Announcements

Social Networking for ASQ Members

The "Tool of the Month" for April was a presentation by our new Social Networking Chair, Curtis Firstman. The presentation can be downloaded from our Event Downloads page for 4/13/2010.
Take our Social Networking survey. We are trying to get a handle on the level of knowledge and interest among our members. Not interested? You should be!

More Education Courses Offered

Ed Landauer has added three more courses to his course offerings for 2010. Check the Education page for details and contact Ed Landauer at 503-869-0731 for information and registration.

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Next Section Leadership Committee meeting

The next SLC meeting will be a face to face meeting on Saturday, June 12 from 9:00 to 12:00 at Isovolta in Harrisburg.

ASQ Portland Section 0607 Events

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05/18/10

Plant Tour of Coca-Cola Bottling in Wilsonville

Tour of the State of the Art Bottling Facility and new Distribution Center, the only one of its kind in the Coke System. Tour includes a tour of the Quality Lab. The tour will last about 1 hour.

The plant has 270 employees and produces 34 different Coca-Cola products in 5 package sizes.		 Hosted by Pete Wilson, Management Systems Man View Register
05/25/10

Do It Right the First Time: How to Improve Data Accuracy

Have you or your employees ever made a mistake processing transactions? Have you entered incorrect data, transposed numbers, left out key information, or misspelled customers’ names? Do you wish you could concentrate better on your work?<br />This event is free for those who have passed an ASQ Certification examp this year!

Systems approaches, such as revising forms and simplifying processes, can only do so much. They don’t eliminate human error. Evelyn Mareth, accuracy expert and author, has pioneered a unique approach to accuracy improvement by focusing on the visual and perceptual side of human error.
Evelyn Mareth View Register
 

18 New Certifications - Congratulations!

In March, 18 ASQ Portland people passed the ASQ exams!. Congratulations to:
Certified Quality Inspector - Ellamarie Butler, Dwight D. Davis and Karol Schrems
Certified Reliability Engineer - Ling Bao, Hua Huang and Jun Wang
Certified 6 Sigma BB - Andre S. Bennett, Bushan B. Gupta, Imran Ibadat, John Kleinhenz, Corey B. Koepplin, Doug Nelson, Thomas J. O'Connor, Teresa M. Pax-Slotto, Adan D. Stitzel and Alex Thomason
Manager of Quality /Operational Excellence - Alan Hammer and Henk Huetink

Welcome new members in March, 2010

PLEASE WELCOME THESE NEW MEMBERS TO THE PORTLAND SECTION 607:
Ms. Deborah Ameen - Asante Health System,
Kevin Binam - Western Wood Products
David Coffin - Radisys Corporation
Maria Duryea - Department of Human Services
Mr. Robert Ewart - Moventas
Mr. Peter Haney - ClearEdge Power
Mrs. Chris Hayes - Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Mr. James Mattern
Mike Taylor - Huntair
Mr. Andrew Vermillion - Warn Industries
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Mr. John Wilhelms - PCC Airfoils, LLC

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