ASQ Section 1408 Oklahoma City

ASQ Section 1408 Oklahoma City Quality Newsletter

www.ASQ.org/sections/mini-sites/1408

November 2012

Inside This Edition

 Message From the Chair  October Meeting Information  October Guest Speaker Profile  Section Members Articles, Feedback, & Thoughts  Certification Information  Board Member Directory

It’s Your Section …. Join, Renew, Participate, Volunteer

Section meetings are open to all members and interested parties. Invite a business associate or friend to the next section meeting!!!

ASQ Section 1408 November 2012, p. 2 Message From The Chair Hello Section 1408 Members,

I’m pleased to announce that our Christmas Dinner Meeting will be held Wednesday, As mentioned in last month’s newsletter, we December 19th at Cattleman’s Steak House in the have a number open Board Member positions OKC Stockyards, 6:30pm – 9:00pm. The due to members moving out of state. The respective dinner fees for our membership and open positions are: guests are:  Treasurer - Members; Meal (plus tea/soda/coffee) Free  Education Chair - 1 Guest Meal; $20 (~1/2 price) - 2 or more Guests Meals; Full Price  Publicity Chair - All 2012 Speakers invited to attend; Meal Free  Continuing Education Units Coordinator - All alcoholic drinks paid by the member/guest  Database Access Coordinator Even if you haven’t attended any monthly meetings  Examining Chair recently, we enthusiastically invite all of our members to join us for a most enjoyable and  Historian delicious time. Please RSVP your Christmas Please contact the Chair or Vice Chair if you Dinner reservation as soon as possible, and no are interested in joining our team and later than Friday, Dec 14 th with the total number contributing to your Section Board. of people in your party to [email protected].

Yours In Quality,

ASQ Section 1408 November 2012, p. 3 Mark Reid

ASQ Section 1408 November 2012, p. 4 October Meeting Speaker Chris DuRoy, PhD Licensed Psychologist will speak on: Stress Management; What to do when you can’t do anymore! We all experience frustrations in our lives, especially in the workplace…. the feeling of being overwhelmed can often lead to stress. Dr. DuRoy will discuss how to deal with the variety of issues that often cause stress, and the mental strategies that can be used to manage those stressors in order to perform your best in business and personal life.

ASQ Section 1408 November 2012, p. 5 Metro Tech November Meeting Business Conference Center Thursday - Nov 15th, 2012 OQI Room 1900 Springlake Drive Networking & Meal: 5:30pm (Between NE 36 & NE 50 on west side of Martin Luther King Blvd.) Oklahoma City, OK Meeting Start: 6:00pm A map of the Metro Tech campus can be found at http://www.metrotech.org/campuses/bcc-rent.html ******Please RSVP your attendance by Nov 13th to our Section email - The parking lot just south of Springlake Drive off MLK is convenient to use. Take the steps [email protected] or walkway up to the entrance west of the Metro Café. Enter through the double doors, turn left and follow the hall past the reception desk. The Oklahoma Quality Institute (OQI) room is down the hall on your left. For more information please contact Fred Khavari at If you use the front entrance, use the step or elevator to come to the lower level. Follow the [email protected] hallway around the corner and the OQI room will be on your right. If you use the steps, you will see a sign at the end of the hall point left for the meeting rooms.

ASQ Section 1408 November 2012, p. 6 October Guest Speaker Profile The November ASQ meeting will be especially enjoyable and beneficial!!! Dr. Chris DuRoy will speak on Stress Management. We hope to see you at this Thursday’s Chris was born and raised in Oklahoma, and meeting!!! lives in Edmond with his wife Dana and two daughters. He earned his Bachelor’s degree at Oklahoma State, his Master’s at University Plan ahead & invite a friend &/or of Central Oklahoma, and his PhD in coworker..… and don’t forget Psychology with a specialization in sport psychology at Oklahoma State. Dr. DuRoy to make your Christmas Dinner worked at the Jim Thorpe Peak Performance Reservation!!! Center from 2000 to 2005, and has been at Oklahoma Heart Hospital since 2005. He also has a private sport psychology practice.

Don’t miss this most informative presentation that we all can benefit from to more effectively manage stress in our work and personal lives!

ASQ Section 1408 November 2012, p. 7 Section Members Articles, Feedback, & Thoughts

What Do you Want To See

What are your interests and what information is worth your time to review in this breakout of the newsletter? Email your suggestions to [email protected]

What are you thoughts? What type of articles are you interested in? What feedback do you want to share? ------Did you know that ASQ has monthly member improvement. You will also find an added bonus and gifts? resources to help you put these ideas into action! During the month of October you will have unlimited The webcast series includes: access to an exclusive three-part webcast series  The Team Excellence Framework (43 minutes) taking a closer look at the highly recognized team- based improvement project approach—The Team  How to Implement Team-based Improvement Excellence Framework! Learn how the Team (28 minutes) Excellence Framework can help any organization,  How to Improve Your Current Team-based whether it is new to or experienced in team-based Efforts (40 minutes) ASQ Section 1408 November 2012, p. 8 ASQ Section 1408 November 2012, p. 9 Certifications Next Certification Exams will be: December 1, 2012 Location: LabCorp New Location 840 Research Parkway 1st Floor Training Room Oklahoma City, OK 73104 Door will open at approximately 7:30 a.m. Proctor is Nita Sudderth, phone # 405-410-1884 For application information please visit www.ASQ.org.

EXAM DATE APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED DEADLINE (EXTRA $) December 1, 2012 October 12, 2012 October 17, 2012 March 2, 2013 January 11, 2013 January 16, 2013 June 1, 2013 April 12, 2013 August 21, 2013 October 5, 2013 August 16, 2013 August 21, 2013

October Certifications: Biomedical Auditor, HACCP Auditor, Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence, Quality Inspector, Quality Technician, Reliability Engineer, Six Sigma Black Belt December Certifications: Calibration Technician, Pharmaceutical GMP Professional, Quality Auditor, Quality Engineer, Quality Improvement Associate, Quality Process Analyst, Six Sigma Green Belt, Software Quality Engineer March Certifications: Biomedical Auditor, HACCP Auditor, Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence, Master Black Belt, Quality Inspector, Quality Technician, Reliability Engineer, Six Sigma Black Belt June Certifications: Calibration Technician, Pharmaceutical GMP Professional, Quality Auditor, Quality Engineer, Quality Improvement Associate, Quality Process Analyst, Six Sigma Green Belt, Software Quality Engineer

ASQ Section 1408 November 2012, p. 10 Board Members

Section Chair Section Vice Chair Secretary Mr. Mark Reid Mr. Fred Khavari Ms. Rose Sutliffe [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Treasure Audit Chair Membership Chair Open Mr. Stormy Sims Ms. Delphia Hawkins

Nominating Chair Programs Chair Certifications Chair Dr. Bob Curley Mr. Darin Craig Ms. Nita Sudderth [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Recertification Chair Section Management Process (SMP) Education Chair Ms. Rhonda Woolson Chair Open [email protected] Mr. Ralph Snyder

Special Projects Chair Publicity Chair Social Responsibility Chair Open Open Delphia Hawkins

Newsletter Editor Rodney Thompson [email protected]

ASQ Section 1408 November 2012, p. 11