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Process Improvement Analyst at Pinnacol in Denver CO

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Company: Pinnacol Assurnace

Careers web page: http://www.pinnacol.com/careers/

Position: Process Improvement Analyst 

Type: Full-time Position

Location: Denver, CO

Summary:

Pinnacol Assurance is seeking a Process Improvement Analyst preferably

having direct, hands-on experience with the Lean methodology.

This position will provide direct operational and consultative support

in the organization’s transformation to Lean.

In this role, the employee will facilitate process improvement events,

provide coaching to leaders and desk-level employees, help create standard

work and visual management, and serve as a general resource in problem

solving initiatives across the enterprise.

Requires Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience on a year for year

basis with college level statistical analysis coursework preferred but

not required.

Candidates should bring three years of experience in process

improvement leadership, preferably in a financial services environment.

For more information contact:

Chris Baumgartner, Process Improvement Analyst

Pinnacol Assurance, 7501 E. Lowry Blvd. , Denver, CO

Office: 303-361-4660

Mobile: 303-968-4464

e-mail: chris.baumgartner@pinnacol.com

CDOT Team Finalist 2014-2015 International Team Excellence Award

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Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Access Permitting Process Improvement Team has been named as one of 40 Finalists for the 2014-2015 International Team Excellence Award (ITEA)!

This team and 39 others from across the world will compete during the ITEA Finals in May at ASQ’s World Conference on Quality and Improvement (WCQI) in Nashville, Tennessee.

This Team successfully improved the process for issuing access permits for Colorado highways.

The Team applied Lean principles and practices to reduce the elapsed time for issuing highway access permits by 38% (compared to the baseline in 2011) without adding cost.

Additionally, the Team implemented “Amazon-like” transparency: permit applicants can now view the status of their applications online, anytime, anywhere.

This helps us execute CDOT’s goal to make government services more effective, efficient and elegant!

This is the second such honor for a CDOT process improvement team — two years ago, the CDOT Oversize (OS)/Overweight (OW) Permits process improvement team was named a national Finalist and completed for in the ITEA Finals during the 2013 WCQI in Indianapolis.

Gary Vansuch, CDOT’s Process Improvement Director (and a member of ASQ’s Boulder Section) said the news that the Access Permits Team had reached the national finals was good news, indeed.

  • This is a fitting testament to the efforts of this team
  • The competition against improvement teams from all over the world will be an outstanding experience

Quality Data Analyst at Dot Hill Systems in Longmont CO

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Overview

Job Description:
Develop business intelligence (BI) reporting to meet the needs of company management focused primarily on metrics related to product quality and reliability, and the effectiveness of the Dot Hill quality management system.

Primary Duties:

  • Defining data collection requirements, organizing data for effective analysis, and developing reports within Oracle OBIEE (Analytics) framework as directed by management.
  • Defining and running reports against databases to extract data required for monitoring and management purposes.
  • Analysis of data for accuracy, sanitization, trends, and relationships to manufacturing or business process issues and/or corrective action plans. This activity includes:
    • An understanding of production and field data collection processes.
    • An understanding of the use of production and field data to monitor product and process quality. (Control, Pareto and Yield Charts, Reliability metrics)
    • Understanding of production, RMA and field processes and issues and the interrelationship of the data fields and sources
    • Researching details of reported failures and issues.
    • Developing detailed reports and summaries of analysis.
  • Creation of graphic representations of data:
    • Create and/or modify graphs within Analytics to show trends and patterns in quality metrics; identifying statistically significant trends or deviations from desired goals or control limits.
    • Construct detailed drill-down capabilities and other search and relationship rules to allow appropriate levels of management to discover answers to their own inquiries.
    • Associate improvement activities relative to identified negative trends and provide navigation to such reports.
  • Develop ad-hoc quality reports as required by management, within Analytics or in stand-alone presentations (MS Excel, Minitab, etc.)

Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a data analyst including experience generating reports and integrating database information across platforms.
  • Expert knowledge of spreadsheet software, including dynamic graphing and pivot table/graph development
  • Knowledge of Oracle OBIEE (Analytics) highly is preferred.
  • Proven record of working with multiple databases, process and reporting techniques.
  • Associate degree in database administration, computer science, instructional design, economics, statistics or mathematics or four years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • ASQ Certified Quality Process Analyst (QCPA) is preferred

To apply and for more information contact:
Bill Dunford
email: Bill.dunford@dothill.com
work: 303-845-3529
No professional recruiters please.

Apr 2015: Lean Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt Certification Combo Workshop

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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt/Black Belt Certification Combo Workshop

Phase I is April 6-10, 2015 9:00am to 4:00pm Boulder Marriott (Boulder, CO)
Phase II is a series of on-line question/answer sets followed by an on-line exam
Phase III you are assigned a personal mentor who will work with you via email, phone, or SKYPE/FaceTime to complete two assignments.

  • It is like having a personal consultant.

$4250.00 includes notebook computer with LSS Templates, text books, prep for SSD Global certification and all SSD Global Testing fees.

