The Main Event: Why not combine exams with travel and fun?

摘要

Before attending graduate school, I only knew the generic meaning of the word quality. That changed during my second semester, in spring 2003, when I took a quality and productivity methods course. This course opened the door to the quality field and ASQ-and eventually led to witnessing some fantastic sights and sporting events.rnThe course covered Deming and Juran, as well as Six Sigma, Baldrige and standards. I had heard of some of these topics but didn't know much about them. I certainly had no experience with them, so I began to search for more information.rnI found Villanova University's Six Sigma program through the University Alliance. I registered for the online program in February 2005-just after joining ASQ-and finished it in September 2005. The program consisted of three courses: Green Belt, Black Belt and lean Six Sigma.rnWhile I was still toiling away with the Villanova program and graduate school, I landed a job with Service Wire Co. I started as a production planner and was involved with the company's ISO 9001 certified quality system. The experience has been beneficial to me, as the company has sent me to external training classes and provided me with knowledge related to ISO 9001. Recently, I became the management representative for my location.