ASQ Section 1309 Section Member Meeting

Date: Wednesday , September 21, 2011
Time: Time: 5:30-7:00 pm
Please RSVP by Tuesday, September 20, 2011 to info@asq1309.com Important note: RSVP ONLY if you will attend the meeting in-person. Do NOT RSVP if you'll attend via the Webinar remotely!
Speaker: John Cachat, President of Silico
Cost & Food: Free - food (burgers, pizza or sandwiches) and soda provided

Food: 5:30-5:45
Presentation: 5:45-6:45pm
Business Mtg/Announcements: 6:45-7:00pm
Topic: Bridging the Gap Between Quality and Finance

Location: Hewlett Packard Ft. Collins Campus – Building 3, Conference room 3LC5
Directions from I-25:
- Take the Harmony Exit #265
- Go West towards Ft. Collins for approximately 1 mile, the HP campus will be on the North side of the road
- Take the 2nd entrance into the HP Campus (do not turn at the light for Lady Moon Drive, go to the second entrance co-labeled HP & Avago)

- Turn in and go straight into a circular parking lot, keep to your right and park anywhere on the right side of the circle

- At the NE corner of the circular lot is the Building 3 Lobby sign, go into the lobby, tell the security guard you’re there for the ASQ meeting and sign in

- Mike Adamson will be there shortly and will need to escort everyone from the lobby to the conference room which is just down the hall

- Mike’s cell phone is 970-481-1111, call if you need assistance

Webinar Instructions:
Pre-Registration - You must Pre-Register for the Webinar, click this link: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/221395642
Test Your System - We recommend you test your system prior to the event. To test and load the Webinar software go to: http://support.citrixonline.com/en_US/GoToWebinar/prechat Under 'Join a Live Session' click the 'Click to join now' link. You will join a test session that confirms you have the files loaded and your system is ready.

Presentation Abstract:

Quality in your organization: Is it a competitive advantage, or just another cost of doing business?

Quality and finance may not always see eye to eye, but are they really that different? Great gains can be made by quality and accounting working together when the main focus is cause and effect analysis. John Cachat, an expert in quality management system software and design, will share insight on how to more effectively open communication to get your project funded.
• Quality professionals need a better understanding of financial terms and approaches
• Finance professionals need a better understanding of Quality terms and approaches
• Everyone needs to learn how to significantly improve situations over which they have control

People and process will drive the correct application of technology. Culture will eat technology for lunch.

About the Presenter:

John is an expert in developing information technology and operational excellence strategies for large and small organizations. Mr. Cachat is often sought out for his expertise by large consulting firms (like IBM Consulting), government agencies (like the US FDA), and professional and trade organizations for his leadership. After 20 years of designing, building, implementing and maintaining commercial off the shelf software, Mr. Cachat has a new vision for supporting robust quality management systems.

Mr. Cachat received a BSIE degree at the General Motors Institute (GMI) in Flint, MI specializing in Operations Research, and received recognition for both the Entrepreneur of the Year and Outstanding Alumni Achievement awards from GMI. John also holds an MSIE degree from Texas A & M University, specializing in automated manufacturing.

Mr. Cachat is a Certified Quality Engineer and the current Chairman of ASQ 0814 Elyria/Lorain.

As always, you will earn 0.3 RCU (Recertification Units) just for attending. Both those who attend in person and remotely via the Webinar will receive RCUs.

Contact Mike Adamson with any questions or feedback.