At its ASQ Presents Event! ™
held September 12 the Grand
Rapids Section of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) will commemorate
60 years of service to the Greater Grand Rapids community with a birthday
celebration. This event will be held at the Bluff Conference and Banquet
Center in Grand Rapids,
MI.
This event
will include a great line-up of keynote speakers, including Grand Rapids area business executives sharing
how different aspects of quality have influenced their respective organizations
over the years. One of the featured speakers will be, Paul Borawski, CEO of
ASQ.
The complete line-up of featured speakers include:
Paul Borawski, CEO of
ASQ.Paul in his words “I have enjoyed 27 years with ASQ; I was proud of the
organization I joined and am proud of the organization ASQ has become. My
tenure with ASQ has seen three distinct challenges and phases over the years:
first was to manage growth; second was to bring new strategic dimensions to the
organization; and third, since 2007, has been advancing ASQ’s vision to become
a truly global organization. ASQ’s success in becoming a global organization is
certain at this point.” Paul will give us a view of the past and insights
into the future of quality.
Mark Bissell,
President of Bissell Homecare Inc. Grand
Rapids. The Bissell family owns the 137 year old
Bissell Homecare which sells more vacuums and floor cleaners than any other
company in the world. Under Mark Bissell’s leadership the company has grown to
10 countries. In May 2013 Mark was honored at the 23
rd annual
Junior Achievement West MI Business Hall of Fame for extraordinary
contributions to
West Michigan. He is also
involved in many local organizations including Business Leaders for
Michigan, YMCA of
Greater Grand Rapids and the Heart of West Michigan United Way Campaign
Cabinet.
Sharon Darby, Manager
of the Environmental, Safety and Sustainability at Cascade Engineering, a
leading multi-business manufacturer in the transportation, recycling, office
furniture, and renewable energy industries, specializing in plastic injection
molding with 1200 employees in five worldwide locations. She has been with the
organization for twelve years.
Sharon plays an integral
part of the organization’s Triple Bottom Line culture leading safety and
environmental initiatives, Zero Waste Team, Diversity Coordinating Council,
Charitable Contributions, and Sustainability Forum. Outside of Cascade Engineering,
Sharon is the
Mayor of Saranac. She has an MBA in Strategic Management and a bachelor’s
degree in Business Administration from
Davenport.
Other accomplishments include a Sustainability Certificate, Distinguished
Toastmaster, Certified Manager, Senior Professional Human Resources
Certification, and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – Operations
& Maintenance Certification.
John Coyle is the
Director of Global Quality for Amway in Ada,
MI. John has worked in various Product Development and Quality positions at
Amway for the past 9 years. He has more than 22 years of Quality systems
related experience and worked in similar roles previously for Shell Petroleum,
SAS Institute and Quaker Chemical. John is a native of the
Pittsburgh,
PA area where he earned his Bachelors of
Science degree in Industrial Management and now considers the
Midwest
his home and is finishing his Master's of Science in Technology and Leadership
at PurdueUniversity.
Jim Zawacki,
Chairman
of Grand Rapids Spring and Stamping. A Graduate of AquinasCollege. Jim and
wife, Joan, have 6 plus grandchildren.
Jim worked as a Manufacturing Engineer at Bissell Inc. early in his
career. He is deeply involved in making GRS &S the “Best” in their product
field. The Goal is “Profits through Continuous Improvement and having fun
during the process”. His theme is “Manufacturing is Vital to our Economy.”
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