Susan Schall

Susan Schall

Front Royal, Virginia, United States
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About

Tired of the never-ending struggle to improve manufacturing performance and bewildered by…

Experience

  • Graduate School USA Graphic

    Graduate School USA

    Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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    Front Royal, VA

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    Front Royal, VA

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    Front Royal, VA

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    Baltimore, MD

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    Baltimore, MD

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    Front Royal, VA

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    Front Royal, VA

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    Winchester, VA

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    Parkersburg, WV

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    Multiple

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    Rochester, NY

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    Rochester, NY

Education

Licenses & Certifications

  • Change Practitioner Graphic

    Change Practitioner

    Prosci

    Issued
    Credential ID 556992
  • The Six Types of Working Genius Certification Graphic

    The Six Types of Working Genius Certification

    The Six Types of Working Genius

    Issued
  • Honored Listee Graphic

    Honored Listee

    Marquis Who's Who

    Issued Expires
    Credential ID 5eaea9cf34764a01b3c6e142f764c07fd002b005e4ee45859f6cb02ed2a52868
  • Program Evaluator Graphic

    Program Evaluator

    ABET

    Issued Expires

  • Certified Manager of Quality /Organizational Excellence

    ASQ

    Issued Expires

  • The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team Powered by Everything DiSC Facilitator Accreditation

    The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™

    Issued Expires
    Credential ID 0000001117

  • Certified Quality Engineer

    ASQ

    Issued Expires
    Credential ID 9853

Volunteer Experience

  • Chair

    Northern Shenandoah Valley Section ASQ

    - 2 years

    Led initial group from subsection status to full section status; established initial section by-laws and officer roles; established monthly meeting structure and communications with section membership through monthly newsletter.

  • Internet Liaison

    Northern Shenandoah Valley Section ASQ

    - Present 19 years 11 months

    Manage/maintain Section websites and LinkedIn group as means to communicate monthly meetings, newsletters and educational events.

  • Lay Leader

    Front Royal United Methodist Church (FRUMC)

    - 3 years

    Assisted pastor with two stylistically different weekly worship services; represented congregation in Finance, Staff-Parish, and Trustee committees; represented congregation at District events. Maintained statistics for FRUMC 5 Talent initiative.

  • President, Vice-President, Member, Board of Directors

    Penn State Engineering Society

    - 7 years 1 month

    Education

    Worked collaboratively with the College of Engineering Dean's office to identify alumni activities to assist College of Engineering achieve objectives (scholarships, student mentoring, faculty recognition, etc,);led BOD meetings; led strategic planning effort, resulting in new committee structure.;

  • Chair

    Penn State Women in Engineering Advisory Committee

    - 2 years 9 months

    Education

    Evaluated College of Engineering activities to increase recruitment and retention of female engineering students; provided feedback and assistance on execution.

  • Chair, Member

    Penn State Industrial Engineering Industrial & Professional Advisory Committee

    - 10 years 4 months

    Education

    Attended bi-annual meetings to assist PSU Industrial Engineering Department achieve strategic objectives by providing insights into the profession from an industrial perspective; served on multiple sub-committees to improve both undergraduate & graduate curriculums, prepare for ABET accreditation, and improve communication of the program to alumni and the public.

  • Treasurer

    Northern Shenanaoh Valley American ociety for Quality, Section 131

    - Present 7 years 5 months

    Science and Technology

    Maintain financial records of the Section, provide quarterly reports to ASQ HQ, and monitor spending vs budget.

  • Finance Chair

    Front Royal United Methodist Church

    - Present 7 years 5 months

    Nurture financial vitality and provide leadership on the financial direction of the church through budgeting, financial documentation and controls. Report to Administrative Board.

  • Treasurer

    Northern Shenandoah Valley ASQ Section 12131

    - Present 7 years 5 months

    Economic Empowerment

  • Finance Chair

    Front Royal United Methodist Church

    - Present 7 years 5 months

  • Treasurer

    Northern Shenandaoh Valley ASQ Section 1131

    - Present 7 years 5 months

    Maintain Section financial books, create and distribute monthly financial reports to Section leadership and required quarterly and annual reports to ASQ HQ.

  • ISEA - International Statistical Engineering Association Graphic

    Communications Committee Chair and At-Large Board Member

    ISEA - International Statistical Engineering Association

    - Present 4 years 5 months

    Science and Technology

    Coordinate all communications with members in collaboration with Board and Marketing Committee. Maintain website and membership management system.

Publications

  • Is Your Organization Healthy Enough for Six Sigma?

    ASQ Six Sigma Forum Magazine

    Just as people can be unhealthy,
    so can organizations, bloated
    with politics, confusion, waste, high
    employee turnover and unsatisfied
    customers. At the heart of this
    unhealthiness is a dysfunctional
    leadership team.

