Tshibangu Certified ASQ Quality Engineer

Anselm Tshibangu, assistant
professor, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Alfred State College has
completed requirements to be named an ASQ-certified quality engineer (ASQ-CQE)
by the Certification Board of the American Society for Quality. As such, Tshibangu has reached a significant
level of professional recognition, indicating a proficiency in and a
comprehension of quality engineering principles and practices. Individuals who earn this certification are
allowed to use "ASC CQE" 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 Mike Nichols,
president, American Society for Quality.
"This is a great accomplishment and although not a formal registration
or licensure, it represents a high level of peer recognition."

A certified
quality engineer is a professional who understands the principles of product
and service quality evaluation and control.
In order to sit for the CAE examination, a candidate must have at least
eight year of training and on-the-job experience in one or more areas of quality,
with a minimum of three years in a decision-making position. Some of these areas include the developing
and implementing quality systems, knowledge and application of methods for
planning, controlling, and assuring product and process quality, reliability
and risk management, and the ability to use a wide spectrum of quantitative
analysis and evaluative tools and techniques.

Since 1968,
when the first ASQ certification examination was given, more than 100,000
individuals have taken the path to reaching their goal of becoming ASQ-certified
in their field or profession, including many who have attained more than one
designation.

The
American Society for Quality has been the world's leading authority on quality
for more than 60 years. With more than
93,000 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.
ASQ is a champion of the quality movement, offering technologies,
concepts, tools, and training to quality professionals, quality practitioners,
and everyday consumers.

Tshibangu, who joined the faculty
at Alfred State College in September 2004, holds a PhD in industrial
engineering from Morgan
State University,
Baltimore; an
MSc in engineering management from Rand
Afrikaans University, South Africa;
and a BSc in mechanical engineering from the University of Kinshasa,
Democratic Republic of Congo.

Prior to
coming to Alfred, Tshibangu served as an associate professor at Baltimore City Community College
and as a teaching and research assistant at Morgan State
University, Baltimore. He also has experience in manufacturing,
mining, chemical, and metallurgical plants.

Tshibangu
is the co-author of several papers, including "A Compromise Programming
Approach to FMS Optimization Model," proceedings of the 7^th annual
International Conference on Industrial Engineering, Busan, Korea; "Analysis of
an FMS with Consideration of Machine Reliability," proceedings of the 8^th
annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering Theory, Las Vegas;
and "Multiple Optimization of a Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) Using a
Multivariate Quadratic Loss Function," published and presented, in absentia, at
the 9^th annual International Conference
on Industrial Engineering Theory at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Tshibangu,
a native of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and his wife, Joelle, are the
parents of Kenny, Dan, Sarah, and Ketsia, all at home.

Alfred State College, a member of the technology
college sector within the State University of New York (SUNY) system, offers
outstanding educational opportunities for students in its nearly 60 associate
degree programs, 15 baccalaureate degree programs, and several certificate programs.
ASC continues to expand its online education offerings to include more than 56
online courses as well as two complete curriculum options (health information
technology and court and realtime reporting). Numerous vocational-technical
offerings stressing hands-on learning are available at the School of Applied Technology
Campus located in nearby Wellsville,
NY. The College is accredited by
the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and several programs are
also accredited or approved by program-specific professional organizations.