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BACK TO BASICS What can ASQ do for you? Presented by: Eduardo Heidelberg CHAIR TCC STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE PAST PRINCETON SECTION CHAIR PAST ASQ FDC DIVISION CHAIR

Agenda • A brief history of ASQ • ASQ ’ s Mission • ASQ value “ by the numbers ” • Ideas for added value

A brief timeline of ASQ Feb 16 – 253 members The first international ASQC administers the initiate the American Quality Congress first Malcom-Baldridge Society for Quality ASQC becomes ASQ Award Control 1946 1965 1987 1997 2013 1991 1956 1968 67 th Annual World 1 st professional Headquarters Membership exceeds Conference on Quality certification: Quality inaugurated in 100,000 & Improvement – Engineer Milwaukee Indianapolis, IN

ASQ ’ s Vision and Mission • ASQ ’ s Vision – By making quality a global priority, an organizational imperative, and a personal ethic, ASQ becomes the community for everyone who seeks quality concepts, technology, or tools to improve themselves and their world. • ASQ ’ s Mission – To increase the use and impact of quality in response to the diverse needs of the world.

WE ARE THE GLOBAL VOICE OF QUALITY

Let ’ s look at the numbers

ASQ ’ s Structure • ASQ members in more than 140 countries don ’ t just join an organization. They join a community. • ASQ membership is broken down into: – 15 Regions • Region 15A – Puerto Rico – 252 Sections • Puerto Rico Section 1500 – 27 Divisions, Interest Groups & Forums • ASQ Food, Drug & Cosmetic Division

About Regions • 15 Regions in the US and Canada – Region 15A • 1500 Puerto Rico • 1502 Greater Atlanta • 1506 Jacksonville-Ne Florida • 1508 St Petersburg-Tampa • 1509 Orlando • 1510 Southeast Florida • 1512 Cape Canaveral • 1515 Greater Palm Beach • 1519 Greater Savannah • 1524 Greater Melbourne • 1525 Middle Georgia • 1528 Ocala • 1529 West Georgia • 1530 Southwest Florida • 1533 North Florida/South Georgia

Divisions, Interest Groups and Forums • Audit • Inspection • Automotive • Lean Enterprise • Aviation, Space & Defense • Measurement Quality • Biomedical • Mining Interest Group • Chemical and Process Industries • Product Safety & Liability Prevention Interest Group • Customer-Supplier • Quality in Athletics Interest Group • Design and Construction • Quality Management • Education • Reliability • Electronics and Communication • Service Quality • Energy & Environmental • Six Sigma Forum • Food, Drug and Cosmetics • Software • Government • Statistics • Healthcare • Team & Workplace • Human Development and Excellence Forum Leadership

ASQ ’ s Online Communities • There are more than 150 online communities including – Women in Quality – Consultants – Minorities in Quality – New to Quality – Young Quality Professionals

ASQ ’ s 17 Certifications • Benefits of Certification – For Members • Gain Skills and proficiency • Source of professional pride • Career development • Mark of technical excellence • Current with emerging technology and body of knowledge • Discriminator in the marketplace – For Organizations • Investment in human resources • Apply current body of knowledge for competitive advantage • Assurance of product and service quality through competent employees

ASQ Certifications • Biomedical Auditor – CBA • Quality Auditor – CQA • Calibration Technician – CTT • Quality Engineer – CQE • HACCP Auditor – CHA • Quality Improvement Associate – CQIA • Lean Certification (SME/AME/ Shingo Prize/ASQ Partnership) • Quality Inspector – CQI • Manager of Quality/ • Quality Process Analyst – CQPA Organizational Excellence – • Quality Technician – CQT CMQ/OE • Reliability Engineer – CRE • Master Black Belt – CMBB • Six Sigma Black Belt – CSSBB • Pharmaceutical GMP Professional – CPGP • Six Sigma Green Belt – CSSGB Software Quality Engineer – CSQE •

