Thursday - April 23, 2009
Professional Development Meeting

* New PD Meeting Location!

We are now meeting at the Holiday Inn Select, 1655 N. Central Expressway in Richardson. Click here for a map and visit www.asqdallas.org for additional details and directions.

To register for the meeting, click on the registration link.
Early-Bird Registration ends April 19.

DINNER TOPIC: Quality Through the Eyes of Business

Prepare for a highly stimulating and interactive session with Robert Freeman, an "Edutainer," i.e., a specialist in the art of combining education with entertainment. Can management truly embrace system-based thinking?  Join us on the journey to operational effectiveness, as we begin to understand how system-based thinking works and where quality fits into this thought process. As the focus of this session is on achieving applied knowledge, Robert will drive us toward:

  • Understanding system-based thought or "The Big Picture".
  • Discerning management's current position as it relates to management systems within the organization.
  • Assessing the effectiveness of current management systems.
  • Helping management transition to or enhance system-based thought.
  • Adapting to the necessary skills and attitude for driving system-based performance.  

Along the way, we will be focusing on the necessary skills and attitude needed to help management drive towards system-based performance.

TUTORIAL TOPIC: The Integrated Mangement System

Robert Freeman, CEO (chief edutainment officer) of Practical Perspectives will guide you through the maze of standards, tools, and other such mechanism to drive quality and overall organizational performance.  Whether you have a well established management system or are just getting started, Robert will use real world examples to help all participants understand:

  • How to identify the structure needed to establish the management system platform.
  • When and how to introduce tools to support the management system.
  • How to facilitate the transition to an integrated management system.

Along the way, we will also talk about how to get management's buy-in or a renewed commitment to an integrated management system.

Robert FreemanDinner and Tutorial Speaker – Robert Freeman

Robert is a recognized authority in the field of quality, environmental, and occupational health and safety management systems centered on ISO 9000, ISO 14000, OHSAS 18001 and transitional management. He has successfully assisted dozens of organizations with their implementation and registration efforts. He has transitioned many from entrepreneurial and dysfunctional states of existence into structured and thriving organizations; others with existing and organized structures, he has brought to greater operating effectiveness.

A quality and manufacturing practitioner for over 20 years, his industry experience includes electronics (commercial and military), hardware development, food products, telecommunications, software, medical devices, machining, sheet metal, distribution, cabling, packaging, injection molding, coatings & resins, and media duplication.

Robert is an RAB Registered Lead Assessor for ISO 9000, ASTD (American Society for Training and Development) Certified in Organizational Training and Development through the University of Oklahoma, and a Certified ISO 9000 Instructor.