  • This fee also includes ASQ testing fees (for those who want to pursue an ASQ certification in addition to an LSS certification which is optional)

Contact Alex.Ramsey@SSDGlobal.net with questions/payment options or call Margi White at 303 571-9351.
To enroll now and secure your space go to www.SSDGlobal.net to our Contact Us page.
All credit cards accepted.

Resume ARNOLD MILLER, CSQE in Boulder Denver, CO area

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General Information:

Name: ARNOLD MILLER, CSQE

Phone: +1 303-868-4807

E-Mail: arnold.miller0@gmail.com

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/arnold-miller/13/47b/a87

ASQ Boulder Section on-line Resume Arnold Miller.pdf

Summary: Software Product Quality or Senior-Lead Software QA-Tester positions

  • 10+ years Software Leadership, Quality, QA-Testing, Mentor, SDLC Improvements, Development and Support for UNIX, SQL Database, telecom, Web, SaaS, Cloud, Hosted, ReSTful API, and Client-Server products
  • Provided excellent analysis, designs, strategies, reports, assessments and hands-on activities throughout the entire Software Life Cycle model via collaboration team work and product subject matter expert knowledge to meet Customers’ explicit, implicit and perceived needs, desires and requirements.
  • Continuous learning software and quality best practices to champion, improve and implement Software Development Life Cycle models to better meet Company’s objectives and Customers’ requirements.

Jan 2015: Quality Training Courses by the quality Catalyst

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Jan 2015: Quality Training Courses by the quality Catalyst

If you have any quality training needs in 2015, keep me in mind.

I offer a variety of quality classes such as:

  • Overview of Quality Management
  • Statistics: Principles and Applications
  • Process-Based Audits/Assessments
  • Service Quality

Many of the classes are helpful for those seeking ASQ certification and/or implementing an effective quality management system.

If the you have a specific quality need, I can customize a training class to meet that need.

If you are seeking ASQ certifications I do exam preparation classes for most certifications such as:

  • October/March exams
    • Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ//OE)
    • Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE)
    • Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB)
    • IMMEDIATE ATTENTION — If you are planning to take a March 1st exam (CMQ/OE, CRE, CSSBB) be aware the ASQ registration deadline in January 10th.
    • If you are planning to take this exams, you would need to begin intensive studying.
    • The March exams are offered again in October.
  • December/June exams
    • Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
    • Certified Quality Auditor (CQA)
    • Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB)
    • The next exam date will be June 7th (CQE, CQA, CSSGB).
    • The registration deadline for the June exams is April 15th.
    • The June exams are offered again in December.
  • Other certifications are available per request.
  • I offer public seminars only if the demand is there.
  • All my training can be offered at your location.
  • In-house training is more cost effective if you have 6 or more trainees.
  • In these tough economic times,
  • I have given and will continue to give individuals advice on quality and exam preparation.
  • This is a free service.

Wishing you much health and prosperity in 2015!

Ron Sedlock, the quality Catalyst

email: rsedlock@msn.com

phone: 303-716-5873 or 303-587-9153 (cell)

Quality Engineering at Swisslog Healthcare Solutions Group in Denver CO

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General Information:

DiMarchi Partners has been retained by Swisslog through their Healthcare Solutions Group in Denver, to identify and attract a Quality Engineering Manager.

  • This position, based in Denver, will be responsible for developing and delivering programs that assure the quality of Swisslog components and assemblies,
  • including those designed by Swisslog engineering or subcontractors, those purchased from outside vendors, and/or fabricated and assembled by Swisslog manufacturing.
  • Further, this person will also develop key metrics to measure all of the above, to drive continuous improvement, to assemble and lead the quality engineering team, and to manage and lead the manufacturing engineering and test team.
  • This is a newly created position based on the market demands of Swisslog’s products.
  • Swisslog is an international organization, recently, acquired by KUKA, one of the largest, most sophisticated robotics entities worldwide;
  • this opportunity provides great exposure to upward mobility within the organization as well as exposure to world class leadership and mentoring in one of the fastest growing automation segments of current and future technology.

If you are interested, or wish to nominate someone else, please respond immediately to the contact points below.
Any contact will be held in the strictest of confidences.
Thank you in advance for your consideration of this matter.

Resume TIM RODGERS, Ph.D, MBA, SSBB, PMP in Fort Collins Boulder, CO area

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General Information:

Name: TIM RODGERS, Ph.D, MBA, SSBB, PMP

Phone: +1 858-449-3890

E-Mail: timwrodgers@yahoo.com

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/timrodgers

Blog: http://timrodgers.wordpress.com

Web site: http://timwrodgers.wix.com/timwrodgers

ASQ Boulder Section on-line Resume: Tim Rodgers.pdf

Operations executive focused on new product development and quality.

  • Experienced in project management (PMP), international supplier quality management, quality engineering (Six Sigma Black Belt), business process improvement, and offshore manufacturing of consumer electronics and industrial systems.
  • Skilled in achieving results in the first 90 days, reducing costs, improving productivity, streamlining processes, eliminating waste, accelerating time-to-market and completing projects on-time and on-budget.