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  • Repeating EventSix Sigma Black Belt

    Wed, Sep 10, 2014

    DEN@Viterbi, Executive Education

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    Speaker: TBD,

    Abstract: Event Dates:
    Week 1: July 7 - 11, 2014 from 9:00am - 5:00pm

    Week 2: August 11 - 15, 2014 from 9:00am - 5:00pm

    Week 3: September 8 - 12, 2014 from 9:00am - 5:00pm

    This course teaches you the advanced problem-solving skills you will need in order to measure a process, analyze the results, develop process improvements and quantify the resulting savings. Project assignments between sessions require you to apply what you’ve learned. This course is presented in three five-day sessions over a three-month period.

    Learn the advanced problem-solving skills you need to implement the principles, practices and techniques of Six Sigma to maximize performance and cost reductions in your organization. During this three-week practitioner course, you will learn how to measure a process, analyze the results, develop process improvements and quantify the resulting savings. You will be required to complete a project demonstrating mastery of appropriate analytical methods and pass an examination to earn USC and IIE's Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate. This practitioner course for Six Sigma implementation provides extensive coverage of the Six Sigma process as well as intensive exposure to the key analytical tools associated with Six Sigma, including project management, team skills, cost analysis, FMEA, basic statistics, inferential statistics, sampling, goodness of fit testing, regression and correlation analysis, reliability, design of experiments, statistical process control, measurement systems analysis and simulation. Computer applications are emphasized.

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    Host: Professional Programs

    Audiences: Registered Attendees

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    Contact: Viterbi Professional Programs

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  • Repeating EventMeet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering Talk

    Wed, Sep 10, 2014

    Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission

    Receptions & Special Events


    This half day program is designed for prospective freshmen and family members. Meet USC includes an information session on the University and the Admission process; a student led walking tour of campus and a meeting with us in the Viterbi School. Meet USC is designed to answer all of your questions about USC, the application process and financial aid. Reservations are required for Meet USC. This program occurs twice, once at 8:30 a.m. and again at 12:30 p.m. Please visit http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/firstyear/prospective/meetusc_sw.html to check availability and make an appointment. Be sure to list an Engineering major as your "intended major" on the webform!

    Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - USC Admission Office

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

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    Contact: Viterbi Admission

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  • CREATE Seminar w/ Mike Azizi

    Wed, Sep 10, 2014 @ 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM

    USC Viterbi School of Engineering

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    Speaker: S. Massoud (Mike) Azizi, Principal Engineer and Associate Technical Fellow Reliability, System Safety and Specialty Engineering Aerojet Rocketdyne

    Talk Title: PRA Application to Offshore Drilling Critical Systems

    Series: CREATE Monthly Seminar Series

    Abstract: The nuclear and aerospace industries systems engineering approach typically incorporates Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) to estimate risk using quantitative methods to determine what can go wrong, the likelihood of occurrence of such events and the probable consequences. Thus, PRA provides insight into the strengths and weaknesses of the system’s design, operation and maintenance strategy. For instance, in the nuclear industry PRA is traditionally used to estimate the core damage and potential consequences relative to the reactor, facilities, power grid, environment and public. A Space Shuttle and launch vehicle operations PRA would provide an estimated risk for operations on the ground and during the launch, on-orbit, re-entry and landing phases.

    Similar discipline as those applied in the nuclear and aerospace industries can also be applied to various “mission critical” onshore and offshore oil and gas drilling, exploration and production systems. This paper describes the PRA methods as they could be applied to these systems and how the outcomes of such discipline can benefit the system’s design, operations and stakeholder interests.


    Biography: Mr. Azizi is a principal engineer and a technical fellow at Aerojet Rocketdyne (AR). He has 34 years of experience in the areas of Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA), System Safety, Reliability, Availability and Maintainability; with applications to Nuclear Utilities, Aerospace and Defense, and the Oil and Gas industry. Mike has worked with various Government agencies (e.g. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NASA, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and the US Air Force) and Commercial customers, and is well versed in regulatory guidelines and industry practices.

    He has been instrumental in saving his clients significant downtime and costs, while improving their systems’ operational safety, reliability, and efficiency.

    Mr. Azizi has a Bachelors Degree (B.S.) in Civil and Environmental (Structural) Engineering and Masters Degree (M.S.) in Nuclear Science and Engineering. He has published more than 30 papers and has received many honors and awards, including four patents from the US Patent Office.

    Please RSVP to me (calicchi@usc.edu) no later than Monday, September 8 to ensure that I order your lunch.

    Hope to see you there!
    Thank you,
    Erin Pearson (Calicchio)
    Administrative Assistant II
    University of Southern California
    U.S. Department of Homeland Security - National Center for
    Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE)
    3710 McClintock Ave, RTH 313
    Los Angeles, CA 90089-2902
    213-740-3863
    calicchi@usc.edu
    www.usc.edu/create


    Host: CREATE at USC

    Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 306

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: Erin Pearson (Calicchio)

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  • Computer Science Faculty Meeting

    Wed, Sep 10, 2014 @ 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM

    Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science

    Workshops & Infosessions


    Event details will be emailed to invited attendees.

    Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 526

    Audiences: Invited Faculty Only

    Contact: Assistant to CS chair

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  • BIOMED Research Dinner

    Wed, Sep 10, 2014 @ 05:00 PM - 07:30 PM

    Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations

    Student Activity


    Interested in research but not sure what there is to offer? Come to ASBME's Annual BIOMED Research Dinner! We bring in several talented and respected research professors from the BME department to discuss their work over delicious Viztango's. Sign-ups are first come, first serve, so reserve your spot by emailing juliestr@usc.edu with your name and year ASAP.

    Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - Ballroom

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering

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  • Repeating EventSHPE General Body Meeting &INROADS Resume Workshop

    SHPE General Body Meeting &INROADS Resume Workshop

    Wed, Sep 10, 2014 @ 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM

    Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations

    Workshops & Infosessions


    Looking to polish your resume and develop your professional skills as you begin to look for employment? If so, then come by for SHPE's second General Body Meeting as we partner up with NSBE to host INROADS' Resume Workshop. Aside from prepping our members for employment, they have also aided several of our members in getting internships with companies as prestigious as Raytheon and Lockheed Martin. So come join us and get your search for employment started the right way!

    Location: VPD 105

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

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    Contact: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

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