Next
event
Using
financial tools to improve quality
Date:
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Time:
6:00 PM
Place:
Wyndham
Montreal Aeroport
Speaker:
Livio
Di Francesco,
Finance
Director, Valeant
Canada
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ASQ
Members
$40 |
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$50 |
People
working in the quality field often have to convince management to make
changes to the system. A good way to convince management for
the
need for change is with financial data.
Attendees
will learn
about the basic financial reporting system used by most organizations
and go through an example of how to present opportunities for
improvement using financial tools.
Includes supper and Parking!
Bring
your business cards and be ready to network!
For registration or information please contact:
Mitchell Daudier at (450) 463-0990 or e-mail at mdaudier@thellen.ca
Livio
Di Francesco, Finance Director, Valeant Canada
Livio
Di Francesco has worked in Finance and Accounting for over 22 years and
has extensive experience in large scale manufacturing ERP/MRP systems,
Costing, Budgeting and Management Reporting.
He has held various
management and senior management positions with Burroughs Wellcome, De
Havilland Aeronautical, Tyco Fire and Suppression Systems, Siemens and
for the past 6 years with Valeant Canada Pharmaceuticals Inc. Livio
holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Concordia University, and is a
member of the Ordre of Certified Management Accountants of Quebec.
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The
Editor's Corner
 By
Chantale Simard,
ASQ Senior Member, CMQ/OE, Newsletter Editor and Vice-Chair
Welcome back
Once again,
we have a strong and dynamic leadership team this year. There
are fourteen men and women giving time for our
section so we can meet, network, learn and celebrate.
And we will have a very good reason to
celebrate, because in 2010 our Montreal Section 0401 will be 60 years
old! Don’t
miss our special activity in January to
start this anniversary year on a high note. In the mean time, we have a
lot of
good events planed, beginning by the one next week about financial
tools. Check our
planed event calendar below.
I would like
to use this first Newsletter of the year to present the leadership
team to you. They are:
Gordon
Ayotte, Section Chair, SMP
Chantale
Simard, Vice-Chair and
Newsletter editor
Steven
P. Jones , Secretary
Bill
Wilson, Treasurer
Mitchell
Daudier, Programs
and arrangements
Jean-Pierre Amiel, Historian
Hong
Ping (Holly) Zhao,
Membership
Norman
Dickinson, Certification,
Recertification, Internet Liaison & Section Examining
Inteaz Alli, Nominating Committee
Peter
Amsden and Eric
Stern,
Publicity
David
Tozer, Education &
Audit
Sam
Weissfelner and Ray
Dyer, Directors
Richard
On, Program
Committee
If you want
to join the leadership team, don’t hesitate. Contact Gordon Ayotte (514-683-2200 Ext
300) or anyone on
the team. If you simply
want to assist at our executive meetings, you are welcome to do so. They are open to everyone.
We hope that you will enjoy
your experience in
2009-2010 and will be a regular attendee at our Section events. Do you
want to
contribute to the Newsletter? Send
me
your article in French or in English.
Thanks
to
our Newsletter sponsors. Welcome to all who would like to advertise.
Give
me your feedback by e-mail
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A
Word from your Section Chair
 By Gordon
Ayotte,
ASQ CQE, Section Chair
I would
like to welcome our loyal members, new members and their guests to
another promising season of networking and learning through our monthly
events.
We had a great season last year and the section 401 is aiming for the
same this year.
Based on your valuable inputs shared with the 401 by participating in
our Customer Survey our Program Chair has put an exiting and
interesting series of events for this season.
For guests that are thinking of coming to most events I encourage you
to join ASQ now and take advantage of the benefits that come from being
a member from the beginning of this season.
In addition to the great networking opportunities with industry
professionals you will get a chance to discuss amongst many other
Quality topics as well as emerging trends in the industries
For those considering a career as a Quality Professional not only I
encourage you to join as a member but you should also consider taking
courses and/or obtaining certification from ASQ in order to get
recognition for your expertise and qualifications.
We are always interested in your comments and feedback how your ASQ
section can serve you better so please do not hesitate to contact us.
Give
me your feedback by e-mail
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Had
You Come to the
Last Event
By
Chantale Simard,
ASQ Senior Member, CMQ/OE, Newsletter Editor and Vice-Chair
ASQ Sections 404
and 401 Golf Tournament
- Tournoi de Golf des sections 404 et 401 de l'ASQ
Quelle
belle journée nous avons eu pour le tournoi de golf du 10
juillet 2009 ! L’ambiance était festive et
après le golf, les discussions et échanges
allaient bon train.
Merci
à tous les participants, aux bénévoles
Denise Côté et Ovide Côté et
à la direction de la section Montréal Francophone
404, spécialement à George-Étienne
Groulx, pour avoir pris le leadership de l’organisation cette
année. Ce fut un réel succès. Merci
aussi aux nombreux commanditaires qui ont permit
d’agrémenter la journée par des petits
extras et des prix de présences forts
appréciés :
DESSAU-SOPRIN,
Club de golf Base de Roc, QMI-SAI Global, DIAGEO, NQA et SGS.
