ASQ Greater Memphis

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January 2017 Update

Members and friends,
Hello, and Happy New Year!
ASQ Memphis has many improvements in store for 2017. We have a new chair for
the Section Leadership Committee Jeremy Black. Starting in 2017, not only will
there be a new role out for our certifications, as they will be all electronic, but we
plan to pursue two new initiatives: The creation of a mentoring program and an
Executive roundtable.
None of these efforts would be possible without the support of our elected
leadership team (Derrick Mason Chair-Elect/Education Chair, Gloria Brown
Secretary, Wes McKee Treasurer/Awards) and our outstanding committee
members (Jodi Govan Internet Liaison, Nikki Martin Digital Media Chair,
Cassandra Arnold Arrangements/Nominations Chair, Bill Blair Research/Survey
Chair, Nick Burrows Audit/Recertification Chair, Patrick Buchholz Membership
Chair and Susan Bell Head Proctor). Please consider as these members have so
diligently done and volunteer your time to support your local ASQ section and community.
We are looking for volunteers to fill the following roles:
Program Chair
Historian
Newsletter Editor
Placement Chair
Publicity Chair
Student Branch Counselor
VoC Chair

If you are interested in any of these positions or would like to support our local ASQ section in any way, please contact
Jeremy Black for more details.
We have started a few new communication tools to be sure that you know what ASQ has in store for you locally.
o Section Facebook Page
o Section Twitter Account
o Section LinkedIn Account

We are looking for regular contributors to this newsletter and/or our social media outlets in order to develop reliable sources
of information to include in each issue This means that we need your help!

Please send your ideas for newsletter content and if you would like to submit your own content, send that as well. Email
submissions to our Digital Media Chair Nikki Martin nmartin@tspot.com

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 Upcoming Events
Date(s) Event
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Memphis Professional Chapter will host a
community service event titled A Walk for Education at the Mitchell Community Center
February 18, 2017 of Memphis, TN.
http://www.nsbe.org/Programs/NSBE-Programs/T-O-R-C-H/A-Walk-for-Education.aspx.
February 21, 2017
March 21, 2017
April 18, 2017 General Body Meetings Details will come via email invitations and can be found on our
May 16, 2017 website at http://www.asq1100.org/upcoming-events.html
June 20, 2017
September 19, 2017
October 17, 2017
November 21, 2017
To find information on additional upcoming conferences, go to
ASQ Conferences
Is a local company employing interesting or cutting edge technology?
Are they on the front lines of quality toolkit implementation?
Send us your ideas for tours!
Submit your ideas for dinner meetings!
If we use your idea, you can attend a meeting for FREE!

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ASQ Certification
ASQ certification is a formal recognition by ASQ that an individual has demonstrated a
proficiency within, and comprehension of, a specific body of knowledge. Nearly 150,000
certifications have been issued to dedicated professionals worldwide. Invest in your career
and your future with an ASQ certification. Gain an advantage over your competition and
increase your potential for a higher salary.
Memphis ASQ 1100 Chapter has over 198 certified members. If you are interested in
becoming certified and/or receiving certification training please contact our Certification
Chair at jeremy.d.black@medtronic.com.

Click here for available certification information.

Beginning with the October exam window (September 1-October 15, 2016) all exams will only be offered via
CBT. (Exceptions include Special Administrations and Translated exams which will roll out via CBT in 2017.)

CQT, CQI, CRE, CBA, CHA, CMQ/OE, SSBB, MBB, SSYB, CSQP

Testing Windows: Application Deadline

September 1 - October 15, 2016 Deadline Passed

January 6 - 22, 2017 Deadline Passed

March 3 - 19, 2017 February 3, 2017

May 5 - 21, 2017 April 7, 2017

July 7 - 23, 2017 June 9, 2017

September 1 - 17, 2017 August 4, 2017

November 3 - 19, 2017 October 6, 2017

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 CQA, CQE, CQIA, CSQE, CSSGB, CQPA, CCT, CPGP

Testing Windows: Application Deadline

December 1 - 17, 2016 Deadline Passed

February 3 - 19, 2017 Deadline Passed

April 7 - 23, 2017 March 10, 2017

June 2 - 18, 2017 May 5, 2017

August 4 - 20, 2017 July 7, 2017

October 6 - 22, 2017 September 8, 2017

December 1 - 17, 2017 November 3, 2017

Click here for more information regarding CBT

Recertification
Based on member feedback, ASQ has increased the recertification unit (RU) point thresholds
significantly, rewarding section and division activities. These changes were approved by the ASQ
Certification Board in September 2016 and went into effect on January 1, 2017.

Specifically, the points increased are in the following categories:

A. Points change, Section E/Meetings, from 9.0 to 10.8.
B. Points change, Section F/Committees, from 6.0 to 8.0.
All changes are reflected in the online recertification application and the hardcopy Journal.

For further details, please visit asq.org/cert/recertification.

Recently Certified/Recertified
Name Certification
Ace Latham CMQ OE
Robert Bryan McNabb CQA
Venkata N. Thadigadapa CSSBB
Laura Hendrix CSSBB
Nichole Williams CSSBB
Lauren A. Kelso CSSBB
Mario Patterson CQA
Zach Davis CQA
If we missed you, please let us know!

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Past Events
If you want to see content and information from other past events, please go to
http://www.asq1100.org/past-events.html

Employment Opportunities
If you are a quality professional looking for career opportunities or employers want to
post a job opening on our website, please click this link:
http://www.asq1100.org/careers.html

Communications

Did you know that you can earn RUs by attending meetings and tours?
Workshops / Clinics Earn 0.1 RU per hr up to a maximum 0.3 RU
Tours Earn 0.3 RU

Prefer a different email address?

ASQ Memphis pulls your email from ASQ.org. Go to My Account at ASQ.org to manage your contact
information.

Let us know what you want!

The Memphis ASQ Leadership Committee is dedicated to providing you with information
that is the most relevant to you in the most efficient way possible.

Help us be more effective by letting us know what you are interested in, sending us ideas
for content, and even how you prefer to be kept informed.

You can email the Section Chair @ jeremy.d.black@medtronic.com

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Links
http://www.asq1100.org
ASQ Memphis Section 1100

http://www.asq1100.org/careers.html
Careers

http://www.asq1100.org/upcoming-events.html
Upcoming Events

Contact Us
Jeremy Black, Chairman/Certification Chair
jeremy.d.black@medtronic.com

David Wu, Past Chair

david.w.wu@medtronic.com

Derrick Mason, Education Chair, Chair-Elect

derrick.mason@siemens.com

Gloria Brown, Secretary

gloria.j.brown@medtronic.com

Jeff Harris, Treasurer

Jeff.Harris@smith-nephew.com

Nick Burrows, Recertification/Audit Chair

nick.w.burrows@medtronic.com

Cassandra Arnold, Arrangements/Nominations Chair

cassandra.l.arnold@medtronic.com

Susan Bell, Head Proctor

slbell3@southwest.tn.edu

Wes McKee, Awards Chair

Wesley.mckee@gmail.com

Bill Blair, Research/Survey Chair

william.blair@hotmail.com

Nichole Martin, Digital Media Chair

nmartin@tspot.com

Kelly Evans, Marketing Chair

kelly_evans@ftn.fedex.com
Jodi Govan, Internet Liaison
jgovan@tspot.com

Patrick Buchholz, Membership Chair

patrickbuchholz@comcast.net

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