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02/04/09 North Jersey Section 0304
Executive Board Meeting Minutes

ASQ-NJ Section Executive Committee Officers
Attendance (Use "X" to indicate present)
Chairman    - Wayne A. Merrifield - X
Chair Elect  - Sandy Cifrodelli - X
Treasurer    - Sue Serradilla-Smarth -
Secretary    - Stephen W. Becker - X
ASQ-NJ Section Executive Committee Members/Guests
Name/Responsibility Name/Responsibility
Ed Barabas -                       Gertrude Martin -       
Joseph Kenol -    Bob Pennella -              
John Ackerman - Carl Perini -
Ed May - X Russ Nichols -
Michael Parrillo - X  Joel Schwartzman -
Jorge Rosas - Hank Nanke -
Matt Benning -  Jim George -  
Fred DeNude - X Sandy Liebesman - X
Paul Nair -  Lucy Kahn -
Vasant Shah -  Elijah Iman - X
Frank Corcoran- Muraj Ved -

Agenda Item

 Time Speaker Notes/Topics
Call to Order/Roll Call 19:15 Wayne Merrifield Wayne called the meeting to order.
Minutes - Last Month
 

 
Chair Report   Wayne Merrifield

Our section won two awards from ASQ National. The awards are viewable on the website. Great job!
Treasurer Report  

Sue Serradilla-Smarth

 Report submitted for Executive committee review. A question was raised and minor clarification is needed.
Education   C. Perini

Winter semester is in session at St. Paul's in Morris Plains for CMQ/OE & CSSBB Bridge.
Two potential on-site programs are CSSBB at Stryker and CQI at Hi-tronics.
Spring semester will include standard offerings.
Team is collecting CPGP reference material for new course offering this Fall.

Recertification   Hank Nanke

No report.
ASQ Exams   Paul Nair

No report.
Placement   Ralph Hiltebrand
ASQ NORTH JERSEY SECTION

Feb. 4 2009

Below are some statistics for the periods indicated.
WEEKLY STAR LEDGER SUNDAY ADS

VP, Dir., Mgr.,Sup.
Eng.
Auditors
Insp.
Techs
2Q06
2.5
1.5
4.2
3Q06
2.01
2.2
4.3
4Q06
1.8
1.5
3.7
1Q07
2.3
0.9
4.2
2Q07
1.6
1.1
4.9
3Q07
1.4
0.6
3.7
4Q07
0.4
0.9
1.1
1Q08
0.5
1.2
2.4
2Q08
1.1
0.8
3.6
3Q08
1.4
0.7
2.4
4Q08
1.0
0.6
1.0
Jan09
0.7
0.3
0.0

Employment opportunities continue to be below previous levels. This may be the lowest month ever.

COMPANIES and SEARCH FIRMS
VP, Dir., Mgr.,Sup.
Eng.
Auditors
Insp.
Techs
2Q06
2
0
0
3Q06
4
0
0
4Q06
3
3
2
1Q07
1
2
2
2Q07
1
4
0
3Q07
2
2
1
4Q07
4
4
0
1Q08
1
2
1
2Q08
1
1
1
3Q08
4
7
0
4Q08
2
1
0
Jan09
0
0
9

Not much activity this quarter except for one company NY Transit.
Section Audit   Joel Schwartzman No report.
Section Management Program   Lucy Kahn

We won awards again this year!! See the website.
Membership   Stephen Becker

No report.

Scholarship   Ed May "Three people have expressed interest in applying but no applications yet received. Everyone is encouraged to spread the word about the scholarship. Details at www.asqnorthjersey.org."
Member Survey   Stephen Becker No report.
Programs   Joseph Kenol No report.
Arrangements   Gertrude Martin

No report
Spring Conference   Lucy Kahn On Track. Postcard delivered. It will be posted on the SQC website when ready. SQC Program is posted on website. Bio's to follow - will likely be posted on the website as well. Keynote speaker confirmed and abstract has been received. Much to accomplish now. We have two volunteers.
NEQC   S. Liebesman

The Fall conference went very well considering the economy. There were over 200 attendees at the conference, 40 people at the pre conference seminars and 25 people at the Post conference seminars. And there were 56 speakers on a variety of subjects. NEQC did not make the profit expected due to the bad economy, but at least NEQC did not loose money. The feedback was very good.

This year's budget is $14,000. They are not planning any seminars this spring. It might be an opportunity to advertize our courses, especially to the nearby sections. I sent the chairman, Jay Patel, information about the Spring Quality Conference. I've asked him to post the information on their web site.

At the RAMS Conference last week I met Fred Schenkelberg. Fred is the incoming chair of the Reliability Division. He is speaking at the Spring Quality Conference. He and I would like to form a joint interest group for members of the Reliability and Electronics & Communications Divisions in North Jersey.

Finally I have a set of opportunities for people with experience in transportation and related fields:

Positions: Electrical Inspector, Special Track Work Inspector, Structural Steel Inspectors, Communications & Signal Inspectors, Limber Inspectors, Paint Inspectors, & Chemical Inspectors.
Company: The Kohl Group
Location: NYC area
Email: Your resume, a listing of your licenses & certifications, and your salary requirements to Ann Boschetti: aboschetti@kohlgroup.com

Publicity   Carl Perini

Section emails to Region 3 continue on a monthly basis and include: general meeting, SQC, education offerings, and special events.
Awards   Russell Nichols No report.
Archives   Mike Parrillo No report.
Website   Stephen Becker Up to date.

 

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Additional Information:

  
Meeting Adjourned: Adjourned 19:45


Respectfully submitted,
Stephen W. Becker
ASQ-NJ, Secretary



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