strategic management systems for over eighteen years. Ms. Desai helps industry, transportation, services and public sector organizations develop, implement, and maintain management systems based on the quality ANSI/ISO/ASQ Q , environmental ANSI/ISO , energy ISO 50001, security of supply chains ISO and related industrial standards such as M1003, TS16949, OHSAS 18001, AS 9100, ISO 13485, ISO 2200, ISO etc. Ms. Desai is experienced in implementation strategies, innovation management, tools and materials development for implementation and maintenance of management systems and integration with existing systems. Deann also conducts assessments of these systems and is a RABQSA-Certified Quality Management Systems Lead Auditor, RABQSA-Certified Environmental Management Systems Lead Auditor, RABQSA- Certified Energy Management System Lead Auditor and is an IEnMP SEP Certified Practitioner in Energy Management Systems (CPEnMS). Ms. Desai has successfully assisted over 325 organizations through the implementation process for management systems and trained over 2000 participants. In her capacity as an Page 1 of 5

2 external consultant she has worked with senior management of organizations in developing management systems and mentored their management system coordinators. Ms. Desai currently serves as the Administrator and Secretary and as an expert for the U.S. Technical Advisory Group for Technical Committee 242 Energy Management. Ms. Desai also serves as Administrator, Secretary and as an expert for the U.S. Technical Advisory Group for Technical Committee 257 Energy Savings Calculations. She serves as the working group 1 Convener for JPC2 (Joint Project Committee) on Energy Terminology. She also serves as a U.S. TAG member for U.S. TAG to TC 176 and U.S. TAG to TC 207. In these capacities she represents U.S. position on various energy policy initiatives or as a technical expert. Ms. Desai participates in the ANAB Accreditation Council and ANSI/ANAB council for Superior Energy Performance. Ms. Desai has a BS in Chemistry (ACS accredited) as well as a Master of Science in Polymers, and a Masters of Science in Statistics. Mini Workshop Lean Six Sigma Overview Mark Singleton, North Highland We are all familiar with the concepts surrounding Lean Six Sigma (LSS). In the March mini workshop, Mark Singleton will present a brief overview of this discipline and cover one of the LSS tools in detail. The objective will be to demonstrate the practical application of the LSS methodology through the use of the tool. Mark is a Senior Manager and Certified Master Black Belt with the North Highland Company. He has over 19 years of professional management and business consulting experience across multiple industries including consumer goods, manufacturing, federal government, aerospace and defense, construction, and non-profit. He s consulted with commercial and federal and state government clients in the functional areas of operations and manufacturing, supply chain, and program management Specific areas of expertise include business process improvement, Six Sigma Program Management, Program and Project Management, Process Assessment, Facilitation, Process Modeling and Simulation, Performance Management, and Communications. Mark received his MBA from the University of South Carolina and his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech. He is a Native Atlantan and loves spending time with his wife, Harriett, and his two daughters, Elizabeth and Abigail Time: Social: 5:30pm 6:15pm Mini-presentation: 5:40pm 6:15pm Dinner: 6:30pm 7:15pm Program: 7:30pm 8:30pm Cost: RSVP: Member- $30; Non-member- $35. PayPal is preferred. Checks payable to ASQ Atlanta Section, VISA, MASTERCARD, and cash are accepted. At by noon on Monday March 25, Please leave the attendee s name, company name, and number to be reached. When you make reservations for the dinner meeting, please specify if you would like a special meal (meatless, no seafood, etc.). By making a reservation for the monthly dinner meeting, you obligate the section to pay for your meal. If you make a reservation, you will be responsible for the cost of the dinner meeting unless you cancel by noon on Monday March 25, Page 2 of 5

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4 ASQ Refreshers The American Society for Quality (ASQ) certification program was developed more than 30 years ago to recognize those individuals who have demonstrated proficiency within a specified body of knowledge. These refreshers provide an excellent foundation for those pursuing ASQ certification. Refreshers are taught by experts in the field. Each refresher is designed to review the body of knowledge specified for each certification. The workshops will review topic areas crucial to the exams; but, are not designed to teach all of the material found on the certification exams. The refreshers are not intended to replace the years of experience and/or formal education required for certification. Registration for exams must be completed with ASQ in Milwaukee. Please call for specific exam registration. Information is also available at ASQ Greater Atlanta Section Other Courses IIE Courses from the Institute of Industrial Engineers 3577 Parkway Lane - Building 5 - Norcross, Georgia (800) or (770) Six Sigma Green Belt Professional Ethics Principles & Practices of P.E. Exam Review for Industrial Engineering Industrial Engineers Six Sigma Black Belt Applied Ergonomics for Lean: TOC & Six Sigma Operational Improvement For more information please visit Certification Certification is formal recognition by ASQ that an individual has demonstrated proficiency within and a comprehension of a specified body of knowledge at a point in time. It is peer recognition and not registration or licensure. Since 1968, when the first ASQ certification exam was given, more than 85,000 individuals have become certified through ASQ, including many who have attained more than one designation. Although ASQ membership is not a prerequisite for certification, most of the people who hold one of these designations do belong to the Society. Get the latest listing of dates from ASQ's Certification Page. ASQ Exams by Date: SPSU Campus Map: Local Contact: Lisa M. Gooden, Certification Chair; lisalu924@yahoo.com Date SPSU Location(s) SPSU Optional Location June 1, 2013 Textile, M100, M133, M135 Student Center Ballrooms October 5, 2013 Textile, M100, M133, M135 Student Center Ballrooms December 7, 2013 Textile, M100, M133, M135 Student Center Ballrooms Page 4 of 5

5 Job Exchange The ASQ Greater Atlanta Section Employment Assistance helps members in finding new positions. This service is free of charge for Section members seeking employment, as well as for firms who are offering Quality-related positions. Important Log in Information All member log in information must be obtained from ASQ headquarters in Milwaukee. Recently the Atlanta section has experienced some delays in downloading this data. In order to allow all our members timely access to the positions available section of our website, the board has decided to create a generic user log in. The user name for this account is asq_jobs (all lower case without the quotation marks). The password will change eight times each year and will be published in the section newsletter. The password for March 2013 is Page 5 of 5