Web Chair Contact InformationName: lee frenchEmail: lee.french@pepsi.com Phone: 914-742-4795 NewsPosted 4/4/07The April Danbury ASQ meeting will be held at the Stony Hill Inn, Bethel, CT. The speaker is Terry Logan who will Demming quality principals. Confirm your attendance with Don Costello, dmcostello@worldnet.att.net or 203-792-1421 by 4/6/07. Posted 2/20/07 Don't miss the February meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Feb 21 at the Stony Hill Inn, Bethel, CT. The speaker is Tim McGrady, President and Principal Scientist of Serious Science, a new materials testing, consulting and research company located in Central NY, speaking on usses surrounding technical regulations such as the EU RoHS directive. Posted 1/9/07-- Tentative Meeting Schedulde-- • Thursday, November 9, 2006 – Restaurant Quality – Speaker Tom Devine, Two Steps Restaurant, 5 Ives Street, Danbury. Meeting starts at 7. Hard Core 5:30 at the bar. • Wednesday, January 17, 2007. Joint Meeting with AIPICS. Subject is C-TPAT. Don has a list of renowned speakers. At the Stony Hill Inn. • Wednesday, February 21, 2007. RoHS Compliance. Speaker is Tim McGrady. Probably at Adrienne’s. Bob will work with Adrienne on the Menu and pricing. Phil is coordinating the event. • Wednesday, April 11, 2007. Topic will be Deming. Speaker will be Terry Logan. Place TBD. Dean is coordinating. • Wednesday, May 23, 2007. Annual Dinner at Adrienne’s. Bob is coordinating. Cost to members will be $35 ___________________________________________________________ NEWSLETTER Section Meeting Announcement The next schedule meeting is Thursday November 9 Tom Devine, Chef and Owner of Two Steps, will demonstrate techniques he employs to offer his patrons delicious food while ensuring quality and safety. Needless to say, as quality professionals we will have to carefully test his methods. As each course is demonstrated we will have to statistically sample the product and render a Pass/Fail judgment. Note: to prevent sampling-induced indigestion, ample quantities of wine will be provided. This event was a major hit a few years ago. SEATING IS LIMITED. Don’t miss this one!! DIRECTIONS: From Waterbury & points east - take I-84W to exit 5. Turn right at light at end of exit. Turn left on White Street. Turn right onto Ives Street. Two Steps is on the left side. Park on the street (not a lot of spaces) or the parking garage. From Brewster and points west - take I-84E to exit 5. Straight through stop sign at end of exit ramp. Turn right onto Main Street. Turn left on White Street. Turn right onto Ives Street. Two Steps is on the left side. Park on the street (not a lot of spaces) or the parking garage.Cost: $25 for dinner for Danbury ASQ members For Reservations: Contact Don Costello at dmcostello@worldnet.att.net or 203 796-0042 by Monday November 6. ASQ GREATER DANBURY Minutes of Recent Meetingsposted 10/26/06American Society for Quality Section 306 – Greater Danbury Executive Board Meeting Summary Wednesday, October 26, 2006 Present, Dean Applegreen, Don Costello, Cynthia Edgar, Lee French, Don Geramita, Steve Griffin, Bob Grossman, Phil Tavella, and Vera the Waitress. The meeting was chaired by Don Geramita. It was announced that Joe DeCarlo has resigned from the position of Section Chair for a combination of business and personal reasons. Don Geramita, Vice Chair and Chair Elect has now become the Chair for this year and will remain in the position until June 2008. To make it official, we had a drink in his honor. We next discussed the Section’s future – whether to continue as an independent section or merge with another. Companies are not supporting ASQ membership. Our own Executive Committee participation is down. Steve, Joe, Bob and Rich have indicated that they will not be able to serve on the Board next year. After much debate we concluded that we are split down the middle on this subject, with half wanting to throw in the towel, and the other half hating to see it end. So we did what one might expect. We decided not to decide., We’ll think about it and discuss the subject again at the next meeting. In the meantime, Lee has indicated that he would like to run for Vice Chair / Chair Elect next year. Dean