Chantale Simard

ASQ Montreal Welcome

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Welcome | Bienvenue

Dedicated to quality since 1950

Je suis ravie de vous accueillir dans la section de Montréal, et j’espère pouvoir vous rencontrer bientôt. Pour nous aider à mieux vous connaître, veuillez répondre à ces brèves questions (choisir la langue de votre choix en haut à droite de la page).
Profitez des avantages que vous offre la section Montréal. Au plaisir de vous rencontrer!
Chantale Simard

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I am delighted to welcome you to the Montreal section, and I hope to be able to meet you soon.To help us get to you know better, please answers these short questions.
Please take advantage of the things Montreal Section has to offer you. Looking forward to meeting you!
Chantale Simard		 Chantale Simard

VISION — MISSION

The vision of the ASQ Montreal Section is to function as a resource for learning, networking and fellowship for individuals, organizations, and the Quebec-wide community with an interest and passion for Quality. To promote and enhance the quality profession by providing support to our Section membership, offering information, educational programs and events and promoting the awareness and value of quality in the community.
Quality Drive

OUR EVENTS

We hold regular events from September through June, except for December, typically on the last Wednesday evening of the month.
These include individual speakers who talk on a range of subjects of interest to Quality Professionals, but we also organize:
  • • Tours, whenever possible;
  • • Mentoring events;
  • • Networking events;
  • • Events for our student population;
  • • Panel events and workshops.
Note that our events are virtual now, but when we are back live, it will be our pleasure to offer you a free meal at the first event you attend.
To learn more about our next events, please visit our website.
Learning

INTERESTED IN AN ASQ CERTIFICATION?

We can help you prepare to certify through teaching or exam preparation.
Have a certification already? Recertification
Participation in events contributes to your recertification. Otherwise, you have to retake the exam which is costly both in time and money. For more information, please visit ASQ’s website.

SECTION LEADERSHIP TEAM

Dedicated to the advancement of Montreal Quality Professionals. The team includes our:
  • • Section Chair
  • • Vice Chair
  • • Secretary
  • • Treasurer
As well as the following Committee Chairs and members:
  • • Program and Arrangements
  • • Auditing
  • • Certification / Recertification
  • • Education
  • • History of the section
  • • Internet Liaison
  • • Membership
  • • Newsletter Editor
  • • Nominations
  • • Social Media
  • • Student Outreach
  • • Voice of the Customer
  • • Web Site Committee
We are all volunteers! Offering your time to ASQ Montreal provides a great opportunity for networking and developing new skills. Contact us and we will gladly answer your questions and welcome you to the leadership team.

WE SUCCEED IF WE ADDRESS YOUR NEEDS

We are looking forward to hearing your opinions and any ideas you may have.
You can share them with the leadership team through the contact addresses.

OTHER SECTION BENEFITS

Newsletter - The section circulates a newsletter within its membership 9 times per year, primarily covering local quality initiatives, events, and training opportunities.See our past newsletters.
Mentoring Program - We can help you improve technical knowledge or leadership skills. Seasoned members can increase their network and advancement opportunities.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT US AND OUR EVENTS

Our monthly Newsletter myASQ anglais myASQ français
Information about events and sections across the ASQ network.
ASQ Montreal ASQ Students ASQ Montreal

We hope we can be a key part of your quality journey!

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Word from the Chair

Word from Section Chair / / /

By Chantale Simard, MBA, Quality Assurance Analyst, Bombardier Aviation, ASQ CMQOE and CSSGB

This month, I would like to share with you a summary of our Business Plan for 2021. First, all objectives of Geographic Community (GC) level entities such as the Montreal Section and the Canada and Greenland Region must be aligned with the ASQ Strategic objectives. Those are:

  • Improve the individual member experience
  • Institute best practices in governance, operations, and risk management
  • Drive thought leadership in excellence through quality
  • Deliver new, tailored solutions to organizational members and customers.

Your section business plan includes metrics and targets. Here is a list of our main targets for this year:

  • Support the Canada Conference 2021 in October: This one just changed to Hosting the Canada Conference 2021. You may remember my February article where I told you about our main objectives for this big event!
  • Host one of the 9 Regional Webinars
  • Host 8 Montreal events and 2 Student events
  • Publish 8 newsletters per year
  • Increase in myASQ activity over 2020 with a focus on new joins and downloads.
  • Minimum 3 French-language events in the Montreal area and minimum one of the events of the Student Outreach committee in French.
  • Find new ways for promotion of ASQ certifications and make investments

If you want to volunteer on the Section Leadership Team (SLT), we always need extra help. You need to be a “Full”, “Senior” or “Fellow” member to join. We hold a meeting at the beginning of every month (except during the summer). Our meetings are all virtual for the moment. But, even when we were holding face to face meetings, we started using technology to accommodate SLT members to join electronically. This makes it easier for members outside the Montreal area or people with different or busy schedules to get involve. Some of us are giving a lot of time to the Section and others have less time to invest and it is really good; all help is welcome.

