April 13, 2006
Ashley Industrial Molding (AIM) has implemented a training program in the area of Design of Experiments, which has led to numerous successes. The training is a “learn and do” approach. Many people take multi-day seminars on subjects such as DOE and the training is never translated to practical applications at work. John, Karen, and Wayne will tell how AIM’s yearlong training works. They will demonstrate how an experiment can be done in the classroom with the involvement of the students (audience). Following discussions on the training, a success story will be presented.
John is currently Vice President of Quality and Purchasing for Ashley Industrial Molding. His specialty is the application of statistics in manufacturing. His work experience includes 23 years in the tire industry with positions in engineering, technical and quality management. John has also been an adjunct faculty member with IVY Tech Community College and Indiana University – Purdue University at Fort Wayne.
John Chalmers is a Senior Member of ASQ and is an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer and a Registered Professional Engineer. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Masters degree in Business Administration. He has given presentations at local, regional, and national quality conferences.
John is past Chairman of ASQ Section 0905 and is currently Secretary and Internet Liaison. John is a recipient of ASQ Section 0905’s Forest R. Guimont Award. Additionally he is Deputy Director of ASQ Region 9.
Karen is currently the Quality Manager at Ashley Industrial Molding where she drives continuous improvements of the molding, assembling, and painting of thermoset composite material products. She has been heavily involved in expanding the use of DOE techniques in manufacturing including process optimization of new and existing processes. Karen has 19 years of quality experience in the foundry business and has held Quality Manager and Corporate Quality Systems Manager positions.
She has been a member of ASQ for 15 years. She is certified as an ASQ Quality Engineer an ASQ Quality Auditor. Karen has completed training as a Six Sigma Black and will be seeking her ASQ certification in this area later this year.
Wayne has over 30 years of experience working in the Quality Profession, and has been engaged in working in all aspects of Quality. A key responsibility has been extensive Training in Team-Building, Auditing, Process Improvement and Problem Solving techniques, Statistical Process Control, Capability Analysis, Measurement Systems Analysis, and Quality Management System development; to name a few. Through direct leadership of Process Improvement Teams he has assisted companies to ‘Poka-Yoke’ their operations and set into effect ‘Prevention’ methods that have realized greatly decreased defect rates and commensurate financial savings.
Over the past 10 years, one of his main responsibilities has been being directly involved in development and implementation of QS and ISO *Quality Management Systems (*QMS) for Tooling and Manufacturing companies that serve Automotive, Heavy Truck, Agra-Business, and Construction needs. Currently he is readying Ashley Industrial Molding’s QMS for ISO Registration in March of 2006.
Wayne received his BSBA from Indiana Wesleyan University, and has achieved Certifications as a Quality Engineer, Quality Auditor, and Quality Manager from the American Society for Quality. He is a Senior Quality Engineer at Ashley Industrial Molding and serves as the Quality Management Representative. He holds the status of Senior Member, and since 1984, has been quite active with ASQ Section 0905. Section positions he has held are Vice Chairman, Chairman, and Publicity Chairman, with current responsibility as the Auditing Committee Chairman. He is a recipient of the Forest R. Guimont Award.
