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Upcoming Events:

Member Meetings

What/When: Technical sessions at 5:00 pm (when listed on this site), dinner at 6:00 pm, member meeting at 7:00 pm. Generally the 3rd Wednesday of each month, September through May (except December).

Where: Polaris Career Center. 7285 Old Oak Blvd, Middleburgh Heights, OH 44130 – Near Hopkins Airport. Directions: From Bagley Rd Exit on I-71, go West on Bagley Rd past Southwest General Hospital, (SGH is on south side of Bagley Rd). Go South on Old Oak Blvd (first street past SGH). Polaris is on the east side, with ample parking.

Please contact the Meeting Reservation Line at 216-556-0723 to register for dinner and / or meetings. Deadline is noon on Monday before meeting date. Member meetings take place at 7:00 pm, attendance earns 0.3 RU towards recertification.

2009-2010 Speaker schedule:

Wednesday, March 17, 2010: Darren Mott

Darren J. Mott is the Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) of the Cyber Crime Squad of the Cleveland Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. SSA Mott has been an FBI Special Agent since 1999 and has been involved in Cyber Investigations since that time. SSA Mott was promoted to FBI Headquarters in 2007 and headed up the Cyber Division's Russian and Eurasian Organized Cyber Crime Initiative prior to being promoted to Supervisor in the Cleveland Division in February 2009. SSA Mott holds a Bachelor's and Master's Degree from the State University of New York at Potsdam.

April (Wednesday 4/21/10): Donna Campbell, TBA

Wednesday, May 19, 2010: Apryl Lytle, "Running the Bases with Validation"

Apryl will discuss how you can “hit a home run” by having a solid understanding of validation theory. She is a Quality Engineer at Affymetrix, Inc. Affymetrix is a pioneer in creating breakthrough tools that are driving the genomic revolution. Affymetrix contributed significantly to the formation of today's genetic analysis markets and continues to drive the genomics revolution with a single-minded vision: to help all individuals benefit from understanding their own DNA.

Apryl is has worked more than 10 years in the regulated industries of Pharmaceutical and Medical Device manufacturing. Her experience is broad covering Validation, Compliance, and Quality Assurance. She started as a Validation Specialist, CAPA and Compliance Coordinator, Formulation Documentation Specialist, and QA Computer Validation/System Specialist. Apryl is trained in GAMP4 & 5 and has taken and taught CROM coursework. Apryl is a graduate of the Crosby Quality College and has received the Master Trainer Certification for Quality Education. She is also a member of ASQ. Apryl is married with 2 children and 2 dogs and currently resides in Streetsboro, OH.

Technical Sessions

These generally take place from 5:00 – 6:00 PM, and attendance earns 0.3 RU towards recertification.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010: Stephanie Demyan, "Practical 5S Applications".

Stephanie Demyan is a senior member of ASQ and Director of Quality, Technical & Regulatory for KIK Custom Products. KIK Custom Products is the leading aerosol contract filler in North America filling personal, household, and pharmaceutical products. Stephanie has a Chemical engineering degree from Tri-State University and an MBA from Kent State . She is a CQA and CQIA within ASQ. She has over 25 years in the quality field with extensive auditing and continuous improvement experience.

The March 17th Technical session entitled "Practical 5S Applications" will focus on the practical application of 5S that results in an improvement to the bottom line of the business. After sharing common definitions of 5S, this session will demonstrate a practical 5S application that can used in nearly all businesses including service industries. The Technical Session will begin at 5:00pm at Polaris and will receive 0.3 RU toward recertification. Feel free to submit 5S questions in advance of the Technical session to SDemyan@kikcorp.com.

Possible future TP sessions (we need your suggestions and feedback as we plan ahead): 
*Some examples of logical expressions in Excel.*
*Hypothesis testing in Excel.*
*Excel Database functions*. 
*ANOVA using Excel.*
*Some applications of Excel VBA .*
*Comparisons between Excel and Open Office.*

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ASQ Section 800 Business Plan 2009-2010

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Training, Education and Seminars

ASQ Quality Courses at Polaris

ASQ Certification Exams at Polaris

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