The Hamilton Section of the American Society for Quality
http://www.asqhamilton.com
 

NOTICE OF MEMBERSHIP MEETING

DATE:  Thursday, March 22, 2007

Location:   The Plainsman Restaurant, Hwy. 5,  3 km west of Hwy. 6, Dundas
(See map below)

Agenda:

Topic: Quality in the Canadian Nuclear Industry

The nuclear industry is currently experiencing a global renaissance, primarily as a response to the pressing need to produce a clean, non-greenhouse gas emitting power generation source.  Canada’s nuclear industry will have a significant role to play in this new expansion with new builds here in Ontario and elsewhere, refurbishment and reactor extension projects as well as CANDU reactor products and services.

Speaker:  Mike Austreng - Quality Manager, CANDU Services
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

Mike Austreng is responsible for improving operational effectiveness for the CANDU Services business unit of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL).  Mike also has the responsibility of ensuring that all regulatory quality requirements are being met on all CANDU Services projects.

Mike has worked in quality assurance since the early 1990s, first with MDS Nordion, the world’s largest supplier of radioisotopes for nuclear medicine.  From there, he moved to Nortel Networks as Senior Manager Quality for Optical Components. In 2003, he became Senior Quality Specialist for the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission before joining AECL in April 2005.

Mike brings a wealth of experience to his customers in complex technical organizations.  He is a pragmatist who can transcend the simple black and white analyses of situations. 

Mike identifies his establishment of two ISO 9000 programs at MDS Nordion as contributing greatly to his development in quality assurance.  “It may not mean as much today,” he explains, “but when we did it, ISO 9000 was in its infancy, so there wasn’t a lot of history to draw upon.”  By initiating a program that exceeded customer expectations, he learned the value of dedication to excellence. Since January 2006, Mike has been guiding the development of the new Commercial Operations Pressure Boundary Quality Assurance program at CANDU Services.

Mike holds a B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Chemistry from the University of Surrey (UK). He also holds four professional certifications from the American Society for Quality, and holds a Certified Advanced Technology Manager (CATM) designation.  He is a Senior Member of the American Society for Quality and from 2003 to 2005 was Chair of its Ottawa Section.  While at the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, he received an award for leading the team that developed its new management manual and system.

Meeting Location:

Plainsman Restaurant
#261 Highway 5,
Dundas

3 km west of Hwy. 6

Please use this web poll to confirm dinner attendance by noon on Friday, March 16, 2007

Plant Tour – Gennum Corporation, 970 Fraser Drive, Burlington

Thursday, April 19, 2007 – 7:00 pm

Gennum Corporation designs, manufactures and markets industry-leading semiconductors and semiconductor-based products for leading segments of the global video, audio and data communications markets.

In the video business, Gennum is the leading supplier of transport products to the broadcast industry. In the Audio & Wireless business Gennum provides products for hearing aids and for wireless audio devices. In the Data Communications business, Gennum is a leading supplier of high-speed components for optical transceivers and backplane interconnects used in datacom and telecom. Gennum Corporation employs over 600 people and serves an international customer base from its head office in Burlington, Canada, and subsidiaries in Japan and the United Kingdom. 

Gennum is registered to the following international Quality, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety standards: ISO 9001:2000, ISO 13485:2003, ISO 14001:2004 and BSI OHSAS 18001:1999. The company is also committed to comply with global environmental initiatives and has introduced "Lead-Free" and "Green" product versions for its markets.

Tour participants will be required to wear safety glasses which will be provided.

The section will be charging a $20 fee for this tour.

HOW TO REGISTER FOR THIS TOUR

Sign up with your $20 fee - cash or cheque only - at the March 22 membership meeting at the Plainsman Restaurant. There is a group size limit of 26 for this tour. Priority will be given to attending ASQ Hamilton Section members. Absentee sign-ups permitted on a waiting list if accompanied by the fee. Non-Hamilton Section members and non-ASQ members may also sign up on the waiting list.

See map below for location of plant.

Parking will be available near the main entrance

Gennum Corporation, 970 Fraser Drive, Burlington

Vacancy on Hamilton Section Executive for Secretary

Next year there will be a vacancy on the executive for the position of Secretary. Main duties include the recording, distribution and retention of minutes of executive meetings, of which there are usually about four per year. Qualifications for this position include strong communication, writing and word processing skills, with a high level of attention to detail. Members interested in this position are invited to contact the section Chair, Olga Delvecchio at 905-335-4788 or olgadel@cogeco.ca or personally at the March 22 membership meeting.

Jobs and Ads Web Page
 
Check out our Jobs & Ads web page - link on side bar - for employment opportunities in the quality field.  
 
ASQ Hamilton members seeking employment or a career change can also have their resumes posted in the Classified section of our Jobs and Ads web page. There is no charge for this service to our members. Resumes (MS Word preferred) should be sent to the section Secretary at isqas@yahoo.ca
 

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