June 2016 IndyASQ Dinner Meeting – Beyond 5S

Meeting Date: June 14, 2016

Event Title: Beyond 5S

Event Description:
5s is a simple but highly effective set of techniques that remove waste from your work environment through better workplace organization, visual communication, and general cleanliness. This fun session will take a different view of the 5 pillars of 5s as defined as sort, straighten, shine, standardize, and sustain. This topic will focus on sustaining results through Standardizing and Visual Management. Sustaining 5S does result in cost savings.
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Program Speaker:
Leigh Ann Schildmeier is currently the Operational Excellence Leader at Nice-Pak in Mooresville. She also is the president and founder of the consulting firm, Park Avenue Solutions. She has extensive experience in Lean practices, and a Six Sigma Black Belt, she has worked for over 15 years in the manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries.

Leigh Ann has an engineering degree from Purdue University and MBA from Anderson University. She is a certified Lean Practitioner and Six Sigma Black Belt.

Leigh Ann has remained active in her hometown of Anderson by serving on the Advisory Board for Purdue Anderson College of Technology and the AHS D26 Career Center’s Manufacturing Advisory Board. She currently serves as the Chair for the ASQ Section 0904 East Central Indiana as well as ASQ Deputy Regional Director. Leigh Ann is married with a step-child and two Beagles in Fishers. She is a foodie, avid golfer, car enthusiast, Reds Baseball fan, and a loyal Purdue Boilermaker.

Location:
Trustee’s Dining Room
Schwitzer Student Center
University of Indianapolis
1400 Hannah Avenue, Indianapolis, IN

Meeting Agenda:
5:30 PM Check in
5:45 PM Workshop
6:00 PM Announcements/Dinner
7:00 PM Speaker
8:00 PM Meeting End

Fee: $12.00 Prepaid / $15.00 at Door CASH/CHECK

Food: Dinner is served buffet style with vegetarian and fresh fruits/salads available.

Parking: Parking restrictions in student lots are enforced from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM during academic year. If an area is not marked as a parking stall, it is not intended for parking.

May 2016 IndyASQ Dinner Meeting – Traditional and Emerging Supplier Relationships

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Meeting Date: May 10, 2016

Event Title: Traditional and Emerging Supplier Relationships: Synergies and Slippery Slopes

Event Description:
Supplier relationships are pivotal challenges for every organization. This holds for traditional manufacturing suppliers, and also for emerging suppliers of Cloud Computing, mobile devices, and other new technologies. Quality Assurance provides a host of approaches for traditional suppliers. But what if we are asked to cover suppliers of newer technologies? Do we have to start from scratch? It is a completely new game? No, not in the least. Many Quality Assurance approaches, controls, and solutions for traditional suppliers bridge time and technology. We are in better shape than we think. During this workshop Bob Eisenhut, a Quality Assurance professional in both traditional and emerging technologies, will look at both paradigms. He will show similarities, differences, points of synergy, and risk areas. Participants will get a chance for hands on work scenarios to engage directly in this activity. Anyone currently interested in supplier relationships who want to see connections to emerging technologies will be interested in this session.

Program Speaker:
Bob Eisenhut has 30 years of professional experience and has been an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer over 20 years. He has worked in various industries including manufacturing, airlines, advertising, software development, health care, and medical devices. His quality assurance work includes both quality engineering and software quality assurance. Bob has a BS in Mathematics and MS in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University. He has articles in publications including the SIAM Journal of Scientific and Statistical Computing, the journal of Medical Decision Making, and the Y2K Advisor. These covered areas of probability networks, analytical distribution approximations, systems optimization, and automated software testing. He is a trained lead auditor in ISO 13485 for the Medical Device Industry and is an auditor in information systems. Bob enjoys his quality roles and is involved in improvements in professional, volunteer, and social settings.

Location:
Schwitzer Student Center
University of Indianapolis
1400 Hannah Avenue, Indianapolis, IN

Meeting Agenda:
5:30 PM Check in
5:45 PM Workshop
6:00 PM Announcements/Dinner
7:00 PM Speaker
8:00 PM Meeting End

Fee: $12.00 Prepaid / $15.00 at Door CASH/CHECK

Food: Dinner is served buffet style with vegetarian and fresh fruits/salads available.

