Section Awards

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May 2012 ASQLA Member Meeting |
ASQLA MEMBER MEETING May 9, 2012 at Northrop Grumman "Risk Management Assurance" by Ms. Jo Ann Shimizu Wood Risk Management Assurance was established by the Quality, Safety & Mission Assurance (QSMA) organization to ensure effective execution of risk management at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems. The objective of Risk Management Assurance is to independently drive the identification and mitigation of risks within and beyond the program area boundaries. One of the early strategies of Risk Management Assurance was to launch and facilitate the Sector Functional Risk and Opportunity Board to recognize, prioritize, and handle risks that could potentially affect sector performance. This board is comprised of executive leadership and has been successful in promulgating insight and awareness of potential risks to the enterprise, while also providing a clear path for the program and business areas to elevate risks for more effective handling by the sector functions. In support of the individual program areas, Risk Management Assurance collaborates with program management to improve risk management policies and procedures, develop guidance for program application, expand risk tool capability and flexibility, and conduct independent assessments to assure process compliance. Jo Ann Wood is the Sector Lead for Risk Management Assurance and is responsible for executing the QSMA vision for this function. Prior to this position, Jo Ann was the risk manager for several aircraft and space system programs ranging from concept development to production. These programs received the highest customer ratings attainable for her innovative approach to risk management. Jo Ann successfully integrated the risk management process with earned value management, master scheduling, key performance, and health and visibility metrics for an advanced aircraft program resulting in customer accolades and the highest award fee ratings. Jo Ann's extensive experience within Systems Engineering includes lead positions in Requirements Management, Product Assurance, Project Engineering, and Reliability Engineering. She was also the recipient of eighteen awards for product and process improvements. Jo Ann spent the earlier part of her career in Logistics Support Analysis developing analytical and discrete-event simulation models such as the Integrated Combat Turnaround Model, Sortie Generation Simulation Model, and the Operational & Support Cost Model. Jo Ann earned her B.S. in Quantitative Methods from California State University Long Beach and is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Space Systems Engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology. She completed the Project Management certificate program from the California Institute of Technology and has received certificates for Defence and Aerospace Systems Engineering, Six Sigma Champion, Lean Change Agent, and various requirements database and simulation modelling applications.
Northrop Grumman One Space Park, Redondo Beach, CA 90278. Building E2, which is one block east of Aviation and Marine. We suggest you enter the building from Marine Blvd. The meeting will be in the Main Conference. Room Registration and networking starts at 5:30 PM. The meeting runs from 6:00 to 7:30 PM. Crackers, Cookies, Fruit, Coffee & Water will be provided at no charge. You MUST RSVP no later than Noon on Monday, May 7th to Chen Low 310-334-7044 or send an e-mail to
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Simon Collier- Call for Nominations |
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 Call for Nominations Simon Collier Quality Award American Society for Quality Los Angeles Section 0700 Do you know people who are leaders in promoting quality concepts, people who have made a difference in the quality culture or performance of their industries, companies, or in the world at large? Tell us about them now! The Los Angeles Section would like to recognize their contributions with the Simon Collier Quality Award in October 2012. This is a nationally recognized award given in honor of one of the early movers and shakers of ASQ and the Los Angeles Section. PURPOSE OF AWARD: To honor, encourage, and/or specifically identify outstanding individual or group leadership, accomplishment and ingenuity in organizing, promoting, operating, or improving Quality Systems and Programs in areas such as Industry, Government, Education, Business, Health or Service Organizations which fit the professional objectives of the American Society for Quality. The nominee's achievements may have resulted from outstanding ability and success in management, training, advising and writings in the field of Quality or in appropriately related works of design, manufacture, reliability, maintainability, safety, liability, etc. of product or service systems. The award is not intended to honor traditional classroom teaching. Deadline for Nomination: June 30, 2012 For additional information and Nomination Form please contact: Imre A. Fischer, Ph.D., P.E., FACB ASQ Fellow Chair, Simon Collier Quality Award Committee
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P.O. Box 6614, Laguna Niguel, CA 92607 Phone/Fax: 949-493-3914 Mobile: 714-393-3910 Other Contacts: Bill Trappen at
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Are YOU a Member of Section 0700? |
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You receive section Emails and you attend the monthly meetings. You're a member right? Don't ASSUME, find out! Go to http://www.asq.org/perl/members/registry/search/search_individual.pl Put in your last name and see if your profile comes up. If your name does not appear than you are not a member of Section 0700. Section dues ore only $20 a year. Please contact ASQ to join Section 0700: 800-248-1976. If your name does appear, click on your name and view your profile. Make sure your profile indicates the Los Angeles Section. If our section is listed then you are a member!! If the Los Angeles Section is missing, then you are not a member. Please contact ASQ to join Section 0700: 800-248-1976. |
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