eQuaLified MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
OCTOBER 2014
CONFIRMED
CONFIRMED MINUTES
OCTOBER 27, 2014
PITTSBURGH, PA
These minutes are not final until confirmed by the eQuaLified Management Council in writing or by
vote at a subsequent meeting. Information herein does not constitute a communication or
recommendation from the eQuaLified Management Council and shall not be considered as such by
any agency.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014
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OPENING COMMENTS
1.1
Call to Order
The eQuaLified Management Council (eQMC) was called to order at 9:00 a.m.
eQMC Members Present
NAME
Latch
Richard
Mike
Tho
Joshua
Erika
Edward
Richard
Hidekazu
Arshad
Bob
Arne
Jeff
Jean-Philippe
Andrew
G.R.
Mark
Laurie
Tatsuko
COMPANY NAME
Anguelov
Blyth
Brandt
Bui
Crockett
Crow
Engelhard
Freeman
Furugori
Hafeez
Koukol
Logan
Lott
Mathevet
McClelland
Porterrield
Rechtsteiner
Strom
Suzuki
SAFRAN
Rolls-Royce
Alcoa
Honeywell Aerospace
Ellison Surface Technologies
Lockheed Martin
Solar Atmospheres, Inc.
TWI
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.
ABB, Inc.
Honeywell Aerospace
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.
The Boeing Co.
SAFRAN
Lockheed Martin
Solar Atmospheres, Inc.
GE Aviation
Honeywell Aerospace
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.
Chairperson
PRI Staff Present
Rhonda
Joanna
Justin
Joseph
Ian
Michele
Joseph
Leigh
McCabe
Pinto
Simpson
Stefanchik
The Chair, Laurie Strom, opened the meeting with introductions and a brief overview of the conflict
of interest and anti-trust information (see embedded presentation below).
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eQMC
EQUALIFIED
Committee Members
Participation.xls
INDUSTRY-MANAGED MEETING
5-Nov-14.pptx
CODE OF CONDUCT.ppt
Introductions were made and the agenda was reviewed.
The minutes from the June 2014 meeting in Dublin were approved as written. Laurie Strom
stimulated discussion around why the eQuaLified program was developed and how there is
currently a specification (AS9100 7.5.2) that calls out qualification of special process personnel.
The former Vice-chair, Christian Buck of SAFRAN, will no longer be participating in eQuaLified. He
will be replaced by Jean-Philippe Mathevet of SAFRAN, although a new Vice-chair is yet to be
nominated.
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REVIEW BOARD UPDATES
eQMC Review Board
updates.ppt
Rhonda Joseph and Justin McCabe presented the Review Board updates (see embedded
presentation).
Latch Anguelov stated that someone within the Nadcap Chemical Processing (CP) Task Group is
currently working on exam questions for qualifying operators. The activity was queried as a
duplication of the eQuaLified Chemical Processing Review Board activity but it was determined that
the activity is the same, single activity.
There was discussion around the practical aspect of eQuaLified examinations, especially within the
Composite Repair and Welding Review Boards (RB). As eQuaLified does not currently have a
structure for administering practical examinations, options are being explored to resolve this.
eQuaLified will look at practical exams if it is driven as a priority by the Review Boards. Currently,
the focus is on developing BoKs and online multiple choice theoretical examinations.
It was suggested that to increase buy-in and sustain the development of the program, a “Pending
Subscriber” option should be available to participating OEMs (similar to Nadcap). This option
would allow OEMs to participate for 1-year (without paying program fees), after which, they would
decide whether or not to continue participating in the program.
ACTION ITEM: Ask Review Boards (RB) to consider the need for practical examinations in
their respective technology. Each RB will handle practical exams differently. (Due Date 31Dec-14)
ACTION ITEM: PRI to develop a proposal for eQMC to consider Pending Subscribers. (Due
Date: 28-Feb-14)
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WebAssessor Demo
Demo Exam.ppt
Rhonda Joseph presented a demonstration of the WebAssessor on-line examination delivery
system (see embedded presentation above).
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Mark Rechtsteiner asked if eQuaLified will verify proof of education. Currently, eQuaLified does not
request objective evidence from the Operator and Planner level exam candidates, but
recommended education/experience levels are included in each BoK and in the WebAssessor
system. Owner-level exam candidates will be required to complete a portfolio to verify education
and experience.