ASQ Offerings • ASQ Membership – When members join ASQ, they join a community of people passionate about quality who make our world work better. • Networking ASQ is home to a robust group of communities at the local, regional, and global levels. – • Certification – ASQ offers 17 certifications, and has issued nearly 150,000 certifications to professionals worldwide. • ASQ Learning Institute™ – The ASQ Learning Institute™ houses all of ASQ ’ s learning offerings in one convenient location. • World Conference and Events – ASQ connects the quality community through events, conferences, and meetings throughout the year. • World Quality Month – Held each November, ASQ heads this month-long celebration designed to raise the global voice of quality. • Knowledge Center resources. – ASQ ’ s Knowledge Center provides one-stop online access to quality tools and

ASQ Offerings • Standards ASQ provides support to many standards, such as ISO 9001, ISO 26000, – and ISO 14001 • Quality Press – Quality Press is the world ’ s largest publisher of quality related products, including books and magazines. • Research – ASQ participates in research in Quality, such as the Futures Study, studies on social responsibility and surveys on manufacturing outlook and salaries for quality professionals. • Social Networking – ASQ.org is home to an online community with blogs, discussion boards and forums. You can connect with ASQ on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn. • Social Responsibility – ASQ ’ s Social Responsibility Organization (SRO) brings together Social Responsibility and Quality professionals to generate ideas and improve our world. • Quality for Life™ – ASQ ’ s Quality for Life™ initiative shares the stories of quality professionals who use their passion, commitment, and skills to make a difference in their communities. • Advocacy – ASQ advocates activities and legislation that promote quality in all walks of life.

10 Key Member Benefits 1. Network, seek solutions and share ideas with Industry Peers. 2. Access member-discounted training, certifications, and events. 3. Stay up to date on the latest trends in quality with your subscription to Quality Progress. 4. Levels of membership are flexible – as you grow professionally, your membership will evolve with you. 5. Identify yourself as someone who strives for excellence – and seeks to Make Good Great. 6. Grow your profession with relevant Body of Knowledge. 7. Search and download job specific articles, white papers, and more. 8. Web-based training courses designed for a variety of quality topics. 9. Proven resources to prepare your certification. 10. ASQ is the world ’ s leading authority on everything quality for the past 60 years, and will be for generations to come.

Strategic Themes for 2014 • Increase the Value of Being a Member of the ASQ Community • Support ASQ Leadership in Their Efforts to Serve Members of the Community and ASQ's Mission • Make Global ASQ a Reality for the Benefit of All Members of the Community • Leverage Technology To Deliver an Ever Higher level of Value to the Global Quality Community • Grow Ability to Serve the Needs of Organizations to Increase Their Use/Impact of Quality • Support the Use of Quality to Make the World a Better Place. Quality is a Gift

Five Areas of Use • Major Markets – Education – Government – Healthcare – Manufacturing • Medical Devices • Pharmaceuticals • Food – Service • Financial Services • Utilities

About our Members • More in Manufacturing than in Service • Over half are either an engineer or a manager • 40% of the membership is part of either the Quality Management Division, the Audit Division, or the Six Sigma Forum • Over half are certified – Most frequent certifications are CQE and CQA

ASQ Student Branches • Student Members: 4,523 • Student Membership gives full-time students access to networking and training opportunities. Joining ASQ helps on their path to professional success. – Yearly Student Membership Cost: $28 per year • Puerto Rico – University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Sponsor: Puerto Rico Section 1500 – University of Puerto Rico in Cayey Sponsor: Puerto Rico Section 1500

Other Types of Membership • Regular / Senior provides learning and networking opportunities, professional development, and knowledge exchange. – Cost $143. • Associate is an electronic membership experience for those on the go. Associate Membership provides learning and networking opportunities, professional development, and knowledge exchange. – Cost $85 • Forum / Divisions for those who have an interest in quality focused on a specific industry or topic that is represented by a Forum or Division. – 1 Forum and Division is included with Regular membership. Each additional Forum or Division is $10 each.

Three Critical Web Resources • ASQ TV, Quality Press, Blogs

2 Society Rules • To Give – Be stewards of the quality profession by providing member value. • To Receive – Be stewards of the quality movement by providing increased value from ASQ activities.

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