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Reliability Society [RL007]
6:00 PM, Wednesday, 14 May
Developing & Deploying Army Life Cycle Cultural Changes in Reliability Engineering
Robert J. Kuper, Dean, Reliability Engineering Competency, US Army Armament RDE Center
This meeting will provide an update on the Life Cycle Reliability Engineering Culture Change program developed and managed by Mr. Bob Kuper at the US Army Armament RDE Center followed by a Q&A session. The program has leveraged many years of studies by government, industry and the major audit agencies, and applies the wisdom of lessons learned from years of competency improvement initiatives. Coupled to this knowledge base are the new Reliability Technology initiatives being pursued, and execution of change dynamics in a newly defined, universally applicable, LC Process Model. This process model provides a stable progressive improvement framework for the competency program focusing on doing the business of culture change properly, by recognizing it must be developed and built on a strong foundation of Physics-based “Designing-In” processes for assurance of high performance, reliability and quality (while reducing life cycle costs) from the earliest life cycle phases. Advanced Modeling and Simulation technology integrated with Reliability design theory, the Life Cycle process focus where all the RIGHT tools, methods and best practices are applied at the RIGHT TIME using System Engineering principles and the rigor and disciplines of Lean Six Sigma.
The presentation will highlight the following key areas of the Competency program:
Technology development activities targeting enhanced “inherent reliability” prior to conceptual design
Advanced tools development and significantly better application of reliability theory.
Life Cycle process model preview (of book to be published in 2008) identifying/assuring the Right tools, methods and best practices are applied at the RIGHT Time in the life cycle process.
Education/training aspects of the Reliability Engineering competency program. Will highlight how we train, and what the Body of Knowledge (BOK) is for this advanced cultural change.
How we are driving elements of DoD/Army Business Transformation through the advanced competency program for Reliability Engineering through the framework for Lean Six Sigma deployment.
New Professional Society for technology transfer to embrace the mission of attaining and sustaining the USA as the Most Competitive Nation on earth.
While an extensive presentation, Mr Kuper will provide the ability to acquire much more detailed information if the attendees so desire. Also, information on joining the professional society (the Probabilistic Technology Community, a Network under the American Society for Quality, ASQ) established to drive the national culture change process will be available.
Mr. Bob Kuper is currently serving as the Competency Dean for Reliability Engineering at the US Army Armament Research Development & Engineering Center (ARDEC). In addition he also serves as the Program Manager for the M&S Integration Architecture Development Program and the Reliability for Future Force Technology Development Program (RFFTP). The Reliability for Future Force Technology Development Program includes numerous individual programs ranging from Probabilistic Design for Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS), embedded Probabilistic Technologies, Probabilistic, Physics-based design of Composite and Novel materials, etc. Mr. Kuper has served in many significant leadership and technical positions during his 31 year Army career, which include the Director of Program Management and the Associate Program Executive Officer for Ground Combat & Support Systems; Division Chief for the Army Packaging and Logistics Technology Division; Chief, Reliability Management Branch; Chief, Reliability Management Office; Senior Associate for Business Development; Chief, Predictive Engineering Branch; and a host of other team leading and Branch Chief roles in the Army Nuclear Weapons program in the 1980s and has chaired countless Army Special Studies, Failure Analysis and Root Cause Teams; Command Reorganization teams; Source Selection of major Army Programs etc. Bob was awarded the Meritorious Civilian Service Medal for leading a multi-year program to assure the quality, safety and reliability of all munitions, weapons and chemical defensive equipment deployed to Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Bob also has served in a number of volunteer roles for Professional Societies. Most recently he was a primary founder of the ASQ, Probabilistic Technology Community and served as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Operations Officer (COO), and also as the Co-Chair of the Technical Executive Committee overseeing and managing the technical programs. From 2000 to 2006 Bob also served as the Co-Chair of the Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE) G-11 Division.
This meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 at RSA, the Security Division of EMC, Bedford, MA. It will begin with personal networking & a light dinner at 5:30 PM. Chapter announcements and the presentation will follow at 6:00 PM. IEEE members and non-members are welcome. There is no charge for the dinner or presentation, but we request that you register to attend by Friday, May 9, so we can plan the refreshments. You can register online by visiting the Reliability Chapter’s website at http://www.ieee.org/bostonrel.
RSA, the Security Division of EMC is located at 174 Middlesex Turnpike in Bedford, MA. From Route 3 North, take Exit 26 (Route 62) and proceed STRAIGHT through the light at the end of the ramp onto Crosby Drive. At the end of Crosby Drive, turn LEFT onto Middlesex Turnpike. At the first light on Middlesex Turnpike, turn LEFT into RSA. Please park in the visitors’ area and enter the lobby of the main building. From Route 3 South, take Exit 26 (Route 62) and turn LEFT at the light at the end of the ramp onto Route 62. At the first light on Route 62, turn LEFT onto Crosby Drive. Follow the remaining directions above.
For a map and more directions, see the RSA website at http://www.rsasecurity.com/node.asp?id=1059
Reliability Society
5:30 PM, Wednesday, 11 June
Technology Development Workshop
Sypris Site Visit
Sypris Test & Measurement, in conjunction with the IEEE Boston Reliability Chapter, will host a site visit and workshop at their facilities in Billerica, MA on June 11th, 2008. The visit includes a tour of Sypris HALT, HASS, environmental and vibration chambers, leak test, EMI/EMC and package testing among other test capabilities.
The event will start at 5:30 pm. Food and refreshments will be provided followed by keynote speaker Arvin Blank and a tour at 6 pm led by Sypris personnel.
Space is limited so book early to avoid disappointment. If there is a sufficient number of sign-ups, a second visit will be arranged at a later date.
Sign-up at the Boston Reliability Chapter website http://ewh.ieee.org/r1/boston/rl/home.html
For further details of the Sypris event, contact: Sadie Ganas, 781-743-0235, e-mail: sadie.ganas@sypris.com, Web: www.wetest.com
Location: Sypris Test & Measurement, 7 Sterling Rd., North Billerica, MA 01862, Phone: (978) 663-2137
Getting There:
From the North or South, take Route 3 to exit 28 and head west on Treble Cove Road for 0.4 miles. Take the first right on Republic Road, and right again after 0.2 miles on Esquire Road. Follow Esquire Road for about 0.4 miles before meeting Sterling Road. Turn right on Sterling Road. Sypris is 130 feet up on the right. Be aware the roads in this area are poorly paved in places.
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