Hello, I’m Jim Tereshko, the section Membership Chair for 2005-2006. This is my
first year as a section volunteer and it’s been fun to get to know more of our
members. I have been a member of ASQ since 2000 and have had “Quality” in my
job title for the past 12 years. During that time I have implemented and
maintained ISO 9000 systems at three different companies and directed the
quality function at two. I am passionate about process improvement and have
encouraged the use of lean manufacturing techniques to drive process
improvement and cost reduction. I am a Six Sigma Green Belt.
Most of my 30+ years of experience in high tech was spent predominantly at
Digital Equipment where I managed product assurance engineering, a software
engineering group, and quality for a wafer fab. I am currently a Quality
Systems and Analysis Manager at Bose Corporation in Framingham.
My education includes a BSEE from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and an MBA
from Babson College. I live in Berlin MA with my wife Sue and we have two grown
sons who are proudly serving our country as officers in the US Navy. Outside of
work I tutor high school students for the Math SAT and am a local liaison to
area high schools for the US Naval Academy.
Spotlight on ASQ Worcester Section
Leadership Volunteers
Newsletter Chair
My name is Amy Powers and I am the section Newsletter Chair for 2005-2006. I
have only been with ASQ for couple of years now and this is my first time as a
section volunteer. I enjoy my responsibilities as a newsletter editor. In this
position I have learned a lot about ASQ and how it works, as well as giving me
the opportunity of getting to know the wonderful group of people that lead this
section and the members that belong to it. It is gratifying to be a part of an
organization that has the same quality passion that I have. The networking and
the sharing of the victories and defeats in the quality field has been a great
learning for me.
My obsession for quality began when I was first introduced to the ISO 9001
quality standard. I am proud to currently be working at Gentex Optics
(Essilor), one of the leading manufacturers of polycarbonate eyewear, for ten
years. I work in the QA Department and my position is ISO Internal Lead Auditor
for 9001 and the 14001 environmental standard. Along with my auditor
responsibilities, I am currently on the team of a company wide process mapping
project that will help us to improve on our processes. I belong to the safety
committee and I hope to be part of the team for the plant wide implementation
and registration to the OSAS 18001 safety standard. Top management’s goal is
have this system in place by the end of 2006.
I am affectionately called “ISO geek” by my co-workers because I live, breathe
and eat up any type of standard or specification. I have even been known to do
root cause analysis and fish bone diagrams to solve problems outside the work
place. I’m told it’s a sickness!