A question was asked whether the current length of the exam (120 minutes) is sufficient. There
was a suggestion that the Review Boards should consider extending the time to test, as it would be
helpful for candidates that may not have English as their first language.
There was also a recommendation that the exams should be translated to other languages. This
will be a future consideration as determined by the eQMC.
A question was asked about the security of the examination content and verification of who is
taking the exams. At this point, the Review Boards have agreed to deliver the exams as unproctored. It was noted that this may make the exams less secure, although the exams are, in any
case, open book. It was noted that some participants may want the option of un-proctored and that
those for whom proctoring is vital could administer that independently (i.e the Process Owners can
be the on-site proctor). eQMC would like for the Review Boards to confirm that they still want to
deliver these exams as un-proctored and that they understand the risks involved.
There were also suggestions made to improve the formatting on the test takers instruction page in
WebAssessor, as well as to ensure that the correct number of questions are being pulled from
each section of the respective BoK.
ACTION ITEM: PRI to ask the Review Board subscribing members to confirm their decision
regarding the length of the exams (Due Date 31-Dec-14)
ACTION ITEM: PRI to ask the Review Board subscribing members to confirm their decision
regarding un-proctored exams. (Due Date: 31-Dec-2014)
ACTION ITEM: PRI to ask the Review Board subscribing members to confirm their decision
regarding the current question pulling methodology that is currently set up in the WebAssessor
exam system. (Due Date: 31-Dec-2014)
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EQUALIFIED VALUE
In response to a query about industry involvement Rhonda Joseph presented a spreadsheet
listing current eQuaLified committee members.
There was a presentation to the some of the Nadcap Task Groups this week. There are concerns
that the suppliers do not understand the eQuaLified program. There was a recommendation for
the eQMC members to flow down information to their Task Group reps more often.
Attendees were reminded that eQuaLified program started 7 years ago at the request of Industry.
It is voluntary with no intention now or in the future to mandate the program to Nadcap suppliers.
The purpose of eQuaLified will continue to provide a service to the industry to assist with the gap
in special process knowledge and skills evaluation.
Additional eQMC members volunteered to participate in the Value Proposition sub team.
Value Proposition Sub-Team:
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Mark Binfield – Goodrich UTAS (Lead)
Richard Blyth – Rolls Royce
Josh Crockett - Ellison Surface Technologies
Jean-Philippe Mathevet- SAFRAN
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Gordon Porterfield - Solar Atmospheres, Inc.
There was a recommendation to break out the industry specifications from the Nadcap audit
checklist references into different columns in all of the eQuaLified BoKs.
PD-6103-HTBoK-003
PL-2-Pyrometry-Service-In-House-Planner-3Oct14-FINAL.pdf
Laurie Strom surveyed the attendees to determine if they felt that the program provides value to the
industry and to identify who will use the eQuaLified. There was an overall consensus that the
eQuaLified program provides a benefit and has value. Joe Pinto committed to continuing support of
this effort provided industry sees a need and value in the activity. Recommended to revisit
discussion at the October 2015 eQMC meeting. Laurie Strom encouraged eQMC members to ask
for support from their technical staff.
ACTION ITEM: Rhonda Joseph to update the committee member presentation and the participation
spreadsheet and attach to the meeting minutes. (Due Date: 8-Nov-2014)
ACTION ITEM: Rhonda Joseph to ask the Review Boards to review the BoKs in light of the eQMC
recommendation to split the references to industry specifications/requirements and the Nadcap
audit checklist references. (Due Date: 2-Feb-2015)
5.0
NEW BUSINESS
There was a request for the Review Boards to develop a guideline document explaining where the RBs are
currently and how they got there. (addressing all options for exams and BoK development) in order to
support ongoing forward momentum.
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Next eQMC face-to-face meetings:
 Friday 6 March 2015 – Berlin, Germany
 Thursday 25 June 2015 – Montreal, Quebec, Canada
 Thursday 22 October 2015 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
The dates and times of Review Board meetings will be shared once available.
ACTION ITEM: Rhonda Joseph to ask the Review Boards develop a guideline document for each
review that addresses all the options for exams and BoK. (Due Date: 25-Feb-2015)
6.0
WRAP UP / REVIEW RAIL
eQMC Working Rail
25Oct14.xlsx
ADJOURNMENT – 23-Oct-2014 – Meeting was adjourned at 12:05 p.m.
Minutes Prepared by: Rhonda Joseph – (rjoseph@p-r-i.org)
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