 Education & Seminars
Schedule of Courses: Spring 2010
Click here for our public Google Calendar at 2010 Calendar of Events.
 Ops A La Carte 2010 Education Schedule (pdf)
The following is a list of all our public seminars for the next few months. Most of our seminars are taught as in-house tailored seminars. To view a list of all our seminars, please go to the Ops A La Carte Course List
In-House courses are customized and combined with other courses as required to meet client's goals. Courses cover principals, theory, and applications with lectures/workshops.
 Topic: Design for Excellence (DfX) Symposium
Date: April 19-23
Location: San Jose, CA
About Event: Ops A La Carte and DfR Solutions are teaming up to give this Design for Excellence (DfX) Symposium. We will also be giving this two other times during the year - May 17-21 in Huntsville, Alabama and October 11-15 in College Park, Maryland.
DFX TRACK ONE - DESIGN
Design for Reliability (DfR): Apr 19: Mike Silverman of Ops & Dr. Craig Hillman of DfR
Design of Environment (DfE): Apr 20 by Dr. Randy Schueller of DfR Solutions
Design for Manufacturability (DfM): Apr 21 by Cheryl Tulkoff of DfR Solutions
Design for Testability (DfT): Apr 22 by Vaughan Carlson, Pres. of Value Engrafting
Software Design for Reliability: Apr 23 am by Bob Mueller of Ops A La Carte
Design for Warranty: Apr 23 pm by Bob Mueller of Ops A La Carte
DFX TRACK TWO - TESTING
Best Accelerated Life Tests: Apr 19-20 by Mike Silverman of Ops A La Carte
Root Cause Analysis (RCA): Apr 21-22: Greg Swartz of Ops & Dr. Craig Hillman of DfR
Design for Mechanical Reliability: Apr 23 by Dr. Kim Parnell of Ops A La Carte
PRICING AND TERMS
Class Prices: Two day=$1195, One day=$695, half day=$395
Group Discounts: Every 5th registrant is FREE
Unemployed/Employees paying themselves=25% off
Full time students=50% off
All are available via webinar for a 25% discount.
Payment: PO, Check, or Credit Card in advance
For more info or to register, please 
Course: Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) Preparation Course
Date(s): Apr 13 - May 25, 2010
Time: 6pm-10pm one night a week, 7 weeks
Instructor: :Greg Swartz and Pat McMahan, Ops A La Carte
Length: 7 weeks
Cost: $1295. We offer 25% discount for those taking via webinar or for unemployed or for students not getting reimbursed.
Location: San Jose, CA
Offered via webinar for out of town students.
Description: Becoming certified as a Quality Engineer (CQE) can be valuable to your employer and your career. We are offering this Exam Preparation Course. Students have found it very valuable in preparing for the exam. Even if you are not planning on taking the exam but need a good, in-depth course in Quality Engineering, this can benefit you substantially.
Course Webpage: CQE Course by Ops A La Carte
All our seminars are offered as in-house tailored seminars. To view a list of all our seminars, go to Ops A La Carte Course List
Events 2010
Here is a list of events for the rest of 2010. More information will be coming on these events at the beginning of the year. Click here for a 2010 Calendar of Events. Below is a list of the events.
MARCH
- Mar 11: Product Realization Group (PRG) Lunch and Learn Series: New paradigms for designing Green Products, San Jose, CA (also available via webinar). Ops A La Carte's Mike Silverman and Fusion Design's Mark Brinkerhoff will be giving the presentations. Note below **
APRIL
- Apr 13: Start of CQE Class (runs from Apr 13 to May 25, one night a week for 7 weeks), San Jose CA (also available via webinar)
- Apr 19-23: Reliability Symposium West by Ops A La Carte and DfR Solutions, San Jose, CA (also available via webinar)
- Apr 15: Product Realization Group (PRG) Lunch and Learn Series: Medical Product Development and Validation, San Jose, CA (also available via webinar) Note below**
MAY
- May 13: Product Realization Group (PRG) Lunch and Learn Series: Driving Product Realization with Global Collaboration, San Jose, CA (also available via webinar). Note below**
- May 17-21: Reliability Symposium South by Ops A La Carte and DfR Solutions, San Jose, CA (also available via webinar)
- May ??: Ops A La Carte, DLI, and DfR Solutions will team up to give a Cleantech presentation in Austin, Texas. The exact date in May is still TBD.
JUNE
- June 15-18: Applied Reliability Symposium (ARS): Reno, Nevada. We will present our paper on Estimating Field Failure Rate from the Results of HALT
JULY
- No events planned. Have a nice summer!
AUGUST
- Aug 17: Start of CRE Class (runs from Aug 17 to Sept 28), San Jose CA (also available via webinar)
- Aug 20: Product Realization Group (PRG) Summer Barbeque
SEPTEMBER
- Sep 22: SMP Lunch and Learn on Medical Device Product Design
OCTOBER
- Oct 6-8: Accelerated Stress Testing and Reliability (ASTR) Workshop, Denver CO (also available via webinar) We will present our updated HALT Calculator Model.
- Oct 11-15: Reliability Symposium East by Ops A La Carte and DfR Solutions, College Park, Maryland (also available via webinar)
- Oct 19: Start of CQE Class (runs from Oct 19 to Nov 30, one night a week for 7 weeks), San Jose CA (also available via webinar)
NOVEMBER
- Nov 10-11: Biomed Show, San Jose, CA. We will present our paper on Reliability Challenges in the Medical Industry
- Nov 12: Ops Medical Open House, San Jose, CA
DECEMBER
- No events planned. Have a nice holiday!
For more details, click on our events page or contact us.
** For PRG Events we have started offering these lunch and learns via webinar as well. If you cannot attend in person and would like to attend via webinar, please note that on your registration form. To register for any of these lunch and learn sessions, please go to L&L registration form.
Email us at via our contact form for more information on any of these events above.
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