ASQ-Seattle Current Newsletter
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March 2010
In this issue
Upcoming Exam Dates and Application Deadlines Follow ASQ on Twitter at this link: http://twitter.com/ASQSeattle. Stay up to date with the latest news, events and training from your local quality resource. NetworkingYour professional network is more important than everAttending your local ASQ section events provides one of the best ways to connect with like-minded professionals and resources. When you attend an ASQ-Seattle event, you broaden your network and your knowledge. Mark your calendarNetwork and learnPlan to network during the ASQ Seattle Section dinner meetings and learn from a carefully screened speaker. Mark your calendar for the second Thursday of every month from September through May. |
March 11th Dinner MeetingMake Passion Your Career's Competitive AdvantageCurt Rosengren • Author, 101 Ways to Get Wild About Work
Join us for the March meeting at the Coast Bellevue Hotel. Event details • Reservations due by 5:00 p.m. Monday, March 8th for the early-bird discount rate: $25. |
New Must-Know Techniques for Your Resume & Job SearchMarch 13th • 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Our Section is sponsoring a Saturday seminar/workshop for unemployed/employed ASQ members helping them with needed information on job search and resume updates. Searching for a new job or not, this seminar is a “must attend.” Technology has dramatically changed how companies find and hire talent. You will learn the surprising changes since 2008, the elements that will get you noticed, advanced interviewing techniques, and how to craft a resume that gets you noticed within 7 seconds. And it's a bargain at $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers.
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March 18th Bonus EventAchieving a High Maturity Culture with KanbanDavid Anderson
Location: The Old Spaghetti Factory in Lynnwood. Event Details • Reservations. |
ASQ Seattle section member leads a high-performing team to state-wide finalsMember Jon Leland, the Business Systems Lead for the Experience Music Project at the Seattle Center led a major project to build an executive dashboard to improve the quality, relevance, and timeliness of reporting on EMP's organizational key performance indicators. The process was highly participatory, and included a Supplier-Inputs-Process-Outputs-Customer analysis, Failure Mode and Effects analysis, a Voice of the Customer analysis, and several Six Sigma projects in addition to the main deliverables. Because the end result was so successful, the team decided to submit an application to the Washington State Technology Industry Association for its Industry Achievement Awards. The panel of judges selected the team as one of three statewide finalists for IT Department Innovation of the Year. This honor is awarded to the company that has implemented an innovative technology solution that has contributed to business growth, grown market share, reduced costs, and/or improved customer service. The final winner in this and other categories will be announced at the 15th annual awards banquet on Thursday, March 4th at the Showbox Sodo. Over 800 people are expected to attend this celebration of the vibrant technology community in the state of Washington. |
Advancement to Fellow MembershipThe Seattle Section ASQ has set a goal to nominate two Fellow members this year. Fellow membership status brings to the member both recognition and certain benefits. Requirements for nomination include:
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Volunteer at AmCon--Earn Recertification CreditsRegistration is open for the Seattle (Bellevue) AmCon Contract Manufacturing Expo. We need volunteers to staff the ASQ booth April 13-14, 2010. You'll earn recertification credit for 3-4 hours of service. Contact: Art Moss. Info about the show... |
Exam Tips from the Certification ChairThese tips will help you when you sit for an ASQ Certification Exam. Need more (or different) information? Call or email the Certification Chair, 425-776-1006.
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Certification Prep CoursesQuality Auditor and Six Sigma Green Belt Prep Courses start April 3rd
We developed these courses to prepare quality professionals to take the American Society for Quality Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) and Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) examination. The courses are built on the ASQ Body of Knowledge for each discipline, and include practice tests.
CQA Prep Course
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PSEC NewsThe PSEC Engineering Fair on February 13th was a big success with over 600 youth and their parents filing past the 20+ Engineering Society displays. The Seattle Section offered the "Theory of Constraints" game demo, and handed out ASQ pens, glasses, cloths, and candy. Many of the older youth and parents were quite interested in the Certification literature. Our booth was ably staffed by Fred Cramer, Bitewlyn Debalkew, and Art Moss. |
Employment ResourcesPost an openingCompanies can post job opportunities on our site. Check out the current ones here. Post your resumeYou can post your resume on our site. Companies and recruiters look here for quality professionals. |
Special Offer on CMMI Training in Seattle
This Capability Maturity Model Integration-Development (CMMI-DEV) course provides software and related management and support professionals with fundamental concepts for staged and continuous representation of the CMMI-DEV model, providing time for exercises, questions, and real-world process improvement examples.
This three-day introduction to CMMI-DEV is offered to professional groups and corporations only through SEI and its licensed partners.
David Walker will teach the course. Walker has developed a stellar teaching reputation within the software industry. Additionally, students will receive several bonus materials for taking this course through ASQ. These are listed below.
Students Receive
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Upcoming Exam Dates
Go to the Certification & Exams page for details and links to information about Exam sittings held here and at various national conferences, including the World Conference on Quality and Improvement. Exams are also shown by date & location at:
May 23, 2010: World Conference on Quality and Improvement, St Louis, MO
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Finding Passion energizes you and fuels your success. Make an investment in your future and learn the nuts-and-bolts approach to create a career that lights you up and helps you stand out from the crowd. This easy-to-implement approach to building a career that you love will give you the conceptual tools you need to take a practical approach to getting the most out of your career.
At Fortune 500 companies like Microsoft and Expedia, and now as a Redmond-based career psychology consultant, Paul Anderson has extensive experience on changes job seekers need to make to find employment quickly. Featured by national media such at The Wall Street Journal, Paul brings a fresh and innovative approach to job seeking. In 2009, Paul helped over 1,500 with finding rewarding employment. For more information on Paul visit the Prolango website 
Lisa Voso has been a personal injury trial attorney for close to 10 years and in the public speaking arena for 20.
In 2004 at Microsoft Corporation David Anderson designed a pull system for use with a team performing systems maintenance. It was described as a virtual kanban system as it limited the quantity of work in progress and signaled the pull of work using database triggers. The system produced dramatic performance improvement results including a 90% reduction in cycle time and a 240% improvement in productivity.
