I’m a little late with sharing this bit of info with all my friends out there in the blogosphere. I guess that I have been a bit busy lately. OK…OK, I haven’t been busy, just been too damn lazy to share… you happy now that I admitted it?
Anyways…I am now, officially, a Certified Quality Technician…YAY ME!!
So, what does that mean, you ask? Well, honestly, a whole lot…of nothing! Well…actually, it does mean a little something to the right employers (I wonder where they are all located?).
American Society for Quality
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jason E. Luttrull Receives ASQ-Certified Quality Technician
Milwaukee, WI, October 26, 2009 — The Certification Board of ASQ (American Society for Quality) is pleased to announce that Jason E. Luttrull has completed the requirements to be named an ASQ-Certified Quality Technician (ASQ CQT). As such, Jason E. Luttrull has reached a significant level of professional recognition, indicating a proficiency in and a comprehension of quality concepts, tools, and techniques. Individuals who earn this certification are allowed to use “ASQ CQT” on their business cards and professional correspondence.
“ASQ provides certification as a way to provide formal recognition to professionals who have demonstrated an understanding of, and a commitment to, quality techniques and practices in their job and career,” explains Peter Andres, ASQ president. “This is a great accomplishment and, although not a formal registration or licensure, it represents a high level of peer recognition.”
In order to sit for the CQT examination, an individual must have four years of on-the-job experience in qualityrelated processes. Successful candidates for this certification are expected to be able to apply quality concepts in a variety of situations, including using statistical tools such as DOE, sampling tables, etc., to analyze and solve problems. A CQT is also expected to read and interpret blueprints and drawings, including geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) techniques, quantify cost of quality data, and measure process performance.
Since 1968, when the first ASQ certification examination was given, more than 163,000 individuals have taken the path to reaching their goal of becoming ASQ-Certified in their field or profession, including many of who have attained more than one designation. To learn more about ASQ’s Certified Quality Technician program, visit http://www.asq.org/certification/quality-technician/.
ASQ, www.asq.org, has been the world’s leading authority on quality for more than 60 years. With more than 85,000 individual and organizational members, the professional association advances learning, quality improvement and knowledge exchange to improve business results and to create better workplaces and communities worldwide. As champion of the quality movement, ASQ offers technologies, concepts, tools and training to quality professionals, quality practitioners and everyday consumers. ASQ has been the sole administrator of the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award since 1991. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., ASQ is a founding sponsor of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).
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Now that I have this, my third, ASQ Certification (I am also a Certified Quality Improvement Associate - CQIA, and a Certified Quality Process Analyst – CQPA) I think that it may be time to update the ol’ resume and possibly, POSSIBLY, do a little fishing to see what all is out there.
I have mentioned it to my boss a couple times that I might put my resume out there just to see, and she has made it known that she will KILL me. Especially if I was to find something else and leave the current position that I hold. But, then again, at least she will still have her best tech working there. 
No, I am not looking to find other employment. I actually quite enjoy the job that I currently have. BUT, if something was to be offered to me that was just too good to pass up, you bet your sweet ass that I would jump on the offer! Of course, it would have to be something that offered one hell of a salary.
Anyhoo…I am really proud of myself for earning this certification, especially since I absolutely DID NOT study for this exam…AT ALL! I just went on what I learned in class two years ago! Yeah, I’m THAT good, dontyaknow!
Until next time, my friends…