    See publication

  • • “Variability Reduction: A Statistical Engineering Approach to Engage Operations Teams in Process Improvement,”

    Quality Engineering

    A U.S. printing company successfully implemented a team-
    based variability reduction methodology to enable operations teams, pri-
    marily pressmen and bindery operators, to establish standard processes,
    identify and eliminate sources of variability, establish the daily disciplines
    necessary to sustain the productivity improvements over time, and create
    an environment to facilitate step-change productivity improvement through
    Six Sigma projects. This article shares the…

    A U.S. printing company successfully implemented a team-
    based variability reduction methodology to enable operations teams, pri-
    marily pressmen and bindery operators, to establish standard processes,
    identify and eliminate sources of variability, establish the daily disciplines
    necessary to sustain the productivity improvements over time, and create
    an environment to facilitate step-change productivity improvement through
    Six Sigma projects. This article shares the methodology and how it
    addressed the hallmarks of a problem requiring statistical engineering

    See publication

Honors & Awards

  • Medallion Award

    Institute of industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE)

    ecognizes individuals that have made a notable impact on the industrial engineering profession through any of the following ways:
    Exceptional leadership as an advisor in developing and promoting young engineers.
    Creating a body of knowledge for the practice of industrial engineering.
    Innovation in organizing educational materials that advances the development of industrial engineers.
    Significant impact on the productivity of a company through applications of industrial engineering…

    ecognizes individuals that have made a notable impact on the industrial engineering profession through any of the following ways:
    Exceptional leadership as an advisor in developing and promoting young engineers.
    Creating a body of knowledge for the practice of industrial engineering.
    Innovation in organizing educational materials that advances the development of industrial engineers.
    Significant impact on the productivity of a company through applications of industrial engineering methods.

  • Cerified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence

    American Society for Quality

    Facilitates and leads team efforts to establish and monitor customer/supplier relations, and supports strategic planning and deployment initiatives.

  • Excellence in Project & Quality Management

    Marquis Whos Who

    Expert Industry resource

  • Published article

    Six Sigma Forum Magazine

    Creative Thinking: Devising a Six Sigma Deployment When Top Management Isn't Initially on Board

  • Outstanding Engineering Alumna

    Penn State College of Engineering

  • Fellow

    ABET

  • Engineering Bronze Award

    DuPont Engineering

    Received for serving as author and editor of DuPont Engineering Accession Report, “Measures of Continual Quality Improvement.”

  • Engineering Silver Award

    DuPont Engineering

    Received for providing “Engineering Process Improvement Seminar” and project coaching to over 25 DuPont project and construction engineering teams

  • Certified Quality Engineer

    American Society for Quali

    Develops and operates quality control systems. applies and analyzes testing and inspection procedures. Uses metrology and statistical methods to diagnose and correct improper quality control practices.

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • German

    Limited working proficiency

Organizations

  • Northern Shenandoah Valley ASQ Section 1131

    Chair, Past Chair, Newsletter Editor, Internet Liaison

    - Present

  • IIE

    ABET Accreditation Advisory Council

    - Present

    Evaluate candidates nominated to serve as an ABET Program Evaluator; plan & conduct annual ABET training at IIE Conference; assist with Program Evaluator assignments to EAC visit teams and nominate IIE candidates for the Commissions (EAC and ETAC) and Board of Directors.

  • ASQ

    Fruend-Marquardt , Shewhart & Hunter Medal Committees, Awards Board Member

    - Present

  • American Society for Quality

    Senior member

    - Present

    ASQC Member, Rochester Section; founding member of Penn State Student Section; Chair Elect & Chair of Delaware Section; Chair of Northern Shenandoah Valley Section

  • IIE

    Senior Member

    - Present

    Student member, member, senior member

  • Malcolm Baldridge Board of Examiners

    Examiner

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    Evaluated applicant from independent review through site visit.

  • ABET

    IIE Program Evaluator, Engineering Accreditation Commissioner, Board of Directors

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    o Chaired BOD Educational Delivery Strategic Task Team, August 2007 – March 2008 o Member, Partnership to Advance Volunteer Excellence (PAVE) Steering Team, February, 2007 – March 2008 o Member, Ad Hoc BOD Group on Board Operations, January – February, 2007 o Member, Linton E. Grinter Distinguished Service Award Subcommittee, November 2005 – October 2006 o Board Liaison to the Computing Accreditation Commission(CAC), October 2005 –October 2008 o Member-at-Large, Engineering Accreditation…

    o Chaired BOD Educational Delivery Strategic Task Team, August 2007 – March 2008 o Member, Partnership to Advance Volunteer Excellence (PAVE) Steering Team, February, 2007 – March 2008 o Member, Ad Hoc BOD Group on Board Operations, January – February, 2007 o Member, Linton E. Grinter Distinguished Service Award Subcommittee, November 2005 – October 2006 o Board Liaison to the Computing Accreditation Commission(CAC), October 2005 –October 2008 o Member-at-Large, Engineering Accreditation Commission Executive Committee, July 2000-July 2002 o Chair, Engineering Accreditation Commission Quality and Innovation Committee, July 2000-July 2002 o Team Leader, Engineering Accreditation Commission Process Improvement Team, September 2001-October 2002 o Facilitator, ABET Faculty Workshop for Continuous Program Improvement, January 26-27, 2002. o Team Chair, 7 EAC visits. o IE Program Evaluator, 4 EAC visits o Served as BOD Liaison to the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC), October 2005 - October 2008

  • Malcolm Baldrige Board of Examiners

    Examiner

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    Evaluated application through both independent and consensus reviews.

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