All volunteers are adding value to Section members and help attain our mission: To promote and enhance the quality profession by providing support to our Section membership, offering information, educational programs and events, and promoting the awareness and value of  quality in the community.

Contact me if you would like to help the Montreal Section by taking up a role on the SLT.

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2021 ASQ Canadian Conference

Other ASQ Events / / /

2021 ASQ Canadian Conference

The Montreal Section will be hosting the 2021 ASQ Canadian Conference, which will probably take place in October, traditionally Quality Month, but in virtual mode. A planning team has started work and has identified many ideas. The working theme for the Conference is Risk and Resilience and it would be illustrated by various conferences and workshops with hands-on experiences, each rated by “knowledge levels”. We have already identified three objectives close to our hearts:

  • An interactive experience;
  • Activities categorized by level of knowledge of the subject;
  • A bilingual conference.

Stay tuned for further developments.

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ASQ Region Webinar-Webinaire

Other ASQ Events / / /

Lean as a Lever for a Sustainable Supply Chain – Le Lean comme levier pour une chaîne d’approvisionnement durable

Lean Supply Chain

What is your organization doing to positively impact the SDG goals?
Que fait votre organisation pour avoir un effet positif sur les ODD ?

May 19, 2021 – 19 mai, 2021 (12h00)
(Webinar-Webinaire bilingue)

In 2015, the UN adopted a plan for achieving a better future for all with sustainable development goals (SDG) to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and protect our planet. If this seems like a daunting task, join us to discuss what you can do in your organization to make the world a better place with Veronica Marquez, Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with ASQ and Certified Sustainable Supply Chain Professional from ISCEA.

En 2015, les Nations Unies ont adopté un plan pour parvenir à un avenir meilleur pour tous avec des objectifs  de développement durable (ODD) visant à mettre fin à l’extrême pauvreté, à lutter contre les inégalités et l’injustice et à protéger notre planète. Si cela vous semble insurmontable, joignez-vous à nous pour discuter de ce que vous pouvez faire dans votre organisation pour rendre le monde meilleur avec Veronica Marquez, Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt avec l’ASQ et Certified Sustainable Supply Chain Professional de l’ISCEA. Looking forward to see you there. On vous y attends.

ASQ RU Recertification Units:
Attendance will be worth 0.5 RU (Recertification Units) for ASQ. A certificate will be sent by email after the event to the participants.
La participation vaut 0.5 RU (Recertification Units) de l’ASQ. Un certificat sera envoyé par courriel aux participants après l’événement.

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Mot de la présidente

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Par Chantale Simard, MBA, Analyste Assurance Qualité, Bombardier Aviation, ASQ CMQOE et CSSGB

Ce mois-ci, je vous présente un résumé de notre plan d’affaires pour 2021. Premièrement, tous les objectifs des organisations de l’ASQ au niveau de la communauté géographique (CG), comme la Section de Montréal et la région du Canada et du Groenland, doivent être harmonisés avec les objectifs stratégiques de l’ASQ, qui sont:

  • Améliorer l’expérience individuelle des membres
  • Instaurer les meilleures pratiques en matière de gouvernance, d’opérations et de gestion des risques
  • Assuré un leadership réfléchi visant l’Excellence grâce à la qualité
  • Offrir de nouvelles solutions sur mesure aux membres et aux clients de l’organisation.

Votre plan d’affaires de section comprend des mesures et des objectifs. Voici une liste de nos principaux objectifs pour cette année :

  • Supporter la Conférence du Canada 2021 en octobre: Celui-ci vient de changer pour organiser la Conférence du Canada 2021. Vous vous souvenez peut-être de mon article de février où je vous ai parlé de nos principaux objectifs pour ce grand événement!
  • Organisez l’un des 9 webinaires de la région
  • Organisez 8 événements à Montréal et 2 événements étudiants
  • Publier 8 bulletins d’information par année
  • Augmenter notre présence sur myASQ par rapport à 2020 en mettant l’accent sur les membres qui joignent la plateforme et les téléchargements
  • Minimum de 3 événements en français dans la région de Montréal et minimum d’un des événements du comité de sensibilisation des étudiants en français
  • Trouvez de nouvelles façons de promouvoir les certifications ASQ et de faire des investissements en ce sens