Parking: Parking restrictions in student lots are enforced from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM during academic year. If an area is not marked as a parking stall, it is not intended for parking.

IndyASQ May Social Event – May 4, 5:00 p.m. at Chuy’s Tex-Mex in Noblesville

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Meeting Date: May 4, 2016 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Event Information:
Cuatro De Mayo!
Why? Because Quality always has to be ahead of the party.
This is a social event to have some great apetizers and drinks while meeting fellow ASQ members. We plan to be on the side patio. Just look for the ASQ signs!

Location:
Chuy’s Tex-Mex
14150 Town Center Blvd
Noblesville, IN 46060 (map) 

Fee: Free

 

April 2016 IndyASQ Event – Tour of Gene Haas Training and Education Center

 

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Meeting Date: April 12, 2016
The Indianapolis ASQ Section and Vincennes University invite you to attend a tour of the new Gene Haas Training and Education Center located in Lebanon IN and learn about the Vincennes University intensive training programs in Industrial Maintenance, CNC Machining and Industrial Dimensional Metrology. This new 22,000 sq. ft. state of the art facility contains Amatrol Industrial Maintenance trainers, HAAS mills and lathes and an extensive collection of Mitutoyo CMMs and inspection instruments and is also home to the Haas Factory Outlet – Midwest.

 

Event Information:
Take advantage of this unique opportunity to hear from the Vincennes University Business and Industry staff about the training programs and the success of the CNC Machinist NOW program. Learn about how the 600 contact hour programs prepare participants for employment in Industrial Maintenance, CNC Machining or Industrial Dimensional Metrology in a 15 week time period. These programs target Veterans, older displaced workers and incumbent workers needing skill building in a short time period. You will also learn about funding options to allow the participants to graduate from the program with little to no student loan debt and about how the University works with industry partners to assure graduate placement. See demonstrations on the equipment and learn how these programs can raise the level of your skilled employees. For more information about the HTEC programs and the VU campus and Lebanon facility go to:
http://www.htecnetwork.org/member_info.cfm?member=1007
http://www.vuhtec.org/index.cfm

 

Location:
Gene Haas Training and Education Center
316 N. Mt. Zion Road
Lebanon, IN 46052

 

Meeting Agenda:
5:30 – 6:00 PM Check In – refreshments will be available
6:00 PM Presentation by Vincennes University
6:30 PM Facility tour and demonstrations
8:00 PM Event concludes

 

Fee: Free

 

Special Instructions:
The facility is located at Exit 140 from Interstate 65 in Lebanon IN. After exiting I65, travel West on Indiana 32 to the second stop light at Garrofolo Blvd. Turn left and follow Garrofolo Blvd which will merge with Mt. Zion Road. Continue on Mt. Zion Rd for approximately one quarter mile. The building address is 316 N. Mt. Zion Rd. It is a blue and grey building across from the Holiday Inn Express.

 

Park in the lot and enter at the north door. No special personal protective equipment is required.
The presentations will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m. Cell phones or cameras are allowed on the tour.

March 2016 IndyASQ BYOD Meeting – “Employees? Who needs them? We all do – How to instill a competitive advantage culture with Total Employee Engagement”

Meeting Date: March 8, 2016

NOTE: THIS IS BYOD! What is BYOD? Bring Your Own Dinner. We’re trying something new this month, so the normal buffet dinner is not being provided. You’ll notice that the cost is significantly less as well! UIndy has a snack bar and dining hall options in Schwitzer Hall. Check in will also start half an hour later than usual!

Meeting Topic:

You will learn how Total Employee Engagement (TEE) at the Raytheon Indianapolis facility leverages the creativity of employees by empowering them to drive innovation and continuously improve business processes through daily application of lean and Raytheon Six Sigma tools and techniques. All employees, including front line employees, are empowered to identify and solve problems or obstacles to achieving organizational goals. Employees are seen as “problem solvers” and just not as a source of labor.

TEE recognizes that it’s too easily to be caught up in those large, “break-through” innovations and miss the significance of smaller improvement opportunities. TEE harnesses the collective contributions of small incremental implemented improvements to reduce cycle and lead times, improve the bottom line, increase safety, and exceed quality requirements that over time lead to enhanced business results creating a sustainable competitive advantage. Could your organization cultivate strengths of all your people to become stronger and more competitive than those that do not create this advantage?Register Now

Program Speakers:

Gene Dunlap, Raytheon Company, Operational Excellence

Mike Terry, Raytheon Company, Operational Excellence

Location:

Room: Schw 013 – This is not one of our normal rooms!

