Articles Tagged with ''American Society for Quality (ASQ)''

Beginning with this issue, Quality welcomes the launch of the ASQ Fellows Forum—a monthly column written by members of the American Society for Quality’s Fellow community.

When I was a college senior, I devoted much of my free time to searching for a job. Up until that point, I had believed that one goes to school, earns a degree, and then simply gets a job. 

Michelle Bangert talks with Girish Gopalakrishnan, North America senior manager of continuous improvement at Case New Holland, about connected frontline workers at The Assembly Show in Chicago.

Looking back, I see how deeply my ASQ journey has shaped my career. Each role I’ve taken on as a member leader, whether coordinating social media, planning webinars, or serving on the conference committee, has built skills I’ve carried directly into my work. 

Listen to the latest podcast with Sai Ranjith, a quality engineer with over eight years of experience in the medical device industry. He focuses on regulatory compliance and risk management. He has a Six Sigma green belt and is an ISO 13485:2016 Medical Device Auditor. He also serves as program chair for the Granite State Chapter of ASQ.

November is World Quality Month, a time to celebrate and raise awareness about the vital role quality plays in our lives — from the products and services we rely on to the broader impact on our communities and the world.

Evaluation and feedback are important to just about anything we approach with a process, and quality is no exception.

Sometimes you choose a career path, but it often chooses you. I did not start out my career in quality, but it was always a part of every job I held.

Michelle Bangert interviews Patrick Jester, president and CEO of Blackthorn Consulting Group, current ASQ Measurement Quality Division Chair, and NCSLI divisional vice president. He has also authored several articles for Quality.