Si vous voulez faire du bénévolat au sein de l’équipe de leadership de la section, nous avons toujours besoin d’aide supplémentaire. Vous devez être un membre “Full”, “Senior” ou “Fellow” pour vous joindre. Nous tenons une réunion au début de chaque mois (sauf pendant l’été). Nos rencontres sont toutes virtuelles pour le moment. Mais, même lorsque nous tenions des réunions en personne, nous avions commencé à utiliser la technologie pour accommoder les membres de l’équipe afin qu’ils puissent se joindre par voie électronique. Il est ainsi plus facile pour les membres à l’extérieur de la région de Montréal ou les personnes ayant des horaires différentes ou chargés de s’impliquer. Certains d’entre nous donnent beaucoup de temps à la Section et d’autres ont moins de temps à y investir et c’est tout à fait correct; toute aide est bienvenue.

Tous les bénévoles ajoutent de la valeur aux membres de la section et nous permettent d’atteindre notre mission : Promouvoir et améliorer la profession de la qualité en appuyant les membres de notre section, en offrant de l’information, des programmes éducatifs et des événements, tout en sensibilisant et en faisant la promotion de la valeur de la qualité dans la communauté.

Contactez-moi si vous désirez aider la Section de Montréal en prenant un rôle au sein de l’équipe de leadership.

Envoyez-moi vos commentaires

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Word from the Chair

Word from Section Chair / / /

By Chantale Simard, MBA, Quality Assurance Analyst, Bombardier Aviation, ASQ CMQOE and CSSGB

I am honored to announce that the Montreal Section will host the 2021 ASQ Canadian Conference, which will take place virtually later this year. We have already identified 3 objectives that are close to our hearts: An interactive experience, activities categorized by level of knowledge of the subject and a bilingual conference.

We will provide you with options for workshops and activities that will promote exchange and discussion and allow participants to learn through small group workshops, software or simulation available online during the activity.

We will offer learning opportunities according to the required level of knowledge of the topics covered (beginner, intermediate and advanced). We hope this will help you choose the activities and conferences that will meet your expectations.

Finally, we intend to take advantage of the fact that we are a bilingual section to ensure that this conference will offer activities in both official languages, as well as simultaneous translations.

We are interested in your comments and suggestions. We will be launching an online survey in connection with this conference shortly. I will tell you about it and will give the link in the next edition of the newsletter. In the meantime, feel free to write to me or start a discussion on our LinkedIn group or on our French or English MyASQ sites.

Thanks to the members of the ASQ Canada region for your trust and support!

FR

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Student Outreach Committee – Sponsoring students for LSS Conference

Student Outreach / / /

By Veronica B. Marquez, M.Sc, CSSBB, CSSCP, ASQ Senior Member, ASQ Montreal Vice-Chair, member of Student Outreach Committee

Veronica Marquez

Are you interested in developing your Lean Six Sigma skills?

The ASQ Montreal section is offering to sponsor students members of any university in Montreal to attend the ASQ Lean Six Sigma conference taking place this March 1st to the 4th. Send us an email before February 19th, 2021 COB, indicating your field of study, university, and why you are interested in attending the ASQ LSS conference. Four eligible participants will be chosen at random from the received emails. The winners will be notified during the weekend of February 20-21, 2021. Winners will be reimbursed after they provide us with proof of purchase (USD $99) and attendance. For more details: ASQ Lean Six Sigma Conference

In return, we will be inviting the selected students to present their experience with our members during our September 29, 2021 event in the form of a 15-minute presentation on a topic of their choosing from the LSS conference.

Send us your email at vmarquez@memberleader.asq.org before end of business day February 19th, 2021. 

FR

 

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Canada & Greenland Region News

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Puneet Manchanda MBA PMPPuneet Manchanda, the newly elected Regional Director (RD) welcomes the following Deputy Regional Directors (DRD).

They have been nominated and will collaborate with the various Sections and their leaders to accomplish the Geographic Council (GCC) objectives:

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Special Awards: Félicitations et merci – Congratulations and thank-you

Section News / / /

ASQ Special Recognition Award 2021C’est lors du transfert des responsabilités de présidence que Chantale Simard, nouvelle présidente et Eric Hosking président sortant de la Section de Montréal, ont présenté et remis des honneurs pour souligner une reconnaissance de leurs engagements, contributions à l’association, le travail pour le colloque 2020, la francisation de l’infolettre (Newsletter) et du site internet. Tel que décrit par Marcel Charbonneau, un collègue, — deux gars qui valent leur pesant d’or: Raymond Dyer et Jean-Pierre Amiel, des bénévoles qui ont occupé plusieurs fonctions au sein de l’équipe de direction de la section Montréal (401) au cours des années.

