May 2007 Program

Wednesday, May 16, 2007
to be held at the
Sirloin Stockade
North West corner of McGalliard and Morrison Roads
Across the street from the Muncie Wal-Mart
4949 W Hessler Rd, Muncie, IN Phone:(765) 287-9051
Click here for direction to the Sirloin Stockade

Pre-Clinic	6:00 PM Case Study: Simplified Problem Solving by Henry Peresie
Dinner	6:30 PM (Pay restaurant cashier)
Agenda	Dinner Introductions Door Prize Drawing Section Business Introduction of Speaker
Speaker	7:30 PM Lean Six Sigma Speaker: John Vandenbemden Master Six Sigma Black Belt Vice President of Quality Instructor / Consultant QAI, Indianapolis, IN

Lean Six Sigma is a mix not a blend of Lean Enterprise and Six Sigma. In order to optimize resources and opportunities for improvement these methods are often consolidated. Lean Enterprise concentrates on the quick hitters (low hanging fruit) while Six Sigma is applied to long term complex problems. The integration of both methodologies called Lean Six Sigma allows for the identification of hidden problems while not overlooking the obvious.

About our Speaker:
John Vandenbemden,
Qualifications:
BS Indiana State University -1976 and MAT Purdue University – 1986 both in Mathematics
RABQSA Certified QMS Auditor Q098752
ASQ: Certified Quality Auditor -1996

ASQ: Certified Six Sigma Black Belt -2003
ASQ: Certified Quality Improvement Associate -2002

Relevant Experience:
Mr. Vandenbemden has over 30 years in manufacturing and 25 years in quality systems. Throughout his quality systems experience Mr. Vandenbemden has been responsible for auditing and the development, implementation and certification of Quality Systems to ISO9001, ISO14001, QS9000 and TS16949 at many types of manufacturing and service facilities. Mr. Vandenbemden is a member of ASM, SME and Fellow member (granted Fall 2004) of ASQ. He held a position on the ASQ Certification Board as the chair of the Certified Mechanical Inspector exam from March 1999 to July 2004. Division membership includes Automotive, Statistics and Inspection where he has served the World Conference for Quality and Improvement as a presenter, session manager and technical paper reviewer representing the divisions. Mr. Vandenbemden serves as the publicity chair and on the Economics for Quality committee for the ASQ Cincinnati Section. Mr. Vandenbemden also serves as the Deputy Regional Director for ASQ Region 9. Mr. Vandenbemden division positions include membership chair of the Inspection Division and beginning this July the treasurer position of the Statistics Division.