Schwitzer Student Center
University of Indianapolis
1400 Hannah Avenue, Indianapolis, IN

Meeting Agenda:
6:00 PM Check in – This is a new time for this month!

6:30 PM Workshop/Announcements

7:00 PM Speaker

8:00 PM Meeting End

Fee: $5.00 Prepaid / $5.00 at Door CASH/CHECK

Food: Dinner is not provided for this meeting! There are several options within Schwitzer Hall, or feel free to bring your own!

Parking: Parking restrictions in student lots are enforced from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM during academic year. If an area is not marked as a parking stall, it is not intended for parking.

February 2016 IndyASQ Event – User Experience Design as a Tool to Reduce Mistakes

Meeting Date: February 9, 2016

Reminder that the Indianapolis ASQ Section will not host an event in January in honor of our winter break. We will host our next event on February 9, at the University of Indianapolis. A preview of the February event is shown below, with registration details to follow soon. We look forward to seeing you all in February!

 

February 2016 Event Description:
People Make Mistakes! After all, we are only human. Imperfect.

Have you ever pressed the wrong key at the wrong time, resulting in loss of data, or time, or even creating a bigger problem! Mistakes can cost money and time. Mistakes can make life unpleasant. Mistakes can make actions dangerous and be deadly. Rather than being an “accident waiting to happen,” there are techniques that can be used to anticipate problems BEFORE they occur.

If we know how people tend to respond under the proposed circumstances, we can develop processes, tools, and other solutions that work well for humans. GravityDrive knows how to learn from the people who will perform a service or use a product. We can anticipate many of the problems that are likely to occur, and help to provide solution that will prevent many problems. We would like to engage you in a process that will show you how you might learn from your employees or your customers.Register Now

 

Program Speakers:
Michael Miserendino, President, GravityDrive
Suzi Shapiro, Principal User Experience Consultant, GravityDrive

Location:

Room: UIndy Hall C
Schwitzer Student Center
University of Indianapolis
1400 Hannah Avenue, Indianapolis, IN

Meeting Agenda:

5:30 PM Check in
5:45 PM Workshop
6:00 PM Announcements/Dinner
7:00 PM Speaker
8:00 PM Meeting End

Fee: $12.00 Prepaid / $15.00 at Door CASH/CHECK
Food: Dinner is served buffet style with vegetarian and fresh fruits/salads available.
Parking: Parking restrictions in student lots are enforced from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM during academic year. If an area is not marked as a parking stall, it is not intended for parking.

IndyASQ 2015 Year End Celebration

The IndyASQ Section is celebrating the leaders and volunteers who served in 2015 and welcoming the new leaders and volunteers who will serve in 2016. All section members are invited to join us for a congenial evening at the Indianapolis Propylaeum (http://thepropylaeum.org/). We will enjoy dinner and drinks, an award ceremony, new officer induction and a tour of the facility. Please join us for this celebration!
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Date: December 10, 2015
Time: 5:30 – 8:00
Location: The Indianapolis Propylaeum
1410 N Delaware St #2
Indianapolis, IN 46202

Cost: $20 in advance or at the door

November 2015 IndyASQ Dinner Meeting – “Root Cause Analysis – Tools for the Trainer”

Meeting Date: November 10, 2015
Training Root Cause Analysis to Quality Professionals who “speak the language” is much easier than training those who run when the word “quality” is uttered. However, companies are made up of more individuals who either don’t speak “quality” or are only occasional practitioners.
It is up to the Quality Professional to teach problem solving application of basic quality principles to others within the organization.
The purpose of the session is to assist Quality Professionals in the development of training tools and materials for problem solving and root cause analysis that can be easily adapted to their differing needs. This will be accomplished by presenting some non-traditional case studies to illustrate the power and impact of proper Root Cause Analysis in solving fundamental issues. Register Now