JP Amiel Raymond Dyer
Jean-Pierre Amiel Raymond Dyer
  • Membre dédié depuis avril 1977;
  • En a fait bien plus qu’attendu en 2020;
  • Rôle fondamental pour devenir virtuel;
  • Section bilingue grâce à notre site Web :
    les 2 sites myASQ et notre ancien site;
  • Mise à jour de notre site Web;
  • A soutenu la récente Conférence Canada 2020;
  • Et bien d’autres choses . . . 
  • Membre dédié depuis février 1993;
  • En a fait bien plus qu’attendu en 2020;
  • Essentiel à la programmation;
  • Clé de notre transition vers une section bilingue;
  • A soutenu la récente Conférence Canada 2020;
  • A soutenu JP dans ses nombreuses tâches;
  • Et bien d’autres choses . . . 

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Social Media

Social Media / / /

Veronica Marquez

By Veronica Marquez, MSc, ASQ Senior Member, ASQ CSSBB, Section Vice-chair and Social media chair

Last year’s efforts to continue to offer our members with continued conferences and events, required that we adopt new technologies and work processes. This year, we are continuing in that path and have begun changing a few things with the goal of bringing greater visibility and recognition to our section and to all quality professionals.

  • Our website was revamped and rejuvenated thanks to J.P. Amiel’s efforts and hard work,
  • Our newsletter format was also rejuvenated and aligned with the new website. For you, our readers, it should make it easier to read the articles that interest you. For us, it has drastically improved our process and time to publish,
  • ASQ’s myASQ site is also kept up to date in English and in French. We are the only section to have two distinct sites, so please make sure to follow us there,
  • We are also using LinkedIn to share our events and information of our section with both professionals and students. We highly encourage you to use these sites to post quality related articles and news, discussions and job opportunities,
  • For those that believe that 280 characters is enough to share an idea, our Twitter account will also be getting a bit more attention, and
  • As of this month, our event registrations will be done through Eventbrite where you can find us under “ASQ Montréal”. Make sure to follow us so that you see our upcoming events and please share our events with your network.

If you have any questions or comments about our new approaches, please reach out here!

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Student Outreach Committee – 2020 Eric Stern Award

Student Outreach / / /

Farnoosh NaderkhaniBy Dr. Farnoosh Naderkhani, ASQ Member, Assistant Professor @ Concordia, Student Outreach Committee Chair

Without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic has abruptly changed the world as we knew it, at the beginning of the 2nd decade of the 21st century. The past nine months have been significantly challenging, startling, and disillusioning, in particular for students who are among those hardest hit as they were suddenly forced to live and learn remotely. On the bright side, we all have learned to continue learning, working, and socializing in a virtual environment. I wish all students a healthy, productive and prosperous 2021.

It is my great pleasure to announce that Mr. Kamyar Azar is the recipient of the ASQ Montreal Section’s 2020 Eric Stern Award. Mr. Azar is currently a full time Masters student, studying Quality System Engineering at the Concordia Institute for Information System Engineering (CIISE), Concordia University.

Kamyar Azar - 2020 Eric Stern Award

In summary, the intellectual merit of his work is in the development of advanced Machine Learning-based models (ML), coupled with Quality Control techniques to perform high accuracy predictions in the Healthcare industry. Nowadays, significant technological advancements have resulted in the availability of large multi-modal, complex and high-dimensional datasets within the Healthcare domain.

Due to the complexity of such datasets, using dimension reduction techniques is more important than ever before to increase the training speed and to provide better interpretations. In this regard, a Principal Component Analysis (PCA) control chart, a well-known quality control technique for data dimensionality reduction, is applied to analyze the Breast Cancer Wisconsin (Diagnostic) imaging dataset. Finally, multiple classification models are “trained” to predict a tumor’s malignancy. In addition to significant theoretical and technological implications of such projects, like Healthcare being a key driver of Canada’s economy, advancements in this line of research can have a significant impact on our Healthcare industry.

Congratulations Kamyar for your work. Great job.

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Word from the Chair – Mot de la présidente

Word from Section Chair / / /

By Chantale Simard, MBA, Quality Assurance Analyst, Bombardier Aviation, ASQ CMQOE and CSSGB

Do you hold one or more ASQ certifications? Do you have the impression that our certifications are not recognized enough in Quebec and that employers do not differentiate from other certifications that are much easier to obtain? If this appeals to you, we need your help.

