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1 La Crosse - Winona Section 1216 Newsletter Newsletter Editor: Samuel Liesch Join Us For our February Meeting Page 1 February 2014 ASQ Section 1216 meeting on Tuesday Feb 25, 2014 Where: Elmaro Vineyard Address: N14756 Delaney RD, Trempealeau, WI When: 5:30 Tuesday, February 25 th Dinner: Catered on site Elmaro Vineyard is a family vineyard and winery that began wine production in the fall of Since that time the wines produced at Elmaro have won numerous medals at regional and international wine competitions. The wines have been served at the Governor's mansion in Madison, the Wisconsin Grape Growers Banquet and also at the Minnesota Grape Growers Conference. While creating a business plan, the family members' educational and experience backgrounds provided the perfect backdrop for Elmaro. During your visit, we will invite you to join us on a winery tour which will include a visit to the laboratory where we conduct bench trials and juice, must and wine analysis. While in the winery, we'll also taste different styles of wine in the tanks and barrels while discussing the production process. Please join us for an educational and enjoyable evening at Elmaro Vineyard. ASQ Section 1216 February 2014 Newsletter Page 1

2 N14756 Delaney RD, Trempealeau, WI ASQ Section 1216 February 2014 Newsletter Page 2

3 Where: City Brewery When: Tuesday, March 25 th Address: rd St, La Crosse, WI Dinner: TBD Our historic La Crosse plant, a premier, state-of-the-art beverage production and packaging brewery has been transformed into a facility capable of manufacturing and packaging beers, teas, soft drinks, energy drinks and other new age beverages. Our packaging capacity of over 50 million cases makes it one of the largest beverage producers in the country. Have Ideas for future Events? Please feel free to contact Tom Drackley, Programs Chair ASQ Section 1216 February 2014 Newsletter Page 3

4 Certifications Certifications and Recertification January 1, 2013 to January 24, 2014 Andy Waldo Inc. David Wulf Trane Kathryn Zavaleta Mayo Clinic Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) Christina Eberhard Winona Pattern & Mold Randall De Gier Trane Robert Gollnik TRW Aimee Siegler Robert Klankowski Inc. Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) ASQ Section 1216 February 2014 Newsletter Page 4

5 Certifications Certifications and Recertification January 1, 2013 to January 24, 2014 Cont. Keith Stoddard 3M Lynn Loynes Mayo Clinic Erin Andresen Inc. Heather Kujak-Coon Mayo Clinic Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE) Michael Worke TRW Chris Morgensen TRW ASQ Section 1216 February 2014 Newsletter Page 5

6 FREE Monthly ASQ Exclusive Gift for Members: NOT A MEMBER JOIN NOW: Section Mugs Available for purchase. Cost: $5.00 each Available at Section Meetings Cash or Check made payable to ASQ ASQ Section 1216 February 2014 Newsletter Page 6

7 Quality Training and Events Offered by Our Partners To see what quality-related courses The QC Group is offering please visit To see what current meetings/events the ASQ Minnesota Section 1203 is offering please visit ASQ 1216 Section Members receive a 10% discount on the below classes offered. Information and registration at Classes: Business: ASQ COURSE NAME DATE TIME HOURS LOCATION COST Lean Leader Certificate March 6 th May 8 th 8AM-Noon 40 Hours TBD Problem Solving Tools and Methods Understanding & Developing HACCP Systems Understanding ICO 9001 & Internal Auditor Skills Fundamentals of Quality Assurance April 10 th and 17 Workplace Lean Pillars May 20 $1195 To see what current meetings/events the Performance Excellence Network (formerly the Minnesota Council for Quality) is offering please visit March 11 th, 18 th, and 25 th TBD 4 Hour sessions N Mankato $455 March 27 th 8AM- 4:30PM 8 Hours TBD $235 April 24 th and May 8AM- 1 st 4:30PM 16 Hours TBD $445 th 8AM- 4:30PM 16 Hours TBD $445 th 8AM- 4:30PM 8 Hours TBD $199 ASQ Section 1216 February 2014 Newsletter Page 7

8 Career Opportunities If your company has current openings and would like to be listed please contact the newsletter editor Samuel Liesch Company Employment Website ASQ Section 1216 February 2014 Newsletter Page 8

9 IT IS NEVER TOO EARLY TO START PLANNING! We are seeking motivated individuals to join our board for the 2015 year. Please contact a current board member if you are interested and remember that joining the board earns you extra Recertification Units! ASQ Section 1216 La Crosse Winona 2014 Section Board CHAIR, RECERTIFICATION CHAIR Eric Derbyshire eric.derbyshire@bench.com VICE CHAIR, MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Ryan Sullivan Trane Company ryan.sullivan@trane.com SECRETARY Mark Wagner Watlow mwagner@watlow.com INTERNET LIAISON Denise Malles Ext 3111 Denise.malles@bench.com TREASURER, EXAMINING COMMITTEE CHAIR, NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHAIR Denise Wermager HGST a Western Digital Company denise.wermager@hgst.com SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR, HISTORIAN Dan Rand Winona State University drand@winona.edu EDUCATION CHAIR, PROGRAMS CHAIR Tom Drackley tom.drackley@bench.com CERTIFICATION CHAIR Kim Linton Trueline ext klinton@logisticshealth.com PUBLICITY CHAIR, PLACEMENT CHAIR Alan Spalding Alan.spalding@bench.com ARRANGEMENTS CHAIR Celeste Liesch celeste.liesch@bench.com AUDITING CHAIR Greg Ruben (fax) greg.ruben@bench.com VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER James Subart CPI Binani rollingsubarts@embarqmail.com SPRING CONFERENCE COMMITTEE CHAIR Aimee Siegler aimee.siegler@bench.com NEWSLETTER EDITOR Samuel Liesch Sam.liesch@bench.com Please check out the section website at: ASQ Section 1216 February 2014 Newsletter Page 9