will take over the newsletter (editing and distribution), Cynthia is willing to continue as Treasurer. Steve opined that all we needed was 5-6 people to keep the Section going. Cynthia was not able to give a full financial report, since she had just returned from a business trip. We have about $3,800 in the bank. We’re getting auto deposits from ASQ to our bank account. Bob sent Cynthia a copy of the format for the annual budget, and Cynthia will prepare one to be submitted to ASQ National. We congratulated Dean on the changes to our newsletter, and had a drink in his honor. Some of the members didn’t get theirs in the mail, so Dean will send out another mailing. The meeting at Two Steps was incorrectly stated as November 19, which is a Sunday. It is, in fact, November 9th, a Thursday. We need a minimum of 30 people. So far we have the following: Bob (2), Don G (2), Phil (2), Lee (2), Steve (2), and Dean (2). Well, that’s twelve so far. We need to beat the bushes, folks. We need bodies! Cost will be $20 to members and guests. (The Section’s cost will be $30 per). Bring friends / Invite strangers, etc. We next discussed the Website. Lee can get us one of our own (since our hits through ASQ have been nil) for $100 - $200. Dean is willing to work with Lee to build a website to attract interest. Dean and Lee will work together to examine whether we should invest the money to get our own site. So far the schedule for this year is as follows: • Thursday, November 9, 2006 – Restaurant Quality – Speaker Tom Devine, Two Steps Restaurant, 5 Ives Street, Danbury. Meeting starts at 7. Hard Core 5:30 at the bar. • Wednesday, January 17, 2007. Joint Meeting with AIPICS. Subject is C-TPAT. Don has a list of renowned speakers. At the Stony Hill Inn. • Wednesday, February 21, 2007. RoHS Compliance. Speaker is Tim McGrady. Probably at Adrienne’s. Bob will work with Adrienne on the Menu and pricing. Phil is coordinating the event. • Wednesday, April 11, 2007. Topic will be Deming. Speaker will be Terry Logan. Place TBD. Dean is coordinating. • Wednesday, May 23, 2007. Annual Dinner at Adrienne’s. Bob is coordinating. Cost to members will be $35 To the best of my recollection, this is what happened at our meeting. Did I get it right? E-mail me with your comments, opinions and witticisms. Irreverently submitted, Bob Grossman October 26, 2006 posted 9/12/06 American Society for Quality Section 306 – Greater Danbury Executive Board Meeting Summary Wednesday, August 9, 2006 Present, Dean Applegreen, Don Costello, Zane Dargaty, Joe, DeCarlo, Lee French, Don Geramita, Steve Griffin, Bob Grossman, Jim Standish, and Phil Tavella Conspicuously absent: Cynthia Edgar and Rich Rastelli. Absent, but with us in spirit: Ron Benson and Vera the Waitress. The invisible gavel struck one end of the table at 6 P.M., cutting short the biting repartee between members at the other end. Order was successfully restored by our Chair, Joe DeCarlo and the meeting commenced. First on the agenda was a hearty welcome to Dean Applegreen who will be responsible for mailing out notices and newsletters. We had a round in his honor. Next came news on the financial front. Steve hadn’t actually turned over the books to Cynthia Edgar, so he was able to give us a quick update on our status. We have approximately $3,000 at this point. The contribution from ASQ National will go down slightly again this year. Still, our expenses last year were relatively under control and we are not that far down from where we were a year ago. The Web Site Lee updated us on the web site. It’s accessed through ASQ’s and we have no way of knowing how many hits we get. Lee mentioned that Tappan Zee had their own and he volunteered to look into the cost for doing that. In the meantime, Lee will update the site when the newsletter comes out next. Newsletter We will try to get an early newsletter out. Joe will write a “From the Chair” article, and we will publish the meeting schedule as we flesh it out. Also, we have a guest article from Timothy Noble, and that will be published as well. Meeting Plans for 2006 – 2007 October / November – Foxwoods. Bob will forward possible dates and each of you will indicate 