In fact, our section has given itself the mandate to promote ASQ certifications to employers and quality professionals in Quebec. I present to you, below, some avenues that we will explore this year.

First, we’ll maximize the use of our LinkedIn group with discussions on the value of certifications. We will also focus on mutual assistance between members in preparing for exams. Here is the link for our LinkedIn group.

Second, we will continue to represent ASQ at major events and we would like to be present at more of them. Are you aware of an event of interest? Let us know! You are interested in representing the section, let us know as well. Yes, it is possible to do so, even at virtual events!

Third, participate and invite your colleagues to our events, which will of course be virtual at the start of the year. To increase the visibility of our events, we’ll be using Eventbrite. The more known ASQ is, the better our certifications will be!

Fourth, as you probably already know, the Montreal section has been the only section in Quebec for a year now. We are in the process of modifying all of our platforms to make everything as bilingual as possible. Please visit our modernized website.

Finally, we are open to all other ideas. Contact me let me know about yours and thank you in advance for your help!

Happy healthy new year 2021!

FR

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Wishes-Souhaits 2020

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Other ASQ Events

Other ASQ Events / / /

October: Read about some other activities within the ASQ Community: Canada Conference and Regional Webinars.

Canada Conference 2020 – Canada – Conférence sur la qualité 2020:

For more information on this upcoming conference, go to our myASQ web site | Pour plus d’informations sur cette conférence à venir, allez à notre site web myASQ. Informations & Réservation.

Regional Webinars:

To see the list of webinars being offered by ASQ’s Canada/Greenland Region, visit our myASQ site | Pour voir la list des webinaires proposés par la région Canada/Groenland de l’ASQ, visitez notre site myASQ “Canada/Greenland Region Webinars – Webinaires“.

To see the list of webinars being offered by ASQ’s Europe, Middle East, And Africa Region, visit our myASQ site | Pour voir la list des webinaires proposés par la région Europe, Moyen-Orient et Afrique de l’ASQ, visitez notre site myASQ “Webinars – Europe, Middle East, And Africa Region“.

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Other ASQ Events

Other ASQ Events / / /

Read about some other activities within the ASQ Community: Canada Conference and Regional Webinars.

Canada Conference 2020 – Canada – Conférence sur la qualité 2020:

For more information on this upcoming conference, go to our myASQ web site | Pour plus d’informations sur cette conférence à venir, allez à notre site web myASQ. Informations & Réservation.

Regional Webinars:

To see the list of webinars being offered by ASQ’s Canada/Greenland Region, visit our myASQ site | Pour voir la list des webinaires proposés par la région Canada/Groenland de l’ASQ, visitez notre site myASQ “Canada/Greenland Region Webinars – Webinaires“.

To see the list of webinars being offered by ASQ’s Europe, Middle East, And Africa Region, visit our myASQ site | Pour voir la list des webinaires proposés par la région Europe, Moyen-Orient et Afrique de l’ASQ, visitez notre site myASQ “Webinars – Europe, Middle East, And Africa Region“.

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Student Outreach Committee – 2020 Eric Stern Award

Student Outreach / / /

Farnoosh NaderkhaniBy Dr. Farnoosh Naderkhani – ASQ Member, Assistant Professor @ Concordia, Student Outreach Committee Chair.

In memory of Eric Stern – a respectfully remembered ASQ Montreal Section Leader and Concordia Alumni, the “Eric Stern Award” is granted to Master students at Concordia. The 2020 Eric Stern Award competition is organized by the Student Outreach Committee of the ASQ Montreal Section, together with the rest of the Leadership Team at ASQ Montreal, and Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science. The Eric Stern Award competition is open to full time Master of Science (MASc) or Master of Engineering (MEng) students registered at Concordia Institute for Information System Engineering (CIISE) or Industrial Engineering from Mechanical, Aerospace and Industrial Engineering (MAIE) at Concordia University.

Interested students are invited to participate in this competition with a $500 CAD award to win. The focus of this competition is on individually defined quality related projects on topics such as inspection, defect detection, and quality control, to name but a few. We hope the students see the exercise as a rewarding learning exercise and small financial incentive to compete and win, as well as learn more and appreciate a fellow alumnus that made his mark with several societies, not just ASQ and Concordia.

The deadline to submit projects (report of maximum 5 pages) is now December 5, 2020. The reports should be emailed to Dr. Farnoosh Naderkhani. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Naderkhani.

See the 2020 Eric Stern Award for more details.

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