ISO Users Group of Western Pennsylvania
Monday November 19, 2001
Dinner Meeting
Speaker: Ken Whistler, owner of Jireh Quality Services
Location: Engineers Society, 4th Avenue, Downtown, Pittsburgh, PA
COST: $20.00 for members, $25.00 for non-members
5:30 - 6:25 Social Hour
6:30 Dinner
7:30 Announcements and Break
Presentation after Break
PROGRAM:
Ken is owner of Jireh Quality Services operating from
Edinburg, PA. JQS assists companies in development/implementation of a
customized, practical value-added quality system. Preparations for ISO 9000,
QS-9000, and AS 9000 registration or GMP regulations compliance, and
improvements of existing systems are a specialty. Expertise is offered in
chemical and petroleum industries; automotive and aircraft parts; industrial
belts; precision positioning equipment; basic metals and metal products,
including iron/steel, copper, aluminum, beryllium, magnesium, and zinc;
castings; carbon black; plastics extrusion and molding; printed circuits; paint;
pulp and paper; printing; glass; plastic lenses, and rubber products.
Ken is a Registrar Accreditation Board Quality Systems Lead Auditor, #Q02640;
QS-9000 Auditor, Certificate #R01-105; American Society for Quality Certified
Quality Auditor #5984. He maintains expertise by half-time employment as Lead
Auditor for Bureau Veritas Quality International (NA) Inc., Jamestown, NY.
Prior to starting his own consulting business, Ken was employed by Witco
Corporation, Petroleum Specialties Group: Petrolia, PA, where he was Manager of
Quality Systems. He has an M.S. in Chemistry from Villanova University,
Villanova, PA; his Bachelor's Degree also in Chemistry, is from Lebanon Valley
College, Annville PA.
Ken is a Past President of the ISO Users Group of Western PA.
Reservations:
Please make dinner reservations by Friday, November 16, 2001.
Please call the ESWP at (412) 261-0710 ext.10. Inform the receptionist of your choice of chicken, beef, fish, or vegetarian. After making a reservation, you will be responsible for payment if you do not cancel in advance.
Payment for the dinner meeting should be in the form of cash or check. Make checks payable to ISO Users Group of Western Pennsylvania.
Questions should be directed to Mike Meketa at 724-772-1616 x 8112 or email to mmeketa@sae.org.