Program Speaker:
Julie Congress is the Proprietor at JC Quality Consulting, LLC in Fishers, IN. JC Quality Consulting provides design and implementation of ISO and FDA-based Standards management systems for a variety of service, manufacturing, medical device and military organizations. Julie brings over 25 years of experience in implementation, problem solving and lean and six sigma tools and methods. Julie is active in the ISO 9001 Technical Advisory Group 176, ASQ CMQ/OE Certification Board and ASQ Biomedical Division. Julie has been a speaker at ASQ Division and section conferences, local section meetings and WCQI

Location:

Room: UIndy Hall B
Schwitzer Student Center
University of Indianapolis
1400 Hannah Avenue, Indianapolis, IN

Meeting Agenda:

5:30 PM Check in
5:45 PM Workshop
6:00 PM Announcements/Dinner
7:00 PM Speaker
8:00 PM Meeting End

Fee: $12.00 Prepaid / $15.00 at Door CASH/CHECK
Food: Dinner is served buffet style with vegetarian and fresh fruits/salads available.
Parking: Parking restrictions in student lots are enforced from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM during academic year. If an area is not marked as a parking stall, it is not intended for parking.

September 2015 IndyASQ Dinner Meeting – “Root Cause Analysis: Quality Intersecting with Project and Quality Management”

Meeting Date: September 8, 2015
Come ready for an interactive multi-media presentation where Nick will discuss root cause and corrective action principles transferrable to almost any industry. As part of his presentation, Nick will share compelling case histories and insights from over 25 years of failure analysis experience in the Defense and Aerospace industry!Register Now
Program Speaker:
Nick Warren has been the featured speaker at a number of ASQ chapters in the Midwest (including the Indianapolis chapter), discussing Root Cause Failure Analysis and the importance of understanding the Physics of Failure when solving problems in industry. For those unfamiliar with this topic, the analytical instrumentation and disciplined approach of Failure Analysis is similar to what is seen in the popular TV series CSI. Nick’s lab does not solve crimes against humanity like CSI. Instead, they solve the most challenging technical problems found in industry!

Come ready for an interactive multi-media presentation where Nick will share compelling case histories and insights from over 25 years of experience! As time permits, Nick will field your most difficult questions regarding component failures (material, mechanical and electrical). This presentation will be technically informative for those working in the quality, procurement, manufacturing, design, component, and process engineering disciplines.

Location:

Room: UIndy Hall B
Schwitzer Student Center
University of Indianapolis
1400 Hannah Avenue, Indianapolis, IN

Meeting Agenda:

5:30 PM Check In
6:00 PM Announcements/Dinner
7:00 PM Speaker
8:00 PM Meeting End

Fee: $12.00 Prepaid / $15.00 at Door CASH/CHECK

Food: Dinner is served buffet style with vegetarian and fresh fruits/salads available.

Parking: Parking restrictions in student lots are enforced from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM during academic year. If an area is not marked as a parking stall, it is not intended for parking.

 

August 2015 IndyASQ Dinner Meeting – “Reduce Waste, Improve Processes, and Change Your Organization”

Meeting Date: August 11, 2015
The rate of change in healthcare has done everything Register Nowbut slow down over the last few years. More than ever, the ability to adapt to change has become foundational in modern-day healthcare strategy development and deployment.
In the current environment that healthcare operates in, concepts like strategy activation, talent management, and change leadership have grown tenfold. This presentation discusses the high-level strategic model of Community Health Network’s Performance Improvement program and how Community is using Lean Six Sigma to keep pace with the rapid changes in healthcare. Additionally, the speakers will highlight strategies to implement Lean Six Sigma thinking in your organization.

Program Speaker:
Tom West, MBB, PMP – Performance Improvement, Community Health Network
Sarah Helms, PMP – Performance Improvement, Community Health Network

Location:

Room: UIndy Hall B
Schwitzer Student Center
University of Indianapolis
1400 Hannah Avenue, Indianapolis, IN

Meeting Agenda:

5:30 PM Check In
6:00 PM Announcements/Dinner
7:00 PM Speaker
8:00 PM Meeting End

Fee: $12.00 Prepaid / $15.00 at Door CASH/CHECK

Food: Dinner is served buffet style with vegetarian and fresh fruits/salads available.

Parking: Parking restrictions in student lots are enforced from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM during academic year. If an area is not marked as a parking stall, it is not intended for parking.