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This
season’s planned events
By
Mitchell Daudier,
Program Chair
Date,
time,
and location
will be confirmed as we progress into the year. Most events
are
planned for Wednesday evenings and are held at the Wyndham
Montréal Aéroport Hotel. (This used to be the Dorval
Airport Hilton.) Watch the Newsletter
and our web site for
further
details
.
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Date
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Event
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Speaker(s)
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October
21, 2009
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New
ISO 21500 for managers
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To be determined
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November
18th, 2009
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PFMEA
/ Risk Management / Business continuity
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BSI |
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January
27th, 2010
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Networking
- ASQ 60th Anniversary
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To be determined |
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February
17th, 2010
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Pharmaceutical
GXP
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To be determined |
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March
17th, 2010
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Aerospace
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To be determined |
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April
21, 2010
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Change
management
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To be determined |
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May
19th, 2010
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Supply
Chain Management
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To be determined |
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July
2010
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2010
Sections 404 and 401 Golf Tournament
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Our
backup subjects are: Healthcare system, New technologies in Quality,
Motivation and Other aspects of Cost of quality.
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Give
me your feedback by e-mail
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Welcome
to our new members
Paul
Brisson, Marc-Olivier Duchesne, Gary N. Gehring, Khaled Ghoneim, Sergio
Andres Gomez Gaona, Nisreen Hamdi, David C. Lafontaine, Serge
Lamarre, Nadine
Mukri, Gilles Normandeau, Uzoezi Okoroze, Claudia Parent Tremblay,
Roger Pelletier, Michel C. Rioux, Mauricio Rodriguez and Dominique
Saumur
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Sustaining
Members
ASQ
Montreal
Section thanks our
Sustaining
Members:
Bombardier
Aerospace
QMI
S. C.
Johnson A
Family Company
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La
section Montréal Francophone 404 présente la
Clinique
qualité sur les statistiques - cas pratiques
24 septembre à 17h30 - repas à18h15
Restaurant St-Hubert BBQ, 10520 Lajeunesse, Montréal.
Pour
plus d'information visitez le www.asq0404.org/activites/calendrier.jsp.
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ASQ
Montreal Section Education Program 2009-2010
By David
Tozer,
Ph.D., ASQ CQE and SSBB, Education & Audit Chair
Having ASQ certification gives you an edge in
the market
and can significantly increase your income.
ASQ Certification often leads to higher paying
employment.
The money invested in education and certification increases chances of
finding employment quickly in the down sizing environment we live in.
People who take the section sponsored refresher courses, and spend at
least twice as much time as spent in the classroom on self study, have
an 80%, or better, chance of passing the examination on the first
attempt.
Certified Quality Engineer Topics include:
quality
concepts, cost of quality, human resources, team formation and group
dynamics, inspection, metrology, sampling, reliability, quality
standards, quality audit, statistics, design of experiments, process
improvement, liability, and modern management methods for improving
quality.
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Topics
include: quality
concepts, cost of quality, enterprise wide deployment, business process
management, project management, team formation and group dynamics,
define, measure, analyze, improve, control, lean enterprise,
statistics, design of experiments, and design for six sigma.
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Topics include:
quality
concepts, cost of quality, enterprise wide deployment, business process
management, project management, team formation and group dynamics,
define, measure, analyze, improve, control, and statistics.
Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Topics
include: quality concepts, quality planning, customer focus, quality
standards, project management, cost of quality, team formation and
group dynamics, human resources and improvement.
Certified Quality Auditor Topics include: quality concepts,
team
formation and group dynamics, management responsibility, audit
objectives, audit preparation, audit conduct, audit reporting,
sampling, and basic statistics.
Certified Quality Inspector Topics include:
quality
concepts, team formation and group dynamics, geometry, metrology,
reading drawings, mechanical processes, statistical process control,
inspection, and sampling.
Calendar and Registration Form
Questions?
In house
courses, etc.: David Tozer: (514) 694-2830,
Email davidtozer@qualitiqua.com
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Executive
Committee Meetings
Section Executive Committee
(Leadership Team) Meetings are held at different locations, starting at
6 PM. The meetings are tentatively scheduled for :
2009-10-07, 2009-11-04,
2010-01-06, 2010-02-03, 2010-03-03,
2010-04-07, 2010-05-05 and 2010-06-02
Consult the List of Your Executive for
2009-2010 here
Note that all dates are subject to last minute changes. If you would
like to attend a meeting please call the Section Chair or the Section
Secretary.
Note: Available on request for section members
only are
minutes of section executive meetings (contact the Secretary) and
section operating budget information (contact the Treasurer).
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ASQ
Certification & Recertification
Please
visit www.asqmontreal.qc.ca/Certification/Exmdates.html for exam dates.
For members
interested in preparing their journals for recertification, please
contact Norman Dickinson, Recertification Chair, at telephone: (514) 334-6102
or e-mail: n.dickinson@alumni.concordia.ca .
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send us your comments about the ASQ Montreal Section 0401 E-Newsletter
(topics, layout, length, etc.). Do you want to
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article (English or French) or a good idea ?
Contact us by e-mail.
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Section
postal address: 11, La Fleur, Lasalle, Québec, H8R 3G4.
Section
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