ASQ 2007 World Conference on Quality and Improvement

Now that I have told you how I have been preparing for the conference, I thought I would go backwards and introduce myself. In high school geometry, I always did my proofs backwards. I suppose that as an adult, I still sometimes do things backwards. Fortunately, the end result is typically the same. I was fortunate to have a teacher that understood that doing things differently is not doing things wrong. He believed that positive mental attitude was the key to success.

My name is Aimee Siegler, and I am a National Director on the ASQ board. I am a Director at large, which means that I don't represent the divisions or the sections. As I put it, I am an equal opportunity trouble maker. In reality, I spend a lot of my time listening to what issues people are facing, and then trying to answer questions or connect people with others to accomplish what I need. I am not sure that this was part of the job description, but I have always been an answer person, so this is what worked for me. I have also been a member of the nominating committee as well as the research committee. Most recently, I have been involved with the electronics and communications division RoHS technical committee.

At home, I am the Global Compliance Manager for Benchmark Electronics. The compliance that I am responsible for is environmental compliance, specifically looking at how we ensure we meet our customer's requirements in relationship to the RoHS legislation that has been released or is pending around the world. I am married, and have two children (Matthew and Hannah, ages 3 and 5), and live in the small town (less than 100!) of Centerville, WI. In my spare time (what spare time?) I enjoy sudoku puzzles, cross stitching, gardening, and cooking.