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices. We need to have a sizeable group from the Committee to be able to have a group size of 20-30. The topic is Quality in Security. Cynthia will work with Foxwoods. The suggested restaurant is The Cedars, which is a steakhouse that also offers fish and vegetarian dinners. December – Our holiday get together is planned at Two Steps Restaurant in Danbury. Bob will contact Tom Devine and try to arrange a cooking class. January – We’re considering a joint meeting with AIPICS – you remember, the group that stiffed us last time. Don Costello will work with AIPIC’s Martin Tuite, who will offer up his first borne to be held hostage until they pay their share. The topic will be Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism. Don C will work with AIPICS. Don G will talk to people in Customs and try to get a speaker. March – RoHS – Restrictions on Hazardous Substances. Phil has a contact, a guy named Tim Grady. He’ll follow up and hopefully we’ll have a speaker. April – Dean Applegreen will attempt to get a Deming speaker for April. May – Our annual dinner will be held at Adrienne’s. Details to follow. Other Stuff Cynthia needs to turn over the e-mail information to Dean. Steve needs to turn over the financial papers to Cynthia. Everyone needs to follow up on what they promised to do. Steve paid the bill and we split. Irreverently submitted, Bob Grossman August 10, 2006 EmploymentPosted 11/3/06Quality Manager, Orange, CT Our Client: This high-end OEM parts manufacturer seeks an experienced Quality Manager who would be excited to work in a busy, growing environment. As a leader in the department, you will be responsible to ensure the quality inspectors are adhering to the strict ISO 9001 guidelines. This is a hands on position, so you should be comfortable being on the floor, working with complicated blueprints, handling the quality audits, and continually making tough decisions. Because of the high caliber of our client’s customers, the right candidate for this position must display an attitude of customer service and possess excellent people skills. Experience with ISO guidelines and 3-5 years hands-on experience in a technical quality control position required. Again, the selected individual must possess strong, effective, professional interpersonal communication skills with a solid orientation toward customer service. This position offers a competitive $55-65k salary, benefits and tuition reimbursement. If you are interested in working with this high-end custom manufacturer and meet the specified requirements, please email a Word document of your resume ASAP. 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BENEFITS: Full and excellent LOCATION: Putnam County, New York CONTACT: Anne Burke Empire International 800-539-0231 610-647-7976 610-647-8488 (fax) aburke@empire-internl.com Post Date: 8/25/06 Job Title: Quality Engineer/Supervisor Location: Mt. Kisco, NY Company: Multiplier Industries Corp. Education: Engineering Bachelor’s Degree preferred Multiplier is a specialty battery manufacturer, primarily manufacturing batteries for 2-way radios. Multiplier supplies Federal Gov’t., police, municipality and industry end users. Multiplier is currently seeking an experienced Quality Engineer. Essential responsibilities include: - Serving as the primary contact for all supplier and customer quality issues. - Developing quality systems and working with various internal departments to reduce waste and enhance efficiency. - Maintaining an ISO 9001:2000 quality management system; acting as lead ISO coordinator for the facility. - Evaluating field failures and customer complaints utilizing problem solving and root cause analysis tools and techniques. - Developing and maintaining an internal and external corrective action system. Quality Assurance experience in an ISO lean manufacturing environment is necessary. Benefits include medical, dental and 401K. No relocation. Equal Opportunity Employer. Please forward resume, with salary history/requirements by email to: Annette@multiplier.com or by fax to 914-241-1103. Outside LinksNorth East Quality ConcilNaugatuck Valley Section ASQ Southern Connecticut Section ASQ Tappan Zee Section ASQ |